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1931 League of Nations - Treaty Series. 95
in its harbours, in the same way as vessels, shipping companies and emigration enterprises of the
most favoured nation.
2. The present Article, however, shall not in any way affect the provisions of the laws and
regulations dealing with the conditions governing the granting of permission for the transport of
emigrants or the opening of agencies by the said shipping companies or emigration enterprises.
Article XXXV.
I. The nationality of vessels shall be determined on both sides in accordance with the laws
and regulations of each of the High Contracting Parties, by means of the ship's papers and permits
issued by the competent authorities of each State.
2. Except in cases of sales by order of the courts, a vessel of one of the High Contracting
Parties may not assume the nationality of the other Party until the authorities of the former
country have, by declaration, withdrawn the right to fly the country's flag.
3. Pending the conclusion of a special agreement for the mutual recognition of tonnage
certificates, vessels of either of the High Contracting Parties shall not be subjected in the ports
of the other to any further tonnage measurement, and payment of shipping dues and charges
shall be effected on the basis of the tonnage certificates issued by the competent authorities of
the country whose flag the vessels are flying, provided that these certificates are made out in
accordance with the rules fixed by the European Commission of the Danube or with those laid
down by the Suez Canal Company.
4. The rules and regulations of national legislation regarding the equipment and safety of
vessels applied by each of the High Contracting Parties shall also be recognised in the ports of the
other Party.
Article XXXVI.
The provisions of the present Treaty shall not apply to shipping in inland waters not forming
part of an internationalised river system.
Article XXXVII.
The High Contracting Parties reserve the right to conclude a special consular convention at
a later date.
Article XXXVIII.
i. In order to facilitate mutual relations, the High Contracting Parties untertake to conclude
special conventions on the following questions
(a) Local frontier trafic;
(b) The amalgamation of frontier railway stations and Customs and frontier police
office (passport examination);
(c) Mutual assistance in Customs clearance, the prevention of and prosecution
and imposition of penalties in respect of infringements of the Customs regulations and
mutual judicial assistance in matters relating to Customs offences.
2. Until the conclusion and coming into force of a new convention regulating local frontier
traffic, the provisions of Annexes C and D of the Convention of April 23, 1921, and of the Protocol
No. 2742