多式联运规则english.doc

1. Applicability 1.1 These Rules apply when they are incorporated, however this is made, in writing, orally or otherwise, into a contract of carriage by reference to the UNCTAD/ICC Rules for multimodal transport documents, irrespective of whether there is a unimodal or a multimodal transport contract involving one or several modes of transport or whether a document has been issued or not. 1.2 Whenever such a reference is made, the parties agree that these Rules shall supersede any additional terms of the multimodal transport contract which are in conflict with these Rules, except insofar as they increase the responsibility or obligations of the multimodal transport operator. 2. Definitions 2.1 Multimodal transport contract (multimodal transport contract) means a single contract for the carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport. 2.2 Multimodal transport operator (MTO) means any person who concludes a multimodal transport contract and assumes responsibility for the performance thereof as a carrier. 2.3 Carrier means the person who actually performs or undertakes to perform the carriage, or part thereof, whether he is identical with the multimodal transport operator or not. 2.4 Consignor means the person who concludes the multimodal transport contract with the multimodal transport operator. 2.5 Consignee means the person entitled to receive the goods from the multimodal transport operator. 2.6 Multimodal transport document (MT document) means a document evidencing a multimodal transport contract and which can be replaced by electronic data interchange messages insofar as permitted by applicable law and be, (a) issued in a negotiable form or, (b) issued in a non-negotiable form indicating a named consignee. 2.7 Taken in charge means that the goods have been handed over to and accepted for carriage by the MTO. 2.8 Delivery means (a) the handing over of the goods to the c