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Diplomatic Agents and Consuls of Her Britannic Majesty in the Costa Eican territories shall enjoy according to the strictest reciprocity, whatever privileges, exemptions, and immunities are or may be granted in the territories of the Republic of Costa Rica to the Diplomatic Agents aud Consuls of the most favoured nation. (Article XI.) If applicable to British Colonies. Applicable to the " territories, dominions, and settlements of Her Britannic Majesty in. Europe." (Articles 11. and V.) DENMARK.—February 13, 18G0-Gl. Commerce and Navigation.- —No time fixed. Most-favoured-Nation Treatment. Subjects : Customs and other .Duties, Fisltinq and Trading, Liberties, Immunities, and Privileges. — It is also covenanted and concluded that the people and subjects of the King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, sailing unto any the hereditary kingdoms, principalities, or dominions of the King of Denmark and Norway, or exercising merchandise therein, shall pay neither more nor greater Customs, tributes, tolls, and other duties, nor in other manner, than as the people of the United Provinces of the Netherlands and other strangers (the Swedes only excepted) trading thither, and paying less Customs, do or shall pay; and that, as well in going, returning, and staying, as also in fishing and trading, they shall enjoy the same liberties, immunities, and privileges which the people of any foreign nation whatsoever abiding or trading in the said kingdoms and dominions of the King of Denmark and Norway do or shall enjoy. On the other side, the people and subjects of the King of Denmark and Norway shall use and enjoy the same privileges in the countries and dominions of the King of England, to wit, that the people and subjects of the King of Denmark and Norway, sailing unto any the kingdoms, principalities, or dominions of the King of England, or exercising merchandise therein, shall pay neither more nor greater customs, tributes, tolls, and other duties, nor in any other manner, than as the people of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, or other strangers trading thither, and paying less Customs, do or shall pay; and that, as well'in going, returning, and staying, as also in fishing and trading, they shall enjoy the same liberties, immunities, and privileges which the people of any foreign nation whatsover abiding or trading in the said kingdoms and dominions of the King of England do or shall enjoy. But so that the sovereign power of both Kings, in their kingdoms, principalities, dominions, and ports respectively, to appoint and change Customs and any other matters according to the occasion, be preserved and remain inviolate, provided the said equality be strictly observed on either part in manner aforesaid. (Article XIII.) Confirmed by treaty of the 14th January, 1814. If applicable to British Colonies. Subjects: Customs Duties, fyc. —Applicable to the British " dominions." (Article XIII.) DOMINICA.—Maecu 6, ISSO. Commerce and Navigation. —ln order that the two Contracting Parties may have the opportunity of hereafter treating and agreeing upon such other arrangements as may tend still further to the improvement of their mutual intercourse and to the advancement of the interests of their respective subjects and citizens, it is agreed that the present treaty shall remain in force and vigour for the term of ten years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications (September 10, 1850) ; and either of the Contracting Parties shall have the right of giving to the other party notice of its intention to terminate, at the expiration of the said ten years, the stipulations relating to commerce and navigation, which shall cease to be binding after ten years, and all those that relate to peace and amity shall remain obligatory to both nations. (Article X.) Most-favoured-Nation Treatment. Subjects : Commerce, Protection, Bights, and Privileges. —There shall be reciprocal freedom of commerce between the British dominions and the Dominican Republic. The subjects of Her Britannic Majesty may reside in. and trade to any part of the territories of the republic to which any other foreigners are or shall be admitted. They shall enjoy full protection for their persons and properties. They shall be allowed to buy from and to sell to whom they like, without being restrained or affected by any monopoly, contract, or exclusive privilege of sale or purchase whatever ; and they shall moreover enjoy all other rights and privileges which are or may bo granted to any other foreigners, subjects, or citizens of the most favoured nation. The citizens of the Dominican Republic shall, in return, enjoy similar protection and privileges in the dominions of Her Britannic Majesty. (Article II.) Import Duties : Goods and Merchandise. —Merchandise or goods coming from the British dominions in any vessel, or imported in British vessels from any country, shall not be prohibited by the Dominican Republic, nor be subject to higher duties than are levied on the same kinds of merchandise or goods coming from any other foreign country, or imported in any other vessels. (Article IV.) Export Duties. —All articles the produce of the republic may be exported therefrom by British subjects and British vessels on as favourable terms as by the subjects or citizens and vessels of any other foreign country. (Article IV.) Subjects: Commerce and Navigation, Favours, Privileges, and Immunities. —It being the intention of the two Contracting Parties to bind themselves by the present treaty to treat each other on the footing of the most favoured nation, it is hereby agreed between them that any favour, privilege, or immunity whatever in matters of commerce and navigation which either Contracting Party has actually granted, or may hereafter grant, to the subjects or citizens of any other State, shall be extended to the subjects or citizens of the other Contracting Party gratuitously if the concession in favour of that other State shall have been gratuitous, or in return for a compensation as nearly as possible of proportionate value and eflect, to be adjusted by mutual agreement if the concession shall have been conditional. (Article VI.) A—2. 3.