Tag Archives: CMR Convention

From today, in Poland, you can use the electronic CMR consignment notes, but are you sure?

Today in Poland, will enter into force the Additional Protocol to the Convention CMR 2008 r. of electronic waybill. At first glance, this is great news for the industry TSL, because transport documents digitization brings great opportunities. Unfortunately, there are serious doubts, whether the new rules will cause in Poland any legal consequences due to the wrong mode of ratification of the Protocol. Continue reading

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The Court of Justice of the EU makes life easier for carriers

The first day of the New Year began with the preparation of a new entry under the provisions of the New Year's increased activity on the blog, which – sorry to admit that – the last is not too high. Ideas for New Year's posting I had a lot, but issued just before Christmas … Continue reading

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CMR Convention in domestic transport?

Yesterday one of the readers of the e-mail correspondence asked an interesting question: whether the parties despite the transport within the country, road conditions can arrange transport order, that the issue of the transport regulations will regulate CMR, and not the law. The issue is … Continue reading

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New book about CMR

This spring promises to be very interesting for lovers of transport law. Appeared on the market for a new book titled Krzysztof Wesolowski. "Contract of international road transport of goods under the CMR" released by Wolters Kluwer. I had the opportunity to pre-acquainted with it … Continue reading

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The legitimacy of the claims in the CMR Convention again

I, that the topic was already discussed in the entry Who may claim the contract of carriage of goods, but recently I came upon a decision of the Regional Court in Szczecin on 14.12.2012 r. ref. akt VIII Ga 385/12 moving this issue, that I found, … Continue reading

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Waybill - facts and myths

In every area of ​​life exist certain issues, which sometimes overgrown causing myths, their general picture is far from reality. In the transport industry who are not very popular myth special support in the law is the belief, that the bill is absolutely … Continue reading

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Liquidated damages for delay in the carriage of goods by road

The transport sector is one of the sectors of the economy, timeliness in which services play a vital role. A delay in shipment reaches its destination can often not only contribute to the disruption in the organization of work of the company but also result in measurable loss. Because … Continue reading

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English discussion of the, where successive carriers to sue

Institution on the basis of successive carriers CMR greatly simplifies the victim claims for damage in shipment – at the same time makes it possible to sue a number of carriers. Often, however, these carriers are based in different countries, which may give rise to doubts about the … Continue reading

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Liquidated damages for delay in the CMR Convention – Polish court judgment

As I have repeatedly written, too easy to hit the Polish judicature in matters of the CMR Convention. Courtesy of mec. Radoslaw Matys from Olsztyn I present today were made a few months ago, the judgment of the District Court in Olsztyn on a very important and … Continue reading

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Database of international law concerning the CMR Convention

CMR Convention in force in several countries, what causes, given that each year there are thousands of decisions based on its provisions. Unfortunately, as a rule, the decision shall be published (if at all) only in the country and with few exceptions (in particular any … Continue reading

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