WARSAW

Convention

What is WARSAW Convention ?

means the International Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air which was signed at Warsaw on the 12th day of October, 1929, and came into force in respect of the State on the 19th day of December, 1935.

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 This Convention applies to all international carriage of persons, luggage or goods performed by aircraft for reward. It applies equally to gratuitous carriage by aircraft performed by an air transport undertaking (Article 1)

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What is Intl carriage?

means any carriage in which, according to the contract made by the parties, the place of departure and the place of destination, whether or not there be a break in the carriage or a transhipment, are situated either within the territories of two High Contracting Parties, or within the territory of a single High Contracting Party, if there is an agreed stopping place within a territory subject to the sovereignty, suzerainty, mandate or authority of another Power, even though that Power is not a party to this Convention. (Article 1)
Note :
A carriage without such an agreed stopping place between territories subject to the sovereignty, suzerainty, mandate or authority of the same High Contracting Party is not deemed to be international for the purposes of this Convention.
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What is High Contracting Party?

refers to a state which has ratified or adhered to the Convention, or which has not effectively denounced the Convention.

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DOCUMENTS OF CARRIAGE
Passenger Ticket :
For the carriage of passengers the carrier must deliver a passenger ticket which shall contain the following particulars: (a) the place and date of issue; (b) the place of departure and of destination; (c) the agreed stopping places, provided that the carrier may reserve the right to alter the stopping places in case of necessity, and that if he exercises that right, the alteration shall not have the effect of depriving the carriage of its international character; (d) the name and address of the carrier or carriers; (e) a statement that the carriage is subject to the rules relating to liability established by this Convention. (Article 3).

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 The absence, irregularity or loss of the passenger ticket does no affect the existence or the validity of the contract of carriage, which shall none the less be subject to the rules of this Convention. Nevertheless, if the carrier accepts a passenger without a passenger ticket having been delivered he shall not be entitled to avail himself of those provisions of this Convention which exclude or limit his liability (Article 3)

 Luggage Ticket:
The luggage ticket shall contain the following particulars:(a) the place and date of issue; (b) the place of departure and of destination; (c) the name and address of the carrier or carriers; (d) the number of the passenger ticket; (e) a statement that delivery of the luggage will be made to the bearer of the luggage ticket; (f) the number and weight of the packages; (g) the amount of the value declared in accordance with Article 22(2); (h) a statement that the carriage is subject to the rules relating to liability established by this Convention. (Article 4)

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 The absence, irregularity or loss of the luggage ticket does not affect the existence or the validity of the contract of carriage, which shall none the less be subject to the rules of this Convention. Nevertheless, if the carrier accepts luggage without a luggage ticket having been delivered, or if the luggage ticket does not contain the particulars set out at (d), (f) and (h) above, the carrier shall not be entitled to avail himself of those provisions of the Convention which exclude or limit his liability

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 Air Consignment Note

1. The air consignment note shall be made out by the consignor in three original parts and be handed over with the goods. The first part shall be marked "for the carrier," and shall be signed by the consignor. 2. The second part shall be marked "for the consignee"; it shall be signed by the consignor and by the carrier and shall accompany the goods. The third part shall be signed by the carrier and handed by him to the consignor after the goods have been accepted. 3. The carrier shall sign on acceptance of the goods. 4. The signature of the carrier may be stamped; that of the consignor may be printed or stamped. 5. If, at the request of the consignor, the carrier makes out the air consignment note, he shall be deemed, subject to proof to the contrary, to have done so on behalf of the consignor (Article 6)

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The air consignment note shall contain the following particulars:(a) the place and date of its execution; (b) the place of departure and of destination; (c) the agreed stopping places, provided that the carrier may reserve the right to alter the stopping places in case of necessity, and that if he exercises that right the alteration shall not have the effect of depriving the carriage of its international character; (d) the name and address of the consignor; (e) the name and address of the first carrier; (f) the name and address of the consignee, if the case so requires; (g) the nature of the goods; (h) the number of the packages, the method of packing and the particular marks or numbers upon them; (Article 8)

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(i) the weight, the quantity and the volume or dimensions of the goods; (j) the apparent condition of the goods and of the packing; (k) the freight, if it has been agreed upon, the date and place of payment, and the person who is to pay it; (l) if the goods are sent for payment on delivery, the price of the goods, and, if the case so requires, the amount of the expenses incurred; (m) the amount of the value declared in accordance with Article 22 (2); (n) the number of parts of the air consignment note; (o) the documents handed to the carrier to accompany the air consignment note; (p) the time fixed for the completion of the carriage and a brief note of the route to be followed, if these matters have been agreed upon; (q) a statement that the carriage is subject to the rules relating to liability established by this Convention. (Article 8)

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Article 9 If the carrier accepts goods without an air consignment note having been made out, or if the air consignment note does not contain all the particulars set out in Article 8(a) to (i) inclusive and (q), the carrier shall not be entitled to avail himself of the provisions of this Convention which exclude or limit his liability. Article 10

1. The consignor is responsible for the correctness of the particulars and statements relating to the goods which he inserts in the air consignment note. 2. The consignor will be liable for all damage suffered by the carrier or any other person by reason of the irregularity, incorrectness or incompleteness of the said particulars and statements.

