'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎41v] (62/112)

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persons or property of the nationals of the Allied Powers of any taxes or duties which
shall similarly be imposed on Turkish subjects in the interests of the economic stability
and good.government of Turkey. . . . .
The Financial Commission shall also be entitled to authorise the application, in the
same interests and in the same conditions, to the nationals of the Allied 1 owers of any
prohibitions on import or export. .
No such tax, duty or prohibition shall take effect until after a period of six
months from its notification to all the Allied Powers. During this period the
Commission shall consider any observations relative thereto that may be formulated by
any Allied Power.
Article 265.
In the case of vessels of the Allied Powers all classes of certificates or documents
relating to the vessel which were recognised as valid by Turkey before the war, or
which may hereafter be recognised as valid by the principal maritime States, shall be
recognised by Turkey as valid and as equivalent to the corresponding certificates issued
to Turkish vessels.
A similar recognition shall be accorded to the certificates and documents issued to
their vessels by the Governments of new States, whether they have a sea-coast or not,
provided that such certificates and documents shall be issued in conformity with the
general practice observed in the principal maritime States.
The High Contracting Parties agree to recognise the flag flown by the vessels
of an Allied Power or a new State having no sea-coast which are registered at some
one specified place situated in its territory ; such place shall serve as the port of registry
of such vessels.
Article 266.
Turkey undertakes to adopt all the necessary legislative and administrative measures
to protect goods the produce or manufacture of any one of the Allied Powers or new
States from all forms of unfair competition in commercial transactions.
Turkey undertakes to prohibit and repress by seizure and by other appropriate
remedies the importation, exportation, manufacture, distribution, sale or offering for sale
in her territory of all goods bearing upon themselves or their usual get-up or wrappings
any marks, names, devices or descriptions whatsoever which are calculated to convey
directly or indirectly a false indication of the origin, type, nature or special characteristics
of such goods.
Article 267.
Turkey undertakes, on condition that reciprocity is accorded in these matters, to
respect any law, or any administrative or judicial decision given in conformity with such
law, in force in any Allied State or new State and duly communicated to her by the
proper authorities, defining or regulating the right to any regional appellation in respect
of wine or spirits produced in the State to which the region belongs, or the conditions
under which the use of any such appellation may be permitted ; and the importation,
exportation, manufacture, distribution, sale or offering for sale of products or articles
bearing regional appellations inconsistent with such law or order shall be prohibited by
Turkey and repressed by the measures prescribed in Article 266.
Article 268.
It the Turkish Government engages in international trade, it shall not in respect
thereof have or be deemed to have any rights, privileges or immunities of sovereignty.
SECTION II.
TREATIES.
Article 269.
From the coming into force of the present Treaty and subject to the provisions
, the mult dateral treaties, conventions and agreements of an economic or technical
umi acter enumerated below and in the subsequent Articles shall alone be applied as
between turkey and those of the Allied Rowers party thereto :
i SJ> X n l ent ^ n f. of March 14, 1884, of December 1, 1886, and of March 23, 1887,
. mal I rotocol of July 7, 1887, regarding the protection of submarine cables.