SECTION 10

1- On taking over the goods, the carrier shall check: a) the accuracy of the particulars in the consignment note as to the number of packages and their marks and quantities; and b) the apparent condition of the goods and their packaging. 2- Where the carrier has no reasonable means of checking the accuracy of the particulars referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of this article , he shall enter his reservations in the consignment note together with the grounds on which they are based. He shall likewise specify the grounds for any reservations which he makes with regard to the apparent condition of the goods and their packaging. Such reservations shall not bind the sender unless he has expressly agreed to be bound by them in the consignment note. 3- The sender shall be entitled to require the carrier to check the gross weight of the goods or their quantity otherwise expressed. He may also require the contents of the packages to be checked. The carrier shall be entitled to claim the cost of such checking from the sender. The result of the checks shall be entered in the consignment note. 4- If the carrier fails to enter his reservations in the consignment note, together with the reasons on which they are based, it shall be presumed that the goods and their packaging were in apparent good condition when the carrier took them over and that the number of packages, their marks and quantities corresponded to the statements in the consignment note. Right to dispose of the goods in transit