제16163호                               관                보                   2006. 1. 3. (화요일)

  2.4 Such substances or materials shall be               of origin and destination shall be authorized
    forwarded by the quickest route, normally             to submit items to customs control,
    by air, subject to the payment of the                 according to the legislation of those
    corresponding air surcharges and shall be             countries.
    given priority in delivery.                       2 Items submitted to customs control may be
Article 17                                                subjected to a presentation-to-Customs
Inquiries                                                 charge, the guideline amount of which is set
1 Each postal administration shall be bound               in the Regulations. This charge shall only

  to accept inquiries relating to any item                be collected for the submission to Customs

  posted     in   the   service    of   its    own        and customs clearance of items which have

  administration        or   any   other   postal         attracted customs charges or any other

  administration provided that the inquiries              similar charge.

  are presented within a period of six months         3 Postal administrations which are authorized
                                                          to clear items through the Customs on
  from the day after that on which the item
                                                          behalf of customers may charge customers
  was posted. The period of six months shall
                                                          a customs clearance fee based on the actual
  concern relations between claimants and
                                                          costs.
  postal administrations and shall not include
                                                      4 Postal administrations shall be authorized
  the transmission of inquiries between postal
                                                          to collect from the senders or addressees of
  administrations.
                                                          items, as the case may be, the customs duty
  1.1 However, the acceptance of inquiries
                                                          and all other fees which may be due.
    about the non-receipt of ordinary letter-
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    post items shall not be mandatory.
                                                      Exchange of closed mails with military units
    Consequently, postal administrations
                                                      1 Closed letter-post mails may be exchanged
    which accept inquiries about the non-
                                                          through the intermediary of the land, sea or
    receipt of ordinary letter-post items shall
                                                          air services of other countries:
    have the option of confining their                    1.1 between the post offices of any member
    inquiries to the undeliverable items                    country and the commanding officers of
    service.                                                military units placed at the disposal of the
2 Inquiries shall be entertained under the                  United Nations;
  conditions laid down in the Regulations.                1.2 between the commanding officers of
3 Inquiries shall be free of charge. However,               such military units;
  additional costs caused by a request for                1.3 between the post offices of any member
  transmission by EMS shall, in principle, be               country and the commanding officers of
  borne by the person making the request.                   naval, air or army units, warships or
Article 18                                                  military aircraft of the same country
Customs control. Customs duty and other fees                stationed abroad;
1 The postal administrations of the countries             1.4 between the commanding officers of

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