ADDITIONAL ARTICLE (LONDON).
whatever, provided that the packages are unbroken, and the Customs' seals, marks and numbers have not been effaced or tampered with.
"Mark. X "Port of entry. "Date No. O0 packages. 45 "Signature of Commissioner of Customs."
taxation of 5. The Chinese Government undertakes that when the package shall Respecting have been opened at the place of consumption the Opium shall not be Opium on subject to any tax or contribution, direct or indirect, other than or in opening of the packages excess of such tax or contribution as is or may hereafter be levied on at place of native Opium.
In the event of such tax or contribution being calculated ad valorem the same rate, value for value, shall be assessed on foreign and native Opium, and in ascertaining for this purpose the value of foreign Opium the amount paid on it for li-kin at the port of entry shall be deducted from its market value.
consump-tion.
Additional Article to form part of Chefoo Agreement. Date of com- 6. It is agreed that the present Additional Article shall be considered as forming part of the Chefoo Agreement, and that it shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted therein word for word.
It shall come into operation six months after its signature, provided the ratifications have been exchanged, or if they have not, then on the date Duration of at which such exchange takes place.
ing into operation.
Additional Article. to terminate 7. The arrangement respecting Opium contained in the present Right of Additional months notice of its desire to terminate it, and such notice being given, Great Britain it shall terminate accordingly.
It is, however, agreed that the Government of Great Britain shall have ing Opium the right to terminate the same at any time, should the transit certificate from taxa- tion. be found not to confer on the Opium complete exemption from all taxation whatsoever whilst being carried from the port of entry to the place of Opium re- consumption in the interior.
gulations of 1858 to revive in In the event of the termination of the present Additional Article the event of arrangement with regard to Opium now in force under the Regulations termination attached to the Treaty of Tientsin shall revive.
of present Additional Articles.
Additional 8. The High Contracting Parties may, by common consent, adopt any modifications of the provisions of the present Additional Article which Article may experience may show to be desirable.
be modified.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE (LONDON).
whatever, provided that the packages are unbroken, and the Customs' seals, marks and numbers have not been effaced or tampered with.
"Mark.
X
"Port of entry.
"Date
No.
O0 packages.
45
"Signature of Commissioner of Customs."
taxation of
5. The Chinese Government undertakes that when the package shall Respecting have been opened at the place of consumption the Opium shall not be Opium on subject to any tax or contribution, direct or indirect, other than or in opening of
the packages excess of such tax or contribution as is or may hereafter be levied on at place of native Opium.
In the event of such tax or contribution being calculated ad valorem the same rate, value for value, shall be assessed on foreign and native Opium, and in ascertaining for this purpose the value of foreign Opium the amount paid on it for li-kin at the port of entry shall be deducted from its market value.
consump- tion.
Additional Article to form part of Chefoo Agreement. Date of com-
6. It is agreed that the present Additional Article shall be considered as forming part of the Chefoo Agreement, and that it shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted therein word for word.
It shall come into operation six months after its signature, provided the ratifications have been exchanged, or if they have not, then on the date Duration of at which such exchange takes place.
ing into
operation.
Additional Article.
to terminate
7. The arrangement respecting Opium contained in the present Right of Additional Article shall remain binding for four years, after the expira- Great Britain tion of which period either Government may at any time give twelve Additional months notice of its desire to terminate it, and such notice being given, Article in it shall terminate accordingly.
event of certificate not exempt-
It is, however, agreed that the Government of Great Britain shall have ing Opium the right to terminate the same at any time, should the transit certificate from taxa-
tion. be found not to confer on the Opium complete exemption from all taxation whatsoever whilst being carried from the port of entry to the place of Opium re- consumption in the interior.
gulations of 1858 to revive in
In the event of the termination of the present Additional Article the event of arrangement with regard to Opium now in force under the Regulations termination attached to the Treaty of Tientsin shall revive.
of present Additional Articles.
Additional
8. The High Contracting Parties may, by common consent, adopt any modifications of the provisions of the present Additional Article which Article may experience may show to be desirable.
be modified.
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