UNITED NATIONS GEJITET\AL
E/CN. 2/71/ Add. L ECONOMIC 30 Janu'lry 19~0 I~J'~GLL8H ORIGilJAL: 2NGT,ISTI AND and FRi:l':CH SOCIAL COUNCIL
Ji'c;u.rth c:esclon lltke s·ucceos, l'Je-vr York
.:tem 10 (n) of the provisional agend'3.
:f.EPGP.T SU:I•II':TED BY TITE INTTI:RN.'\TIONAI.. UNION OF O::i'll~ICJ:AL TRAYEL ORGANIZATIOr!S
r:'a"b1.a of Contents Not2 by thB Secretai"J-Gene:r.al TIE.PORT Slf~HI'.;:>IJ.'ED :BY THE II'fr::-ffil'l.\IJ1IONP.:L UTiON OF OFFICIAL TRAVEL ORGAN:ZATIONS
I. Ir.Ltr-odtlct~on II. Passports
III. \~l sus IV. Frontier Formalities V. SJ!eeial Formalities Imposed on Ir.ter:natione.l Tourist Traffic by Aj.r
A~1ex I.
An:r~f,x II •
Ar'.I":OX III. A:mex rr. E CN. 2;I 71/I Add.l %age 2
l\;ote by the SecrPtary--General
Tlw rG_pol't cf the Study Cot::mlssion of the Interne.t.~o;::al Union of Official Travel Or:s2:r.:i.zat7o:Qs (JUOTO) on Passports, Visas ::1nd Frontier FormaLties, is circul~.~te:~ 2.J an aU.de:acJ.J..m t·.) d0c.U~aent E/CH, 2/71 on "Pass:;,:orts and Front::.er
Formal~. ti0s". '1:he report 1-ras transmitted to the Uni tecl Nations Secretariat "!:ly Ghe Secrcter;'{-General of the IUOTO on 20 January 1950, :'Ln accordance with the request ·J:i:' the Transport end Cotlmur:jcations Cor~,m:LJSi'Jn at its third. session that the IUO'l'O :provide :'or thl3 fCiurth aesa:Lon of the Commiss:i on a report on passports, visas end front::.er formaJ.i t:'.es similar to that contatned in An.n.ex V of the Secreter;_;c--Ge!~e:.:al' s :c-erort on t:avel questtons ( d,Jcuwent E/CN .2/62) submitted to the t~1:-ri S3,JS~;.on of the Commission. TLe l'erort wao prepared by J...1r. A. Ha.ul0t, Be lgia.n Commissioner General of Tourj_sm, Cha'rmcn of the IUOTO StJ..dy Commissi:>n on Pass:ports, Visas and Frontier FormaL' Les. Jt we.s submitted to the fourth con:erence of the IUOTO, held in Luxer'·cJu:::·c, ~~0-21+ Geptenber 19i~9, v:hich t:a.o:pted a resolution on "Passports, Visas and Fro:nt:~er JTo:cmali ties11 ir:!e:r a::..12_ e:pi:)rov:l.ng Mr. Haulot' s report and asking the Study CotLJ.r:'ssion to COI::.t:inue ita vork 7l:C.til the next IUOTO Conference. (See
_, / ..,-T r' 1 - ) document J',i vl'J • c:.; 7 0, Ar.nex .l I. The inforr.1at~.on contained in the report has been brought up -to date by Mr. He.ulot as of 15 Junuary 19~0.
Sec:t::.ons II. ~:md III and Annexes I and IT of the IUOTO report contain some inforr.::atLon concerning the present s:.tuntion i-rith res:p0ct to passports and visas eup:plemenhl"Y to tbat cont.a~ned in document E/CN. 2/71. Section r:" and Ar..nex III of the ro:;;o::.'t contains information received in reply to a questionnaire circulated ·co its mem1)o:ra by the IUC-TO concerni.ng existing customs regulations for tourists. J<~/CN, 2/71/Add.l Page 3
IN'TI~NATIONl\L UNION OF O:B'FICL'\L TRAV'.t<~L ORGANIZATIONS STUDY COII]}U3SION ON PASSPORTS, VISAS AN:O Fil.Ol'fi'IER FORMALITIES Annual Conference held at Luxembourg from ?0 to ?4 September 1949
Report hy Mr. HAULOT I. INTRODUCTION
Th the report I subm)tted and laid do~m the work which \·ras to be done in a number of axpl:\ cj_t ar..d amb:i tious resolutions. I reJ-11 ze that in subc.itting to you this further re:~ort a year later, I have no concluG:>ve results to offer you. Much rema5ns to be done; many difficulties '-"ema:1.n to be overcome. Nevertheless, I believe it is t;ruo to say thet, in ':1Ccordance w:~ th the pr:1 no :i plos 1-re ado:pted, we have been able to come nearer to 1ur :ideal 1·rithout losing touch with realities. I should l:i.l~e to th8.nk all those of my colleagues who, by their tireless and :merget::.c work in their own countr::..es, have been able to secure concrete :vill a(;ree w:~ th me jn expressing aprreciation of the 'l:Tay in which their own work has bee::1 hel:ped by the existence and strength of the Union. At the same time, in the same frank and friendly spj_ri t, I rm:tst express my ~·egret that some of our member organizations have not found the time or have felt • t unnacesca::.."'Y to :furnish the:ir collaboration. L:L ttle or noth:l.ng has been done during the past year to implement the .)llowJ.ng poir.ts laid down in our Oslo programme: standardization and co-ordination of health regulations in force for travellers; extension of the period of validity of passports to five years; extension of the period of validity of visas, where still required, to at least ttvelve months; extension of the validity of visas to cover an unlimited number of ' journeys; extension of the valldity of visas to all bridges and roads normally open to foreign traffic and to all means of transport; /establishment of e:Ttr:,bl~.shment of maYi.rmm C 0~'-'c;e.n:: ut ~;:; ')ns and otller of'::j clal nat:i o:J.el a'. In th'E cc.:;:mex.onJ as Cl1a::.:~man of your Cc·::nmissjon, I must give a word of I l:.a•ro tllO'J.[;ht jt necessary to tackle the various questions :in logical sequence and to concentrate, during the time aveilaole, on makJ.ng a thorough excu.n~nation of certain as:rects nf the :problem as a whole. I believe that the resul tG I am ao0ut to lay oefore you justify th: s r;rocedure. If the Conference RCCe}Jts m~r vi6i-r, it w5ll no doubt -...rjsh to entrust me with the task of dealing ri th the o1:tstanclinG :points during the coming ;;rear, though naturally vrork on the :prouletus :vhich 1re have beg'J.n to solve will oe contlnued. II. PASS.POR'I'8 s~nco the resolutions adopted "by the OsJ.o Conference, all our efforts have been C-"))::cr;ntratecl on obtaininc conc:.A~rte ::.•,·::nl +,.:; not only as rege;.rds ;paso,Po:ots The Osl.) c~)nfore:1ce consj_del"ecl that tl:J.e recu:lsito conditions for the nbclit~con ol :~:.ass:porta elre'ldy e:ziat0d betueen certain countries and warmly rocor::mer.d·3C'c tllat they should ·oe eoboUohe:l Wh.3r:.:.ver possible, on the basis of' rec:L~ ::.~,)cal b.:_ lateral o:-:- mnl t'later:--.1 a{sTeement3. In :i<;·i.ro=Je, or..ly t1ro cn.Jes of t2,3 aboli t:· on of :pecoporta can be reported to date, nanv..lly oehreen Bolg~.u:-:1 Dnd Frcnce ard -oet1;een :3,-,lg~.um and the Grand Ducey of LuxomorY<.lrc;, 1rhere only ider~ti ty cards ere n-Jw requi.:-ed to cress the frontier. TaJks a:::-o in .tJl~og:!.'es3 w~ th a vievr to achieving the same result for travel "bet,,;reen I'o1.G.i1'tl and t~1e Netherlands. The nse of e:::;_:>ired :passporte, :",ssl1ed after 1 October 1()45, in porm:'.tted for traVE;l bob.; a en Bels:i.um, Fc..oance, th0 NethorlancLJ and 3ui tzcc!::.nd. In :pract::..ce this mee·1.s t!.1nt the valid~ ty of pass_pol't8 1s e:cte::::ded jndei~:J.i tely, which J.ndoubtedl;:,- i'ac.Llitates ;relations ·rehroen the countries COll'.)en1ed. In A:..1erica, an excellent im:./y.rect:~cn rogercL:ng internat'.. onal travel was introducod by tho Inter-Auerican Tc,ur::. st Co:lCl'efJS held a,t :3ar~ Carlos de Bariloche last Ferru2cy. 