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Prima Facie Evidence

The air consignment note is prima facie evidence of the conclusion of the contract, of the receipt of the goods and of the conditions of carriage. (Article 11)

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1. Subject to his liability to carry out all his obligations under the contract of carriage, the consignor has the right to dispose of the goods by withdrawing them at the aerodrome of departure or destination, or by stopping them in the course of the journey on any landing, or by calling for them to be delivered at the place of destination or in the course of the journey to a person other than the consignee named in the air consignment note, or by requiring them to be returned to the aerodrome of departure. He must not exercise this right of disposition in such a way as to prejudice the carrier or other consignors and he must repay any expenses occasioned by the exercise of this right. 2. If it is impossible to carry out the orders of the consignor the carrier must so inform him forthwith. 3. If the carrier obeys the orders of the consignor for the disposition of the goods without requiring the production of the part of the air consignment note delivered to the latter, he will be liable, without prejudice to his right of recovery from the consignor, for any damage which may be caused thereby to any person who is lawfully in possession of that part of the air consignment note. 4. The right conferred on the consignor ceases at the moment when that of the consignee begins in accordance with Article 13. Nevertheless, if the consignee declines to accept the consignment note or the goods, or if he cannot be communicated with, the consignor resumes his right of 5/21/2013 15 disposition (Article 12)

 1. Except in the circumstances set out in the preceding Article, the consignee is entitled, on arrival of the goods at the place of destination, to require the carrier to hand over to him the air consignment note and to deliver the goods to him, on payment of the charges due and on complying with the conditions of carriage set out in the air consignment note. 2. Unless it is otherwise agreed, it is the duty of the carrier to give notice to the consignee as soon as the goods arrive. 3. If the carrier admits the loss of the goods, or if the goods have not arrived at the expiration of seven days after the date on which they ought to have arrived, the consignee is entitled to put into force against the carrier the rights which flow from the contract of carriage. (Article 13)

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 1. The consignor must furnish such information and attach to the air consignment note such documents as are necessary to meet the formalities of customs, octroi or police before the goods can be delivered to the consignee. The consignor is liable to the carrier for any damage occasioned by the absence, insufficiency or irregularity of any such information or documents, unless the damage is due to the fault of the carrier or his agents. (Article 16)

2. The carrier is under no obligation to enquire into the correctness or sufficiency of such information or documents (Article 16)

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Liability of the Carrier

The carrier is liable for damage sustained in the event of the death or wounding of a passenger or any other bodily injury suffered by a passenger, if the accident which caused the damage so sustained took place on board the aircraft or in the course of any of the operations of embarking or disembarking. (Article 18)

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1. The carrier is liable for damage sustained in the event of the or loss of, or of damage to, any registered luggage or any goods, if the occurrence which caused the damage so sustained took place during the carriage by air. 2. The carriage by air within the meaning of the preceding paragraph comprises the period during which the luggage or goods are in charge of the carrier, whether in an aerodrome or on board an aircraft, or, in the case of a landing outside an aerodrome, in any place whatsoever. 3. The period of the carriage by air does not extend to any carriage by land, by sea or by river performed outside an aerodrome. If, however, such a carriage takes place in the performance of a contract for carriage by air, for the purpose of loading, delivery or transshipment, any damage is presumed, subject to proof to the contrary, to have been the result of an event which took place during the carriage by air. (Article 18) 4. The carrier is liable for damage occasioned by delay in the carriage by air of passengers, luggage or goods. (Article 19)

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1. The carrier is not liable if he proves that he and his agents have taken all necessary measures to avoid the damage or that it was impossible for him or them to take such measures. 2. In the carriage of goods and luggage the carrier is not liable if he proves that the damage was occasioned by negligent pilotage or negligence in the handling of the aircraft or in navigation and that, in all other respects, he and his agents have taken all necessary measures to avoid the damage. (Article 20) If the carrier proves that the damage was caused by or contributed to by the negligence of the injured person the Court may, in accordance with the provisions of its own law, exonerate the carrier wholly or partly from his liability (Article 21)

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Action for Damages

a. before the court of the domicile of the carrier; b. court of principal place of business of carrier; c. court where he has a place of business through which the contract has been made; d. before the court at the place of destination (Article 28)

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Limitation of Liability
a. for each passenger limited to 125,000 francs b. for goods and checked in baggage limited to 250 francs per kilogram c. for hand carry limited to 5,000 francs per passenger (Article 22)

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When the carrier cannot avail the limitation

(1) (2) willful misconduct default amounting to willful misconduct

(3)

accepting passengers without ticket

(4) accepting goods without airway bill or baggage without baggage check (Article 25)
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Notice requirement
damage to baggage : within 3 days from receipt damage to goods: within 7 days from receipt delay: within 14 days from receipt (Article 26) Note :
Failure to file written notice, no action shall lie against the carrier, save in the case of fraud on his part.

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Extinguishment of filing an action

1. The right to damages shall be extinguished if an action is not brought within two years; a. reckoned from the date of arrival at the destination, b. from the date on which the aircraft ought to have arrived, c. from the date on which the carriage stopped. (Article 29)
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Thank you !!!

Prepared by:
Kristine I. Nejudne
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