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1932年牛津华沙规则中英文
WARSAW-OXFORDRULES1932
PREAMBLE
TheseRulesareintendedtooffertothoseinterestedinthesaleandpurchaseofgoodsontermswhohaveatpresentnostandardformofcontractorgeneralconditionsavailableameansofvoluntarilyandreadilyadoptingintheircontractsasetofuniformrules.
IntheabsenceofanyexpressadoptionoftheseRulesinthemannerhereinafterappearing,theyshallinnocasebedeemedtogoverntherightsandobligationsofthepartiestoasaleofgoodsonterms.
RULE1.SCHEMEOFRULES
TheseRulesshallbeknownasthe"Warsaw-OxfordRules",andtheiradoptionashereinprovidedshallbeconclusiveevidencethatthepartiesintendtheircontracttobeacontract.
AnyoftheseRulesmaybevaried,oramended,orothertermsinsertedinthecontract,butsuchvariation,amendmentorinsertionmayonlybemadebyexpressagreementofthepartiestothecontract.IntheabsenceofanysuchexpressagreementtheseRulesshallapplywithoutqualificationtoanysaleofgoodsinvolvingeitherwhollyorinparttransitbysea,inconnectionwithwhichtheyareexpresslyadoptedbyareferencetotheterm"Warsaw-OxfordRules",andtherightsandobligationsofthepartiesshallbeconstruedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheseRules.
IncaseofaconflictbetweentheRulesandacontractthelattershallgovern.ReferencetotheRulesshallcoverallotherprovisionsonwhichthecontractitselfissilent.Theexpression"usageoftheparticulartrade"asemployedintheseRulesmeansasettledcustomsogeneralintheparticulartradethatthepartiestothecontractofsalemustbeheldtoknowoftheexistenceofsuchacustomandtohavecontractedwithreferencethereto.
RULE2.DUTIESOFTHESELLERASTOSHIPMENT
(I)TheSellermustprovidegoodsofthecontractualdescriptionand,subjecttotheprovisionsofthenextsucceedingparagraphandtothoseofRules7(III)and(IV),havethemloadedonboardthevesselattheportofshipmentinthemannercustomaryattheport.
(II)Wherethegoodscontractedtobesoldarealreadyafloat,orhavealreadybeendeliveredintothecustodyofthecarrierinthemannerprovidedinRule7(III)and(IV),atthetimethesaleismade,orwherethesellerisentitledtopurchasegoodsofthecontractualdescriptionafloatinordertofulfilhiscontract,thesellershallhavemerelytoappropriatethesegoodstothecontractofsale.Suchappropriationneednottakeplacetillthedocumentsaretenderedtothebuyerandsuchtendershallimplytheappropriationofthegoodstothecontractofsale.
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RULE3.TIMEOFSHIPMENTANDEVIDENCEOFDATE
(I)Thewholequantityofthegoodscontractedtobesoldmustbeshippedordeliveredintothecustodyofthecarrier,asthecasemaybe,atthetimeorwithintheperiod,ifany,specifiedinthecontractofsaleor,ifnosuchtimeorperiodhasbeenspecifiedinthecontractofsaleor,ifnosuchtimeorperiodhasbeenspecifiedinthecontract,withinareasonabletime.
(II)Thedateofshipmentorofdeliveryintothecustodyofthecarrier,asthecasemaybe,mentionedinthebillofladingorotherdocumentvalidlytenderedasevidencingthecontractofcarriageshallbeprimafacieevidenceoftheactualshipmentoroftheactualdelivery,asthecasemaybe,onthatdatewithoutprejudicetotherightofthebuyertoprovethecontrary.
RULE4.EXCEPTIONS
Thesellershallnotberesponsiblefordelayorfailuretoshipthegoodscontractedtobesoldoranypartthereofortodeliversuchgoods,oranypartthereofintothecustodyofthecarrier,asthecasemaybe,arisingfromforcemajeure,orfromanyextraordinarycauses,accidentsorhindrancesofwhatkindsoeverorwheresoeverortheconsequencesthereofwhichitwasimpossibleinthecircumstancesforthesellertohaveforeseenoraverted.Intheeventofanyofthesaidcauses,accidentsorhindrancespreventing,hinderingorimpedingtheproduction,themanufacture,thedeliverytotheseller,ortheshipmentofthegoodscontractedtobesoldoranypartthereoforthecharteringofanyvesselorpartofvessel,noticethereofshallbegiventothebuyerbytheseller,andonsuchnoticebeinggiventhetimeforshipmentordeliveryintothecustodyofthecarrier,asthecasemaybe,shallbeextendeduntiltheoperationofthecause,accidentorhindrancepreventing,hinderingorimpedingtheproduction,themanufacture,thedeliverytothesellerortheshipmentofthesaidgoodsoranypartthereoforthecharteringofanyvesselorpartofvesselhasceased.Butifanyofthesecauses,accidentsorhindrancescontinuesformorethanfourteendaysfromthetimeorfromtheexpirationoftheperiodifany,specifiedinthecontractofsalefortheshipmentofthegoodsortheirdeliveryintothecustodyofthecarrier,asthecasemaybe,orifnosuchtimeorperiodhasbeenspecifiedinthecontractthenfromtheexpirationofthereasonabletimecontemplatedinRule3,thewholecontractofsaleorsuchpartthereofasshallremaintobefulfilledbythesellermay,attheoptionofeitherparty,bedetermined,suchoptionshallbeexercisedandnoticetothateffectshallbegivenbyeitherpartytotheotherpartyatanytimeduringthesevendaysnextsucceedingtheperiodoffourteendayshereinbeforementionedbutnotthereafter.Andonsuchnoticebeinggivenneitherpartyshallhaveanyclaimagainsttheotherpartyinrespectofsuchdetermination.