'Ihe C0ngress rccorJmended that the American countries si10uld adopt an Inter American Tourist Card to be used in place of :pacs_ports and valid for si:;: months. A further 5llustration of the marked readiness of' the cour... tries of the HAstern /Hemisphere to E/ CN. 2/71/Add .l Page 5 Hemisphere to encourage tourist traffic is provi.ded by the fact, vrhic~ I learned last June, that the Re_publ:i.c of Ecuador, where the entry of tourists t:sed to 1)·J a very comrJL~cated business, had int~oduced the tourist card system as from Decon.ter 1943. Henceforward all American su'b,jects will be enti tlod to ontor EeuadOJ-1 on rroduction of identity papers and tourist card. The latter, whjch costs only one dollar, js vaUd for three months and may be renewed for a similar period. It j_s all that is re~uired to enter and leave the country. Further, at tho next Pan Amer:i.can Conference, the Govel'IlLlont of Ecuador vrill stress the need to establ~sh a Pan American ident~ty ccrtifjcate enabl1ng citizens of the American countries to travel freely throughout the continent. Apart from the exceptlons m~;nt)oned above, the possession of a valid passport is still c0mpuslo:cy for international travel. As rec;ards the adoption of' the international standard passport recommended by the :international conferences of 1920 and 1926, the answers-to my queotionnaires do not all-:)W an exe.ct idea to be f<>:rmed of the type of passpo1•t now in use in each of our meraber cou!ltries. It ia therefore desirablG that countrieG should furnish the Union wHh specimens of the pass:lort they now use. It should. be noted, however, that some countries are umlillins to alter the :pattern of their :passport. For exampl3, Nor.vay believes that the type she uses is more practj.cal than that recommended by the above-mentioned internat:~onal conferences, and the British Government has stated that j_ t vrou l.d not be pre}Jared to al tor the type of passport in use in the British Corr~onwealth of Nations. III. VISAS vihile relatively little J.:'roc_,rens has been made wHh regard tC~ :passports, rema11 kable results have been ech5 eved in the elimination of visa requirements. Visas are no longer required }1Y the followtng countries: for nationals------of: South Africa Ue1j.tod Kingdor.1, Svr:Ltzerlancl, Liechtenstein, Portuguese l~est Africa (in the case of Portuguese n .. UnHed Kingd'Jn, Sweden, S-v;jtzerla:nd, f.lgoric:., ?un'sie,, Cunuda . U.S .A. ani United r:1n:~d0m tlcr..mnrk Bel,'jjum, · :8'rance, Ir&l~:tncl, IcelancL, :Luxer:.bo1.'.:cg, Norwf-'.y, Neth~lrlenis, Ur.i ted K.~nr;d.om, Sweden), Switzerland, U.S.A. East Afri-ca Denmark, Italy, Icelanfl, Luxembourg, United K:ingdom, Norvmy, Sw:i. tzerland_, Sweden. France Delgium, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Nou Ze9.land, Svreden, Swi-tzerland, U.s.A. Ireland. Belg::um, Denmark, ]!,:ranee, Luxembourg, Nonra;y , Netherlands, United Kingdom, Svredon, Switzerland. Iceland Belg]um, Donii1.'1.rk, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland. Italy Austria, France, United Kingdom, &ritz orland, U.S .A. Luxembourg Belgium, Denmark, France, Irelanci, Iceland, Norway, Neth0rland:l, United K5.nsdom, 8-tredenJ, Sw~ tzerland, U.S .ll.. Monaco As for France. Norway Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, /Sweden, E/CN.2/7l/Add.l Page 7 Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A. Netherlands Belgium, Tlenm3.r1:, Franco, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, United Kingdom, Sw·eden, Switzerland, U .S ...L\.. United Kingdom Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Nol"\~·ay, Netherlands, S•..red.en, Switzerland, U.S.A. and all Commomrealth countries. (The following British overseas territories r.cave unilaterally abolished visa requirements for Swiss nationals: Southern Rhodesia, Aden, Bahamas, Barbados, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, Brunei, Cyprus, Falkland Islands~ Federation of Malaya, Fidi, Jamaica, LeE'Wal"'d Islands, Mauritius, North Borneo, Northern Rhodesia, St. Rolena, So~rchelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Swaziland, Tanganyika, Trinidad, Uganda, He stern Pacif::c, \Vindward I slnnds, Zanzibar. ) Southern Rhodesia Union of South Afrlca, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Bechuanalr;.nd. Sweden Belgium, ren~ark, France, Ireland, Iceland, Luxetn1Jourg, Nonray, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sivi tzerland, U.s.A. Switzerland All American States, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Union of South /Africa, E/CN.2/71/Add.l Pag0 8 Africa, New Zealand, Ncrthern Ireland, B("llc;inm, Denmark, Franco, Ireb.nd, Iceland, Italy, Luxor::\bour& Norway, netherlands, UnJ..ted Kingdom, Svoden. Trln:ldad and Tobago U.S .A., Canada and United Kingdom Visas are still required. They are issued for the tourist centre selected by the traveller and entitle the traveller to tl'avel in the arva surrounding that centro. V:lsi ts to other tourist centres are permitted on production of a laisser-;passer, wh:chmay be obtained by foreien tourists from the "P"u.tnil::" officGs :Ln the main tourist centres. No reply to the questio!lllaire was recejved from the f0lloving member countries: Finland, Morocco, Peru, Rorr..ania, San Marino, Turkey, Yugoslavia. Negat1ve replies regarding the abolition of viso.s vmrc received from: Argentina,. Czechoslovakia, Greece, Huncar;:;.r, IJortugo.l, Polancl and tho United States. Only Italian travellers are admitted to Austria without visa. It will be noticed that most of the countries vThich have abolished visa requirements are ED.ro:pean nountrtes. The table given in Annex 1 of the present re:port show·s the present position as regards visas between European countries participating in the Marshall Plan. The table gi von in A!lllox II sho>rs vhat rema:Lns to be done w:: th recard to the elimination of visas between the European countries particj:pat:ing in the Marshall F'lan. Of the 18 countries concerned, the position of six, Austria, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Bizonia and the French zone of GBrmany i.s such that, for various reaaons, they ca!lllot consider abolishing visas at pre::1ent. Of the 12 remaininG countries, only one, Iceland, has st:ill not abolished the visa requirement for American citizens. Ho-vrever the question :Ls now un0.er review. Of the 132 visas concerned, only 21 are still jn force. In most cases conversations are in progress with the view to the elimination of the visas still required. The substantial progress made is shown by the fact that, in European countries alone, 68 visas have been eliminated bilaterally since October 1947. The only exit visas still applied in Europe were those required by Portugal, /and they have E/ CN. 2/'71/ Add. 1 Page 9 and they have been eliminated since March 1949. IV. FRONTieR FORMALITIES Carrying on the studies a..'l'ld inquiries already initiated, a nelr q_uGstior..nai.re on customs formalitjes was addressed to member co1mtries on 18 Dece1:1ber 19hD. The guest::..on.."1aire 1ms drmm up in such a way as to eUci t a comparison of the regulations applied by member countr:i.es w:l.th the :Belgian regulations, which were chosen arMtrrtrll;y as a basis for comparison. The follo1-ri.ng 26 cour:.tries rer,lied: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belgia..