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United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea
(The Hamburg Rules) Hamburg, 30 March 1978
[Preamble]
PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 - Definitions
Article 2 - Scope of application
Article 3 - Interpretation of the Convention
PART II - LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER
Article 4 - Period of responsibility
Article 5 - Basis of liability
Article 6 - Limits of liability
Article 7 - Application to non-contractual claims
Article 8 - Loss of right to limit responsibility
Article 9 - Deck cargo
Article 10 - Liability of the carrier and actual carrier
Article 11- Through carriage
PART III - LIABILITY OF THE SHIPPER
Article 12- General rule
Article 13 - Special rules on dangerous goods
PART IV - TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
Article 14 - Issue of bill of lading
Article 15- Contents of bill of lading
Article 16 - Bills of lading: reservations and evidentiary effect
Article 17 - Guarantees by the shipper
Article 18 - Documents other than bills of lading
PART V - CLAIMS AND ACTIONS
Article 19 - Notice of loss, damage or delay
Article 20 - Limitation of actions
Article 21 - Jurisdiction
Article 22 - Arbitration
PART VI - SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 23 - Contractual stipulations
Article 24 - General average
Article 25 - Other conventions
Article 26 - Unit of account
PART VII - FINAL CLAUSES
Article 27- Depositary
Article 28 - Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession
Article 29- Reservations
Article 30 - Entry into force
Article 31- Denunciation of other conventions
Article 32 - Revision and amendment
Article 33 - Revision of the limitation amounts and unit of account or monetary unit
Article 34 - Denunciation
[Post Provisions]
[Post Clauses (If any: Signed; Witnessed; Done; Authentic Texts; & Deposited Clauses)]
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United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (The Hamburg Rules) Hamburg, 30 March 1978
United Nations (UN)
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1. When the carrier or the actual carrier takes the goods in his charge, the carrier must, on demand of the shipper, issue to the shipper a bill of lading.
2. The bill of lading may be signed by a person having authority from the carrier. A bill of lading signed by the master of the ship carrying the goods is deemed to have been signed on behalf of the carrier.
3. The signature on the bill of lading may be in handwriting, printed in facsimile, perforated, stamped, in symbols, or made by any other mechanical or electronic means, if no inconsistent with the law of the country where the bill of lading is issued.
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