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1931 League of Nations - Treaty Series. 129
frontier and the frontier zone in which animals coming from the frontier zone of the other Contracting
Party will have to work. The local authority must also certify that no notifiable disease
communicable to the species of animal concerned exists either in its own commune or in any other
commune through which the animals may have to pass.
In cases of emergency (fire, flood or any calamity needing religious, medical or veterinary
assistance) animal passports shall not be required.
(3) The sporadic appearance of anthrax, irilignant anthrax, haemorrhagic septicaemia,
rabies, swine erysipelas, mange, and vesicular exanthema in a commune shall not prevent the
issue of the certificates in question for the animals specified under Nos I and 2, unless these diseases
make their appearance at the farms from which the animals crossing the frontier come. Nevertheless,
such cases of disease must be mentioned in the certificates.
(4) Certificates testifying that communes are free from infection are valid in the case of
animals destined for agricultural or other work or being driven to pasture, for a period of 30 days
(where such animals cross the frontier on several occasions), and in the case of draught animals
and animals intented for castration, veterinary treatment or weighing, for a period of io days, on
condition that, during that period, no case of an epizootic disease which would entail the cancellation
of such certificates has occurred.
(5) If, howevr, while the animals are out at pasture or are working, a contagious disease
communicable to that particular species should occur among them or in the territory of the commune
where they are, or on the route to be taken by them on their return, they shall not be allowed to
return to the territory of the other State except for urgent reasons (lack of forage, bad weather
conditions, etc.,). If they are so allowed, their return shall be subject to the application of the
precautionary measures adopted by the competent local authorities to prevent epizootic diseases
from being brought into the country.
(6) The animals specified under Nos. i and 2 shall not be subjected to veterinary inspection
when crossing the frontier. In order to enable the identity of the animals to be established, however,
they must recross the frontier at the frontier-post where they went out.
(7) Any special measures which may be necessary to ensure the working of farms in the
frontier zones shall be taken by mutual agreement between the Ministries of Agriculture of the
two States after agreement with the Finance Ministry.
Article 12.
Any restrictions and prohibitions which may be in force at the date of the coming into force
of the present Convention, and which may be at variance with its provisions, shall be repealed.
Article 13.
Should any difference arise between the High Contracting Parties as regards the application
of the present Convention, and should no agreement be arrived at during the following five days,
a mixed Board shall, at the request of one of the High Contracting Parties, be immediately
appointed, whose decisions (which must be taken by a majority) shall have force of law.
The Board shall be constituted by the appointment of two members by each of the Parties
and shall examine the dispute without delay.
Should it not be possible to obtain a majority decision or should the Mixed Board not make
known its opinion within ten days from the date on which it was set up, the dispute shall be referred
to the Committee provided for in Article XXXIX of the present Treaty.
It is understood that any measures which have been taken shall remain in force until the
dispute has been settled.
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