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INTERNATIONALCONVENTIONFORTHEUNIFICATIONOF

CERTAINRULESOFLAWRELATINGTOBILLSOFLADING

（“HAGUERULES”）,ANDPROTOCOLOFSIGNATURE

（Brussels,25August1924）

ThePresidentoftheGermanRepublic,thePresidentoftheArgentineRepublic,HisMajestytheKingoftheBelgians,thePresidentoftheRepublicofChile,thePresidentoftheRepublicofCuba,HisMajestytheKingofDenmarkandIceland,HisMajestytheKingofSpain,theHeadoftheEstonianState,thePresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,thePresidentoftheRepublicofFinland,thePresidentoftheFrenchRepublic,HisMajestytheKingoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandandoftheBritishDominionsbeyondtheSeas,EmperorofIndia,HisMostSupremeHighnesstheGovernoroftheKingdomofHungary,HisMajestytheKingofItaly,HisMajestytheEmperorofJapan,thePresidentoftheLatvianRepublic,thePresidentoftheRepublicofMexico,HisMajestytheKingofNorway,HerMajestytheQueenoftheNetherlands,thePresidentoftheRepublicofPeru,thePresidentofthePolishRepublic,thePresidentofthePortugueseRepublic,HisMajestytheKingofRomania,HisMajestytheKingoftheSerbs,CroatsandSlovenes,HisMajestytheKingofSweden,andthePresidentoftheRepublicofUruguay,

HAVINGRECOGNIZEDtheutilityoffixingbyagreementcertainuniformrulesoflawrelatingtobillsoflading,

HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludeaconventionwiththisobjectandhaveappointedthefollowingPlenipotentiaries:

WHO,dulyauthorizedthereto,haveagreedasfollows:

Article1

InthisConventionthefollowingwordsareemployedwiththemeaningssetoutbelow:

（a）    "Carrier"includestheownerorthechartererwhoentersintoacontractofcarriagewithashipper.

（b）    "Contractofcarriage"appliesonlytocontractsofcarriagecoveredbyabillofladingoranysimilardocumentoftitle,insofarassuchdocumentrelatestothecarriageofgoodsbysea,includinganybillofladingoranysimilardocumentasaforesaidissuedunderorpursuanttoacharterpartyfromthemomentatwhichsuchbillofladingorsimilardocumentoftitleregulatestherelationsbetweenacarrierandaholderofthesame.

（c）    "Goods"includesgoods,wares,merchandiseandarticlesofeverykindwhatsoeverexceptliveanimalsandcargowhichbythecontractofcarriageinstatedasbeingcarriedondeckandissocarried.

（d）    "Ship"meansanyvesselusedforthecarriageofgoodsbysea.

（e）    "Carriageofgoods"coverstheperiodfromthetimewhenthegoodsareloadedontothetimetheyaredischargedfromtheship.

Article2

SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle6,undereverycontractofcarriageofgoodsbyseathecarrier,inrelationtotheloading,handling,stowage,carriage,custody,careanddischargeofsuchgoods,shallbesubjecttotheresponsibilitiesandliabilities,andentitledtotherightsandimmunitieshereinaftersetforth.

Article3

1.      Thecarriershallbeboundbeforeandatthebeginningofthevoyagetoexerciseduediligencet

（a）    Maketheshipseaworthy.

（b）    Properlyman,equipandsupplytheship.

（c）    Maketheholds,refrigeratingandcoolchambers,andallotherpartsoftheshipinwhichgoodsarecarried,fitandsafefortheirreception,carriageandpreservation.

2.      SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle4,thecarriershallproperlyandcarefullyload,handle,stow,carry,keep,carefor,anddischargethegoodscarried.

3.      Afterreceivingthegoodsintohischargethecarrierorthemasteroragentofthecarriershall,ondemandoftheshipper,issuetotheshipperabillofladingshowingamongotherthings:

（a）    Theleadingmarksnecessaryforidentificationofthegoodsasthesamearefurnishedinwritingbytheshipperbeforetheloadingofsuchgoodsstarts,providedsuchmarksarestampedorotherwiseshownclearlyuponthegoodsifuncovered,oronthecasesorcoveringsinwhichsuchgoodsarecontained,insuchamannerasshouldordinarilyremainlegibleuntiltheendofthevoyage.

（b）    Eitherthenumberofpackagesorpieces,orthequantity,orweight,asthecasemaybe,asfurnishedinwritingbytheshipper.

（c）    Theapparentorderandconditionofthegoods.

Providedthatnocarrier,masteroragentofthecarriershallbeboundtostateorshowinthebillofladinganymarks,number,quantity,orweightwhichhehasreasonablegroundforsuspectingnotaccuratelytorepresentthegoodsactuallyreceived,orwhichhehashadnoreasonablemeansofchecking.

4.      Suchabillofladingshallbeprimafacieevidenceofthereceiptbythecarrierofthegoodsasthereindescribedinaccordancewithparagraph3（a）,（b）and（c）.

