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Notwithstanding article
RC 125.2.1, Sweden reserves the right to limit the value of
the contents of ordinary and insured parcels for Sweden,
according to the following maximum limits:
Inward parcels
Maximum commercial value
of contents
Maximum insured
value
Maximum
indemnity
Uninsured
parcels
1 000 SDR
-
40 SDR per parcel +
4.50 SDR per kilogramme
Insured
parcels
1 000 SDR
1 000 SDR
1 000 SDR
The restriction cannot be circumvented by partial insurance of
the value exceeding 1,000 SDR. There are no new restrictions on
the nature of the contents of insured items. Items with a value
exceeding these limits will be returned to origin
2 Notwithstanding article
RC 125.2.1, Denmark reserves the right to restrict the value
of the contents of inward insured postal parcels containing
money or securities of any kind payable to the bearer,
according to the following maximum limits:
Insured items containing
money or securities payable to the bearer
Maximum commercial value
of items' contents
Maximum insured
value
Maximum
indemnity
Insured postal
parcels
4 000 SDR
4 000 SDR
4 000 SDR
These limits cannot be circumvented by taking out partial
insurance on the amount exceeding 4,000 SDR
Article RC
V
Treatment of parcels wrongly accepted
1 Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Dem. People's Rep. of Korea,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, New Zealand, Tajikistan,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam reserve the right to provide
information about the seizure of a postal parcel or part of its
contents only within the limits of the information provided by
the customs authorities and in accordance with their internal
legislation.
2 The United States of America reserves the right to treat as
wrongly accepted, and to deal with according to its domestic
legislation and customs practice, any parcel containing
controlled substances, as defined in section 1308 of Title 21 of
the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations.
Article RC
VI
Parcels automatically retained
1 Notwithstanding article RC 138, the designated operator of
Canada is not obligated to prepare a CP 78 verification note
regarding parcels automatically retained in its service.
Article RC
VII
Treatment of inquiries
1 The United States of America, when acting as an intermediate
designated operator, shall be authorized not to indemnify other
designated operators which erroneously send transit à découvert
insured or ordinary parcels in violation of the requirement that
only closed transit items are accepted. The United States of
America reserves the right not to accept CN 08 inquiries from the
designated operator of origin about insured or ordinary parcels
sent as transit à découvert items and declines to accept
liability for these types of prohibited items.
Article RC
VIII
Application of the liability of designated operators
1 Notwithstanding the provisions of article RC 149.2.4, Canada
and the United States, in all cases of a parcel allegedly
returned to the sender without the reason for return being given,
reserve the right to process a CN 08 inquiry only if the original
wrapping and or mailing container is attached for
examination.
Article RC
IX
Transmission in closed mails
1 Notwithstanding article RC 168.11, Bahamas, Barbados and
Canada shall be authorized to limit to 30 kilogrammes the maximum
weight of inward and of outward bags and other receptacles
containing parcels.
Article RC
X
Routeing of mails
1 Having regard to provision RC 173.1, the designated
operators of France, Greece, Italy, Senegal, Thailand and the
United States of America will forward closed mails only on the
conditions laid down in article RC 173.4.
Article RC
XI
Determination of average rates
1 The United States of America shall be authorized to
establish average land and sea rates per kilogramme based on the
weight distribution of parcels received from all designated
operators.
Article RC
XII
Exceptional transit land rates
1 For the time being, the countries listed in the table below
shall be authorized to collect the exceptional transit land rates
indicated therein, in addition to the transit rates mentioned in
article RC 194.1.
Nr.
Authorized
administration
Amount of the
exceptional transit land rate
Rate per
parcel
Rate per kg of
gross weight of the mail
1
2
3
4
SDR
SDR
1.
Afghanistan
0,48
0,45
2.
Bahrain
0,85
0,55
3.
Chile
0,21
4.
Egypt
0,40
5.
France
1,00
0,20
6.
Greece
1,16
0,29
7.
Hong Kong,
China
0,12
8.
India
0,40
0,51
9.
Malaysia
0,39
0,05
10.
Russian
Federation
0,77
Twice the
amount per kg shown in column 3 of the table in article RC
194.1 for the distance concerned
11.
Singapore
0,39
0,05
12.
Sudan
1,61
0,65
13.
Syrian Arab
Rep.
0,65
14.
Thailand
0,27
15.
United States of America
According to distance step:
Up to 600
km
0,10
Above 600 up
to 1,000 km
0,18
Above 1,000 up
to 2,000 km
0,25
Above 2,000 km
for each additional 1,000 km
0,10
2 Denmark and Finland reserve the right to increase by 50% the
transit land rates provided for in article RC 194.
Article RC
XIII
Sea rates
1 The following countries reserve the right to increase by 50%
at the most the sea rates provided for in article RC192: Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain (Kingdom),
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam,
Canada, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Rep.), Cyprus, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominica, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Overseas
Dependent Territories of the United Kingdom, Greece, Grenada,
Guyana, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Qatar, Saint
Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
Spain, Sweden, Tanzania (United Rep.), Thailand, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United
States of America, Vanuatu, Yemen and Zambia.
Article RC
XIV
Supplementary rates
1 Every parcel sent by surface or air addressed to the
French Overseas Departments, the French Overseas Territories and
the Communities of Mayotte and Saint Pierre and Miquelon shall be
subject to an inward land rate not exceeding the corresponding
rate for France. When such a parcel transits metropolitan France
it shall, in addition, give rise to the collection of the
following supplementary rates and dues:
1.1 "surface" parcels
1.1.1 the French transit land rate
1.1.2 the French sea rate corresponding to the distance step
between metropolitan France and each of the Departments,
Territories and Communities in question;
1.2 air parcels
1.2.1 the French transit land rate for parcels in transit