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The special agreements provided for above shall in no case restrict the right of InterneeCommittees to take possession of collective relief shipments intended for internees, to undertaketheir distribution, and to dispose of them in the interests of the recipients. 388Nor shall such agreements restrict the right of representatives of the Protecting Powers,the ICRC, or any other organization giving assistance to internees and responsible for theforwarding of collective shipments, to supervise their distribution to the recipients. 38910.23.4 Exemption From Postal and Shipping Charges for Shipments To and FromInternees. Relief shipments for internees and mail sent by internees or to them benefit fromcertain exemptions in international law.10.23.4.1 Exemption From Dues for Relief Shipments. All relief shipments forinternees shall be exempt from import, customs, and other dues. 39010.23.4.2 GC Postal Dues Exemption. Under the GC, all matter sent by mail,including relief parcels sent by parcel post and remittances of money, addressed from othercountries to internees or sent by them through the post office, either directly or through theNational Protected Person Information Bureau and the Central Information Agency for protectedpersons, shall be exempt from all postal dues both in the countries of origin and destination, andin intermediate countries. 391To this end, in particular, the exemption provided by the Universal Postal Convention of1947 and by the agreements of the Universal Postal Union in favor of civilians of enemynationality detained in camps or civilian prisons, shall be extended to the other interned personsprotected by the GC. 392 The countries not signatory to the above-mentioned agreements shall bebound to grant freedom from charges in the same circumstances. 393388 GC art. 109 (“The special agreements provided for above shall in no case restrict the right of InterneeCommittees to take possession of collective relief shipments intended for internees, to undertake their distributionand to dispose of them in the interests of the recipients.”).389 GC art. 109 (“Nor shall such agreements restrict the right of representatives of the Protecting Powers, theInternational Committee of the Red Cross, or any other organization giving assistance to internees and responsiblefor the forwarding of collective shipments, to supervise their distribution to the recipients.”).390 GC art. 110 (“All relief shipments for internees shall be exempt from import, customs and other dues.”).391 GC art. 110 (“All matter sent by mail, including relief parcels sent by parcel post and remittances of money,addressed from other countries to internees or despatched by them through the post office, either direct or throughthe Information Bureaux provided for in Article 136 and the Central Information Agency provided for in Article140, shall be exempt from all postal dues both in the countries of origin and destination and in intermediatecountries.”).392 GC art. 110 (“To this end, in particular, the exemption provided by the Universal Postal Convention of 1947 andby the agreements of the Universal Postal Union in favour of civilians of enemy nationality detained in camps orcivilian prisons, shall be extended to the other interned persons protected by the present Convention.”).393 GC art. 110 (“The countries not signatory to the above-mentioned agreements shall be bound to grant freedomfrom charges in the same circumstances.”).699