The Treaty of Peace (Roumania) Order 1948

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. So far as they are by their nature capable of...

3. 2. The time at which the periods of prescription or limitation...

4. 3. The period to be allowed within which presentation of negotiable...

5. 4. (1) There shall be imposed on rights or interests with...

6. 5. (1) For the purposes of the provisions of this Order—the...

7. 6. (1) If any person, for the purposes of obtaining any...

8. 7. (1) This Order shall apply to the whole of His...

9. 8. This Order shall come into operation on the 2nd day...

10. 9. This Order may be cited as the Treaty of Peace...

11. Signature

12. 1. THE FIRST SCHEDULE

       1. PART V REPARATION AND RESTITUTION

          1. Article 23

             1. 1. Roumania accepts the principles of the United Nations Declaration of...

             2. 2. The obligation to make restitution applies to all identifiable property...

             3. 3. The Government entitled to restitution and the Roumanian Government may...

             4. 4. The Roumanian Government shall return the property referred to in...

             5. 5. The Roumanian Government shall co-operate with the United Nations in,...

             6. 6. The Roumanian Government shall take the necessary measures to effect...

             7. 7. Claims for the restitution of property shall be presented to...

             8. 8. The burden of identifying the property and of proving ownership...

       2. PART VI ECONOMIC CLAUSES

          1. Article 24

             1. 1. In so far as Roumania has not already done so,...

             2. 2. The Roumanian Government undertakes that all property, rights and interests...

             3. 3. The Roumanian Government shall invalidate transfers involving property, rights and...

             4. 4. (a) The Roumanian Government shall be responsible for the restoration...

             5. 5. The provisions of paragraph 4 of this Article shall not...

             6. 6. All reasonable expenses incurred in Roumania in establishing claims, including...

             7. 7. United Nations nationals and their property shall be exempted from...

             8. 8. The owner of the property concerned and the Roumanian Government...

             9. 9. As used in this Article: (a) “United Nations nationals” means...

          2. Article 27

             1. 1. Each of the Allied and Associated Powers shall have the...

             2. 2. The liquidation and disposition of Roumanian property shall be carried...

             3. 3. The Roumanian Government undertakes to compensate Roumanian nationals whose property...

             4. 4. No obligation is created by this Article on any Allied...

             5. 5. The property covered by paragraph 1 of this Article shall...

          3. Article 29

             1. 1. The existence of the state of war shall not, in...

             2. 2. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the present Treaty, nothing...

          4. Article 30

             1. 1. Roumania waives all claims of any description against the Allied...

             2. 2. The provisions of this Article shall bar, completely and finally,...

             3. 3. Roumania likewise waives all claims of the nature covered by...

             4. 4. The Roumanian Government shall assume full responsibility for all Allied...

             5. 5. The waiver of claims by Roumania under paragraph 1 of...

          5. Article 32

             1. 1. Any disputes which may arise in connection with Articles 23...

             2. 2. The decision of the majority of the members of the...

       3. PART VIII FINAL CLAUSES

          1. Article 37

             1. 1. For a period not to exceed eighteen months from the...

             2. 2. The Three Heads of Mission will give the Roumanian Government...

             3. 3. The Roumanian Government shall afford the said Three Heads of...

          2. Article 38

             1. 1. Except where another procedure is specifically provided under any Article...

             2. 2. The decision of the majority of the members of the...

             3. ANNEX IV Special Provisions Relating to Certain Kinds of Property

                1. A. INDUSTRIAL, LITERARY AND ARTISTIC PROPERTY

                   1. 1. (a) A period of one year from the coming into...

                   2. 2. A period from the outbreak of the war until a...

                   3. 3. The period from the outbreak of the war until the...

                   4. 4. The foregoing provisions concerning the rights in Roumania of the...

                   5. 5. Third parties in the territories of any of the Allied...

                   6. 6. Nothing in part A of this Annex shall be construed...

                   7. 7. Roumania shall likewise extend the benefits of the foregoing provisions...

                   8. 8. Nothing in part A of this Annex shall be understood...

                2. B. INSURANCE

                   1. 1. No obstacles, other than any applicable to insurers generally, shall...

                   2. 2. Should an insurer, who is a national of any of...

             4. ANNEX V Contracts, Prescription and Negotiable Instruments

                1. A. CONTRACTS

                   1. 1. Any contract which required for its execution intercourse between any...

                   2. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 above, there shall be...

                   3. 3. Nothing in part A of this Annex shall be deemed...

                   4. 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, contracts of insurance and re-insurance shall...

                2. B. PERIODS OF PRESCRIPTION

                   1. 1. All periods of prescription or limitation of right of action...

                   2. 2. Where, on account of failure to perform any act or...

                3. C. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

                   1. 1. As between enemies, no negotiable instrument made before the war...

                   2. 2. Where the period within which a negotiable instrument should have...

                   3. 3. If a person has, either before or during the war,...

                4. D. SPECIAL PROVISIONS

                   1. 1. For the purposes of this Annex, natural or juridical persons...

                   2. 2. Having regard to the legal system of the United States...

    2. THE SECOND SCHEDULE

       1. British protectorates. Territories in respect of which a mandate from...

13. Explanatory Note