Transport of dangerous goods in Norway is regulated through the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) and Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) respectively. Since 1.

Transport Law Preparation of a draft instrument on the carriage of goods

Article 28 contains a general obligation to deliver the goods ready for carriage, unless otherwise agreed in the contract of carriage.

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) prepared a draft instrument on the carriage of goods with a view to modernizing and universalizing law on the international carriage of such goods.

Preparation of a draft instrument on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea .

Preparation of a draft instrument on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea

Preparation of a draft instrument on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea

(c) United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978 (Hamburg) (29 States parties)

Transport Law Preparation of a draft instrument on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea

Transport Law Preparation of a draft instrument on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea

Further, it was thought that a contract could implicitly provide for carriage by sea, and that, in any event, the key for determining the scope of application of the draft instrument was the contract of carriage, not the actual carriage of the goods.

(f) Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID 2005) (annex I to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail) (applicable as from 1 January 2005) (42 contracting parties).

As an example if the contract of carriage includes a provision the consignee shall accept the goods alongside the vessel as fast as she can deliver , the responsibility of the carrier (under the contract of carriage) ends when he has placed the goods on the quay.

However, the international legal framework is complex, in particular regarding the carriage of goods by air and by sea.

(a) The handling and carriage of the goods, including precautions to be taken by the carrier or a performing party

(b) the time of delivery of the goods is prior to the completion of their final discharge under the contract of carriage.

A contract that contains an option to carry the goods by sea shall be deemed to be a contract of carriage provided that the goods are actually carried by sea.

The shipper must deliver the goods ready for carriage, unless otherwise agreed in the contract of carriage, and in such condition that they will withstand the intended carriage, including their loading, handling, stowage, lashing and securing, and discharge, and that they will not cause injury or damage.

(a) the time of receipt of the goods is subsequent to the commencement of their initial loading under the contract of carriage, or

The carrier that delivers the goods upon instruction of the controlling party or the shipper under this paragraph is discharged from its obligations to deliver the goods under the contract of carriage.

As to the question whether the words intended carriage cover all parts of the carriage and not only the sea carriage, a majority of the delegations have felt that the text is clear and that there is no need to clarify that the goods must be packed and stowed in order to withstand the sea carriage as well as the ancillary land carriages.

The Protocol provides for the simplification of procedures and requirements for the transit transport of dangerous goods in ASEAN countries, using the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations and the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Goods by Road.

This informal questionnaire deals with the chapter on delivery in the draft convention on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea .

(a) Contract of carriage means a contract in which a carrier, against the payment of freight, undertakes to carry goods from one place to another.

(a) Contract of carriage means a contract in which a carrier, against the payment of freight, undertakes to carry goods from one place to another.

The draft instrument focuses to a considerable extent on matters of liability, i.e. on the regulation of liability arising in connection with the carriage of goods.

(b) Compliance with rules, regulations and other requirements of authorities in connection with the intended carriage, including filings, applications, and licences relating to the goods

Subject to article 12, the responsibility of the carrier for the goods under this Convention covers the period from the time when the carrier or a performing party has received the goods for carriage until the time when the goods are delivered to the consignee.

The Working Group continued its review of the draft instrument on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea ( the draft instrument ) on the basis of

(d) Economic Commission for Europe European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR 2005) (as from 1 July 2005) (40 contracting parties)

(e) Economic Commission for Europe European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN 2005), for application as from 1 January 2005

The Working Group commenced its deliberations on a draft instrument on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea at its ninth session in 2002.

When the goods have arrived at their destination, the consignee that exercises any of its rights under the contract of carriage must accept delivery of the goods at the time and location referred to in article 11(4) (previously 7(3)).

In the area of transport law, Working Group III had proceeded with the second reading of the draft instrument on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea .

The security of such materials by road and rail in Great Britain, along with other dangerous goods, is regulated by the DfT through security regulations included in the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 as amended.

The contract must provide for carriage by sea and may provide for carriage by other modes of transport prior to or after the sea carriage.

This undertaking must provide for carriage by sea and may provide for carriage by other modes of transport prior to or after the sea carriage.

In the absence of any such provisions in the contract of carriage or of such customs, practices, or usages, the time and place of receipt of the goods is when and where the carrier or a performing party actually takes custody of the goods.

The opening phrase of the provision should be amended to read In judicial proceedings against the carrier relating to carriage of goods under this instrument, the plaintiff, at its option

Convention concerning the international carriage of goods by road, 1128 United Nations Treaty Series 336, signed at Kabul on 17 April 1978, came into force on 30 November 1978.

In the absence of any such specific provision in the contract of carriage or of such customs, practices, or usages, the time and place of delivery is that of the discharge or unloading of the goods from the final vessel or vehicle in which they are carried under the contract of carriage.

Clearly, the draft instrument is intended to provide a modern successor to existing international liability regimes in the field of carriage of goods by sea (i.e. the Hague, Hague Visby and Hamburg Rules).

Is that your carriage?

(b) subject to Article 4, volume contracts, contracts of affreightment, and similar contracts providing for the future carriage of goods in a series of shipments, whether used in connection with liner services or not and

Issue 5 The definition of contract of carriage