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汉堡规则
THESTATESPARTIESTOTHISCONVENTION,HAVINGRECOGNIZEDthedesirabilityofdeterminingbyagreementcertainrulesrelatingtothecarriageofgoodsbysea,HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludeaConventionforthispurposeandhavetheretoagreedasfollows:
PARTI
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article1
Definitions
InthisConvention:
1."Carrier"meansanypersonbywhomorinwhosenameacontractofcarriageofgoodsbyseahasbeenconcludedwithashipper.
2."Actualcarrier"meansanypersontowhomtheperformanceofthecarriageofthegoods,orofpartofthecarriage,hasbeenentrustedbythecarrier,andincludesanyotherpersontowhomsuchperformancehasbeenentrusted.
3."Shipper"meansanypersonbywhomorinwhosenameoronwhosebehalfacontractofcarriageofgoodsbyseahasbeenconcludedwithacarrier,oranypersonbywhomorinwhosenameoronwhosebehalfthegoodsareactuallydeliveredtothecarrierinrelationtothecontractofcarriagebysea.
4."Consignee"meansthepersonentitledtotakedeliveryofthegoods.
5."Goods"includesliveanimals;wherethegoodsareconsolidatedinacontainer,palletorsimilararticleoftransportorwheretheyarepacked,"goods"includessucharticleoftransportorpackagingifsuppliedbytheshipper.
6."Contractofcarriagebysea"meansanycontractwherebythecarrierundertakesagainstpaymentoffreighttocarrygoodsbyseafromoneporttoanother;however,acontractwhichinvolvescarriagebyseaandalsocarriagebysomeothermeansisdeemedtobeacontractofcarriagebyseaforthepurposesofthisConventiononlyinsofarasitrelatestothecarriagebysea.
7."Billoflading"meansadocumentwhichevidencesacontractofcarriagebyseaandthetakingoverorloadingofthegoodsbythecarrier,andbywhichthecarrierundertakestodeliverthegoodsagainstsurrenderofthedocument.Aprovisioninthedocumentthatthegoodsaretobedeliveredtotheorderofanamedperson,ortoorder,ortobearer,constitutessuchanundertaking.
8."Writing"includes,interalia,telegramandtelex.
Article2
Scopeofapplication
1.TheprovisionsofthisConventionareapplicabletoallcontractsofcarriagebyseabetweentwodifferentStates,if:
(a)theportofloadingasprovidedforinthecontractofcarriagebyseaislocatedinaContractingState,or
(b)theportofdischargeasprovidedforinthecontractofcarriagebyseaislocatedinaContractingState,or
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oneoftheoptionalportsofdischargeprovidedforinthecontractofcarriagebyseaistheactualportofdischargeandsuchportislocatedinaContractingState,or
(d)thebillofladingorotherdocumentevidencingthecontractofcarriagebyseaisissuedinaContractingState,or
(e)thebillofladingorotherdocumentevidencingthecontractofcarriagebyseaprovidesthattheprovisionsofthisConventionorthelegislationofanyStategivingeffecttothemaretogovernthecontract.
2.TheprovisionsofthisConventionareapplicablewithoutregardtothenationalityoftheship,thecarrier,theactualcarrier,theshipper,theconsigneeoranyotherinterestedperson.
3.TheprovisionsofthisConventionarenotapplicabletocharter-parties.However,whereabillofladingisissuedpursuanttoacharter-party,theprovisionsoftheConventionapplytosuchabillofladingifitgovernstherelationbetweenthecarrierandtheholderofthebilloflading,notbeingthecharterer.
4.Ifacontractprovidesforfuturecarriageofgoodsinaseriesofshipmentsduringanagreedperiod,theprovisionsofthisConventionapplytoeachshipment.However,whereashipmentismadeunderacharter-party,theprovisionsofparagraph3ofthisarticleapply.
Article3
InterpretationoftheConvention
IntheinterpretationandapplicationoftheprovisionsofthisConventionregardshallbehadtoitsinternationalcharacterandtotheneedtopromoteuniformity.
PARTII
LIABILITYOFTHECARRIER
Article4
Periodofresponsibility
1.TheresponsibilityofthecarrierforthegoodsunderthisConventioncoverstheperiodduringwhichthecarrierisinchargeofthegoodsattheportofloading,duringthecarriageandattheportofdischarge.
2.Forthepurposeofparagraph1ofthisarticle,thecarrierisdeemedtobeinchargeofthegoods
(a)fromthetimehehastakenoverthegoodsfrom:
(I)theshipper,orapersonactingonhisbehalf;or
(ii)anauthorityorotherthirdpartytowhom,pursuanttolaworregulationsapplicableattheportofloading,thegoodsmustbehandedoverforshipment;
(b)untilthetimehehasdeliveredthegoods:
(I)byhandingoverthegoodstotheconsignee;or
(ii)incaseswheretheconsigneedoesnotreceivethegoodsfromthecarrier,byplacingthematthedisposaloftheconsigneeinaccordancewiththecontractorwiththelaworwiththeusageoftheparticulartrade,applicableattheportofdischarge;or
(iii)byhandingoverthegoodstoanauthorityorotherthirdpartytowhom,pursuanttolaworregulationsapplicableattheportofdischarge,thegoodsmustbehandedover.
