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ARTICLE 33 -
The Right of the Public to Use the International
Telecommunication Service
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Member
States recognize the right of the public to
correspond by means of the international service
of public correspondence. The services, the
charges and the safeguards shall be the same for
all users in each category of correspondence
without any priority or preference. |
ARTICLE 34 -
Stoppage of Telecommunications
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1 Member
States reserve the right to stop, in accordance
with their national law, the transmission of any
private telegram which may appear dangerous to
the security of the State or contrary to its
laws, to public order or to decency, provided
that they immediately notify the office of
origin of the stoppage of any such telegram or
any part thereof, except when such notification
may appear dangerous to the security of the
State. |
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2 Member
States also reserve the right to cut off, in
accordance with their national law, any other
private telecommunications which may appear
dangerous to the security of the State or
contrary to its laws, to public order or to
decency. |
ARTICLE 35 -
Suspension of Services
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Each Member
State reserves the right to suspend the
international telecommunication service, either
generally or only for certain relations and/or
for certain kinds of correspondence, outgoing,
incoming or in transit, provided that it
immediately notifies such action to each of the
other Member States through the
Secretary-General. |
ARTICLE 36 -
Responsibility
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Member
States accept no responsibility towards users of
the international telecommunication services,
particularly as regards claims for damages. |
ARTICLE 37 -
Secrecy of Telecommunications
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1 Member
States agree to take all possible measures,
compatible with the system of telecommunication
used, with a view to ensuring the secrecy of
international correspondence. |
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2
Nevertheless, they reserve the right to
communicate such correspondence to the competent
authorities in order to ensure the application
of their national laws or the execution of
international conventions to which they are
parties. |
ARTICLE 38 -
Establishment, Operation and Protection of
Telecommunication Channels and Installations
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1 Member
States shall take such steps as may be necessary
to ensure the establishment, under the best
technical conditions, of the channels and
installations necessary to carry on the rapid
and uninterrupted exchange of international
telecommunications. |
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2 So far as
possible, these channels and installations must
be operated by the methods and procedures which
practical operating experience has shown to be
the best. They must be maintained in proper
operating condition and kept abreast of
scientific and technical progress. |
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3 Member
States shall safeguard these channels and
installations within their jurisdiction. |
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4 Unless
other conditions are laid down by special
arrangements, each Member State shall take such
steps as may be necessary to ensure maintenance
of those sections of international
telecommunication circuits within its control. |
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5 Member
States recognize the necessity of taking
practical measures to prevent the operation of
electrical apparatus and installations of all
kinds from disrupting the operation of
telecommunication installations within the
jurisdiction of other Member States. |
ARTICLE 39 -
Notification of Infringements
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In order to
facilitate the application of the provisions of
Article 6 of this Constitution, Member States
undertake to inform and, as appropriate, assist
one another with regard to infringements of the
provisions of this Constitution, of the
Convention and of the Administrative
Regulations. |
ARTICLE 40 -
Priority of Telecommunications Concerning Safety of Life
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International telecommunication services must
give absolute priority to all telecommunications
concerning safety of life at sea, on land, in
the air or in outer space, as well as to
epidemiological telecommunications of
exceptional urgency of the World Health
Organization. |
ARTICLE 41 -
Priority of Government Telecommunications
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Subject to
the provisions of Articles 40 and 46 of this
Constitution, government telecommunications (see
Annex to this Constitution, No. 1014) shall
enjoy priority over other telecommunications to
the extent practicable upon specific request by
the originator. |
ARTICLE 42
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Special Arrangements
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Member
States reserve for themselves, for the operating
agencies recognized by them and for other
agencies duly authorized to do so, the right to
make special arrangements on telecommunication
matters which do not concern Member States in
general. Such arrangements, however, shall not
be in conflict with the terms of this
Constitution, of the Convention or of the
Administrative Regulations, so far as concerns
the harmful interference which their operation
might cause to the radio services of other
Member States, and in general so far as concerns
the technical harm which their operation might
cause to the operation of other
telecommunication services of other Member
States. |
ARTICLE 43 -
Regional Conferences, Arrangements and Organizations
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Member
States reserve the right to convene regional
conferences, to make regional arrangements and
to form regional organizations, for the purpose
of settling telecommunication questions which
are susceptible of being treated on a regional
basis. Such arrangements shall not be in
conflict with either this Constitution or the
Convention. |
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