~ Congo, Czechoslovak2a, Denmark, East Africa, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Principality of Honacc, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg,Morocco, Norway, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Southern Rhodesia, Sweden, South Africa and Switzerlend. The replies received showed that frontier regulations were extraordinarily var:i.ed and complicated. To take only one example from the mc.ny regulntions imposed on travellers, vre find that the cigarette allovrance of a traveller coing from one. of these countries to another varies from 60 to 1, 000 cigtJ.rettes, de:r:;ending on the regulations of the countries concerned. .fl.nnex III of the present report conta :.ns an analys:ts of all tho replies. Nevertheless, 1949 was marked by a number of substanti.al achievements in this field. The Inland Transport Commi. ttee of the Unj_ ted Na tiona Economic Comm:i ss:! on for Europe deserves the credit for the first and widest in sco}ie, narJe1y, the agreer::tent for the provisional application of the draft International Custons Convention on Touring adopted by the above-named committee at Genova last June and immediately ratified by some of its members, :r.amely, the Belgo-Lu:x:embourg Economic Union, France, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Siv.'. tzorlend. The Convention marks a ve1-y definite advance as compared with the previous chaotic position as it is even wider in scope than the draft Geneva Convention of 1937 which was never applied. At our last Conference, I pointed out the parallelism between the work of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and that of our ovm Commission. In a1)plication of the resolution adopted at Oslo, theUnion,had the sat!9fact:lon of collaborating wi.th the Road TTansport Sub-Committee of the Inland .T-.nmsport Committee of ECE, and I myself had the /honour of E/ CN. 2/71/Acld.l Page 10 honour of ro}1rosenting our orgnnitation at the last meetint::; holc1 at (}e:neva For practical reasons, however, tho Sub- Comr;J.j_ttee was l'.nable to ou:p:port the sugJeBtions our :&;xccuti ve Committee had inotructed rna t~ 01t before it. These susgeations were concernod princi:pall:" with the uniform inter:pretat:'..on of the lc.ti tude loft to each Gov.Jrnm.ent :in ap::;Jlyinc; the nmr convention. 1Ic tllerofr)re decicled to lim:l t our intervention to a more restricted .geogra::;)h:ical area, and a ne"";·T a.'l'ld exceedingly val'.w,ble stop fonrarc. was then ma.de :in the field of action of our }~uroi_Jean Comm:~sa~.on. Because of the cons:LC.erablo ifl':J;"•ortanoe attached by all t:1e countries :Ln this grou}J to the ex:pans:Lon of transatlantic tour:i_at traffic, vre were able to secnre the full adoptj on of tho measures 1ve advocate by a sub-cornmi ttee of customs experts of the Cor::mi tteo 0n Tourism of O.I~.E.C. The resv.lt is that Eurorean countries partic:Lpatinc in the Me.rshall I)lan will hencefor..rard apply unifortl ro[!Ulat::.ono, :;.n :part·icula.r to tour::.ats fr0m i!.istant overseas countries. Details of the regulations are given in An..."'lex F! of the present re}Jort. The :possib:i.lity of applying the same regulat:!.ons to European tourists is now under active consideration. The same working group was instructed to examine measures deRigl::l.ed to reduce to a m-~n:lnum the stops of trains at frcntiers and to study the problem of combining customs o:fficee on the same li11e on either side of the frontier, as well as measures to facilitate air and road tr:1ff:~c. Alread.y I am able to c:lte, as an example, the substantial progress a.chieved in this field on the 13elgj_an, French, Luxembourg and netherlands :rrontiers. Tho current inquiry -.;-rill show where we stand and make further :progress possible. Gur.rplementary inforrne.t:Lon fq!"';·Tard.ed ~Y _!:i_r. A. Ha1:1l2_t on 18 .January 1950. As rccarcls customs forrne..lities, :i.t should be noted that the O.E.E.C. Council has adopted a decj_sion under lvhich s:i.gnntory countr:'..es undertake to grant certain customs facilities on a uni.fonn llesls to tourists from distant overseas countr:l.cs spend:ing holidays in Eur-ope. The matter is dealt with on this ]age and in Annex IV of the reJoort I submitted at Llucomboure;. I am infor..Jled by }.1r. de Corn~~ Counsellor to O.E.E.C. in J!aris, that the Councll' s decision has been ador:;ted by all the participating countries. The extension of the nmr system of customs allo.,.mnces to inter-:E.'uropean traffic is still being considered by the Committee on Tourism of O.E.E.C. /The Belgian E/CN,2/71/Add.1 F~±ge 11 TI1e Belgian Customs Administration haR recently implemented a decision ad.opted by the Council of the Organization for European Economic Co-operation under which the signatory States undertake to grant certain customs facilities to tourists from distant ovel·seaa countries spending holidays tn :!:urope. In practice, theso facilities will be grru1ted at once, except where smuggling is suspected, to all tourists from extra-Eur~ean countries. V. SPECIAL FORMALITIES IMI'Ob'ED IN CONh"EXION WITH TOURIST TRAFFIC BY AIR At the Oslo Conference, the observers of I.A.T.A. and I.C.A.O. drew the Union's attention to the special ~roblems arising in connexion with air passenger services ~d the immense difficulties created by the wide range of formalities imposed on carriers. 