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Factories (except workshops for repairing ships) as well as retail shops (art. 11) 
Nd residences (except those necessary for living of persons the permanent 
Presence of whom in the free district is necessary for the purpose of surveillance 
and management) are not allowed in the free district. Merchants’ offices may 
be permitted. 
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Preparation of goods which are not considered industrial ones is as a rule 
Permitted inside of the free district. The kind of preparation expected must be 
announced in advance to the custom authorities for their approval and per- 
Mission, Repacking of goods is allowed but the custom authorities have the 
Tight here also to prohibit any extraordinary repacking the purpose of which 
May cause a decrease of the custom duties. 
The final decision with regard to permission and prohibition in both cases 
depends on the revenue board of the country. 
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Tradesmen who want to keep special storehouses in addition to the rooms and 
Places destined for the general use must state the kinds of goods to be stored, 
Obtain the revocable permission from the custom authorities and submit them- 
Selves in writing to all the provisions of these regulations. 
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I. The owner of the storehouse must keep record books on all the goods 
Stored in the house from which the stock on hand may be evident at any time. 
The books must be shown at the request of the chief of the custom office for 
Wspection. These regulations do not concern goods which pass the free district 
¥ithout being stored regularly. 
2. The custom officials must be allowed to enter into all the rooms located 
Dside of the free district as long as these rooms are opened or work is going on in 
them; in the last case the rooms must be opened immediately at their request. 
8. The owner of the storehouse must furnish to the custom administration any 
Wormation asked by it on the movement of the goods. 
4. The owner of the storehouse must take care that no evasion of custom duties 
and Government taxes from the storerooms and places is executed, no retail 
trade (art. 11) performed, and that no manipulation and repacking in the store- 
10uses which are in contradiction with the regulations is made. 
% Every store house owner must oblige all his clerks and workers to observe 
;Tictly all the custom law regulations and inform immediately the custom admin- 
"tration on all the violations as soon as he ie aware of them. 
5. The storehouse owner as well as the clerks and workmen must use for them- 
elves inside of the free district only those goods which are in free distribution 
1 the country or for which the custom duties have been paid. Goods taken for 
“amination for commercial purposes for which the custom duty is not paid are 
*Xempted from this restriction. 
- In each case in which the storehouse owner is guilty of violation against the 
rr and obligations resulting from these regulations, especially concerning the 
a of a careful supervision of his personnel (art. 8, No. 4), he must submit 
wp bef to the payment ordered by the administration of a conventional penalty 
tage 1,000 marks, fixed definitely by the custom authorities, without the right of 
» Ug any legal steps; a criminal suit may be brought against him in addition. 
ston If the violation can be attributed to the offense of a clerk or workman of the 
ehouse owner the offender, without prejudice to & criminal suit which can