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For the purposes of the present Convention:
(a) the term “welfare material” means material for the pursuit of cultural, educational, recreational, religious or sporting activities by seafarers and shall include reading material, audio-visual material, sports gear, hobby material and equipment for religious activities (including vestments), as set out in the list, which is not exhaustive, in the Annex to the present Convention;
(b) the term “seafarer” means any person carried on board a ship and charged with duties in connection with its working or service at sea;
(c) the term “welfare establishments” means hostels, clubs or recreation centres for seafarers, managed either by official organisations or by religious or other not-for-profit organisations, and places of worship where service for seafarers are regularly held;
(d) the term “import duties and taxes” means Customs duties and all other duties, taxes, fees or other charges which are collected on or in connection with the importation of goods, but not including fees and charges which are limited in amount to the approximate cost of services rendered;
(e) the term “ratification” means ratification, acceptance or approval;
(f) the term “the Council” means the Organisation set up by the Convention establishing a Customs Co-operation Council, done at Brussels on 15th December, 1950.