'He have been able to maintain contact vi th these two bodies 't~hich have achieved a considerable degree of simplification during the year. This particular aspect of the general problem of formalities hampering the international tourist traffic will be the subject of a speci!T communieation by the observer of I.A.T.A., my compatriot Mr. J. E. DE~mT. 1/ The statement of the observer for I.A.T.A. is not reproduced here. It may, however, be consulted L~ the archives of the Transport and Communications Division of the Secretariat of the United Nations. /Annex I. E! CN. 2/71/Add ,l .Page 12 Annex I. Position as of 15 Janua:::-y 1950. Nationals of the countries listed ~ below do not 0 m 11> 't:l require visas 1::0 .s ~ ,...... g ~ ,.; 't:l s0 ';rl H for travel to: ttl ..!.4 t:;) (J) p, "1'-f Q) H 'd ~ ~ H tt r' N (J) H "1'-f c:.. 0 aj ~ ~ (J) (J) ] ,.; Q) .q E +' ~ +> (X = visa abolished) +> tlD r;a CD "1'-f ..-l m ,.; Q) Q) ~ ~ +> H ~ Q) ~ 0 +> 0 0 ~ ~ ,... ~,_ U) ~ ~ ~ Pl ~ E. ---·---~ H H H ~ z ~ Austria X ~r Belg::um X X X X X X X ./>.. X X X ~~ Denmark X X .A. X X X X X X X Frence X X X X X X X X X X X Greece Ireland X X X X X X X X X Iceland XX X X X X Italy X X X X X X Luxembourg X X X X X X X X X X Norway XX X X X X X X ~ X Netherlands XX X X X X X X X X Portugal United Kingdom X X X X X X X X X X X Sweden XX X X X X X X X X Slvi tzerland XX X X X X X X X X X Turkey Bizonia French Occupation Zone U.S.A. XX X X X X X X X X SP".J£C IAL MEASURES (See Page 2.) /The following C'le following countries have reported the aboliti0n c)f the V'LSa :·:;,:, :.'''~n:'l.'1- ~~r tourists from: Algeria, Tunisia, San Mar:\no, S!'lar and C.'J.nrtcla. U.S .A. and United Kincdom (vi sa free of cha:cge for Belgian nat~onals). East Africa Denmark, Italy, Iceland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Norway, (Kenya, Tanga~rika, Sweden. Uganda, Zanzibar) France Cuba, Chile, Ne'\or Zealand. New Zealand Norway. Norway New Zealand. Unj_ ted Kingdom Algeria and ComraomTealth countries. San Marino Eelgium. Saar Belgium. Switzerland All American countr1es1 Union of South Africa, Australia and New Zeala!'.d. TriLtdad and Tobago U.S.A., Canada and United Kingdom. I SPECIAL MEASURES L::r-+ugal has aboHshed the exi.t visas formerly required of fore: f!J1 to1criots. ;:;,t;1~: v:sas are now required only of Belgian, :BraziUan and Fr<:nch citizens. Kc·,?ot:ietions are in progress to secure the application of this measure t(! r1e-:ionr::~ls of the so countries. Slnce l Nt:>.y 1949, Belgian and French ci t:zens me.y travel from France to Belgium and vice versa without passport, on production of identity card only. /Annex II E/CN. 2/71/Add.• l Puee lS; Annex II. Position as of 15 January 1950. a Visas not yet .g OJ tlD "Cl tt) "Cl r:l r:l abolished i-1 r:l orl a:l ~ :U ..; ~ ..; a:l ,.\4 rd "Cl 0 r;1 a:l i-1 (0 = visa to orl § i-1 Cll Cll r:l ·4 t(D cd r:l Cll :>:. ~. .,., 0 0 a:! § :>:. r~ ~ I~) ::I <:) Cll N Cll +> t1D Cll ..; .-t ..; <:) ,.,' +' ~.) "Cl +' be abolished) \_"l (') ..; I ~ m Q) r) <:\! '·-' ~ •.-1 Cll •rl ~ 0 0 i-1 ~ i-1 0 +> 8 0 '"'0 >i ~ ~ ~ ."~ {j) <~ ~ ~ p:. 0 H H H H :::::; ''-< ~-:J U) f! Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :Belgium 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 Non-ray 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 Svri tzerland 0 0 0 0 T11rkoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • < 'Bizonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 French 0 0 () 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Occtq.ation Zone U.S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 /Annex III E/CN. ~~ 7" t',- • 1 Page::. STUDY CCli:MISEJIOIV ON VI3A~3, P.\SSPQ.'qTS AJif.D FRONTIER fCEi-!!·.:.,~r:;::s lb, rue Belliard. Brussels Questionnaire on customs regime suomitted to COU.i'ltries a.embera of the Union on 17 December 1948. Arw.lyeia of replies /~:F'BEE ALLOWANCES E/CN.2/71/Add.l. Page 17 JlTJTY -FREE ALI"Oi·!ANCES !~- ?e_~onaJ:. baJsl~age of t:ravell0ra resid.ent abroad. Ar·3 t:1e articles indicl;.ted below admitted. free, :un :Ln keo:p:r..:~: v:Jth tht'\ social standing of the travvller; are not imJ:orted :in abnor::al qua:11t:L t:i. ties and the Custoras have no reason to sutr.;.Ject smuggling! (1) c]_othinc, person9.1 linen f!..nd to:Uet articles, even if thoy sho11 no visible sigrw of t~se, whethor v;orn on entry or :imported as baggage? R~PLIES South Africa yos Argentina yes Australia yos Austria yes Belgium yes Belgian ConGo yes Denmark yes East Africa yes France yes Greece yes (ne't·l furs excepted) Hun gar; yes Iceland only articles _f?hovrinr~ visible sir:ns of use Itel;r yes r.Juxecribourg yes Morocco yea Monaco French regulatj_ons Norway yes Netherlands yes Peru yes Poland yea, used articles Portugal yes Southern Rhodesj.a only articles showing vjsi1)le sit::=:ns of use United Kingdom yes, used a1•t:tcles Sweden yes Switzerland yes /Czechoslovakia E/CN.2/71/Add~l Page 18. Czechoslovakia ye!'l Yugoslavia recule.tions similar to those in force in Belgium '2.'\vonty--th:ree out of tvrenty-six countrieo have the same or s:imilar reculations. Iceland., Rhodes~_a, the United Kingdom and Poland levy duty on articles w·hich sl10w no visible si[llS of use; Greece imposes duties on new furs. (l) Tourists' souvenirs: South Africa yes Arge:1tina yeo Aust~ali.a no Austria yes Belglum no (see under Luxembourg) lblgian Congo no Denmark yo a E8.st : frica no Fran~.-e no Greece yes United Kingdom no Hungary yes Iceland yes Italy yes Luxembourg no, but articles of this kind imported ~Ttravellers can be declared as articles in translt, subject to paynent of a der-,osi t for duties and charges in order to guarantee that they are re-exported. Morocco 50 :r;er cent ad valorem exit duty on Moroccan products. Netherlands Articles not exceeding 100 Belgian francs in value (objects of art and antiquities excepted). Poland yes, in respect of small articles, even if new. Portugal yes E/CN. 2/71/Add.l Page 19 Norway No special regulations. .Peru. Southern R~odesia yes, provided the nature of the art1cles indicates that they will be re-exported from the colony. Swea.en yes 3witzerla::J.d no Czechoslovakia yes, only in respect of articles of small value. Yugoslavia Regulations sin:ilar to those in force in Belgium; but the import and export of souvenirs is sub<~ect to tl:e authorization of the l (e) small articles used for camping (small ten:r,s, rrloc;ii'..g"t1acs, cooking utens1ls etc.)