A/56/17 & Corr.1 (French only), Corr.2 (Spanish only), Corr.3
 
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Chapter 1. General provisions
 
 
 
1(1) "Contract of carriage"
 
 
 
1(3) "Liner transportation" & 1(4) "Non-liner transportation"
 
 
 
1(6) "Performing party" & 1(7) "Maritime performing party"
 
 
 
1(9) "Documentary shipper"
 
 
 
1(13) "Controlling party"
 
 
 
1(14) "Transport document"
 
 
 
1(15) "Negotiable transport document"
 
 
 
1(16) "Non-negotiable transport document"
 
 
 
1(17) "Electronic communication"
 
 
 
1(18) "Electronic transport record"
 
 
 
 
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1(19) "Negotiable electronic transport record"
 
 
 
1(20) "Non-negotiable electronic transport record"
 
 
 
1(21) "Issuance" & 1(22) "Transfer"
 
 
 
1(23) "Contract particulars"
 
 
 
1(26) "Container" & 1(27) "Vehicle"
 
 
 
Article 2. Interpretation of this Convention
 
 
 
Article 3. Form requirements
 
 
 
Article 4. Applicability of defences and limits of liability
 
 
 
Chapter 2. Scope of application
 
 
 
Article 5. General scope of application
 
 
 
Article 6. Specific exclusions
 
 
 
Article 7. Application to certain parties
 
 
 
Chapter 3. Electronic transport records
 
 
 
Article 8. Use and effect of electronic transport records
 
 
 
Article 9. Procedures for use of negotiable electronic transport records
 
 
 
Article 10. Replacement of negotiable transport document or negotiable electronic transport record
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Chapter 4. Obligations of the carrier
 
 
 
Article 11. Carriage and delivery of the goods
 
 
 
Article 12. Period of responsibility of the carrier
 
 
 
Chapter 2. Scope of application [in general]
 
 
 
Article 13. Specific obligations
 
 
 
Article 14. Specific obligations applicable to the voyage by sea
 
 
 
Article 15. Goods that may become a danger
 
 
 
Article 16. Sacrifice of the goods during the voyage by sea
 
 
 
Chapter 5. Liability of the carrier for loss, damage or delay
 
 
 
Article 17. Basis of liability
 
 
 
Article 18. Liability of the carrier for other persons
 
 
 
Article 19. Liability of maritime performing parties
 
 
 
 
Article 4. Applicability of defences and limits of liability
 
 
Article 20. Joint and several liability
 
 
 
Article 22. Calculation of compensation
 
 
 
 
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Article 23. Notice in case of loss, damage or delay
 
 
 
Chapter 6. Additional provisions relating to particular stages of carriage
 
 
 
Article 25. Deck cargo on ships
 
 
 
Article 26. Carriage preceding or subsequent to sea carriage
 
 
 
Chapter 2. Scope of application [in general]
 
 
 
Chapter 7. Obligations of the shipper to the carrier
 
 
 
Article 27. Delivery for carriage
 
 
 
Article 28. Cooperation of the shipper and the carrier in providing information and instructions
 
 
 
Article 29. Shipper's obligation to provide information, instructions and documents
 
 
 
Article 30. Basis of shipper's liability to the carrier
 
 
 
Article 31. Information for compilation of contract particulars
 
 
 
Article 32. Special rules on dangerous goods
 
 
 
Article 33. Assumption of shipper's rights and obligations by the documentary shipper
 
 
 
Article 34. Liability of the shipper for other persons
 
 
 
Chapter 8. Transport documents and electronic transport records
 
 
 
Article 35. Issuance of the transport document or the electronic transport record
 
 
 
Article 36. Contract particulars
 
 
 
Article 37. Identity of the carrier
 
 
 
Article 39. Deficiencies in the contract particulars
 
 
 
Article 40. Qualifying the information relating to the goods in the contract particulars
 
 
 
Article 41. Evidentiary effect of the contract particulars
 
 
 
Article 42. "Freight prepaid"
 
 
 
Chapter 9. Delivery of the goods
 
 
 
Article 43. Obligation to accept delivery
 
 
 
Article 44. Obligation to acknowledge receipt
 
 
 
Article 45. Delivery when no negotiable transport document or negotiable electronic transport record is issued
 
 
 
Article 46. Delivery when a non-negotiable transport document that requires surrender is issued
 
 
 
Article 47. Delivery when a negotiable transport document or negotiable electronic transport record is issued
 
 
 
Article 48. Goods remaining undelivered
 
 
 
Article 49. Retention of goods
 
 
 
Chapter 10. Rights of the controlling party
 
 
 
Article 50. Exercise and extent of right of control
 
 
 
Article 51. Identity of the controlling party and transfer of the right of control
 
 
 
Article 52. Carrier's execution of instructions
 
 
 
Article 53. Deemed delivery
 
 
 
Article 54. Variations to the contract of carriage
 
 
 
Article 55. Providing additional information, instructions or documents to carrier
 
 
 
Article 56. Variation by agreement
 
 
 
Chapter 11. Transfer of rights
 
 
 
Article 57. When a negotiable transport document or negotiable electronic transport record is issued
 
 
 
Article 58. Liability of holder
 
 
 
Chapter 12. Limits of liability
 
 
 
Article 59. Limits of liability
 
 
 
Article 60. Limits of liability for loss caused by delay
 
 
 
Article 61. Loss of the benefit of limitation of liability
 
 
 
Chapter 13. Period of time for suit
 
 
 
Article 62. Period of time for suit
 
 
 
Article 63. Extension of time for suit
 
 
 
Article 64. Action for indemnity
 
 
 
Article 65. Actions against the person identified as the carrier
 
 
 
 
Annex: Chapter 15 - Jurisdiction
 
Article 66. Actions against the carrier
 
 
 
Article 67. Choice of court agreements
 
 
 
Article 68. Actions against the maritime performing party
 
 
 
Article 69. No additional bases of jurisdiction
 
 
 
Article 70. Arrest and provisional or protective measures
 
 
 
Article 71. Consolidation and removal of actions
 
 
 
Article 72. Agreement after a dispute has arisen and jurisdiction when the defendant has entered an appearance
 
 
 
Article 73. Recognition and enforcement
 
 
 
Article 74. Application of chapter 14
 
 
 
Article 75. Arbitration agreements
 
 
 
Article 76. Arbitration agreement in non-liner transportation
 
 
 
Article 77. Agreement to arbitrate after a dispute has arisen
 
 
 
Article 78. Application of chapter 15
 
 
 
Chapter 16. Validity of contractual terms
 
 
 
Article 79. General provisions
 
 
 
Article 80. Special rules for volume contracts
 
 
 
Article 81. Special rules for live animals and certain other goods
 
 
 
Chapter 17. Matters not governed by this Convention
 
 
 
Article 82. International conventions governing the carriage of goods by other modes of transport
 
 
 
Article 83. Global limitation of liability
 
 
 
Article 84. General average
 
 
 
Article 85. Passengers and luggage
 
 
 
Article 86. Damage caused by nuclear incident
 
 
 
Chapter 18. Final clauses
 
 
 
Article 88. Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
 
 
 
Article 89. Denunciation of other conventions
 
 
 
Article 91. Procedure and effect of declarations
 
 
 
Article 92. Effect in domestic territorial units
 
 
 
Article 93. Participation by regional economic integration organizations
 
 
 
Article 94. Entry into force
 
 
 
Article 95. Revision and amendment
 
 
 
Article 96. Denunciation of this Convention