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Hungary undertakes to prohibit and repress by seizure and by other appropriate remedies the importation, exportation, manufacture, distribution, sale or offering for sale in her territory of all goods bearing upon themselves or their usual get-up or wrappings any marks, names, devices, or descriptions whatsoever which are calculated to convey directly or indirectly a false indication of the origin, type, nature or special characteristics of such goods.

(2.) Hungary undertakes, on condition that reciprocity is accorded in these matters, to respect any law, or any administrative or judicial decision given in conformity with such law, in force in any Allied or Associated State and duly communicated to her by the proper authorities, defining or regulating the right to any regional appellation in respect of wine or spirits produced in the State to which the region belongs or the conditions under which the use of any such appellation may be permitted; and the importation, exportation, manufacture, distribution, sale or offering for sale of products or articles bearing regional appellations inconsistent. with such law or order shall be prohibited by Hungary and repressed by the measures prescribed in paragraph 1 of this. article.

Chapter IV.-Treatment of Nationals of Allied and
Associated Powers.

211. Hungary undertakes:

(a.) Not to subject the nationals of the Allied and Associated Powers to any prohibition in regard to the exercise of occupations, professions, trade and industry, which shall not be equally applicable to all aliens without exception;.

(b.) Not to subject the nationals of the Allied and Associated Powers in regard to the rights referred to in paragraph (a) to any regulation or restriction which might contravene directly or indirectly the stipulations of the said paragraph, or which shall be other or more disadvantageous than those which are applicable to nationals of the most favoured nation;

(c.) Not to subject the nationals of the Allied and Associated Powers, their property, rights, or interests, including companies and associations in which they are interested, to any charge, tax or impost, direct or indirect, other or higher than those which are or may be imposed on her own nationals or their property, rights or interests:

(d.) Not to subject the nationals of any one of the Allied and Associated Powers to any restriction which was not applicable on the 1st July, 1914, to the nationals of such

Powers unless such restriction is likewise imposed on her own nationals.

212. The nationals of the Allied and Associated Powers shall enjoy in Hungarian territory a constant protection for their persons and for their property, rights and interests, and shall have free access to the Courts of Law.

213. Hungary undertakes to recognise any new nationality which has been or may be acquired by her nationals under the laws of the Allied and Associated Powers, and in accordance with the decisions of the competent authorities of these Powers pursuant to naturalisation laws or under treaty stipulations, and to regard such persons as having, in consequence of the acquisition of such new nationality, in all respects severed their allegiance to their country of origin.

214. The Allied and Associated Powers may appoint consuls-general, consuls, vice-consuls and consular agents in Hungarian towns and ports. Hungary undertakes to approve the designation of the consuls-general, consuls, vice-consuls and consular agents, whose names shall be notified to her, and to admit them to the exercise of their functions in conformity with the usual rules and customs.

Chapter V.-General Articles.

215. The obligations imposed on Hungary by Chapter I above shall cease to have effect five years from the date of the coming into force of the present Treaty, unless otherwise provided in the text, or unless the Council of the League of Nations shall, at least twelve months before the expiration of that period, decide that these obligations shall be maintained for a further period with or without amendment.

Nevertheless it is agreed that, unless the League of Nations decides otherwise, an Allied or Associated Power shall not after the expiration of three years from the coming into force of the present Treaty be entitled to require the fulfilment by Hungary of the provisions of Articles 200, 201, 202 or 203 unless that Power accords correlative treatment to Hungary.

Article 211 shall remain in operation, with or without amendment, after the period of five years for such further period, if any, not exceeding five years, as may be determined by a majority of the Council of the League of Nations.

216. If the Hungarian Government engages in international trade, it shall not in respect thereof have or be

deemed to have any rights, privileges or immunities of Sovereignty.

Section II.-Treaties.

217. From the coming into force of the present Treaty and subject to the provisions thereof, the multilateral Treaties, Conventions and Agreements of an economic or technical character concluded by the former AustroHungarian Monarchy and enumerated below and in the subsequent articles shall alone be applied as between Hungary and those of the Allied and Associated Powers party thereto :

(1.) Conventions of the 14th March, 1884,* the 1st December, 1886, and the 23rd March, 1887, and final Protocol of the 7th July, 1887, regarding the protection of submarine cables.

(2.) Convention of the 11th October, 1909, § regarding the international circulation of motor-cars.

(3.) Agreement of the 15th May. 1886, regarding the sealing of railway trucks subject to customs inspection, and Protocol of the 18th May, 1907.

(4.) Agreement of the 15th May, 1886, regarding the technical standardisation of railways.

(5.) Convention of the 5th July, 1890,|| regarding the publication of Customs tariffs and the organisation of an International Union for the publication of Customs tariffs.

(6.) Convention of the 25th April, 1907, regarding the raising of the Turkish Customs tariff.

**

(7.) Convention of the 14th March, 1857,* for the redemption of toll dues on the Sound and Belts. (8.) Convention of the 22nd June, 1861, redemption of the Stade Toll on the Elbe.

for the

(9.) Convention of the 16th July, 1863, for the redemption of the toll dues on the Scheldt.

(10.) Convention of the 29th October, 1888, §§ regarding the establishment of a definite arrangement guaranteeing the free use of the Suez Canal.

