Article 4 - Period of responsibility

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1. The responsibility of the carrier for the goods under this Convention covers the period during which the carrier is in charge of the goods at the port of loading, during the carriage and at the port of discharge.

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2. For the purpose of paragraph 1 of thisArticle, the carrier is deemed to be in charge of the goods

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(a) From the time he has taken over the goods from:

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(i) The shipper, or a person acting on his behalf; or

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(ii) An authority or other third party to whom, pursuant to law or regulations applicable at the port of loading, the goods must be handed over for shipment;

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(b) Until the time he has delivered the goods:

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(i) By handing over the goods to the consignee; or

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(ii) In cases where the consignee does not receive the goods from the carrier, by placing them at the disposal of the consignee in accordance with the contract or with the law or with the usage of the particular trade, applicable at the port of discharge, or

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(iii) By handing over the goods to an authority or other third party to whom, pursuant to law or regulations applicable at the port of discharge, the goods must be handed over.

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3. In paragraphs 1 and 2 of thisArticle, reference to the carrier or to the consignee means, in addition to the carrier or the consignee, the servants or agents, respectively of the carrier or the consignee.

United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (The Hamburg Rules) Hamburg, 30 March 1978

PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART II - LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER

PART III - LIABILITY OF THE SHIPPER

PART IV - TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS

PART V - CLAIMS AND ACTIONS

PART VI - SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

PART VII - FINAL CLAUSES

[Post Provisions]

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Manifest

PART II - LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER

Article 4 - Period of responsibility

United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea
(The Hamburg Rules) Hamburg, 30 March 1978