the tqia`ate.d kingdom and france commercial relations

TREATY SERIES. No. 9.
1905.
CONVENTION
BETWEEN
THE TQIA'ATE.D KINGDOM AND FRANCE
RESPECTING
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
BETWEEN
FRANCE
AND
INDIA.
Signed at London , February 19, 1903.
[RatUications exchanged at London, March 27, 19055.]
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April 190-5.
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CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE RESPECTING COM-MERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE
AND INDIA.
Signed at London, February 19, 1903.
[Ratifications s'celanged at London, March 27, 1905.]
HIS Majesty the Icing of
the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and of the
British Dominions beyond the
Seas, Emperor of India, and
the President of the French
Republic, desiring to facilitate
the commercial relations between France and India, have
resolved to conclude a Convention to that effect, and have
named as their respective Plenipotentiaries :
His Majesty the King of
the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and of the
British Dominions beyond the
Seas, Emperor of India, the
Most Honourable Henry Charles
Keith Petty Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne, Principal
1631
Afajestd
le Roi du
SA
Royaume - Uri de
Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande et des
Territoires Britanniques an delh
des Mers, Empereur des fades,
et le President de la Republique
Fran4aise, dcsirant faciliter le^
relations commerciales entre la
France et les ludes, out decide
de coichue tine Convention h
cet effet, et ont noumc pour
leurs I'lenipotentiaires respectifs:
Sa Majesty
le Roi
da
Royaume - Urn de Grande Bretagne et d'Irlaude et des
Territoires 73ritanuiques an dell
des Mers, Empereur des Ludes,
]e Tres Honorable Henry Charles
Keith Petty Fitzmaurice, Marquis de Lansdowne, Principal
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Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs; and
Secrdtaire d'Etat, do Sa Majestd
an Depa.rtement des Affaires
Etrangeres; et
The President of the French
Republic, Monsieur Paul Cambon, Ambassador of the French
Republic at London;
Who, having reciprocally communicated their full powers,
found in good and due form,
have agreed as follows:-.
Le President de la Republique FvanSaise, Monsieur Paul
Cambon,Annbassadeur de France
a Londres;
Lesquels, aprds s'e"tre communique' leurs pleins pouvoirs,
trouves en berme et dae forme.
sent convenes de cc qui suit :-
ARTICLE 1.
ARTICLE F.
The following colonial products : coffee, cocoa, popper,
pimento, amonnuns and cardamoms, cinnamon, cassia lignea,
nutmegs, mace, cloves, vanilla,
and tea, produce of India, shall
enjoy, on
importation
into
France, Algeria, French Colonies and possessions, and the
Protectorates of Indo - China
and Tullis, the lowest customs
duties applicable to similar
products of any other foreign
Origin.
Les denrees coloniales de
coansommation suivantes : cafe,
cacao, poivre, piment, amomes
et cardamomes, cannelle, cassia
lignea, niuscades, macis, giroftos,
vanille, et the, originaires des
Indes, bdnefieieront, is ]cur
importation en France,, en
Algdrie, dans les Colonies et
possessions Frangaises, daps les
pays de Protectorat de 1'IndoChine et de la Tuuisie, des
taxes de douane les plus re'duites applicables aux produits
similaires de torte antic origine
etrauge're.
ARTICLE IT.
ARTICLE IT.
Reciprocally,
the
natural
and manufactured products of
France, Algeria, French Colonies ana possessions, and the
Protectorates of Indo-China
and Tunis, shall enjoy, without
restriction or reserve, on importation into India, the lowest
customs duties applicable to
similar products of other foreign
origin.
R6ciproquement, les produits
naturels et fabriquds,originaires
de France, d'Algdrie, des Colonies et possessions Frangaises,
des pays de Protectorat de
l'Indo - Chine et de la Tunisie,
bdn6ticieront, sans aucune restriction in reserve, a leer importation clans les Indes, des taxes
de douano les plus rdduites
applicables aux prodnits similaires de toute autre origine
etrang6re.
En outre, les droits sur le
vinaigre en flits et la couperose
verte, originaires de France,
Further, the duties on vinegar
in casks and copperas produced
in France, Algeria, French Colo-
rJ
nies and possessions, and the
Protectorates of Iode - China
and Tunis, and imported into
India, shall not exceed 2, per
cent. raj valorem.
d'Algerie, des Colonies et possessions Franraises , des pays
do Protectoral do I'Indo-Chine
et de ] a Tunisie , imports dans
leg Index n'escbderont pas 21,
pour cent ad valorem.
ARTICLE III.
ARTICLE I1.1.
The certificates of origin
which may be required for the
admission of goods to the preferential conditions stipulated
in the present Treaty shall be
vise by French Consuls and by
British Consuls without levying
Consular fees.
Les eertificats d'origiue qui
seraient exiges pour l'admission des marehandises aux
regimes to taverns stipules par
Ia preselite Convention seront
vises par les Consuls Eransais
et par les Consuls Britauuiques
oil gratuite des taxes Consulaires de Chancellerie.
ARTICLE IV.
ARTICLE 1V.
The privileges and engagements comprised in this Convention shall extend to native
India which, by
States of
Britannic
Treaty with
His
Majesty or otherwise, may be
entitled to be placed with regard to the stipulations of the
Convention on the saute footing
as British India.
Les privileges et engagements
Co nvention
eonipris dales cette
seront etendus aux Ittats indigenes des fides qui, en vertu
de leurs accords par Traitii on
autrenlent avee Sit Majeste
Britannique, auraient le droit
d'etre lilacis quant tux stipula-
tions de ]a Convention sous le
th eme
e
r gime
qne
leg
jades
Britan inques.
His Majesty's .,Government
will communicate from time to
.time to the Government of the
Republic a list of these States.
Le Gouvernenleut , de Sa
Majeste, Ihitannique ccnnnm-
ARTICLE V.
ARTICLE V.
The present Convention shall
he ratified by the two Governments as soon as possible, and
the ;atifications shall be exchanged at London. It shall
come into effect immediately
after the exchange of ratifications, and shall remain in force
La presente Convention sera
ratifiec par leg deux Gouvernemeuts aussitot gtte faire se
pourra, et les ratifications en
seront e change es it Londres.
Elle entrera on vigueur immediatement apes l'ecliange des
ratifications , et demeurera oxe-
nlquera an fill- et ii
inesure tine
lisle do ces ]tats an Gouvernement de la Republique.
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until- the expiration of a year
from the day on which one of
the High Contracting Parties
Shall have announced the intention of terminating it. '
cutuire jusqu'hl'expiration d'une
amiee iL partir du jour eii l'anc
des Ilautes Parties Contractantes aura notifid son intention
d'en faire cesser les erlets.
witness
whereof
hi
the
above - mentioned Plenipotentiaries have signed the present
Convention and have affixed
thereto their seals.
En foi de quoi is Plenipotentiaires mertionuls ci-dessus
out signe la presente Convention et y out appose lours
cachets.-.
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Done in London, in duplicate, the 19th day of February,
190:_;.
Tait, en double exeniplaire.
1.ondres, lc 19 Fovrier, 1903.
(L.S.) (.L.S:) ..
- LANSDOWNE.
PAUL CARBON.