CMR Convention, road transportConvention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
Sample - CMR Convention, International road transport The Subject “Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School: Courses: Road transport, Multimodal transport, Transport and Logistics in Africa. Diplomas: Foreign Trade, International Transport. Masters: International Transport, Transport and Logistics in Africa. Languages: Area of Knowledge: Foreign Trade - Incoterms. Trade Facilitation - Trade Facilitation Agreement - Kyoto Convention (Containers) - Convention Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) of the United Nations (NU) has been in force since 1962 and is applied to the international transportation of goods between two or more countries. The CMR Convention can also be applied even in the multimodal operations (sea, air or rail).
The document used is the CMR consignment note (CMR Waybill) regulated by the International Road Transport Organization (IRU), which demonstrates the existence of a transport contract and that the goods has been received by the carrier. In case of loss, breakdown or delay, the liability of the carrier is limited. The Road Transport Agreement is formalized through the CMR consignment note. Member countries of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR): Albania, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, U.S.. The Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning the contract for international carriage of goods by road (CMR), concerning the electronic consignment note, has been in force since 2011. The following countries have ratified the e-CMR: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey. In 2017, the first e-CMR was formally used to cross a border post between France and Spain. Trans-European Transport Corridors.
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