Budapest Convention on the Contract for the carriage of goods by inland waterway (CMNI):Article 6 Obligations of the shipper

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

Article 6 Obligations of the shipper

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.

The shipper shall be required to pay the amounts due under the contract of carriage.

2.

The shipper shall furnish the carrier in writing, before the goods are handed over, with the following particulars concerning the goods to be carried:

a): dimensions, number or weight and stowage factor of the goods;
b): marks necessary for identification of the goods;
c): nature, characteristics and properties of the goods;
d): instructions concerning the Customs or administrative regulations applying to the goods;
e): other necessary particulars to be entered in the transport document.

The shipper shall also hand over to the carrier, when the goods are handed over, all the required accompanying documents.

3.

If the nature of the goods so requires, the shipper shall, bearing in mind the agreed transport operation, pack the goods in such a way as to prevent their loss or damage between the time they are taken over by the carrier and their delivery and so as to ensure that they do not cause damage to the vessel or to other goods. According to what has been agreed with a view to carriage, the shipper shall also make provision for appropriate marking in conformity with the applicable international or national regulations or, in the absence of such regulations, in accordance with rules and practices generally recognized in inland navigation.

4.

Subject to the obligations to be borne by the carrier, the shipper shall load and stow the goods and secure them in accordance with inland navigation practice unless the contract of carriage specifies otherwise.