GRANDE-BRETAGNE, MADAGASCAR
Arrangement relatif au trafic des spiritueux; signé à Londres,
le 25 mai 1883.
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The (îoyemment of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Eingdom oi Oresi Britain and Ireland and the Government of Her Majesty the Qaeezi of Madagascar, being désirons of making satisfactory arrangements for the regolation of the trafic in spirituous liquors in Madagascar, the Undersigned, dnij authorized to that effect, hâve agreed as follows: —
Art. I. Spirits of ail kinds maj be imported and sold in Madagascar bj British snbjects on pajment of the same duty as that levied by tbe Malag^asy excise laws npon spirits manufactnred in Madagascar.
The scale of excise duty to be levied npon spirits mannfactored in Madagascar shall be commnnicated by the Malagasy Government to Her M^jesty's Oonsnl, and no change in the excise duties shall affect British labjects until after the expiration of six months firom the date at which rach notice shall hâve been commnnicated by the Malagasy Government to Her Majeety*8 Consnl.
Axt. IL The testing of spirits imported into the Eingdom of Madagascar by British snbjects shall be carried ont by properly qnalified officiais nominated by the Malagasy anthorities, and by an equal number of experts nominated by Her Majesty's Consnl. In case of différence the paôties shall nominate a third person, who shall act as nmpire.
Art. III. The Malagasy Government may stop the importation by British snbjects into Madagascar of any spirits which, on examination, shall be proved to be deleterions to the pnblic health; and they may give notice to the importers, consignées, or holders thereof to export the same within three months from the date of snch notice, and if this is not donc the Malagasy Ck)vernment may seize the said spirits and may destroy them, proyided always that in ail snch cases the Malagasy Government shall be bonnd to refond any duty which may hâve been already paid thereon.
The testing of spirits imported by British snbjects, and which may be aUeged to be deleterions, shall be carried ont in the manner provided bj Article II.
The Malagasy Government engage to take ail necessary measnres to prohibit and prevent the sale of spirits mannfactored in Madagascar which may be deleterions to the pnblic health.
Art. IV. Any British subject who desires to retail spirituoos liqnors in Madagascar must take ont a spécial licence for that pnrpose from the Malagasy Gk>vemment, which shall not be refnsed without jnst and reaaonable cause.
Thie licence may be granted npon conditions to be agreed npon from ttmo to time between the two Govemments.
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Art. V. British snbjects shall at ail times enjoy the same rights and privilèges in regard to the importation aud sale of spirits in Madagascar as the snbjects of the most favoured nation; and spirits coming from any part of Her Britannic Majesty's dominions shall enjoy the same privilèges in ail respects as similar articles comiiig from any other conntrj the most favoured in this respect.
It is tberefore clearly understood that British subjects are net bonnd to conform to the provisions of the présent Agreement to any greater extent than the snbjects of other nations are so bound.
Art. YI. Subject to the provisions of Article V, the présent Agreement shall come into opération on a date to be fixed by mntnai consent between the two Governments, and shall remain in force until the expiration of six months* notice given by either piirty to détermine the same.
The existing Treaty engagements between Great Britain and Madagascar shall continue in full force until the présent Agreement cornes into opération — and after that date, except in so far as they are modified hereby.
Should the présent Agreement be terminated, the Treaty engagements between Great Britain and Madagascar shall revive, and remain as they existed previously to the signature hereof.
Art. VIL In this Agreement the words «British subjcct« shall include any naturalized or protected subject of Her Britannic Majesty ; and the words »Uer Majesty's Consul € shall include any Consular officer of Her Britannic Majesty in Madagascar.
In witness whereof the Undersigned hâve signed the same in duplicate, and hâve affixed thereto their seals.
Done at Loudon, the twenty-fifth day of May, One thousand eight hnndred and eighty-three.
Ghranville. Ravoninahitriniarivo,
15 Honours, Chief Secretary of State for
Poreign Affairs, Chief Ambassador of
Her Majesty the Queen of Madagascar.
Raminaraka^
14 Honours, O.D.P., Member of the Privy
Council, Ambassador of Her Majesty
the Queen of Madagascar.