? (h) portable gramoJ)hones -- with not more tha::J. 20 used records -- other than radio sets? (i) baby carriages? X. May travellers resident abroad be author:Lzed to import the follol..rj_ng goods tem:porarHy, free of duty, under a document issued by the Customs, sub,ject to the following conditions: /Per traveller: E/CN. 2/71/ Add.l .2ago 20 Per traveller: 1 camera, 1 sub-standard motion-picture camera, 1 musical tnstrumentJ 1 pair of binoculars, 1 gramophone, 1 t;y-pewriter, 1 package of sports goods or artlclGs for campinc: (a) articles listed below under (2)(a) -- (i) if they sh?W :z:.o v:'si_!:l~ . si:m.s of use? (b) portable radio sets; calculating or stenotype machines; campinG equipment other th.9.n the S!!1:'1ll articles for camping referred to in (2)(g) abov0'? BEl'LIES South Africa yes ArBentina yes foJ.." tl1e 11 questions ( 2/a -- i and. X) Australia yes for the 11 questions Austria yes for the 11 questions Belgium yes for the 11 quAstions Denmark yes for the 11 questions, no dist:i.nctio..TJ. betvreen used and unused articles. Belgian ConGo Special reg~llatJ.ons }~ast Afr:'.ca (a) yes, except for films and plates (b) yes - (c) yes, except for firearms (d) noJ except for instruments im,J;Jorted by I)rofessional musicj_ans (e) yes - (f) yes - (c) yes - (h) no - (i) yes, X(a-b) no. France Yes for the 11 q'lestions. TJni ted Kingdo:;J yes Hungary 2 (a): noted jn passport and articles sealed -- (b) in the case of re.:._cJorters (c) permits to be obtalned from consulate of country of departure -- yes for other questions. Greece (a) yes -- (b) yGs (provided tho traveller js not also carryinga motion picture camera)--(c) yes -- (d) yes (e) yes -- (f) yes in the case of ~u.rnalists, writers, commercial /travellers (z) yerJ -·· (h) :tes -- ( j 'i ,, ·:r:. X(a) yes (if not in ahnoru.al q'n:ntitios) !' ~) porta1:•le radio sets: tran::.;j_t depoait; calculrtt.ing or stenotype machines otc.: ditto, plus authoriz!ltion of Min:~stry of Fin-:3.nce. Iceland · (a) yes -- (b) yes -- (c) yeo, oxcept for srorting weapons, for vrhich the authorization of Chief of Police is !'eq·1irod -- (d) to (i) yes. X(a) n0 -- X(b) yes, except for radio aets subject to deposit and authorizaticn issued by the Radio lv1onopoly. Italy yea for the 11 questions. Luxembourg yes for the 11 questions. Morocco yea for the 11 questions. Nor.vay yes for the 11 questions. No distinction betw·een used and unused a.rticlen. Sp0rtj.ng amrr:.m~:. tion not admitted duty free. PoEce l:i.cence required for the importation of sportins veapons. Netherlands Reply not in accordance "ri th questionha.ir• Poland (a) yes, but 1 roll of film only -- (b) no -- (c) yes, but licence reouired to carry arms (d), (e), (f), (g) yes- (h) no -- (i) yes. X(a) yes -- X(b)yes. Peru Reply not in accordance with questionnai:t Portugal Yea for 11 questions Southern Rhodesia (a), (b), (d), (e), (g), (h) and (t) yes -- (c) and (f): deposit. X(a) and (b) subject to deposit only. Sweden Yes for 11 questions Switzerland Yea for 11 questions /Czechoslovakia E/Cll ~ 2/ (l/Add .1 Page 2~ Czeohos:...ovakia ( ... nst 1:,ad of tva) • camera should be entered 1n J_,naSJ,ort to avoid d.tff~culty on exit. (b) yes, must be declared and entered in :paBsport -- (e) yes for j}ersonal use, to be declared on entry -- (d) ditto -- (e) ditto (f) ditto -- (g) yes -- (h) yes if there is no doubt that it is for personal use (i) ditto. X (a) and (b): yes if there is no doubt that it is for personal use. Yugoslavia A special perm:i.t is required for the importation of cameras, motion-picture cameras, binoculars and gramophone recorda. Sports articles (skis, tennis ra.cquets etc.) musical instl~ments, typewriters, camping equipment, gramo~hones and baby carriages must be noted in the passport on entry. Affirmative reply to 11 questions by 16 countries out of 26; 2 replies not in accordance with questionnaire. 1 partly affirmative, negative or with reservat:lons. Better system in Donma.rk and in Norway where no distinction is made betw·een used and unused articles. Tobacco (3) What quantity of the following can travellers resident abroad import ~ of duty: - cigars? or cigarillos? - cigarettes? - pipe tobacco? South Africa One packet of clgarettea or one box of cigars or cigarillos or one packet /of tobacco. of tobacco. Austrc.l:ia: 40 c:..cars, 120 c~ ga:~inos or 200 cjga.rettes or 2t)O grnc:1rnos of tobecco. :jO cignrs, 500 cic;arettos, 5GO grammen BeJ.g:;.um: 50 c:l.gars or cignretteo o:.~ 250 crammeG of tobacco. ~To reply. Denmnrk: Allowance: 10 cigars, 25 ciGarettes, 30 grammes of tobecco. East Arricn: ~;iO cigars, 100 c:1 garottes, 500 eramme:3 of ·tobacco. France: 'Regulations vary accordjng to country of oi·iB::..n and means of transport. U:n.i ted Kingdon: Gir.a.ll q1.1anti ty for }?ersonal use. Greece: :)o cj fYJ.rs, 200 ci~:,arettes, 2')0 g:rammes of tob1.cco. Hungary: 10 ci(:'f\l'.'S or ct::;nrillos e>r ~-0 o:r~:cl";'ttoe 01~-.s;Q,_~g;B.ru:nos of tobacco. Iceland: 50 Ci{::,!:l.rs, 400 c:[c;arottes, l 1:g. of tob3.CCO. Ital;y: 100 r;ranmes of c:~sa:.~s or cj garillos or c~ garettes or to1)acco. Luxembourg: SO cigars or 100 cic;arettes or 250 grammes o::· to·uacco. Morocco: No allovmnce. Nonm.y: Stn.all quanti t:.es. Netherlands: 50 cjgars ol~ 100 cigarettes or 2)0 grammes of to1Jacco. Peru: 2) cigars, 20 boxes of cigarillos, 2~0 grammes of tobacco, Poland: So cjgars, 200 c::.garettes) 200 grammes of tobac~o. .. . ~ E/CN. 2/ 71/Add .1 Page 24 Portugal: ~)0 grammes cf cigars or c.i c;g,r~llos or totacco or cigarettes. Rhodesia: u0e .. Switzerlancl: ~0 eigars, 100 c~_garettes, 100 gramc:es of totacco. Sweden: 40 e:igars or Go cigarillos or 200 cigarettes or 200 grammes of tobacco. Czechosloval:ia: JY c::Lgars, 60 cigarettes, 60 grammes of tobacco. Yugoslavia.: Importation dti.ty free of 20 cigarettes, 5 ci.gars or 20 grammes of tobacco. The regulat:!.ons are uniform for the Benelu.:x: countries and different for each of the other 25 countries. L/CN.2/7l/tdd.l Pa~e 2~J II. Motor vehicles temporarily imported by travellers resident abroad Remark -- By "motor vehicles" is meant all road vehicles -- '1-:it:h or without trailer -- equipped with a system of propulsion by mocms of petrol, oil, electricity etc •••• and. used for the conve;~-ance of passengers (ordinary cars, motor coaches, motor-drawn caravans, cycle-cars, motor tricycles, motorcycles with or without side-cars, motor bicycles etc ••• ) l. Are such vehicles admitted free of all entrance duties: (a) on deposit of a bond in place of entrance duties? (b) on production of a document (tr~ptych etc.) issued under the guarantee of an association (Automobile Club etc.) duly approved for that purpose? Annex (P, list of the associations granted special treatment in respect of the free movement of motor vehicles under cover of triptychs or Customs pass books is given in Annex A to this questionnaire.) 