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Convention Concerning Customs Facilities for Touring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2017

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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1958

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* Treaties and Other International Acts Series, No. 3879. The convention has been ratified by the following states: Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Ceylon, Egypt, Federal Eepnblic of Germany, Haiti, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Instruments of accession have been deposited by Canada, Denmark, Israel, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Morocco, and Viet-Nam. The accession by Denmark was accompanied by the following reservation (translation) :

"Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of this Convention, the Scandinavian countries shall be permitted to make special rules applicable to persons residing in those countries."

In the case of the Federal Eepublic of Germany, the convention is also applicable to Land Berlin.

In the case of the United Kingdom, notification was given on Aug. 7, 1957, of the application of the convention to North Borneo, Cyprus, Fiji, Jamaica, Federation of Malaya, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland Protectorate, Tonga, Zanzibar, and Malta, subject to the reservation with respect to Malta that the definition of "personal effects" contained in par. 3 of Art. 2 of the convention shall not include "one portable wireless receiving set"; notification was received on Jan. 14, 1958, of the application of the convention to Brunei, Antigua, Mauritius, Sarawak, Dominica, Bermuda, Gambia, Montserrat, Federation of Nigeria, British Solomon Islands Protectorate, Gibraltar, "Virgin Islands, St. Helena, Grenada, and St. Vincent.

1 Sept. 11, 1957.

1 Not printed.

1 The reservation is as follows: “The Delegation of Egypt reserves its Government's right to withhold the advantages provided for by the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring from any person who, while visiting Egypt as a tourist, takes up employment with or without pay.“

2 The reservation is as follows: “The Guatemalan Government reserves the right: “ (1) Not to consider as tourists persons who enter the country for business as provided in article 1; “ ( 2 ) Not to accept the provisions of article 19 in respect of territories in dispute which are under the de facto administration of another State.“

3 The reservation is as follows: “The Delegation of Haiti reserves its Government's right to withhold the advantages provided for by the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring from any person who, while visiting Haiti as a tourist, accepts any paid employment or engages in any other form of gainful occupation.''

4 The reservation is as follows: “Notwithstanding the provisions of article 3 of the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, the Scandinavian countries shall be permitted to make special rules applicable to persons residing in those countries.“