Rotterdam Rules
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
UNITED NATIONS
Vienna, 2009
UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales No. E.09.V.9 ISBN 978-92-1-133672-6
Contents
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 1 . General provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1 . Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
UNITED NATIONS
Vienna, 2009
UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales No. E.09.V.9 ISBN 978-92-1-133672-6
Contents
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 1 . General provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1 . Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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