Belgium applies the hague visby rules inbound and outbound5. Some nations such as france have two international regimes. Matters regulated by the haguevisby rules, the hamburg rules and the. Protocol sdr protocol amending the international convention for the unification of certain rules of law relating to bills of lading of 25 august 1924 the hague rules, as amended by the protocol of 23 february 1968 visby rules brussels, 21 december 1979 the contracting parties to the present protocol. Having recognized the utility of fixing by agreement certain uniform rules of law relating to bills. Visby rules do not contain any such definition, but merely connect the notion of. The carriage of goods by sea conventions steamship mutual. Some other countries which upgraded to haguevisby subsequently failed to adopt the 1979 sdr protocol. Article 7 limitations on the application of the rules. Differences between various rules for carriage of goods by sea pdf. The haguevisby rules the hague rules as amended by the. Convention of 25 august 1924 for the unification of certain rules of law relating to bills of lading treaty series 1953, 109 including the provision appearing in section 1 of the accompanying protocol of signature, as that convention was amended by the protocol signed at brussels on 23 february 1968 treaty series 1979, 26 and as furthermore amended by the protocol signed at brussels on 21 december 1979 treaty series 1985, 122. Neither the carrier nor the ship shall be liable for loss or damage arising or resulting from un32.
The carriage of goods by sea conventions steamship. They apply the hague rules to shipments from a hague rules nation and the hague visby rules to all outbound shipments. For instance, although article ic of the rules exempts live animals and deck cargo, section 17 restores those items into the category of goods. Hague visby rules 1979 pdf the hague rules, as amended by the protocol of 23 february visby rules. A comparative analysis united nations commission on. In contrast to the hague rules limitation which varies from nation to nation, the visby rules have done.