2. Should trailers and. caravans attached to tourist or other vehicles be covered by a document separate from the document relating to the vehicle to which they are attached? Argentina 1 a-b, yes. AustraHa 1 a-b, yes, on deposit of a bond. 2, no. Austria 1 a-b, yes. 2, no. Belgian Congo 1 a-b, yes. 2, no reply. Belgium 1 a-b, yes. 2, yes, except for small trailers used only for carrying luggage and included in the document of the vehicle to which they are attached. Czechoslovakia 1 a-b, yes. 2, no. Denmark 1 a-b, yes, 2, no. /East Africa F..j CN. 2/ ;, Ji .~.c~. 1 Page :?•: · 2. nc. .L':;~ance TL Greece 1 a-b, ye3. 2, no. 1 a-b, : 2, !l() (',,he re:~~;y sa;;o: sa;~e ru2.e as for autonobils;:;). Italy 1 a-b, ~res. ,2, yes. Luxcmbourg 1 ta-b, yes. 2, yes. Morocco 1 a-b, yes. 2_, no. Netherlands la-b, yes. 2, no. Norway l a-b, ;y€s. 2, no. Peru 1 a -b, yes. 2, no reply. Poland 1 a.-b' ~t6J3. 2, yes. Portugal 1 a-b, yeB. 2, no. Rhodesia 1 a.-b' yes. 2, no. 81-reden 1 a-b, .~..,rea • 2, no. Sw:itzerland 1 a.-b, yefl. 2 yet:J. /Union of South Africa Union of South Africa la.-b,yes. United Kingdom 1 a-b, yes .. 2, yes, exeept for Sm£\,ll luc;gage trailera which are incluced in i.he document of the vch:!cle to which they are attnched. Yugoslavia Same regulations a.s Belgirm. Uniform regulat.lons in the 26 col.IDtl·tes. ~eption~: F1·an.:.:e does not permit the deposit of the duty. Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Sw~tzerland require for trailers and caravans a document separate from that for the vehicle to which they are attached. Belgium and the United Kingdom also require a separate document, except in the case of small t::~ailers used only for carrying luggage. III. Temporary importation of :private a_irc;raf~ A private aircraft wllich is making only a temporary stay in BE:lgian territory may be provisionally admitted duty free on deposit of a bond covering duties and charges and on preBentation of a transi·t clearance cer·tif:icate (acquit de transit) giving an accurate and detailed description of the aircraft. The aircraft is subject to the formality of sealing by the Customs. The transit clearance :papers are valid for one year as from the date of issue. During that period they may be used for an 1.mlimited number of trips on Belgian territory. Reimbursement of the bond takes :place on the expiry of the period of validity of the transit clearance :papers, or earlier if requested by those concerned on submission of the clearance papers together with a Customs certificate from the aerodrome of destination abroad. Before the aircraft finally leaves the co1.mtry, the Belgian Customs seal is removed by the Cus~oms authorities. Foreign touring aircraft may also be accorded temporary freedom of admission on :presentation of Customs :pass books j_ssued 1.mde:c the guarantee of the Aero.-Clu'b Royal de Belgi~ by one of the forei€1} associations in the following list: (a) Denma1k: Det Kongelige Danske Aeronautiske Se~; (b) Egypt: Aero-Club d'Egypte; /(c) France: ~. , ' . .. E/CN • 2/ I~/ ;:,•..._u_-:-._ • ..l.. Pa~e 28 (c) F.cance: ~~:::£:ClU.~9::::_}'_E:!_n_:ce; (d) Italy: HE:_ ale ~c l~~E._d' r:~~~:. ~!:_; . (e) KGtl:orland.s: ~on..:i.nk1ij_.t~~ed.e:·1a:Jd.__::~:_ Voren:tfl11~§_1f.~2~:_!:~1~~~:tn '.rhe Cust.oms rass book is '.l.sed. in the same way as that ::'c-r !:'.:-:,+-~~"" V?~' -!r-.:.es. PJ~"::R~ state bel~::rhet:~yr the regulat ior..s on tlw cub,j .·· =::'~.~-----~ --~~--:" in your coun -:::y. .. ,,.- If 12:.-;·, jE:_2That way. do the~_!:lffer? Are,ent1na: No reply. Aust1·el2.a: CuGtc.ms :pass book not accepted. - Bond. Belg:.:.on Coneo: Ad..>ni bt ed free :provisionally on preaental:iicn of transit clearance cer'-i~f lc3.ce. . ·Belgium: Basic r:::- :i:ul:~t ions reproduced in Czechoslovakia: Bels.L:,c t·c-,[;''.:ctt.io~'l.S. Den::oe>rl\:: Be let:;":'. Te,:·c~~ :- ~:v).!S J but no sec,ling. EaE.t kfr:!.ca: All t'LT<:'-::af'::, c.~.m:i.::-'::,eJ. d';;.t.y frJe. Grccr.e: Jlun~;·T~': Icc·'.: r·i: No r~--',' ~.l.~L.:1 t ::.c;.. ~.s. Ital;j; Mo:roc~o: Neth:::rlands: Norv.ray: Peru: No reply. Poland: Bond. Portugal: Belgian·regulat.ions except for a few small differences. /Rhodesia Rhoc\Dsia: Private aircraft a:r·e admi ~ · od for a. max irr:ma :period of 6 mont hu on dc:pos it of a bond. - ~~1·1:9t:rcL3 no+: accepted. Swcd.cn: belgic.n i'o 1:::ula ~ions. s-witzc·lend: Lolr;ian rc:gulationu. Union of Sout~ Africa: J_cimittcd v:ithout tax. Uni!.:ed K ing0-om: Srune sys Lem as for motor vehicles. Naximma stay: 6 months. Identical regulations in 15 countries out cf 25. No re:pl~r from 2 countries. No r(-;gulations in 1 country. Bond and. non-accs:ptance of triptych in Hhodesia. Bond in Poland. Admission f:cee in East f,frica. The regula\: ions of several count:d.es hr.ve the advantage ovc::- -~ 1.:tJ Belgian regulations ina:Jmuch as the aircraft do net have to be sealed. Fn.nce and Great Britain aclopt the '-'lE.\'110 systum as Lhat which js ap:plicable to the admission of motor vehicles. rr. Yachl:~..L.~~~-mat9f-=-~~_y~_2-linfi.E.9.-~~2nd ~sel~ J:kl:_sj_a~·e;:;ulation~ vlhen imported by individuals resident. abroad and used by thera for pleasure cruising, these vessele may be freely admtt 1·ed wi':hout i'orr:Jality :provided that the masters al'E' in pos::.Jesston of some document (membership card of a foreign yacht club, tax receipt etc.) cst1.blishins that the vessel has its base abroad. Failj_ng sueh a docur:J.ent, admission is subjecc to the fUling-in of a transit clearance cel"tifjcate and the deposit of a bond coverj.ng luxury tax and. entrance d.ut:i.es for Vt;Ssels other than those of Netherlands origin and liable to such dut:ies under the Customs tadi'f. \~ith regard to rowing boats, canoes, ku.yal;.s etc. no formality is imposed unless tho Customs have reason to believe that a traffic is be:ing carried on for the pur:pose of evading duty. Ships and boats weiGhing more than 100 kilog:cammes are exempt from entrance /duties. E/c""JJ. • ''/''"/-c.~ ( J_ .:'....c_c.._. ' ,, l duties. Tlw movable objects on such vessels ca11.not of couree be land.ed wi-t-hout being :propm:l;y declared and. wFhcut payment or enlrance dut:;~.r if llo'::1le ',·hereto. Plca::Je_ state helm: whetter the _r_:'g~J.:-~l: i2~ m~ ':he saue ~-~-~~~~:?un _ry. !_l'_::~)~L.l~ ~-l1a_t__:ey _do +h_t;OY ~LH~~~E? A-:.:· gent ina: No reply. Aus-c::.'alia Adnitled free. S ioil:::.,r :cegnla::. tom;. Bel::;ian Congo: No reply. Belc;:!.um: Basic regulations reproduced in . g,uestionnairo. Czechoslovakia: Reculaticns similar to tho.se of Belgium :ln the case of canoes, kayaks etc., t-hiB country not having.anx ss:a:port. Denma::.