Azerbaijan adheres to the CMR Convention
Geneva, 20 September 2006 -- On 18 September 2006, Azerbaijan deposited with the UN Secretary-General
an instrument of accession to the UNECE Convention on the Contract for
the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR). This brings the total
number of States Parties to the CMR to 50. The CMR will enter into force
for Azerbaijan on 17 December 2006.
The CMR Convention fixes the conditions for the contract for the carriage
of goods by road between the forwarder and the carrier. In particular,
it provides for the use of the consignment note and establishes the conditions
for liability, for example in the case of loss of the goods or delays.
In the framework of the UNECE Working Party on Road Transport (SC.1),
Governments are currently negotiating an additional Protocol to the CMR,
which would allow the use of electronic consignment notes in international
road transport.
This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the CMR, which was signed in
Geneva on 19 May 1956 and entered into force on 2 July 1961.
For more information, please contact:
José Capel Ferrer, Director, or
Christopher Smith, Economic Affairs Officer,
UNECE Transport Division
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 22 917 2400, 917 3298
Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 0039
E-mail: [email protected] - [email protected]
Ref: ECE/TRANS/06/N06