united kingdom and france commercial relations between france

TREATY SERIES . No. 11,
1905.
CONVENTION
BETWEEN
UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE
RESPECTING
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN
FRANCE AND THE SEYCHELLES ISLANDS.
Signed at London, April 16, 1902.
[Ratifications exchanged at London , 11arch 27, 1905.]
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April 1905.
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CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED
KINGDOM AND FRANCE RESPECTING
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN
FRANCE
AND
THE
SEYCHELLES
ISLANDS.
Signed at Loadon, April 16, 1902.
Ui tafeai on. eve aanrjrd of Tondo?;, March, 27, 190n.]
His ,Majesty the King .of
the United Kingdom of (Beat
Britain and Trelaiut awI of the
British Duu;iaiors heyzmd the
Seas, .Emperor ',f Intl in, aod
the President of the French
Republic, desiring to facilitate
the convnerc.ial relations between France and the Seychelles
Islands, have resolved to conclude a Convention to that
effect, and have named as their
respective Plenipotentiaries:
His Majesty the Icing of
the United Kingdom, of Great
Britain and Ireland and of the
British Do niniois beyond the
Seas, Emperor of India, the
Most Honourable Henry Charles
Keith Potty Fitzoianrica, lMarqucss of Lansdowne, Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs; and
The President of the French
Republic, Monsieur Paul Chinbon, Ambassador of the French
Republic at London:
Who, having reciprocally coinuumicated their full powers,
found in good and due form,
have agreed as follows:-
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SA A1Qest6 to Roi do Ciramlel;retagne et dIrlande et ties
Territoires lb-itauu»ques an deli
des Afe's, Emperell r des In des, et
le President de la :Itepnbligne
Franc;iise, dosirant faeiliter lea
relations cotuntereiales entre In
France et les Ties Seychelles,
out dCcidd he eonclure nne
Convention ii cot effet; et out
11011nne pone leers
nipotentiaires respectifs :
Sa 1lfajestd le poi rle GrandeBretagne et dPlrlande et des
Territoires Britannignes all dell
des lifers, Empereur des Indesle Tres Honorable Henry Charles
Keith Petty Fitzmauriee; AIargais de Lansdowne, Principal
Secretnire d'.Etat de Sit 1MIalestd
an Departement des Affaires
J Dwilgeres; et
1:,e President de la Ptdpa blique Francaise, Monsieur Paul
Cambon, Anthassadear de France
in Londres:
Lesquels, apres s'itre communique. leurs pleins ponroirs,
trouvds eti bonne et ciue forme,
sont convenus de ce qui suit :--
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ARTICLE I
ARTICLE 1.
The following colonial products : coffee, cocoa, pepper,
pimento, auiomuuis and cardamoms, cinnamon, cassia lignea,
nutmegs, mace, cloves, vanilla,
and tea, produce of the Seychelles Islands, shall enjoy, on
importation into France, _llgeria, French Colonic; and
possessions, and the protectorates of Indo-China and Tunis,
the lowest
customs
duties
applicable to similar products
of any other foreign origin.
Les denre'es coloniales do
consouunation suivantes: cafe,,
cacao, poivre , pinient, aniome
et cardamomes , cannelle, cassia
lignea, muscades , macis, girofles,
vanille et the', originaires des
Iles Seychelles , beueficieront, it
lour importation on France, on
Algerie, Bans les Colonies et
possessions FranSaises , dans les
pays de Protector ot do 1'IndoChine et de la Tunisio, des
taxes de douaue les plus re,duites applicables aux produits
shnilaires do torte antre engine
rtra.ngcre.
ARTICLE, IL
AtrI'ICLE II.
Reciprocally,
natural
the
and manufactured products of
France, Algeria, French Coluuies and possessions, and the
Protectorates
of ludo-China
and Tunis, shall enjoy, without
restriction or reserve on importation into the Seychelles Islands, the lowest customs duties
applicable to similar products of
other foreign origin.
Ifeciprot111eloent, Ies produits
'aturels et fabriquds, origiuaires
de France, d':\lgC•rie, des Colonies et possessions Franyaises,
des pays de Protectorat do
1'ludo-Chine or do la Tunisie,
beneficieront, sans aucune restriction Ili reserve, a lour
importation clans les Iles Seychelles, des taxes de douane les
plus reduites applicables aux
produits similaires do toute
autre origins etrangJre.
Further, the duties on wine
En outre, les tlroits stir les
produced in France, Algeria,
vins, originaires do France.
French Colonies and posses- d'Algcrie, des Colonies et passions, and the Protectorates of sessio ns Fr:ungaises, deg pays
Indo-China and Tunis shall be do l'rotectorat do l'Indo-Chico
reduced as follows : Front 10 to et de la Tunisie, importes
9 rupees for wine in casks; clans les Iles Seychelles, seront
from 4 to 2 rupees per dozen abaisses colonic it snit : 7)r;
bottles for wine in bottles. The 10 it 9 roupies pout les vins
ad valorem, duties on articles of en pieces ; de 4 it 2 roupies
clothing and haberdashery pro- par douzaine de bouteilles pour
duced in France, Algeria, French les vins en bouteilles.
Les
Colonies and possessions, and droits ad valorcnt stir les arthe Protectorates of Indo-China ticles
tl'Imbillement
et de
and Tunis shall, on importationt- - mer-cerie , originaires do France,
into the Seychelles Islands, be tl'Alge'rie, des Colonies et pos-
4'
reduced
cent.
from
15 to 12
per
sessions Franqaises , des pays
de Protectorat de 1'Indo-Chine
et de Is Tuuisie , import4s
lops les Iles Seychelles , scront
rLdinits de 15 _ a 122 pour
cent.
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ARTICLE III.
ARTICLE III.
The certificates of origin
which may be required for the
admission of goods to the preferential conditions stipulated
in the present Treaty shall be
vice by French Consuls and by
British Consuls without levying
Consular fees. - .
- Les certificats d'origine qui
seraient exigds pour I'admission des marchandises anx
reginnes de favour stipules par
la presente Convention seront
vises par les Consuls -Franigais
et par le&Cotsinls Britanniques
on gratuitd des taxes consulaires de Chancellerie. .
AE'I'ICLG IV.-
ARTICLE. IV.
The.present Convention shall
be ratified by the two Governments as soon as possible, and
the ratifications shall he exchanged at London. It shall
come into effect immediately
after the exchange of ratifications, and shall remain in force
until the expiration of a year
front- the day on which one of
the HigiF Contracting; Parties
shall have announced the intention of terminating it.
La presente Convention sera
ratifiee par les deux Gonvernements aussitot que faire se
poirra, et los ratifications en
seront Gchangees A, Londres.
Elie entrera en vigueur iunnediatement apres 1'ciehange des
ratifications, et demeurera excutoire jusgn'a l'expiration d'une
annGe 4 partir du jour on Ynne
des Hautes Parties Co aractantes aura notifie son intention
d'en faire cesser les effets.
witness
whereof
the
In
above - mentioned Plenipotentiariess have signed the present
Convention and have affixed
thereto their seals.
En foi do quoi les Plonnpotentiaires nentionnCs ci- dessus
out signd la presente Convention et y out appose leers
cachets.
Done in London, in dupliFait, en double exemplaire, 1
cate, the 16th clay of April, Londres, he 16 Avril, 1902.
1902.
(L.S.)
LANSDOWNE.
(L.S.)
PAUL CAM110Y.