3.Inparagraphs1and2ofthisarticle,referencetothecarrierortotheconsigneemeans,inadditiontothecarrierortheconsignee,theservantsoragents,respectivelyofthecarrierortheconsignee.
Article5
Basisofliability
1.Thecarrierisliableforlossresultingfromlossofordamagetothegoods,aswellasfromdelayindelivery,iftheoccurrencewhichcausedtheloss,damageordelaytookplacewhilethegoodswereinhischargeasdefinedinarticle4,unlessthecarrierprovesthathe,hisservantsoragentstookallmeasuresthatcouldreasonablyberequiredtoavoidtheoccurrenceanditsconsequences.
2.Delayindeliveryoccurswhenthegoodshavenotbeendeliveredattheportofdischargeprovidedforinthecontractofcarriagebyseawithinthetimeexpresslyagreeduponor,intheabsenceofsuchagreement,withinthetimewhichitwouldbereasonabletorequireofadiligentcarrier,havingregardtothecircumstancesofthecase.
3.Thepersonentitledtomakeaclaimforthelossofgoodsmaytreatthegoodsaslostiftheyhavenotbeendeliveredasrequiredbyarticle4within60consecutivedaysfollowingtheexpiryofthetimefordeliveryaccordingtoparagraph2ofthisarticle.
4.(a)Thecarrierisliable
(I)forlossofordamagetothegoodsordelayindeliverycausedbyfire,iftheclaimantprovesthatthefirearosefromfaultorneglectonthepartofthecarrier,hisservantsoragents;
(ii)forsuchloss,damageordelayindeliverywhichisprovedbytheclaimanttohaveresultedfromthefaultorneglectofthecarrier,hisservantsoragents,intakingallmeasuresthatcouldreasonablyberequiredtoputoutthefireandavoidormitigateitsconsequences.
(b)Incaseoffireonboardtheshipaffectingthegoods,iftheclaimantorthecarriersodesires,asurveyinaccordancewithshippingpracticesmustbeheldintothecauseandcircumstancesofthefire,andacopyofthesurveyor"sreportshallbemadeavailableondemandtothecarrierandtheclaimant.
5.Withrespecttoliveanimals,thecarrierisnotliableforloss,damageordelayindeliveryresultingfromanyspecialrisksinherentinthatkindofcarriage.Ifthecarrierprovesthathehascompliedwithanyspecialinstructionsgiventohimbytheshipperrespectingtheanimalsandthat,inthecircumstancesofthecase,theloss,damageordelayindeliverycouldbeattributedtosuchrisks,itispresumedthattheloss,damageordelayindeliverywassocaused,unlessthereisproofthatallorapartoftheloss,damageordelayindeliveryresultedfromfaultorneglectonthepartofthecarrier,hisservantsoragents.
6.Thecarrierisnotliable,exceptingeneralaverage,whereloss,damageordelayindeliveryresultedfrommeasurestosavelifeorfromreasonablemeasurestosavepropertyatsea.
7.Wherefaultorneglectonthepartofthecarrier,hisservantsoragentscombineswithanothercausetoproduceloss,damageordelayindeliverythecarrierisliableonlytotheextentthattheloss,damageordelayindeliveryisattributabletosuchfaultorneglect,providedthatthecarrierprovestheamountoftheloss,damageordelayindeliverynotattributablethereto.
Article6
Limitsofliability
1.(a)Theliabilityofthecarrierforlossresultingfromlossofordamagetogoodsaccordingtotheprovisionsofarticle5islimitedtoanamountequivalentto835unitsofaccountperpackageorothershippingunitor2.5unitsofaccountperkilogrammeofgrossweightofthegoodslostordamaged,whicheveristhehigher.
(b)Theliabilityofthecarrierfordelayindeliveryaccordingtotheprovisionsofarticle5islimitedtoanamountequivalenttotwoandahalftimesthefreightpayableforthegoodsdelayed,butnotexceedingthetotalfreightpayableunderthecontractofcarriageofgoodsbysea.
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Innocaseshalltheaggregateliabilityofthecarrier,underbothsubparagraphs(a)and(b)ofthisparagraph,exceedthelimitationwhichwouldbeestablishedundersubparagraph(a)ofthisparagraphfortotallossofthegoodswithrespecttowhichsuchliabilitywasincurred.
2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingwhichamountisthehigherinaccordancewithparagraph1(a)ofthisarticle,thefollowingrulesapply:
(a)Whereacontainer,palletorsimilararticleoftransportisusedtoconsolidategoods,thepackageorothershippingunitsenumeratedinthebilloflading,ifissued,orotherwiseinanyotherdocumentevidencingthecontractofcarriagebysea,aspackedinsucharticleoftransportaredeemedpackagesorshippingunits.Exceptasaforesaidthegoodsinsucharticleoftransportaredeemedon