Külügyi Közlöny 2. 1922 (Budapest, 1923)
1922-07-05 / 12. szám
Owing to events, occurred in the meantime, the provisions of Statue Law XXVI of 1901, relative to the Regulation of Consular Fees (see Anex 1) as well as the provisions of Order No. 1102 of April 2, 1902, relative to the execution of the said Order (see Annex 2) shall, with the alterations, made, and with the following modifications and additions, continue to remain in force: I. Instead of "Royal and Imperial Departments and Authorities", referred to in the above Statute Law and Order, respectively, "Hungarian Departments and Authorities" shall be read ; instead of "Austro-Hungarian subjects or subjects under the protection of AustroHungary" "Hungarian subjects", and finally instead of the "Vienna or Budapest Bourse", referred to in Article 10 of the said Order "Budapest Bourse" shall be read. II. The fees, to be charged by the Diplomatic (Consular) Representatives within Europe, shall be increased by 100% those outside Europe by 300 % The fees are payable in gold crowns. III. In order to simplify matters, the relative value of the gold crown and of foreign coins shall be fixed as follows: 5 gold crowns shall be equal to 1 dollar or to 5 Swiss francs or to 2'50 Dutch Horms. The other currency-units shall be correspondingly converted into those, stated. IV. The following items of Consular fees, established by the general Tariff, shall be modified and amended respectively. 1. Item 18 of Part II shall be amended as follows : "For the first page . . . 14'50 crown. For each additional page 7"25 crowns." 2. After Item 32 of Part II, the following rule, to be marked 32/a. shall be included: "32la. for the Consular attestation of invoices for goods, imported to Hungary, provided such attestation is obligatory, Vi % on the amount of such invoice over and above the prescribed fee." 3. After Item 37. an additional Item, marked 37/a., shall be included, reading as follows : "37/a. On remittances, made on behalf of a party, up to the sum of 2500 gold crowns, V í V o ; On sums exceeding this total, l°/o". 4. Paragraphs 4, 6, 7 and 9 of Item 50, II of Part II shall cease to be in force ; on the other hand, the amended rule, interpolated undér paragr. 10 in pursuance of Article 9 of Statute Law XIX, has been modified as follows: "10. Any kind of interpretations and any documentary attestations, inclusive, required for the regulating of the legal status between Hungarian Sick Benefit Societies and Undertakings, Works and Employers, in general, on the one hand, and Employers, on the other hand". 5. In the Explanatory Notes to Part II: a) The introductory paragraph to the remarks on paragraphs 1, 28 and 40 shall be deleted. b) The remarks to Item 9 shall be deleted and shall be replaced as follows: "In so far as the matter to which the fees fixed under paragraphs b) aa) are applicable, is not gold or a security for gold, the fees shall not be deemed to be in gold". c) To Items 19, 21 and 23 the following remarks shall be included: "The Consulare Offices shall not be compelled to draw up documents or enter the same in the Register unless they have the necessary clerical assistance at their disposal". The fees fixed for sheets shall always be deemed to stand for pages." d) The remark to Item 24 shall be deleted. e) The remark to Items 26 and 27 shall be modified thus: „The Consular Offices shall not be compelled to make translations or to verify the same, unless they have the assistance of qualified translators. One third of the fee, charged, shall be payable to the officer, making the translation. For verifying the translation the signature of the Chief Officer k to be affixed." f) In Item 28 the following remark shall be included: „The fees, fixed for sheets, shall always be deemed to stand for pages." g) In Item 30 the following remark shall be included. „The increased fee under this item shall not take effect; the fee shall be deemed to be in paper, not in gold crowns." h) Item 21 hi) shall include the following remark. „Consular Offices shall be bound to accept Money Orders in places only where such procedure does not infringe the laws of the respective country." i) Item 41 shall include the following remark : „There shall be no increased fee under this item." 6. The supplementary fees of 50 °/ 0 to Parts II and III, mentioned at the end of Part III, shall be replaced by „Supplementary fees of lOOVo". The present Order shall come into force as from the date of issue. Budapest 5th June 1920. (signed) Alexander Simonyi Semadam Royal Hungarian Pri 'ti .• Minister.
