February 15, 1887.] In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed the above Declaration in duplicate, and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms. Done at Buda-Pesth, this 26th November, 1877. DECLARATION BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY FOR THE ADMISSION DUTY FREE OF PATTERNS AND SAMPLES IMPORTED BY COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS, Signed at London, February 15, 1887.* THE Undersigned, being duly authorized to that effect, hereby declare that articles liable to duty, serving as patterns and samples, which are introduced into Great Britain by commercial travellers of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, or into the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy by commercial travellers of Great Britain, shall henceforth be admitted free of duty, subject to the following formalities requisite to insure their being reexported or placed in bond: 1. The officers of Customs at any port or place at which the patterns and samples may be imported, shall ascertain the amount of duty chargeable thereon. That amount must either be deposited by the commercial traveller at the Custom-house in money, or ample security must be given for it. 2. For the purpose of identification each separate pattern or sample will, as far as possible, be marked, free of expense, by the affixing of a stamp, or by means of a seal, or leaden seal, being attached to it. 3. A permit or certificate shall be given to the importer which shall contain (a.) A list of the patterns or samples imported, specifying the * Signed also in German and Magyar. nature of the goods, and also such particular marks as may be proper for the purpose of identification; (b.) A statement of the duty chargeable on the patterns or samples, as also whether the amount was deposited in money, or whether security was given for it; (c.) A statement relative to the manner in which the patterns or samples were marked; (d.) The appointment of a period, which at the utmost must not exceed twelve months, at the expiration of which, unless it is proved that the patterns or samples have been previously reexported or placed in bond, the amount of duty deposited will be carried to the public account, or the amount recovered under the security given. 4. Patterns or samples may also be re-exported through any other Custom-house than the one through which they were imported. 5. If before the expiration of the appointed time (3, d), the patterns or samples should be presented at the Custom-house of any port or place for the purpose of re-exportation, or being placed in bond, the officers at such port or place must satisfy themselves by examination whether the articles which are brought to them are the same as those for which the permit of entry was granted. If there are no objections in this respect, the officers will certify the re-exportation or deposit in bond, and will refund the duty which had been deposited, or will take the necessary steps for discharging the security. In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed the present Declaration, and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms. Done at London, the fifteenth day of February, 1887. BELGIUM. No. 9. CONVENTION BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND BELGIUM, RELATIVE TO JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. Signed at London, November 13, 1862.* [Ratifications exchanged at London, December 8, 1862.] HER Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, having judged it expedient to come to an understanding in order to define, within their respective dominions and possessions, the position of commercial, industrial, and financial Companies and Associations constituted and authorized in conformity with the laws in force in either of the two countries, have resolved to conclude a Convention for that purpose, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable John Earl Russell, Viscount Amberley of Amberley and Ardsalla, a Peer of the United Kingdom, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a Member of Her Britannic Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and the Right Honourable Thomas Milner Gibson, a Member of Her Britannic Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, a Member of Parliament, and President of the Committee of Privy Council for Affairs of Trade and Foreign Plantations; And His Majesty the King of the Belgians, the Sieur Sylvain Van de Weyer, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Her Britannic Majesty, Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold, decorated with the Iron Cross, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III of Spain, of the Order of the Ernestine Branch of Saxony, of the Tower and Sword, of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Commander of the Legion of Honour, &c.; * Signed also in French. Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles : ARTICLE I. Rights of Companies.-Access to Tribunals. The High Contracting Parties declare that they mutually grant to all Companies and other Associations, commercial, industrial, or financial, constituted and authorized in conformity with the laws in force in either of the two countries, the power of exercising all their rights, and of appearing before the Tribunals, whether for the purpose of bringing an action, or for defending the same, throughout the dominions and possessions of the other Power, subject to the sole condition of conforming to the laws of such dominions and possessions. ARTICLE II. Application to all Companies constituted previously or subsequently to Convention. It is agreed that the stipulations of the preceding Article shall apply as well to Companies and Associations constituted and authorized previously to the signature of the present Convention, as to those which may subsequently be so constituted and authorized. ARTICLE III. Duration of Convention. The present Convention is concluded without limit as to duration. Either of the High Powers shall, however, be at liberty to terminate it by giving to the other a year's previous notice. The two High Powers, moreover, reserve to themselves the power to introduce into the Convention, by common consent, any modifications which experience may show to be desirable. ARTICLE IV. Ratifications. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London in one month, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms. Done at London, the thirteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two. (L.S.) RUSSELL. T. MILNER GIBSON. SYLVAIN VAN DE WEYER, No. 10. EXCHANGE OF NOTES ESTABLISHING A PROVISIONAL "MODUS VIVENDI" BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND BELGIUM PENDING THE CONCLUSION OF A TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. July 27, 1898. (No. 1.) M. de Favereau to Sir F. Plunkett. LE Soussigné, Ministre des Affaires Étrangères du Royaume de Belgique, a l'honneur de porter à la connaissance de son Excellence Sir Francis Plunkett, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, que, en attendant la signature d'un Traité définitif, le Gouvernement du Roi s'engage, sous condition de réciprocité, à ne pas modifier, après le 29 Juillet, 1898, le régime actuellement appliqué aux sujets et aux produits du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, à moins de préavis donné trois mois à l'avance au Gouvernement Britannique. Il est entendu, toutefois, que le présent engagement ne fait pas obstacle à la faculté pour les deux Gouvernements d'apporter au régime existant entre les deux pays les modifications qui seraient rendues applicables à tous les autres pays indistincte |