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INTERNATIONALCONVENTIONFORTHEUNIFICATIONOFCERTAINRULESOFLAWRELATINGTOBILLSOFLADING

（“HAGUERULES”）

（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,includinganybillofladingora

nysimilardocumentasaforesaidissuedunderorpursuanttoacharterpartyfromthemomentatwhichsuchbillofladingorsimilardocumentoftitleregulatestherelationsbetweenacarrierandaholderofthesame.

（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.

Inanyeventthecarrier

andtheshipshallbedischargedfromallliabilityinrespectoflossordamageunlesssuitisbroughtwithinoneyearafterdeliveryofthegoodsorthedatewhenthegoodsshouldhavebeendelivered.

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,buttheburdenofproofshallbeonthepersonclaimingthebenefitofthisexceptiontoshowthatneithertheactualfaultorprivityofthecarriernorthefaultorneglectoftheagentsorservantsofthecarriercontributedtothelossordamage.

3.Theshippershallnotb