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complished in keeping with The Hague Convention on Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters, of November 15, 1965. The

United States Forces in the Azores, upon request, will

provide the information available to it on the location of such personnel.

6 —Without prejudice to any individual case, United States Forces personnel and dependents are advised that, under Portugueses law, if the domicile of members of the Force, of the civilian component, or dependents who have permanently left the Azores is not known, the summons of notification shall be accomplished by proclamation, following the course of legal procedures.

annex i

Customs and fiscal regime

Article I

Importations by the United States Forces

1 — The United States Forces may import free of duty, special taxes and connected charges the equipment for the Force and reasonable quantities of provisions, supplies, and other goods destined for the use of the Force, the civil component and dependents, under the terms of article xi, paragraph 4, of the NATO SOFA.

2 — The Commander of Air Base Number 4, Lajes, and the Commander of the United States Forces shall cooperate as may be necessary to assure that the imported quantities of provisions, supplies and other goods are reasonable.

Article II Importations by contractors

The exemption from duties referred to in article i shall be applied also to equipment, supplies and other goods imported into Portugal by contractors acting on behalf of the United States Forces for the consctruction, improvement, maintenance and operation of the granted facilities, all which must be used exclusively for the execution of contracts with the United States Forces. The aforementioned exemption from duties will be applied also in the case of projects financed joindy by Portugal and the United States. The exemption provided by these article will be applied during the execution of the contracts. The subsequent exportation of the aforementioned goods will benefit also from the exemption from duties. The United States Forces shall require that their contractors shall be obligated to use the goods imported under the terms of this article exclusively for the execution of contracts.

Article HI Processing imports

The imports referred to in articles i and n are to be processed as follows:

a) Equipment, provisions, supplies and other goods imported in accordance with the previous articles shall be accompanied by the appropriate form, in keeping with the sample in the annex. The form

will contain a general description of the imported goods, which will be classified in groups in keeping with a list which will be provided to the United

States Forces by Air Base Number 4, Lajes;

b) The form will be delivered at the time and place of unloading to the competent customs authority, who will verifiy the number of packages and the pertinent identifying data, after which the goods will be delivered to the military authority of the United States to whom it is addressed.

Article IV Customs inspection

Customs inspections will be carried out by the Portuguese authorities in keeping with the procedures agreed with Air Base Number 4, Lajes, and the United States Forces.

Article V Transfer of imported goods

The goods referred to in article i cannot be sold or transferred by other means to persons who cannot import them duty-free in Portugal, unless the transfer is permitted by the competent Portuguese authority or unless it is a matter of gifts for charitable organizations approved in accordance with Portuguese regulations.

Article VI Military post offices

1 —The United States Forces may establish on Air Base Number 4, Lajes, a military post office, which may be used by the military personnel of the United States, be me civilian component and by dependents for correspondence between the Azores and other United States post offices.

2 — Private parcel post items entering or leaving Portugal through the military post office of the United States are subject to customs inspections by the Portuguese authorities at the time of delivery to the addressee or at the time of mailing. United States authorities shall be afforded the opportunity to be present during the conduct of such examination. Any such inspection will be accomplished with due regard to ensuring the preservation of the content of such mail and its prompt delivery.

Article VTJ Exchanges, social and recreational centers

1 — The United States Forces may establish exchanges and commissaries and social and recreational centers for use by members of the Force or the civilian component, as well as dependents, such organizations and activities are an integral part of the United States Forces and benefit from \ha same fiscal and customs exemptions which are granted to those Forces.

2 — By an understanding between the Commander of Air Base Number 4, Lajes, and the Commander of the United States Forces Azores, individual purchasing quotas may be established for certain merchandise of significant value, such as electric appliances, video and sound equipment, and camera equipment.