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ARTICLE 36
- Charges and Free Services
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496 |
The
provisions regarding charges for
telecommunications and the various cases in
which free services are accorded are set forth
in the Administrative Regulations. |
ARTICLE 37
- Rendering and Settlement of Accounts
497
PP-98 |
1 The
settlement of international accounts shall be
regarded as current transactions and shall be
effected in accordance with the current
international obligations of the Member States
and Sector Members concerned in those cases
where their governments have concluded
arrangements on this subject. Where no such
arrangements have been concluded, and in the
absence of special agreements made under
Article 42 of the Constitution, these
settlements shall be effected in accordance with
the Administrative Regulations. |
498
PP-98 |
2
Administrations of Member States and Sector
Members which operate international
telecommunication services shall come to an
agreement with regard to the amount of their
debits and credits. |
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499 |
3 The
statement of accounts with respect to debits and
credits referred to in No. 498 above shall be
drawn up in accordance with the provisions of
the Administrative Regulations, unless special
arrangements have been concluded between the
parties concerned. |
ARTICLE 38
- Monetary Unit
500
PP-98 |
In the
absence of special arrangements concluded
between Member States, the monetary unit to be
used in the composition of accounting rates for
international telecommunication services and in
the establishment of international accounts
shall be:
– either the monetary unit of the
International Monetary Fund
– or the gold franc,
both as defined in the Administrative
Regulations. The provisions for application are
contained in Appendix 1 to the International
Telecommunication Regulations. |
ARTICLE 39 -
Intercommunication
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501 |
1 Stations
performing radiocommunication in the mobile
service shall be bound, within the limits of
their normal employment, to exchange
radiocommunications reciprocally without
distinction as to the radio system adopted by
them. |
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502 |
2
Nevertheless, in order not to impede scientific
progress, the provisions of No. 501 above shall
not prevent the use of a radio system incapable
of communicating with other systems, provided
that such incapacity is due to the specific
nature of such system and is not the result of
devices adopted solely with the object of
preventing intercommunication. |
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503 |
3
Notwithstanding the provisions of No. 501 above,
a station may be assigned to a restricted
international service of telecommunication,
determined by the purpose of such service, or by
other circumstances independent of the system
used. |
ARTICLE 40 -
Secret
Language
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504 |
1 Government
telegrams and service telegrams may be expressed
in secret language in all relations. |
505
PP-98 |
2 Private
telegrams in secret language may be admitted
between all Member States with the exception of
those which have previously notified, through
the Secretary-General, that they do not admit
this language for that category of
correspondence. |
506
PP-98 |
3 Member
States which do not admit private telegrams in
secret language originating in or destined for
their own territory must let them pass in
transit, except in the case of suspension of
service provided for in Article 35 of the
Constitution. |
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