1- The consignment note shall contain:
a) the date of the consignment note and the place at which it was drawn up;
b) the name and address of the carrier;
c) the names and addresses of the sender and of the consignee;
d) the place and the date of taking over of the goods and the place designated for delivery;
e) the description in common use of the nature of the goods and the method of packing, and, in
the case of dangerous goods, their generally recognized description;
f) the number of packages and their special marks and numbers;
g) the gross weight of the goods or their quantity otherwise expressed;
h) the requisite instructions for Customs and other formalities;
i) charges relating to the carriage (carriage charges, supplementary charges, Customs duties and
other charges incurred from the making of the contract to the time of delivery);
2- Where applicable, the consignment may contain:
a) a statement that trans-shipment is not allowed;
b) the charges which the sender undertakes to pay;
c) the amount of “cash on delivery” charges;
d) a declaration by the sender, against payment of a surcharge agreed upon, of the value of the
goods or an amount representing special interest upon delivery;
e) the sender’s instructions to the carrier regarding insurance of the goods;
f) the agreed time limit within which the carriage is to be carried out; and
g) the grace period for the payment of vehicle immobilisation charges;
h) a list of the documents handed to the carrier.
3- The contracting parties may enter on the consignment note any other particulars which they
deem useful.
4- The absence or irregularity of the consignment note or of particulars referred to in paragraphs
1 or 2 in this article , as well as the loss of the consignment note, shall not affect either the
existence or the validity of the contract of carriage which shall remain subject to the provisions
of this Uniform Act.
The probative value of the consignment note
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In force from 22 March 2003
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