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The President of the German Reich; the Federal President of the Austrian Republic; His Majesty the King of the Belgians; His Majesty the King of Denmark and Iceland; the President of the Polish Republic, for the Free City of Danzig; the President of the Republic of Ecuador; His Majesty the King of Spain; the President of the Republic of Finland; the President of the French Republic; the President of the Hellenic Republic; His Serene Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the Emperor of Japan; Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg; the President of the United States of Mexico; His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco; His Majesty the King of Norway; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; the President of the Polish Republic; the President of the Portuguese Republic; His Majesty the King of Roumania; His Majesty the King of Sweden; the Swiss Federal Council; the President of the Czechoslovak Republic; the President of the Turkish Republic; His Majesty the King of Yugoslavia,

Being desirous of adopting rules to settle certain conflicts of laws in connection with cheques, have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries the following:

The President of the German Reich:

M. Leo Quassowski, Ministerial Counsellor in the Reich Ministry of Justice;

Dr. Erich Albrecht, Counsellor of Legation of the Reich Ministry for Foreign Affairs;

Dr. Erwin Pätzold, ‘Landgerichtsrat’ at the Court of Schweidnitz.

The Federal President of the Austrian Republic:

Dr. Guido Strobele, Ministerial Counsellor in the Federal Ministry of Justice.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians:

M. J. de la Vallée Poussin, Honoray Secretary-General of Ministry of Science and Arts.

His Majesty the King of Denmark and Iceland:

M. Axel Helper, Ministerial Counsellor in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry;

M. Valdemar Eigtved, General Manager of the ‘Privatbanken’, Copenhagen.

The President of the Polish Republic, for the Free City of Danzig:

M. Józef Sulkowski, Professor at the University of Poznan, Member of the Polish Codification Commission.

The President of the Republic of Ecuador:

Dr. Alejandro Gastelú, Consul at Geneva.

His Majesty the King of Spain:

Professor Francisco Bernis, Secretary-General of the ‘Consejo Superior Bancario’.

The President of the Republic of Finland:

M. Filip Grönwall, Counsellor of State, Member of the High Administrative Court.

The President of the French Republic:

M. Louis Jean Percerou, Professor in the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris.

The President of the Hellenic Republic:

M. R. Raphaël, Permanent Delegate accredited of the League of Nations;

M. A. Contoumas, First Secretary of the Permanent Delegation accredited to the League of Nations.

His Serene Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary:

M. Jean Pelényi, Resident Minister, Head of the Royal Delegation accredited to the League of Nations.

His Majesty the King of Italy:

M. Amedeo Giannini, Counsellor of State, First-Class Minister Plenipotentiary;

M. Giovanni Zappalà, Barrister-at-Law, Head of Section in the Ministry of Finance.

His Majesty the Emperor of Japan:

M. Nobutaro Kawashima, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the President of the Hellenic Republic;

M. Ukitsu Tanaka, Judge at the Supreme Court of Japan.

Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg:

M. Charles Vermaire, Consul at Geneva.

The President of the United States of Mexico:

M. Antonio Castro-Leal, Observer accredited to the League of Nations.

His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco:

M. Conrad E. Hentsch, Consul-General of the Principality at Geneva.

His Majesty the King of Norway:

M. C. Stub Holmboe, Advocate at the Supreme Court.

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands:

Dr. J. Kosters, Counsellor at the High Court of Justice, Former Professor at the University of Groningen.

The President of the Polish Republic:

M. Józef Sulkowski, Professor at the University of Poznan, Member of the Polish Codification Commission.

The President of the Portuguese Republic:

Dr. José Caeiro da Matta, Rector of the University of Lisbon, Professor in the Faculty of Law, Director of the Bank of Portugal, Deputy Judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice.

His Majesty the King of Roumania:

M. Constantin Antoniade, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary accredited to the League of Nations.

His Majesty the King of Sweden:

Baron Erik Teodor Marks von Würtemberg, President of the Stockholm Court of Appeal, former Minister for Foreign Affairs;

M. L. Birger Ekeberg, Former Minister of Justice, President of the Civil Legislation Commission, Former Counsellor of the Supreme Court;

M. Knut Dahlberg, Former Minister of Agriculture, Director of the Association of Swedish Banks.

The Swiss Federal Council:

Dr. Max Vischer, Barrister-at-Law and Notary, First Secretary of the Swiss Bankers’ Association at Basle.

Dr. O. Hulftegger, First Secretary of the Board of the Swiss Commercial and Industrial Union at Zurich.

The President of the Czechoslovak Republic:

Dr. Karel Hermann-Otavsky, Professor at the University of Prague, President of the Codification Commission for Commercial Law in the Ministry of Justice.

The President of the Turkish Republic:

Cemal Hüsnü Bey, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Federal Council, Former Minister of Public Instruction.

His Majesty the King of Yugoslavia:

M. I. Choumenkovitch, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations.

Who, having communicated their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following provisions: