Budapest Convention on the Contract for the carriage of goods by inland waterway (CMNI):Article 25 Nullity of contractual stipulations

Budapest Convention on the Contract for the carriage of goods by inland waterway (CMNI)

Article 25 Nullity of contractual stipulations

Geldend

Documentgegevens:

Geldend vanaf 01-04-2005

Bronpublicatie:: 22-06-2001, Trb. 2001, 124 (uitgifte: 26-07-2001, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Inwerkingtreding: 01-04-2005
Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:: 11-08-2006, Trb. 2006, 176 (uitgifte: 01-01-2006, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Vakgebied(en): Internationaal publiekrecht / Vrij verkeer
Vervoersrecht / Binnenvaart

1.

Any contractual stipulation intended to exclude or to limit or, subject to the provisions of article 20, paragraph 4, to increase the liability, within the meaning of this Convention, of the carrier, the actual carrier or their servants or agents, to shift the burden of proof or to reduce the periods for claims or limitations referred to in articles 23 and 24 shall be null and void. Any stipulation assigning a benefit of insurance of the goods in favour of the carrier is also null and void.

2.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of the present article and without prejudice to article 21, contractual stipulations shall be authorized specifying that the carrier or the actual carrier is not liable for losses arising from:

a): an act or omission by the master of the vessel, the pilot or any other person in the service of the vessel, pusher or tower during navigation or in the formation or dissolution of a pushed or towed convoy, provided that the carrier complied with the obligations set out for the crew in article 3, paragraph 3, unless the act or omission results from an intention to cause damage or from reckless conduct with the knowledge that such damage would probably result;
b): fire or an explosion on board the vessel, where it is not possible to prove that the fire or explosion resulted from a fault of the carrier or the actual carrier or their servants or agents or a defect of the vessel;
c): the defects existing prior to the voyage of his vessel or of a rented or chartered vessel if he can prove that such defects could not have been detected prior to the start of the voyage despite due diligence.