RULE5.RISK
TheriskshallbetransferredtothebuyerfromthemomentthegoodsareloadedonboardthevesselinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRule2or,shouldthesellerbeentitledinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRule7(III)and(IV)inlieuofloadingthegoodsonboardthevesselstodeliverthegoodsintothecustodyofthecarrier,fromthetimesuchdeliveryhaseffectivelytakenplace.
RULE6.PROPERTY
SubjecttotheprovisionsofRule20(III)thetimeofthepassingofthepropertyinthegoodsshallbethemomentwhenthesellerdeliversthedocumentsintothepossessionofthebuyer.
RULE7.DUTIESOFTHESELLERASTOBILLSOFLADING
(I)Itshallbethedutyofthesellertoprocure,athisowncost,acontractofcarriagethatisreasonablehavingregardtothenatureofthegoodsandthetermscurrentonthecontemplatedrouteorintheparticulartrade.Thesaidcontractofcarriagemust,subjecttotheusualorcustomaryexceptionsthereincontained,provideforthedeliveryofthegoodsatthecontractualdestination.Moreover,thesaidcontractofcarriagemust,exceptashereinafterprovided,beevidencedbya"shipped"billoflading,ingoodmerchantableorder,issuedbytheshipownerorhisofficialagentorpursuanttoacharterparty,dulydatedandbearingthenameoftheship.
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(II)Wherethecontractofsaleortheusageoftheparticulartradesoallows,thecontractofcarriagemay,subjecttotheprovisionsandqualificationshereinafterconstrained,beevidencedbya"receivedforshipment"billofladingorsimilardocument,asthecasemaybe,ingoodmerchantableorder,issuedbytheshipownerorhisofficialagent,orpursuanttoacharterparty,andinsuchcircumstancesuch"receivedforshipment"billofladingorsimilardocumentshallforallpurposesbedeemedtobeavalidbilloflading,andmaybetenderedbytheselleraccordingly.Moreover,inallcaseswheresuchadocumenthasbeendulynotedwiththenameoftheshipandthedateofshipment,itshallbedeemedinallrespectsequivalenttoa"shipped"billoflading.
(III)Whenthesellerisentitledtotendera"receivedforshipment"billoflading,hemust,subjecttotheprovisionsofRule2(II)provideandhavegoodsofthecontractualdescriptioneffectivelydeliveredintothecustodyofthecarrierattheportofshipmentfortransportationtothebuyerwithallreasonabledispatch.
(IV)Whenthesellerisentitledbythetermsofthecontractofsaleorbytheusageoftheparticulartradetotendera"through"billoflading,andsuchdocumentinvolvespartlandandpartseatransit,andshouldthecarrierwhoissuesthe"through"billofladingbealandcarrier,thesellermust,subjecttotheprovisionsofRule2(II),provideandhavegoodsofthecontractualdescriptioneffectivelydeliveredintothecustodyofthesaidcarrierfortransportationtothebuyerwithallreasonabledispatch.
Goodsshallnotbetransmittedbyinlandwaterwaysunlessthesellerisentitledbythetermsofthecontractofsaleorbytheusageoftheparticulartradetoemploythatmeansoftransportation.
Thesellershallnotbeentitledtotendera"through"billofladingprovidingforpartandpartseatransitwherethecontractofsalecallsforseatransitonly.
(V)Whenthegoodsarecarriedundera"through"billofladingthisdocumentmustprovideforthefullandcontinuousprotectionofthebuyerfromthemomenttheriskistransferredtothebuyerinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRule5throughoutthewholeofthetransit,inrespectofanylegalremedytowhichthebuyermaybeentitledagainsteachandanyofthecarrierswhoshallhaveparticipatedinthecarriageofthegoodstothepointofdestination.
(VI)Ifaparticularrouteisstipulatedbythecontractofsale,thebillofladingorotherdocumentvalidlytenderedasevidencingthecontractofcarriagemustprovideforthecarriageofthegoodsbythatroute,orifnoroutehasbeenstipulatedinthecontractofsale,thenbyaroutefollowedbytheusageoftheparticulartrade.
(VII)Thebillofladingorotherdocumentvalidlytenderedasevidencingthecontractofcarriageshalldeal,anddealonly,withthegoodscontractedtobesold.
(VIII)Thesellershallnotbeentitledtotenderadelive