Waiver of legalization on certificates of origin accompanying merchandise
Treaties
Trade and Commerce
REF: 52 Stat. 1509; EAS 124; 5 Bevans 1105; 191 LNTS 207
Agreement signed at Sofia January 5, 1938
Entered into force January 5, 1938
WAIVER OF LEGALIZATION ON CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN ACCOMPANYING MERCHANDISE
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the American Legation
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP
No. 4212-19-11
SOFIA, January 5, 1938
NOTE VERBALE
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honor to inform the Legation of the United States of America that it is prepared to waive, on the basis of reciprocity, the formality of legalization on certificates of origin accompanying merchandise from either country. Under the circumstances the certificates of origin issued by the competent authorities in the United States shall be accepted where required in Bulgaria without legalization or translation. Likewise, Bulgarian certificates of origin issued by the Bulgarian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Sofia, Plovdiv, Bourgas, Varna, and Rousse shall be accepted also in the United States of America where required without legalization or translation. The Bulgarian certificates of origin shall be in the French language.
In bringing the foregoing to the attention of the Legation of the United States, the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honor to request the Legation to be good enough to inform the Ministry of its assent to the foregoing as well as to inform it as to which authorities in the United States shall be competent to issue American certificates of origin.
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs avails itself of the opportunity to renew to the honorable Legation the assurances of its high consideration.
The American Legation to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Legation of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Royal Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Ministry's note verbale No.4212-19-II, of January 5, 1938, to the effect that the Bulgarian Government agrees to waive all requirements of legalization on certificates of origin relating to merchandise issued by competent authorities in the United States or by organizations such as Chambers of Commerce.
In view of the assurances set forth in the Ministry's note under acknowledgment, the Legation has been instructed to inform the Ministry that the American Government will not require the legalization or authentication of certificates of origin issued by competent authorities in Bulgaria, such as the Chambers of Commerce and Industry at Sofia, Plovdiv, Bourgas, Varna and Rousse, which are mentioned in the Ministry's note referred to above.
With reference to the penultimate paragraph of the Ministry's note, the Legation has no list on file of the authorities and organizations in the United States which would be competent to issue certificates of origin, but suggests that such organizations would be the Merchants' Association of New York and the Chambers of Commerce in the important centers of the United States.
The Legation avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry the assurance of its highest consideration.
SOFIA, January 5, 1938.
TO THE ROYAL BULGARIAN
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Sofia
The American Legation to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Legation of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Royal Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, with reference to the recent exchange of notes for the waiving of legalization on certificates of origin, has the honor to state that it is the Legation's understanding that the agreement does not include the waiving of legalization or authentication on health certificates covering shipments of animal or plant products.
The Legation avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry the assurance of its highest consideration.
SOFIA, January 11, 1938.
To the ROYAL BULGARIAN
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Sofia
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the American Legation
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP
No. 4643-19-II
SOFIA, January 13, 1938
NOTE VERBALE
In reply to the note verbale No. 14 dated January 11 of this month, the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honor to inform the Legation of the United States of America that the Bulgarian Government agrees to consider the exchange of notes of January 5 instant concerning the waiving of legalization of certificates of origin as non-applicable to health certificates accompanying shipments of animal or plant origin.
Under the circumstances the legalization of such health certificates, which the American authorities require when issued by the Bulgarian authorities, will necessitate the legalization, on the basis of reciprocity, of health certificates issued by the American authorities. Such legalization shall be performed in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Bulgarian law concerning official documents.
The Royal Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Legation of the United States of America the assurance of its high consideration.