~k: :Bel(i6ll x·egulations. East frica: Ad.Ii vehicl6B, except; for the rass book~ Foreign vessels may s:~ay in French :ports wishout having to secure a temporary j_m:port authorization. Greece: Belgian 1·egulat ions. Iceland.: No regulations. Italy: Same regulations as for motor vehicles. Luxembourg: Belgian system. Morocco: Similar 1'egulat1ons. Netherlands: Regulations similar co those of Belgium. Norway: Regulations similar to those of Belgium. Peru: No re:pl~". Poland: Temporary exemption on deposit of bond. Portugal: Similar regulations. Rhodesia: Does not a:pply: colony without waterways. Sweden: Belgian re,:sulations. /Switzerland S"t-litzerland; Regulations similar to those of Belgium. For collapsible boats there is an entr;r card costing 2 Swiss francs which is valid for 30 days. Union of South P.frica: Admitted free. United Kingdom: Regulations similar to those of Belgium. Yugoslavia: Regulations similar to the Belgian regula~ ions. No reply: 3 countries out of 25. Regulations identical with or similar to those of Belgium: 15 countries out of 25. Special regulations: France and I'taly (same system as for motor vehicles; free stay in the ports). No regulations: Iceland. Does not apply because there are no waterways: Rhodesia. Admitted free: East Africa, Union of South Africa and Australia. _,_. __ v. Bicycles temporarily imported Belgian regulations Ordinary bicycles -- with one or more seats -- and with or without a small trailer, used by persons resident abroad for journeys or excursions in the territory of the Belgo-Luxombourg Union may be admitted freely without special formalities, provided that: (a) they show visible signs of use; (b) they accom:pany the travelle:r:·s or excursionists. Adeqw~:te proof of ownership etc. must be supplied if the importation takes place through an office in the interior. Bicycles satisfying the above conditions may be declared verbally at _.t'rcnt-iex:..,.o.ff:,ices. At offices in the interior, a wrttten statement must be made te> clear entries in the register of imported goods. Bicycles must of course be submitted to the Customs for checking purposes. Customs employees are entitled, when they consider it necessary to safeguard the interests of the Treasury, to make the admission of bicycles subject to /compliance E/CN. Paee ~: compliance with th~: ordinary forma.lities ( transi': clearance certificate, bond etc ••••• ) • What are the regulations app1ied 1n this connexion in your r-ountq? Argentina No reply. Australia .Admit ted free. Austria Belgian regulat1ons. Belgian Congo Admitted free. Belgium Basic 1·egulat ions reproduced in questionnaire. Czechoslovakia Customs declaration and entry in passport. Denmark Admit~ed free, no formalities. East J.fr ica Bond. France Regulations differ: (a) deposit of Customs dati&.e and charges or (b) acquit a caution issued either 'by the Customs authorities or by the tourist associations or (c) pass card for bicycles similar to the triptych and 1ssU6d abroad 'by associations approved by the lt'rench Customs. Import free for travellers arriving by sea. Greece Belgian regulations. Iceland Bond.. Italy System of temporary importation. Regulations si.milar to those of France. Luxembourg Belgian system. Morocco ~~imple decla:r-ation and sealing. Netherlands Belgian regulations. Norway Regulations simtlar to those of.Belgium. Peru No reply, Poland Bond. Portugal Admitted free if 1n a used condition. Rhodesia Bo..."l.d. Sweden Belgian regulations. /Switzerland Switzerland Bond. Urd on o:t' South .h.frica Tax on entry, reimbursablE- on dq)a:ctu:r·e. United. Kingdom Belgian reeulacions. Yucoslavia Entry in passport when c:cosoing the frontier. Replies from 26 countries. No reply to q_ues>:ion: 2 countries Belgian system: 10 coun~ries Different SJ'Stem: 2 coun-: ries (France and Italy) Ad.mi tted free: 3 countries (Den:marb:, Portugal and Australia) Bond: 6 councries Entry in :passport: 1 counvry (Czechoslovakia) VI. Moto:r.· coaches and taxis Temporary exemption for foreign motor vehicles trans:port:1I1g :passengers for hir· Cases of admission/ Or3ervations - -j: 1. Motor coaches, char-a-bancs- used for Vehicles may not :pick up :passengers the public conveyance of ~~urists. ins id0 the territory of the Union (1) Loaded with tourists- c..nd. transport them between two point. ( a) to cross the ter:dtory of .wich1n that territory. the Belgo-Luxembourg Union; (b) to make a circular, semi circular or return trip therein; J:./ By motor coach is meant a vehicle built to carry more than s:lx persons in addition to the driver. ?/ Motor coaches and char-a-bancs are considered as arrivjng loaded in the Union if they are landed at our seaports at the same time as the passengers whom they in~:-end to pick up at those ports for the :purpoce of effecting a journey as :provided under 1 (a) and (b). /(c) to carry E/CN. r;_/" PaGe 3!~ (c) to carry :pasoengt:'ru L'ltending to emr1ar~: at a :por+_ or ~:o en':rain at a rai1v:ay station 1n the Union. These vehiclE'S must througl10ut ~he journey carry the same J,assengers as they had on en:ry; and the :passengers must appear on a cLu:plicate list giving the name and. natj_onality of each, the Customs office of entry, the route followed, and the Customs office of exit. One of these lists, checked b,y the receiving officer, dated, sealed with the seal of the office and bearing a note referring to the travel :permit, is handed over to the driver for presentation to the Customs office of exit for verification. The above-mentioned list~ no-t: required when the vehicles are used ~£::_ journeys startin Customs office of entry ~E._in a non-adjacent country, provided that evidence is :produced to shovr that the vehicles will leave the country wHh the same :passengers. In that case the travel :permit iB :provided by the Customs authorities with a note recol'ding the exemption and indicating the number of :persons conveyed. 