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Notwithstanding article RC 125.2.1, Sweden reserves the right to limit the value of the contents of ordinary and insured parcels for Sweden, according to the following maximum limits: Inward parcels Maximum commercial value of contents Maximum insured value Maximum indemnity Uninsured parcels 1 000 SDR - 40 SDR per parcel + 4.50 SDR per kilogramme Insured parcels 1 000 SDR 1 000 SDR 1 000 SDR The restriction cannot be circumvented by partial insurance of the value exceeding 1,000 SDR. There are no new restrictions on the nature of the contents of insured items. Items with a value exceeding these limits will be returned to origin 2 Notwithstanding article RC 125.2.1, Denmark reserves the right to restrict the value of the contents of inward insured postal parcels containing money or securities of any kind payable to the bearer, according to the following maximum limits: Insured items containing money or securities payable to the bearer Maximum commercial value of items' contents Maximum insured value Maximum indemnity Insured postal parcels 4 000 SDR 4 000 SDR 4 000 SDR These limits cannot be circumvented by taking out partial insurance on the amount exceeding 4,000 SDR Article RC V Treatment of parcels wrongly accepted 1 Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Dem. People's Rep. of Korea, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, New Zealand, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam reserve the right to provide information about the seizure of a postal parcel or part of its contents only within the limits of the information provided by the customs authorities and in accordance with their internal legislation. 2 The United States of America reserves the right to treat as wrongly accepted, and to deal with according to its domestic legislation and customs practice, any parcel containing controlled substances, as defined in section 1308 of Title 21 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. Article RC VI Parcels automatically retained 1 Notwithstanding article RC 138, the designated operator of Canada is not obligated to prepare a CP 78 verification note regarding parcels automatically retained in its service. Article RC VII Treatment of inquiries 1 The United States of America, when acting as an intermediate designated operator, shall be authorized not to indemnify other designated operators which erroneously send transit à découvert insured or ordinary parcels in violation of the requirement that only closed transit items are accepted. The United States of America reserves the right not to accept CN 08 inquiries from the designated operator of origin about insured or ordinary parcels sent as transit à découvert items and declines to accept liability for these types of prohibited items. Article RC VIII Application of the liability of designated operators 1 Notwithstanding the provisions of article RC 149.2.4, Canada and the United States, in all cases of a parcel allegedly returned to the sender without the reason for return being given, reserve the right to process a CN 08 inquiry only if the original wrapping and or mailing container is attached for examination. Article RC IX Transmission in closed mails 1 Notwithstanding article RC 168.11, Bahamas, Barbados and Canada shall be authorized to limit to 30 kilogrammes the maximum weight of inward and of outward bags and other receptacles containing parcels. Article RC X Routeing of mails 1 Having regard to provision RC 173.1, the designated operators of France, Greece, Italy, Senegal, Thailand and the United States of America will forward closed mails only on the conditions laid down in article RC 173.4. Article RC XI Determination of average rates 1 The United States of America shall be authorized to establish average land and sea rates per kilogramme based on the weight distribution of parcels received from all designated operators. Article RC XII Exceptional transit land rates 1 For the time being, the countries listed in the table below shall be authorized to collect the exceptional transit land rates indicated therein, in addition to the transit rates mentioned in article RC 194.1. Nr. Authorized administration Amount of the exceptional transit land rate Rate per parcel Rate per kg of gross weight of the mail 1 2 3 4 SDR SDR 1. Afghanistan 0,48 0,45 2. Bahrain 0,85 0,55 3. Chile 0,21 4. Egypt 0,40 5. France 1,00 0,20 6. Greece 1,16 0,29 7. Hong Kong, China 0,12 8. India 0,40 0,51 9. Malaysia 0,39 0,05 10. Russian Federation 0,77 Twice the amount per kg shown in column 3 of the table in article RC 194.1 for the distance concerned 11. Singapore 0,39 0,05 12. Sudan 1,61 0,65 13. Syrian Arab Rep. 0,65 14. Thailand 0,27 15. United States of America According to distance step: Up to 600 km 0,10 Above 600 up to 1,000 km 0,18 Above 1,000 up to 2,000 km 0,25 Above 2,000 km for each additional 1,000 km 0,10 2 Denmark and Finland reserve the right to increase by 50% the transit land rates provided for in article RC 194. Article RC XIII Sea rates 1 The following countries reserve the right to increase by 50% at the most the sea rates provided for in article RC192: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain (Kingdom), Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Rep.), Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Overseas Dependent Territories of the United Kingdom, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Qatar, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania (United Rep.), Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Vanuatu, Yemen and Zambia. Article RC XIV Supplementary rates 1 Every parcel sent by surface or air addressed to the French Overseas Departments, the French Overseas Territories and the Communities of Mayotte and Saint Pierre and Miquelon shall be subject to an inward land rate not exceeding the corresponding rate for France. When such a parcel transits metropolitan France it shall, in addition, give rise to the collection of the following supplementary rates and dues: 1.1 "surface" parcels 1.1.1 the French transit land rate 1.1.2 the French sea rate corresponding to the distance step between metropolitan France and each of the Departments, Territories and Communities in question; 1.2 air parcels 1.2.1 the French transit land rate for parcels in transit