Proceedings of the Brest-Litovsk Peace Conference: the peace ...

MEMORANDUM TO REICHSTAG: ANNEX. 97
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The provisions of the present
treaty arc not applicable to coastwise
shipping which shall continue
as liithorto, to be governed
by the laws Avhich are or which
may be in force in each of the two
countries. Nevertheless, Russian
and German ships shall be
free to sail from a port of one of
the two contracting countries to
one or more ports of the same
coimtry, either to unload the
whole or part of the cargo coming
from abroad, or to take on board
or to complete cargoes destined
abroad.
Article 14.
The nationality of ships shall
be recognized reciprocally in accordance
with the particular laws
and ordinances of each country
on the basis of the documents and
papers carried on board and issued
by the competent authorities.
Tonnage measurement certificates
issued by one of the contracting
parties will be recognized
by the other in accordance
with the special arrangements
concluded or to be concluded between
the two contracting parties.
Article 15.
Ships entering a Russian port
and vice versa, Russian ships
entering a German port only for
the purpose to complete their
cargoes or to rmload a part
thereof, shall, on the condition
that they conform to the laws
and regulations of the respective
State, keep on board that part
of their cargo which is intended
for another port either of the
same country or of another, and
reexport it, without being held
to pay for this part of their cargo
any dues, except custodial dues
which, furthermore, may only be
levied at the fixed rate for domestic
shipping.