UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT OF GOODS — Rwanda law | Esheria

UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT OF GOODS

This article defines key terms used in the Convention, including multimodal transport, the operator, the contract, the transport document, consignor, consignee, goods, international convention, mandatory national law, and writing.

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Rwanda
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This article defines key terms used in the Convention, including multimodal transport, the operator, the contract, the transport document, consignor, consignee, goods, international convention, mandatory national law, and writing. Contracting States must grant freedom of transit for goods in international multimodal transport, and customs generally should not examine or add extra formalities during transit. This article says the Convention applies to certain multimodal transport contracts, preserves the consignor’s choice of transport type, and requires Contracting States to help customs transit. Multimodal transport operators must comply with the law where they operate and with this Convention. States keep the right to regulate and control multimodal transport nationally, including consultations and licensing. A multimodal transport operator must issue and sign the transport document when taking the goods in charge; the consignor can choose whether it is negotiable or non-negotiable.