(11.) Convention of the 23rd September, 1910,|||| respecting the unification of certain regulations regarding collisions and salvage at sea.

(12.) Convention of the 21st December, 1904,¶¶ regarding the exemption of hospital ships from dues and charges in ports.

*Vol. LXXV, page 356.
Vol. LXXVIII, page 13.
Vol. LXXXII, page 340.
** Vol. XLVII, page 24.
tt Vol. LIII, page 8.

Vol. CIII, page 434.

+ Vol. LXXVII, page 1140.
§ Vol. CII, page 64.

Vol. C, page 575.
++ Vol. LI, page 27.
§§ Vol. LXXIX, page 18.
TT Vol. XCVIII, page 624.

(13.) Convention of the 26th September, 1906,* for the suppression of nightwork for women.

(14.) Conventions of the 18th May, 1904, and the 4th May, 1910, regarding the suppression of the White Slave Traffic.

(15.) Convention of the 4th May, 1910, regarding the suppression of obscene publications.

(16.) Sanitary Convention of the 3rd December, 1903, || and the preceding Conventions signed on the 30th January, 1892, the 15th April, 1893,** the 3rd April, 1894, and the 19th March, 1897.

(17.) Convention of the 20th May, 1875, regarding the unification and improvement of the metric system.

(18.) Convention of the 29th November, 1906, regarding the unification of pharmacopoeial formulæ for potent drugs.

(19.) Convention of the 16th and 19th November, 1885, regarding the establishment of a concert pitch.

(20.) Convention of the 7th June, 1905,¶¶ regarding the creation of an International Agricultural Institute

Rome.

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(21.) Conventions of the 3rd November, 1881,*** and the 15th April, 1889, regarding precautionary measures against phylloxera.

(22.) Convention of the 19th March, 1902, the protection of birds useful to agriculture.

regarding

(23.) Convention of the 12th June, 1902,$§§ regarding the guardianship of minors.

218. From the coming into force of the present Treaty the High Contracting Parties shall apply the Conventions and Agreements hereinafter mentioned, in so far as concerns them, Hungary undertaking to comply with the special stipulations contained in this article.

Postal Conventions:

Conventions and Agreements of the Universal Postal Union concluded at Vienna, the 4th July, 1891.

Conventions and Agreements of the Postal Union signed at Washington, the 15th June, 1897.¶¶¶

* Vol. C. page 794.
Vol. CIII, page 244.
Vol. XCVII, page 1085.
** Vol. LXXXV,
page 7.

tt Vol. LXXIX, page 159.
Vol. XCIX, page 179.
*** Vol. LXXIII, page 323.
ttt Vol. CII, page 969.
Vol. LXXXIII,
page 513.

+ Vol. XCVII, page 95.
Vol. CIII, page 251.
Vol. LXXXIV, page 12.
++ Vol. LXXXVII, page 78.
§§ Vol. LXVI, page 562.

Vol. C, page 595.
+++ Vol. LXXXI, page 1311.
§§§ Vol. XCV, page 421.
¶¶¶ Vol. LXXXIX, page 65.

Conventions and Agreements of the Postal Union signed at Rome, the 26th May, 1906.*

Telegraphic Conventions:

International Telegraphic

Conventions

St. Petersburg, the 10th 22nd July, 1875.1

signed at

Regulations and tariffs drawn up by the International Telegraphic Conference, Lisbon, the 11th June, 1908.

Hungary undertakes not to refuse her assent to the conclusion by the new States of the special arrangements referred to in the Conventions and Agreements relating to the Universal Postal Union and to the International Telegraphic Union, to which the said new States have adhered or may adhere.

219. From the coming into force of the present Treaty the High Contracting Parties shall apply, in so far as concerns them, the International Radio-Telegraphic Convention of the 5th July, 1912, Hungary undertaking to comply with the provisional regulations which will be indicated to her by the Allied and Associated Powers.

If within five years after the coming into force of the present Treaty a new Convention regulating international radio-telegraphic communications should have been concluded to take the place of the Convention of the 5th July, 1912, this new Convention shall bind Hungary, even if Hungary should refuse either to take part in drawing up the Convention, or subscribe thereto.

This new Convention will likewise replace the provisional regulations in force.

220. The International Convention of Paris of the 20th March, 1883. for the protection of industrial property, revised at Washington on the 2nd June, 1911, and the Agreement of the 14th April, 1891,** concerning the international registration of trade marks shall be applied as from the coming into force of the present Treaty, in so far as they are not affected or modified by the exceptions and restrictions resulting therefrom.

221. From the coming into force of the present Treaty the High Contracting Parties shall apply, in so far as concerns them, the Convention of The Hague of the 17th July, 1905, relating to civil procedure. This provision, however, will not apply to France, Portugal and Roumania. 222. Hungary undertakes, within twelve months of the coming into force of the present Treaty, to adhere in the

* Vol. XCIX, page 254. Vol. CII, page 214. Vol. LXXIV, page 44. ** Vol. XCVI, page 839.

+ Vol. LXVI, page 19.
§ Vol. CV, page 219.
Vol. CIV, page 116.
++ Vol. XCIX, page 990.

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