Decree No. 197 / 1949 Coll.
Ordonnance on the provisional implementation of the Agreement on the provisional arrangements for economic relations between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Republic of Hungary, signed in Prague on 23 April 1949
Valid
Effective from 07.05.1949
197.
Government Decree
of 3 June 1949
on the provisional application of the Agreement on the provisional arrangements for economic relations between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Republic of Hungary, signed in Prague on 23 April 1949.
Under Article 1 of the Act of 22 February 1949, No 66 Coll., on the provisional implementation of international economic agreements of a general nature, I declare:
According to the Government Resolution of 3 May 1949 and with the agreement of the President of the Republic, the Agreement on the provisional arrangements for economic relations between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Republic of Hungary, signed in Prague on 23 April 1949, is being implemented before the approval of the National Assembly on 7 May 1949.
This Agreement is hereby published in the Annex to the Collection of Laws on page 331.
Zaporocký v. r.
Agreement
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 23 April 1949 on the provisional arrangements for economic relations between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Republic of Hungary
Translation
The President of the Czechoslovak Republic, with one party, and the President of the Republic of Hungary, the other, wishing to consolidate and facilitate economic ties between the two states, decided to conclude, before the Trade Agreement, the Agreement on the Interim Arrangements of Economic Relations and appointed for that purpose by their members:
President of the Czech Republic:
Dr. Rudolf Bystrický,
special envoy and authorised minister, preferred by the National Economic Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
President of the Republic of Hungary:
Mr Elek Bolgár,
a special envoy and an authorised minister,
who, having exchanged their powers of attorney found in good and proper form, have agreed on the following provisions:
The Contracting Parties shall grant each other treatment according to the most favourable principle on all matters relating to customs and import and export charges, national taxes imposed on imports and exports of goods and all provisions and formalities relating to imports and exports.
In each respect, physical and legal persons of both States will enjoy, under conditions of reciprocity in the territory of the other Contracting State, such advantages as the most favoured physical and legal persons in all matters relating to trade, industry, navigation and other types of business.
The Parties shall establish a trade representative whose legal status, scope of activity and scope are governed by the provisions of the Appendix which forms an integral part of this Agreement.
Both Contracting Parties shall facilitate, as far as possible, rail transit services to their territories, as well as mutual transport on rivers flowing through their territories, using appropriate rates.
To this end, they shall conclude specific agreements on the basis of reciprocity.
As regards the Danube cruise, it is understood that both Contracting Parties will, from the time they are present in their mutual relations, proceed in agreement with the provisions of the Danube Convention signed in Belgrade on 18 August 1948.
The questions concerning the use of the Danube tributaries by the Contracting Parties and the cooperation between their Danube paratroopers shall be governed by a special agreement; the specific agreement will also address issues relating to cooperation in the field of international transport.
Treatment according to the principle of the most favourable treatment foreseen in the preceding Articles shall not apply to:
(a) rights and privileges which have been or will be granted by one of the Contracting Parties in order to facilitate border contact with neighbouring States in a zone not exceeding 15 km from each side of the border;
(b) rights and privileges which have been or will be provided by contracts already negotiated or which will be agreed on economic cooperation.
The two Parties agree to enter into negotiations shortly on the conclusion of a trade treaty governing economic relations between the two States.
This Treaty shall, in addition to matters of a general nature, be adapted to questions relating to the veterinary service. It is also understood that a border traffic contract will be concluded at the same time.
This Agreement shall be ratified and instruments of ratification exchanged as soon as possible in Budapest.
The Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the replacement of the instruments of ratification.
However, both The Parties agree that this Agreement shall enter into force on 14 days after its signature.
This Agreement shall be binding for one year from the date on which it comes into force and shall remain in force after that date unless it is declared one month in advance.
Written in duplicate in Prague, 23 April 1949.
Dr. R. Bystrický v. r.
E. Bolgár v. r.
Příloha 1
Annex 1
About the legal status of commercial representatives
Translation
In agreement with Article 3 of the Agreement of 23 April 1949 on the provisional adjustment of economic relations between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Republic of Hungary, the Contracting Parties, wishing to develop and deepen their trade relations and to take particular account of the new organisation of their foreign trade and international transport of goods, have agreed to adjust the conditions for the commercial representation of undertakings entrusted with the exclusive operation of trade in certain goods and its international transport by virtue of the statutory provisions of the relevant State, to the final adjustment as follows:
I
Undertakings entrusted with the exclusive operation of trade in certain goods or international transport operations shall be entitled to send permanent delegates to the other State.
II
These delegates will be employees of the enterprises that broadcast them and in any case remain nationals of the country from which they are broadcast. In order to facilitate the performance of their activities by delegates, they shall have the right to employ persons either from members of their own State or from members of the other Contracting Party.
III
The tasks of delegates may in particular be as follows:
(a) mediation and negotiation on import, export and dispatch matters, the negotiation of closures in these fields on behalf of and on behalf of the undertakings which broadcast them, as authorised by them;
(b) setting up a technical and advisory office;
(c) mediation and handling of complaints;
(d) supervision, organisation and establishment of consignation warehouses;
(e) other tasks such as commercial propaganda, market research and others.
IV
The activity of delegates is administrative and technical, but does not lead to the personal benefit of delegates.
V
The provisions of the delegates shall be officially notified to the other Contracting Party, which shall acknowledge them.
Written in Prague on 23 April 1949 in French in duplicate.
Dr. R. Bystrický v. r.
E. Bolgár v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree No 197 / 1949 Coll., on the provisional application of the Agreement on the provisional treatment of economic relations between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Republic of Hungary signed in Prague on 23 April 1949 |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 10.08.1949 |
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| Effective from | 07.05.1949 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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