RATIFICATIONS, &c., of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children.Geneva, September 30, 1921.(1)

RATIFICATION, &c., of the International Sanitary Convention.-Paris, January 17, 1912.(1)

RATIFICATION of the International Convention for the Creation at Paris of an International Institute of Refrigeration.-Paris, June 21, 1920.(1)

RATIFICATIONS of the International Convention for assuring the International Uniformity and Perfection of the Metric System.-Sèvres, October 6, 1921. (1)

ACCESSION to the International Convention for the Creation of an International Agricultural Institute.Rome, June 7, 1905.(1)

THE accession has been notified of:—

Finland ...

...

February 17, 1923.

(1) Vol. C, page 595.

ACCESSIONS to the International Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field.-Geneva, July 6, 1906. (1)

ACCESSION to the International Convention respecting the International Circulation of Motor Vehicles.-Paris, October 11, 1909.(1)

THE accession has been notified of:

Morocco (French Zone) May 1, 1923.(2)

(1) Vol. CII, page 64.

(2) Effective date.

ACCESSIONS to the International Convention for the Suppression of the "White Slave Traffic."-Paris,

May, 4, 1910.(1)

ACCESSIONS to the International Agreement for the Suppression of Obscene Publications.-Paris, May 4, 1910.(1)

THE accessions have been notified of :

Bulgaria

May 18, 1923.
May 3, 1923.
September 13, 1923.

Finland
Siam

(1) Vol. CIII, page 251.

ACCESSIONS to the International Conventions for the Unification of certain Rules of Law respecting (1) Collisions between Vessels and (2) Assistance and Salvage at Sea.-Brussels, September 23, 1910.(1)

ACCESSION to the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.-Washington, June 2, 1911.(1)

THE accession has been notified of :

Canada ...

...

September 1, 1923.

(1) Vol. CIV, page 116.

ACCESSION to the International Agreement for the Prevention of False Indications of Origin on Goods.Washington, June 2, 1911.(1)

ACCESSIONS to the International Radiotelegraph Convention.-London, July 5, 1912.(1)

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities.-Geneva, November 3, 1923.(1)

[British ratification deposited, August 29, 1924. ]
(Came into operation, November 27, 1924.)

GERMANY, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the British Empire (with the Commonwealth of Australia, the Union of South

(1) Treaty Series, No. 16 (1925)." Signed also in the French language.

Africa, New Zealand, India), Bulgaria, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxemburg, the Protectorate of the French Republic of Morocco, Norway, Paraguay, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, the Regency of Tunis (French Protectorate) and Uruguay,

Desiring to give effect to the principle of the equitable treatment of commerce laid down in Article 23 of the Covenant of the League of Nations;

Convinced that the freeing of international commerce from the burden of unnecessary, excessive or arbitrary Customs or other similar formalities would constitute an important step towards the attainment of this aim;

Considering that the best method of achieving their present purpose is by means of an international Agreement based on just reciprocity:

Have decided to conclude a Convention for this purpose; The High Contracting Parties have accordingly appointed as their Plenipotentiaries:

The President of the German Reich:

M. Willy Ernst, Ministerial Counsellor at the Ministry for Finance of the Reich.

The President of the Austrian Republic:

M. E. Pflügl, Resident Minister, Representative of the
Austrian Federal Government accredited to the
League of Nations.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians:

M. Jules Brunet, Minister Plenipotentiary, President of the "Bureau international pour la publication des tarifs douaniers "; and

M. Armand L. J. Janssen,

Customs.

Director-General of

The President of the United States of Brazil:

M. Julio Augusto Barboza Carneiro, Commercial
Attaché to the Brazilian Embassy in London.
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions
beyond the Seas, Emperor of India:

Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith, G.C.B., Economic
Adviser to the British Government.

For the Commonwealth of Australia:

Mr. C. A. B. Campion, Manager of the Common wealth Bank of Australia in London.

For the Union of South Africa:

Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith, G.C.B., Economic
Adviser to the British Government.