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for the purpose of identification, shall be considered as sufficient by the authorities of the other Party. But should the samples on arrival lack the above-mentioned countersigns of identification, or if these countersigns should appear insufficient to the authority concerned, the latter shall be entitled to affix to the said samples a supplementary countersign, when this is considered necessary, gratuitously and without damaging the samples.

The privilege of temporary admission free of duty shall not be extended to articles which by their quantity and value cannot be considered as samples, or which by their nature cannot be identified at the time of their exportation. The question of deciding whether the samples are of such a nature as to entitle them to admission, free of duties, is one that pertains in all cases to the competent authorities of the country in which the introduction takes place.

XV. Designation of most favoured nation shall not be held, under the present Treaty, to be applicable to any of the Central American Republics, with which treaties or special arrangements are in force.

XVI. The present Treaty shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Rome as soon as possible.

It shall come into force on the date of the exchange of ratifications and shall apply until the 31st of December, 1917.

In case neither of the Contracting Parties shall have given notice to the other, twelve months before the expiration of the said period, of the intention to terminate the effect of the Treaty, it shall remain in force until the expiration of one year from the date on which one of the Contracting Parties may have denounced it.

In witness whereof the Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty and have affixed thereto their seals.

Done in two originals at the City of Guatemala, the 28th day of February, 1916.

(L.S.) G. NOTARI.

(L.S.) L. TOLEDO HERRARTE.

EXCHANGE OF NOTES between Guatemala and the United States extending the time for the appointment of the Permanent International Commission under Article II of the Treaty of September 20, 1913.* Washington, June 1, 1916.†

(No. 1.) The United States Secretary of State to the Minister of Guatemala.

SIR:

Department of State, Washington, June 1, 1916.

IT not having been found possible to complete the International Commission provided for in the Treaty of 20th September, 1913, between the United States and Guatemala, looking to the advancement of the general cause of peace, within the time specified in the treaty and extended by the notes exchanged between us on 3rd November, 1915, I have the honour to suggest, for the consideration of your Government, that the time within which the organisation of the Commission may be completed be extended by an exchange of notes from 1st January, 1916, to 1st July, 1916.

Your formal notification in writing of the same date as this that your Government receives the suggestion favourably, will be regarded on this Government's part as sufficient to give effect to the extension, and I shall be glad to receive your assurance that it will be so regarded by your Government also.

Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. ROBERT LANSING.

Señor Don Joaquin Méndez,

Minister of Guatemala.

(No. 2.) The Guatemalan Minister to the United States Secretary

of State.

Legacion de Guatemala, Washington, June 1, 1916.

YOUR EXCELLENCY:

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's note of this morning referring to it not having been found possible to complete the International Commission pro

* Vol. CVII, page 912.

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United States Treaty Series," No. 598-B.

vided for in the Treaty of 20th September, 1913, between the United States and Guatemala, looking to the advancement of the general cause of peace, within the time specified in the treaty and extended by the notes exchanged between Your Excellency and myself on 3rd November, 1915, and suggesting that the time within which the organisation of the Commission may be completed be extended by an exchange of notes from the 1st January, 1916, to 1st July, 1916.

I beg to inform Your Excellency that Your Excellency's suggestion has been favourably received by my Government and that, therefore, with Your Excellency's Government's acquiescence through this exchange of notes we consider the time, for the completion of the said International Commission, extended until 1st July, 1916.

I avail myself of the opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration and respect. JOAQUIN MÉNDEZ.

His Excellency

Robert Lansing,

Secretary of State of the United States of America,
Etc., etc., etc.

Washington, D.C.

ITALIAN DECREE making provision during the War for the extension of the time fixed for the Payment of Dues and the performance of other Acts required by the Italian Laws on Industrial Patents, Trade Marks, Trade Designs and Models.-Rome, June 20, 1915.

(Translation.)

[No. 962.]

