LEAGUE OF NATIONS - United Nations Treaty Collection

1931 League of Nations - Treaty Series. 125
Consignments of materials and products of animal origin of all kinds, the return of which
has not been authorised by the State through which they are conveyed in transit shall also be
admitted and shall be dealt with in accordance with the veterinary regulations in force in the
importing country.
If after passing the frontier station of the importing country, a contagious disease makes
its appearance among the imported animals, the consignment may not be sent back. In this case,
the State veterinary surgeon shall draw up a report, a copy of which shall be sent direct by the
competent authority to the veterinary authority of the country of origin.
In all cases mentioned in this Article, the veterinary authority of the importing country shall
immediately notify the veterinary representative of the other High Contracting Party direct,
if such a representative has been appointed in accordance with Article 8.
Article 6.
In the event of an outbreak of cattle plague in the territory of one of the High Contracting
Parties, the other Party shall be entitled to prohibit or restrict, so long as the danger of infection
exists, the importation and transit of ruminants, pigs and raw materials and products derived
from these animals and in general any articles likely to carry infection.
Article 7.
If, in consequence of the traffic in animals, a notifiable epizootic disease has been carried
from the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties into the territory of the other, or if a
dangerous outbreak of such a disease should occur in the territory of one of the Parties, the other
Party shall, during the dangerous period, be entitled to restrict or prohibit the importation and
transit from the infected or threatened areas of animals liable to contract the disease or of any
animal skins, products of animal origin or articles liable to carry infection.
This provision may be applied in all circumstances in the case of the appearance of contagious
pleuro-pneumonia of cattle and dourine as regards the respective species and materials.
In the case of anthrax, malignant anthrax, haemorrhagic septicaemia, rabies, swine erysipelas,
tuberculosis, mange and vesicular exanthema, importation may not be prohibited.
The present Convention shall not affect the legal enactments of the High Contracting Parties
relating to veterinary police measures, which provide that when a contagious epizootic disease
appears at or in the neighbourhood of the frontier, traffic between the administrative frontier
districts of the two countries and traffic between the threatened frontier districts may be subjected
o certain restrictions or prohibitions designed to prevent and arrest the spread of infection.
Article 8.
Each of the Contracting Parties shall be entitled to send veterinary representatives into the
territory of the other without previous notice, and even to keep such representatives there
permanently, for the purpose of procuring information as to health conditions among domestic
animals, the organisation of cattle fairs, slaughter-houses and fattening and quarantine
establishments in the stations or ports of embarkation, etc., and the enforcement of the veterinary
police regulations.
The two Parties shall instruct their authorities to give assistance and all necessary information
to the technical representatives of the other Party as soon as the latter have made a request to
this effect and have established their status.
Article 9.
Each of the High Contracting Parties undertakes to publish as soon as possible a bulletin
regarding the position in relation to Veterinary matters for the period from the Ist to the 15 of
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