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United Nations — Treaty Series
1955
No. 3010. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION[1] TO FACILITATE THE IMPORTATION OF COMMERCIAL SAMPLES AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL. DONE AT GENEVA, ON 7 NOVEMBER 1952
The Governments signatories to the present Convention,
Believing that the adoption of uniform regulations regarding the importation of samples of goods of all kinds (whether natural products or manufactured articles) and of advertising matter will promote the expansion of international trade,
Have agreed as follows:
Article I
Definitions
For the purposes of the present Convention:
(a) The term "import duties" means Customs duties and all other duties and taxes payable on or' in connexion with importation, and shall include all internal taxes and excise duties chargeable on imported goods, but shall not include fees and charges which are limited in amount to the approximate
- ↑ Came into force on 20 November 1955, the thirtieth day after the deposit of the fifteenth instrument of ratification or accession, in accordance with article XI. The following States have deposited their instruments of ratification or accession to the Convention on the dates indicated:
Denmark (a) 5 October 1955 Egypt (a) 9 September 1955 Federal Republic of Germany 2 September 1955 style="padding-left:2em;"(with a reservation-see p. 281 of this volume) Finland (a) 27 May 1954 Greece 10 February 1955 India (a) 3 August 1954 (with a reservation--see p. 281 of this volume) Indonesia (a) 21 April 1954 Japan (a) 2 August 1955 Netherlands (a) 3 May 1955 (for the Realm in Europe, Surinam, the Netherlands Antilles and Netherlands New Guinea) Norway (a) 2 November 1954 Pakistan (a) 12 October 1953 Spain (a) 9 September 1954 (with a reservation--see p. 282 of this volume) Sweden 23 February 1955 Switzerland (a) 4 December 1954 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21 October 1955 (extending also to the Isle of Man)
(a) denotes accession.
