2548 PAN AMERICAN-CUSTOMS DOCUMENTS. Mar 3, 1923. Cuba: José C. Vidal Caro, Carlos Garcia Vélez, Aristides Agliero, Manuel Marcgiiez Sterling; Paraguay: anuel Gondra, Higinio Arbo; Dominican Republic: Tulio M. Cestero; Honduras: Villaseca Mujica; ‘ Argentine Rgfaublic: Manuel Augusto Montes de Oca, Fernando Sa§.ne1·,‘Manu j E. Malbran; aytlt Arthur Bameau. Who, after having gresented their credentials and the same having been foimd in due an proper form, have agreed upon the following Convention on Publicity of Customs Documents: ·*¢'°°m°¤*· The High Contracting Parties, considering that itis of the utmost imgortance to give the greatest publicity to all customs laws, decrees, an regulations, agree as follows: Anrrcm I Y ¤.,1Z,I“l,‘}°L,§‘§,’t‘Z,‘,§§'§'“,g*‘,i’.i The High Contracting Parties agree to communicate to each other "“P¥’*¤¢ '°‘”· °°°· all the laws, decrees and regulations that govern the importation or the rtation of merchandise, as well as all laws, decrees and regulations
to vessels entering into or sailing from their ports.
Anr1c1.n.II I I P‘"’“°°°°°‘ The High Contracting Parties agree to publish in full or in an abridged orm the laws, decrees and regulations mentioned in Art. I, which have been communicated to them by the several American Countries that have ratified this Convention. Aarzcnn III °°m’§°°‘*;°“°§ §° The High Contracting Parties will communicate to the Central g:u!i1l:l1.1E °° H 6 Executive Council of the Inter American High Commission the laws, decrees or regulations to which Art. I refers. Awmcnn IV ..E‘;“€}..‘*..‘?.‘;"...€*f..°‘§.; The nigh Contracting Parties resolve to entrust tn tht Central ¤*'°¤’•'°° by C°“"°“~ Executive Council of the Inter American High Commission the prep- aration of a handbook as detailed as Kossib e, of the customs aws, decrees, and regulations enforced in t e American countries. This handbook will be published in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. 4 Anmcnn V E°°°"" d°°°‘ This Convention will become effective as soon as it is ratified by six Signatory States. v Aarrcnn VI m'iSiiitii`i°Q`§t§°·in¤°ZPu`i° TheeAmerican countries not representedgat the Fifth International Conference of States mayadhere to this Convention_at any time. The resfpective protocol will be signed in Santiago, Chile, the original texts 0 this Convention being Eled in the archives of the Government of the Republic of Chile. Anrxcnn VII tk}gf¤°°*° °‘ ’°“°°“‘ The ratifications of this Convention will be deposited with the Ministig of Foreign Aifairsof the Republic of Chile. Netuuntitn. The overnment of the Republic o Chile will notify the Signatory States, through diplomatic channels, of the deposit of these ratifica- tions; this notiiication will be equivalent to an exchange of ratifica- tions.
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