Geneva
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: jose.capel.ferrer@unece.org - christopher.smith@unece.org
Ref: ECE/TRANS/06/N06
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Information Unit
Palais des Nations,
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 44 44
Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 05 05
Email: info.ece@unece.org
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