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CONVENTION

OP COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION BETWEEN HIS BRI-
TANNIC MAJESTY AND THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA.
SIGNED AT LONDON, DECEMBER 21, 1829.

Art. 1. From and after the lit day of February, 1890, Austrian
vessels entering or departing from the ports of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, and British vessels entering or depart-
ing from the ports of his Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty's
dominions, shall not be subject to any other or higher duties or
charges whatever than are or shall be levied on national vessels en.
Itering or departing from such ports respectively.
Art. 2. AU articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of
any of the dominions of the high contracting parties, which are
or shall be permitted to be imported into or exported from the ports
of the United Kingdom and of Austria respectively, in vessels of the
same country, shall, in like manner, be permitted to be imported
into or exported from those ports in vessels of the other.

Art. 3. All articles not of the growth, produce, or manufacture of
the dominions of his Britannic Majesty. which can legally be int-
ported from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland into
the ports of Austria in British ships, shall be subject only to the
same duties as are payable upon the like articles if imported in
Austrian vessels ; and the same reciprocity shall be observed in the
ports of the United Kingdom in respect to all articles not the growth,
produce, or manufacture, of the dominions of his Imperial and Royal
Apostolic Majesty, which can legally be imported into the ports of
the United tom in Austrian ships.
Art. 4. All goods, wares, and merchandise, which can legally be
imported into the ports of either country,shall be admittedat the same
rate of duty, whether imported in vessels of the other country, or in
national vessels; and all goods, wares, or merchandise, which can
be legally exported from the ports of either country, shall be en-
titled to the same bounties, drawback, and allowances, whether ex-
ported in vessels of the other country or in national vessels.
Art. b. No priority or preference shall be given, directly or bull-
reedy, by the government of either couotry, or by any company,
corporation. or agent, acting on its behalf or under•its authority, in
the purchase of any article the growth, produce, or manufacture of
either country, imported into the other on account of, or in reference I
to, the national character of the vessel in which such article may be
imported; It being the true intent and meaning of the high contract-
ing parties that no distinction or difference whatever shall be nude
In this respect.
Art. G. In respect to the commerce to be carried On In Austriaa
vessels with the British dominions in the East Indies, or now held
by the East India Company in virtue of their Charter, His Britan-
nic blajesty consents to grant the same facilities and privileges, in
all respects, to the subjects of his Imperial and Royal Apace*
Majesty, Si are or may be enjoyed, under any treaty or act of per.
liament, by the subjects or citizens of the most favoured nada
subject to the laws, rules, regulations, and restrictions which are or
may be applicable to the ships and subjects of awy other foreign
country enjoying the fibs full:ties and privileges of trading wish
the said dominions.
Art. 7. All the possessions of His Britannic Majesty in Esiupe,
except the British possessions in the Mediterranean Sea, shall, foe
all the purposes of this convention, be considered as forming part of
the Vatted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Art. 8. That clause of mid. 7 of the convention concluded at
Perk tic the bib of November, 1818, between the Cants of Greet
Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Ruthia, which relates to the com-
merce between the dominions of his Imperial and Royal Apostolic
Majesty, and the United States of the lonian it hereby
confirmed.

Art. 9. The moot Aniveatien shell be in farce until the 18th
day of March, 1908, and farther, natal the end of twelve months
after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to
I.the other of its intention to terminate the same; each of the high'
contracting parties remarriage° Moir the tight of giving such notieel
to the other, on, or at any time after, the said lath day of Muth,
1808; and it is hoary egemd between gaato, that, at the expiration I
of twelve months after itch notice shall have been received by either
party from thootherishis convention, and all the previsions thereof,
shall altogether nal& aid isSindos.

Art. lit The present convention shall be ratline; and des rad.
fications shall be exchanged at London, within one =oath hos the
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