2. Motor coaches, char-a-bancs, used for the public conveyance of tourists: (2) crossing the frontier empty: (a) merely passing through the territory in trans it in order to :pick up travellers in /a third country r:/ en. 2/71/AdJi. 1 Page 1/ a third coun':ry- (b) returning empty to their country of origin after carrJr- ing passengers 2 to a third country - 7 (c) w·hich, having brought tourists into the territory of the Unton for a short stay, must under their transport contract, return abroad empty and come back again empty to pick up the same tourists. When the vehicle enters loaded, the Customs authorities endorse the travel permit with the dates on vrhich the exit and re-entry empty are to take place. In the interval the vehicle may not bring other touris~s to the Union. (d) to replace a damaged vehicle which \vas loaded with tourists. The dr·iver must present to the Customs author it ius a statement in duplicate to the effect that the vehicle is being impol·ted to replace a vehicle not in working order and giving a description of the two vehicles. After inspection, the statements are returned to the driver to be used on expOI·tal ion, as authority for taking out the damased vehicle empty and for substituting the vehicle provided for the transport of the tourists respectively. ];/ On production b,:r the driver where :~equested of the documents considered necessary to establish the real purpose of the journey. For the information of the Customs office at the place of departure, the traffic document is enders ed by the receiving officer with the note "Crossing empty in trans it" followed by the date. g/ Ditto. /3. Vehicles E:/CN. 2('71/Add .1 :p G. ~',t:;l ~j c ...)•' VthtclFcs hireG. by foreign tourista to meke excurs1ons in the terri OY'-:J of g:;:on ced fo:c a mo :_ o1· vr::b ~ cle wh i e~ is p:::.·esentcd. for Ell or the Netbe:::_·lands to a 4estjnat:i~~n in tempmary f:,:eedom of ent:ry. 2/ .Brt,nc4 a "Belgian frontier area- adJacellt to/ ana. :Netherlands terrltor,y respect:i_vely; (b) ent e:dng the Union loadrd. Wit b. passengers across any frontier \>:-hen the2c are merely makin{3 a jou:r ney :ln transit th:cough the territor,/, or in the case of oceasicnal journeys, t.ha+: is to say journeys which the local supervisor cons ideL~s to be except :lon'll in the sense of the c-xem-ples quoted below undeY 5. ?:::_/ v;hen the document has been drm·m up ( ~r·iptych or CuGtoms pass book) or is to be d1a-rt.T1 up (trans iL cle'-'l:cance ecce jficat:e No. ltlV) in the name of the trans_po:ct un(:.o··:cking vh ich con': rae t s to su_pplJ tb.e vehicle to the ~:ou:c'ists, temporary exe:rrpt1Qn may also l:Je gn;ntsd, since the tourists concerned. are foreign and the veh:lcle is no:~ eq,uipped with a kilometr:lc taximeter. 5/ By r·rontier is hu~e uncle:cstood the tel':c-t:~ory included between the fi'on~i6r anc. a line running parr~llel ~o ~he :i:'ront ito:c at a die bance oi' about: 10 kilometres as thG crow flies. /5. ExceJ,;tional E/CN. 2/71/U'.. G...l F'c' _" _:;·r '). }~XCPptional conveyance of paBscnec~"s. rccu:: au for cxanpl9 in the case of bFJ.p.,:lsmn, ma.r:ria!JE3, ftme~alG, offiejal r~elctJ:c~at ions etc. It is the d.uty of the local Customs supervisor to see that no abuse results from this cone :JSS ion. Argcmtina I·~o reply. Aust::.alia ~l'ax upon entry. No reply. Belgiurn taste 1·egulations rep1.·oduced in questionnaire. Cz.eeboslovalda :Bond or tl'ip~ych. DE:nnmrk /1 s :tmpler syst e!'l. East. 11.t'rica Ord:1n'3.ry system for motor vehicles. France Cys ,;e~ fm: motol' VEJhi1.:les. Greece ( 1) Belgian systen: tript;;rch or pass book and authorization of th3 Minis .cr of Finance. (2) CY.·ossing the frontier erJpty: transit clearance cer~ifica~c. ( 3) and ( l}), same as for ( 1). Hungr.ry System similar to the :Bell;jan system. Icele.nd Ho :c·eply. Italy Sys ~ er.J. s iuilar to the B c lgia."l system. Luxembourt:; Eelcien system. Morocco S;ystem sinilm· to tbe Belginrl s;ystem. Netherlands b~cs te:m. similar to the Belgian system. Norwa;y 'J.1riptych aD.d pass books. The S2"Scem resembles '.:he Belgian sys+.em. Peru No r8ply. Poland Bond. o::r.· ·:rtptych or pm·s book. /Portugal T,j'rnc r;/•; 1 l{c,-·li ·L· .!.!.; \..;.._'t. (__J j ...... ; -·,A. ,_ • .Pa _:e. Portu,:~e.l ~~;·s':\:;m sjmilar to Belgian system. l{hod es :.a _,i.cJ.mi~ ed for oix months on a 1 EC.il})c:::a1.;~ p::rn:n,. 3~t8~-:em slm~lar to :hE. B(::lr:,j_8!l 2,- .. -c;tc-11. >3,Ys~cm similar to the Jklgian s_;uteJ,l, No list is r T:ccns:port Office must be p~:'ESonted.. Union of t:,out.h 1lfx·ica Un:tted. K~ngrlom ;3.1stem similar to the Belgian s:teten. No reply: 4 cou..'1tr1es. Belt:.;io..n rJ;ystE;m or sim:i.lD.r ~o ':he Belgian system: 11 counc:cies. Simpler s;;:;t<;rn: 7 countries (same s;ysttm as that applied to other vehtcles: bend o:c trip:;y-ch or pass book, except for certain i··estric·tions ~·i:h respo-ci; to the transport for hire of :passengers picked. up insiCi..; ':Le countr·y). 1. The participa:t:ing count:dea will punt the follo,ving minimum Custo!W facilities: (a) 1·o tourist coming from d:lLlant ove.::'f'sas co\.mtr:!Gs: (1) temporar;r f'ree a.dm:iscion in i.:J.c: :peeenl;e:c's beet:saGe: of nl:'vr clothine and :personal effec :s, provi.ded T-h<:J 1. .:,}H\{ nrc in k•::E..ping with the tour:lst' social s 1 :cnJ.~n8 ancl tha: thc;1·c ie no sus:p:L:icn of e.buse; (2) f::~ee irn})orte.tion or· t:canei_l, in he.nd. bEJ.[,~ac,e, of 400 cigaret::es or a correspond.in;s quantity of cit;ur·s or tooacco '.:he to~:al vleigh~ of which n~a:: no c exceed )00 c,r (4) t1ansit, in tbe passenge.:;,''s bagr~cge and without fo::·mality or:her than a ve1·bal declaration, of' t:vavel sollYenirs no': of a comme~~cial kind to a total value not exceeding $400 ( incluclint; up to half a litre of pe.r:i'urne), provided that such souvenirs a:ce in keeping with the tourist t s soc:ial standing and. that t?lerf? is no suspicion of abuse; /(5) exemption from 1'~/CN. 2/71/Add.l Page 3~) ( ')) exempt ion from formalities in l'espect of E:Xport licences or duties for· ~:ravE:l souvenirs of a to~al value not excoeding $400, provided that s v.ch sov.ve.~.lirs a::.'e :in keeping with the tourist 1 s soc.; :!al standing and tl:o.t there is no suspi:::ion of abuse of either currency or Cuotoms :cogulatjons. (b) To t.::>Urists of all coun~ries: (G) the temporary importation, without travel permits, of pedal cycles without mo·~oro and in a used conuitioJl, except 1n frontier traffic. }'I. ~ 1 he p:1.2··ticipating countries -will deteYm1ne as follows the conditions referrecl o in Arc.icle 4, section 2 of the draft :international Customs convention on touring 00 prevent abuses during the temporary importation of touristic propaganda inatertal: The follm·T:L."lg condHions are n'3cessar;y and sufficient for the temporary admissi:Jn of such material free and ;.Jithout bond: (a) T~1e propaganda mate:cial must be ~.mpor'ted. on the responsibility and un(Lcr tl~e guarantee of an offiei.al r.;a;c ional tourist organj_zation. (b) 'rhe tem:pora1y importat:i.on shall be for one year. (c) There must be perfec:~ id.enl:: it,}' between the imported material and the :·:c -oxporccd material wd also between the importing organization and the re -cxl)ort :ing orcanizat ion.