Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C01093:schedule:3:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C01093
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 3 (pt 11/50)
Character Range: 138398–141166

are accommodated, separate dormitories shall be provided for them.
Article 26
 The basic daily food rations shall be sufficient in quantity, quality and variety to keep prisoners of war in good health and to prevent loss of weight or the development of nutritional deficiencies. Account shall also be taken of the habitual diet of the prisoners.
 The Detaining Power shall supply prisoners of war who work with such additional rations as are necessary for the labour on which they are employed.
 Sufficient drinking water shall be supplied to prisoners of war. The use of tobacco shall be permitted.
 Prisoners of war shall, as far as possible, be associated with the preparation of their meals; they may be employed for that purpose in the kitchens. Furthermore, they shall be given the means of preparing, themselves, the additional food in their possession.

 Adequate premises shall be provided for messing.

 Collective disciplinary measures affecting food are prohibited.
Article 27
 Clothing, underwear and footwear shall be supplied to prisoners of war in sufficient quantities by the Detaining Power, which shall make allowance for the climate of the region where the prisoners are detained. Uniforms of enemy armed forces captured by the Detaining Power should, if suitable for the climate, be made available to clothe prisoners of war.
 The regular replacement and repair of the above articles shall be assured by the Detaining Power. In addition, prisoners of war who work shall receive appropriate clothing, wherever the nature of the work demands.
Article 28
 Canteens shall be installed in all camps, where prisoners of war may procure foodstuffs, soap and tobacco and ordinary articles in daily use. The tariff shall never be in excess of local market prices.
 The profits made by camp canteens shall be used for the benefit of the prisoners; a special fund shall be created for this purpose. The prisoners' representative shall have the right to collaborate in the management of the canteen and of this fund.
 When a camp is closed down, the credit balance of the special fund shall be handed to an international welfare organization, to be employed for the benefit of prisoners of war of the same nationality as those who have contributed to the fund. In case of a general repatriation, such profits shall be kept by the Detaining Power subject to any agreement to the contrary between the Powers concerned.
CHAPTER III.—HYGIENE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION
Article 29
 The Detaining Power shall be bound to take all sanitary measures necessary to ensure the cleanliness and healthfulness of camps and to prevent epidemics.
 Prisoners of war shall have for their use, day and night, conveniences which conform to the rules of hygiene and are maintained in a