Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles: ART. I. Article II of the Extradition Treaty of the 14th August, 1876, is modified as follows: "Each of the two High Contracting Parties shall be at liberty to refuse to the other the extradition of its own nationals. In the case, however, of a person who, since the commission of the crime or offence of which he is accused, or for which he has been convicted, has become naturalized in the country whence the surrender is sought, such naturalization shall not prevent the pursuit, arrest, and extradition of such person, in conformity with the stipulations of the present Treaty." II. The present Convention shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Paris as soon as possible. It shall come into force ten days after its publication in the manner prescribed by law in the respective countries, and shall have the same force and duration as the Treaty to which it relates. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention, and have affixed thereto their seals. Done, in duplicate, at Paris, on the 17th October, 1908. (L.S.) FRANCIS BERTIE. (L.S.) S. PICHON. DECLARATION between Great Britain, France, and Norway concerning the Abrogation of the Treaty of 1855, relative to the Integrity of Norway and Sweden.-Signed at Christiania, November 2, 1907. LES soussignés, dûment autorisés par leurs Gouvernements respectifs, déclarent qu'en conséquence de la dissolution de l'union entre la Norvège et la Suède le traité conclu par la Grande-Bretagne et la France avec la Norvège et la Suède concernant l'intégrité des Royaumes-Unis de Norvège et Suède, et signé à Stockholm le 21 novembre, 1855,* a cessé de sortir ses effets en ce qui concerne leurs trois Gouvernements depuis la date de la susdite dissolution. Fait en triple exemplaire. Kristiania, le 2 novembre, 1907. (L.S.) W. G. MAX MÜLLER. (L.S.) DELAVAUD. (L.S.) J. LÖVLAND. *Vol. XLV, page 33. DECLARATION between Great Britain, France, and Sweden concerning the Abrogation of the Treaty of 1855, relative to the Integrity of Sweden and Norway-Signed at Stockholm, April 23, 1908. LES soussignés, dûment autorisés par leurs Gouvernements respectifs, déclarent que le traité conclu par la Suède et la Norvège avec la Grande-Bretagne et la France concernant l'intégrité de la Suède et de la Norvège, et signé à Stockholm le 21 novembre, 1855,* a cessé de sortir ses effets en ce qui concerne leurs trois Gouvernements. Fait en trois exemplaires. (L.S.) RENNELL RODD. ACCESSIONS of British Colonies to the Convention between Great Britain and Guatemala for the Reciprocal Protection of Trade-marks.-Signed at Guatemala, July 20, 1898.† The following British Colonies, &c., have acceded : AGREEMENT AND PROTOCOL between Great Britain and Germany with regard to Sleeping Sickness.--Signed at London, October 27, 1908. Agreement. WITH a view to the more effectual combating of the disease known as sleeping sickness in the respective British and German * Vol. XLV, page 33. + Vol. XC, page 30. Signed also in the German language. possessions in East Africa, His Britannic Majesty's Government and the Imperial German Government have agreed as follows: The said Governments will 1. Take such steps as are practicable to prevent natives of their respective territories who are suffering, or are suspected on reasonable grounds to be suffering, from sleeping sickness, from passing into each other's territories. 2. Take such steps as are practicable in order that all natives coming from the territory of the one Power into that of the other and found on medical examination to be suffering from sleeping sickness may be detained or segregated in the territory of that Power in which they are found in the said condition. 3.-(a.) Take such steps as are practicable to prevent all natives within their respective territories from crossing from the territory of the one Power into areas in the territory of the other Power which have been declared infected. (b.) Lose no time in notifying to each other the areas so declared infected. 4. As far as local circumstances permit, establish segregation camps in their respective territories at adjacent points on either side of the common boundary for the detention and care of natives suffering, or reasonably suspected of suffering from, or who have been exposed to infection from, sleeping sickness. 5. Take all such steps as are practicable for the destruction within their respective territories of crocodiles and other migratory animals which may be reasonably suspected of being a source of aliment to the glossina palpalis. 6. This Agreement shall come into effect on the 1st January, 1909. This Agreement is concluded for a term of three years, and it will remain in force automatically for further periods of one year until denounced by one of the parties six months before the expiration of that year. Done in duplicate at London, the 27th October, 1908. ) (L.S.) E. GREY. Protocol. On proceeding to the signature of the Agreement for the combating of sleeping sickness in East Africa, the Undersigned declare that their Governments have agreed to adopt the following measures for the purpose of carrying out the Agreement: 1. The medical officers and officials of both Powers in charge of concentration camps shall be recommended to visit each other for the purpose of discussing their experience of the disease. 2. In every district where the disease exists steps will be taken to ascertain which migratory animals nourish the glossina palpalis, and, in accordance with the result of the investigation, local measures will be concerted for the extermination of the animals in question or for their removal from the regions infested with the disease. Animals useful for domestic purposes must, naturally, as far as possible be spared. Done in duplicate at London, the 27th October, 1908. (L.S.) E. GREY. (L.S.) P. METTERNICH. AGREEMENT between Great Britain and Germany, supplementary to the Declaration of April 1, 1869,* respecting Commercial Travellers Samples. - Signed at Berlin, March 10, 1908.† THE two Governments having agreed to introduce further facilities in the Customs clearance of samples of dutiable goods which are imported by commercial travellers of the one country into the other country to serve as samples or patterns in soliciting orders, but not for sale, the Undersigned : His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire, with reservation of the consent of their Governments, and in amplification of the Declaration concerning "patterns and samples imported by commercial travellers" which was signed at Berlin on the 1st April, 1869, have contracted the following Agreement :— The marks of identity (stamps, seals, or leads) placed on the samples in question by the Customs officials of the one country at the time of exportation shall be recognized by the Customs officials of the other country, and articles provided with these marks of identity shall be passed as patterns and be exempted from Customs examination on importation, except so far as such examination may be necessary as a means of determining the amount of duty to be collected on the samples in the country of import if they are not re-exported or placed in bond within the period provided for in the Declaration signed at Berlin on the 1st April, 1869. The Customs authorities of either country may, however, affix supplementary marks to such samples in cases where they may think this precaution necessary. Done at Berlin in duplicate on the 10th March, 1908. * Vol. LIX, page 7. + Signed also in the German language. ACCESSIONS of British Colonies to the Treaty of Commerce between Great Britain and Honduras.-Signed at Guatemala, January 21, 1887.* : The following British Colonies, &c., have acceded : AGREEMENT between Great Britain and Italy respecting Commercial Travellers' Samples.-Signed at Rome, May 30, 1908.‡ THE Government of His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c., and the Government of His Majesty the King of Italy, being desirous of facilitating the clearance through their respective Customs Departments of samples of dutiable goods brought into the territories of one of them by commercial travellers of the other, to be used as models or patterns for the purpose of obtaining orders, and not for sale, mutually agree as follows:-— Articles liable to duty serving as patterns and samples which are introduced into Great Britain by commercial travellers of Italy or into Italy by commercial travellers of Great Britain shall henceforth be admitted free of duty, subject to the following formalities requisite to insure their being re-exported or placed in bond: 1. The officers of Customs at any port or place at which the patterns or samples may be imported shall ascertain the amount of duty chargeable thereon. * Vol. LXXXIX, page 1121. Subject to certain reservations (see Protocol of February 3, 1900, attached to the Treaty). Signed also in the Italian language. |