5.      Theshippershallbedeemedtohaveguaranteedtothecarriertheaccuracyatthetimeofshipmentofthemarks,number,quantityandweight,asfurnishedbyhim,andtheshippershallindemnitythecarrieragainstallloss,damagesandexpensesarisingorresultingfrominaccuraciesinsuchparticulars.Therightofthecarriertosuchindemnityshallinnowaylimithisresponsibilityandliabilityunderthecontractofcarriagetoanypersonotherthantheshipper.

6.      Unlessnoticeoflossordamageandthegeneralnatureofsuchlossordamagebegiveninwritingtothecarrierorhisagentattheportofdischargebeforeoratthetimeoftheremovalofthegoodsintothecustodyofthepersonentitledtodeliverythereofunderthecontractofcarriage,or,ifthelossordamagebenotapparent,withinthreedays,suchremovalshallbeprimafacieevidenceofthedeliverybythecarrierofthegoodsasdescribedinthebilloflading.

Ifthelossordamageisnotapparent,thenoticemustbegivenwithinthreedaysofthedeliveryofthegoods.

Thenoticeinwritingneednotbegivenifthestateofthegoodshas,atthetimeoftheirreceipt,beenthesubjectofjointsurveyorinspection.

Inanyeventthecarrierandtheshipshallbedischargedfromallliabilityinrespectoflossordamageunlesssuitisbroughtwithinoneyearafterdeliveryofthegoodsorthedatewhenthegoodsshouldhavebeendelivered.

Inthecaseofanyactualorapprehendedlossordamagethecarrierandthereceivershallgiveallreasonablefacilitiestoeachotherforinspectingandtallyingthegoods.

7.      Afterthegoodsareloadedthebillofladingtobeissuedbythecarrier,master,oragentofthecarrier,totheshippershall,iftheshippersodemands,bea"shipped"billoflading,providedthatiftheshippershallhavepreviouslytakenupanydocumentoftitletosuchgoods,heshallsurrenderthesameasagainsttheissueofthe"shipped"billoflading,butattheoptionofthecarriersuchdocumentoftitlemaybenotedattheportofshipmentbythecarrier,master,oragentwiththenameornamesoftheshiporshipsuponwhichthegoodshavebeenshippedandthedateordatesofshipment,andwhensonoted,ifitshowstheparticularsmentionedinparagraph3ofArticle3,shallforthepurposeofthisArticlebedeemedtoconstitutea"shipped"billoflading.

8.      Anyclause,covenant,oragreementinacontractofcarriagerelievingthecarrierortheshipfromliabilityforlossordamageto,orinconnexionwith,goodsarisingfromnegligence,fault,orfailureinthedutiesandobligationsprovidedinthisArticleorlesseningsuchliabilityotherwisethanasprovidedinthisConvention,shallbenullandvoidandofnoeffect.Abenefitofinsuranceinfavourofthecarrierorsimilarclauseshallbedeemedtobeaclauserelievingthecarrierfromliability.

Article4

1.      Neitherthecarriernortheshipshallbeliableforlossordamagearisingorresultingfromunseaworthinessunlesscausedbywantofduediligenceonthepartofthecarriertomaketheshipseaworthyandtosecurethattheshipisproperlymanned,equippedandsupplied,andtomaketheholds,refrigeratingandcoolchambersandallotherpartsoftheshipinwhichgoodsarecarriedfitandsafefortheirreception,carriageandpreservationinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph1ofArticle3.WheneverlossordamagehasresultedfromunseaworthinesstheburdenofprovingtheexerciseofduediligenceshallbeonthecarrierorotherpersonclaimingexemptionunderthisArticle.

2.      Neitherthecarriernortheshipshallberesponsibleforlossordamagearisingorresultingfrom:

（a）    Act,neglect,ordefaultofthemaster,mariner,pilot,ortheservantsofthecarrierinthenavigationorinthemanagementoftheship.

（b）    Fire,unlesscausedbytheactualfaultorprivityofthecarrier.

（c）    Perils,dangersandaccidentsoftheseaorothernavigablewaters.

（d）    ActofGod.

（e）    Actofwar.

（f）    Actofpublicenemies.

（g）    Arrestorrestraintorprinces,rulersorpeople,orseizureunderlegalprocess.

（h）    Quarantinerestrictions.

（i）      Actoromissionoftheshipperorownerofthegoods,hisagentorrepresentative.

（j）      Strikesorlockoutsorstoppageorrestraintoflabourfromwhatevercause,whetherpartialorgeneral.

（k）    Riotsandcivilcommotions.

（l）      Savingorattemptingtosavelifeorpropertyatsea.

（m）    Wastageinbulkorweightoranyotherlossordamagearisingfrominherentdefect,qualityorviceofthegoods.

（n）    Insufficiencyofpacking.

（o）    Insufficiencyorinadequacyofmarks.

（p）    Latentdefectsnotdiscoverablebyduediligence.

（q）    Anyothercausearisingwithouttheactualfaultorprivityofthecarrier,orwithouttheactualfaultorneglectoftheagentsorservantsofthecarrier,buttheburdenofproofshallbeonthepersonclaimingthebenefitofthisexceptiontoshowthatneitherthe