THOMAS OF SAVOY, Duke of Genoa, Lieutenant-General of His Majesty Victor Emmanuel III, by the Grace of God and Will of the Nation King of Italy:

By virtue of the authority delegated to us;

In view of the law of May 22, 1915, No. 671, regarding the conferment on the Government of extraordinary powers in the case of war and during the war;

In view of the laws of October 20, 1859, No. 3,731, concerning industrial patent-rights, of August 30, 1868, No. 4.577, concerning trade-marks and distinguishing signs, and that of August 30, 1868, No. 4,578, concerning trade designs and models;

At the suggestion of the Minister for Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, in agreement with the Minister of Finance:

With the approval of the Council of Ministers; We have decreed and do decree :

ART. I. Members of the military forces on active service, persons engaged with the army or navy and persons who, for service reasons, follow the army or navy may postpone the payment of fees when applying for patent-rights for industrial inventions or for trade designs and models or when applying for the transfer of manufacturing or trade-marks, until the sixtieth day after that on which peace is declared. Applications presented by such persons, if not accompanied by the receipt for the fees, will be held over till the above-mentioned term has elapsed.

2. The payment of fees and the performance of the acts which the law requires for keeping in force industrial patent-rights or for making application for an extension, may be postponed by the persons referred to in the preceding article till the last day of the quarter succeeding that in which peace is declared, if the period allowed for such acts or payments had not elapsed at the moment of the declaration of war. The same advantages will be enjoyed by nationals possessing certificates of patentrights who may be prevented by causes due to the war from effecting the necessary payments or accomplishing the necessary acts within the time-limits prescribed by law for the keeping in force of their patent-rights, or the extension of validity of such rights.

3. The provisions of the above article are to apply also to foreign holders of industrial patent-rights, belonging to States which accord equal advantages to Italian patentees. Where there is reciprocity of treatment, it will be recognised by a decree of the Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce.

4. The publication of lists of those patents for which fees have not been paid within the time-limit, according to Article 43 of the regulation approved by royal decree of the 2nd October, 1913, No. 1,237, will be suspended, commencing with the list of patents for which the fees were to be paid at latest on 30th June, 1915, and ending with the list of patents the fees for which are paid at the end of the year's quarter succeeding that in which peace is declared.

Certificates of extension applied for after the expiry of the patent-rights by persons who can prove themselves to be in the condition described in Articles 2 and 3, will be issued, provided that the term had not expired at the moment of the declaration of war.

5. The following are suspended till after the declaration of peace: The issue of certificates of industrial patent-rights, the registration of trade models or drawings, of trade-marks or distinguishing signs and of the transference of patent-rights or of trade-marks for the benefit of foreigners belonging to States at war with Italy.

6. The present decree will take effect the date thereon.

We order that the present decree, sealed with the Seal of the State, be included in the official file of the laws and decrees of the Kingdom of Italy, and that it be observed and enforced by the proper persons.

Given at Rome the 20th day of June, 1915.

SALANDRA.

CAVASOLA.

THOMAS OF SAVOY.

CARCANO.

Seen:

The Keeper of the Seals,

ORLANDO.

ITALIAN DECREE prohibiting the Sale or Transfer of Property in Italy of Austro-Hungarian Subjects during the War.-Rome, June 24, 1915.*

(Translation.)

[No. 902.]

THOMAS OF SAVOY, Duke of Genoa, Lieutenant-General of His Majesty Victor Emmanuel III, by the Grace of God and the Will of the Nation King of Italy;

By virtue of the authority delegated to us,

In view of the Law of May 22, 1915, No. 671;

After consultation with the Council of Ministers ;

On the proposal of the Keeper of the Seal, and the Minister of Justice and Worship, in concert with the Minister for the Colonies;

We have decreed and do decree :

ART 1. Sales, concessions, or other form of transfer of immovable goods or rights belonging to subjects of the AustroHungarian Empire or persons resident therein effected any time from May 24th, 1915, for the whole duration of the war, are deprived of all judicial effect in the Kingdom and the Italian Colonies.

Equally are all cessions of goods, credits and commercial obligations and, in general, any act tending to substitute in his original juridical relations any person of another nationality for an Austrian person or body, deprived of all juridical effect for the above-named period.

2. During the period of the war, no subject, commercial body or company of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, having their residence or centre therein, can take or continue proceedings, actions

"“Gazzetta Ufficiale," June 24, 1915.

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