1. The Contracting States shall not impose upon refugees duties, charges or taxes, of any description whatsoever, other or higher than those which are or may be levied on their nationals in similar situations.
2. Nothing in the above paragraph shall prevent the application to refugees of the laws and regulations concerning charges in respect of the issue to aliens of administrative documents including identity papers.
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In force from 28-07-1951
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Section 29 of the Convention of 28 July 1951 to the Status of Refugees/akn/un/act/treaty/1951-07-28/refugee-convention-1951
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