Source: http://www.rts.ee/en/akti/nsab-2000
Timestamp: 2018-03-25 01:03:05
Document Index: 478489757

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 28', '§ 23', '§ 16', '§ 6', '§ 17', '§ 22']

Effective as of June 1, 1998
Note: Authentic text in Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish respectively.
These conditions taking effect on June 1st, 1998, have been agreed between the Nordic Association of Freight Forwarders and the following organisations:
The conditions give the customer in all respects at least the degree of protection stipulated by the FIATA Model Rules for Freight
Forwarding Services (1996 version).
– storage of goods
In other cases than those mentioned under a) – c) the freight forwarder is responsible as intermediary without liability for other parties than his own employees.
In the present conditions, the customer is the party that has concluded a contract with the freight forwarder, or that has acquired the rights of that party. The liability of the customer isgoverned by the conditions of § 28.
Should the freight forwarder, or any of those for whom he is responsible, wilfully have caused damage, delay or other loss, he may not invoke the rules in these conditions which exonerate him from or limit his liability, or alter the burden of proof, unless otherwise stated in § 23.
– has been agreed upon in writing as a special, timeguaranteed transport
– has been submitted in writing as a condition of an offer expressly accepted by the freight forwarder
The freight forwarder has the right to special compensation for work which is clearly necessary in addition to what has been explicitly agreed upon or normally follows from the freight forwarder’s contract. The compensation is determined in accordance with the same principles as those applying to the compensation for the services under the contract.
The freight forwarder is liable as carrier in accordance with §§ 16 – 23 for loss, depreciation of or damage to goods, occurring between the moment when the goods have been taken over for transport until the moment the goods have been delivered, as well as for delay in delivery.
When assessing the freight forwarder’s liability under points b), d) and e), consideration shall be taken of whether, despite his knowledge of the circumstances, the freight forwarder has approved or failed to object to the customer’s measures concerning the goods.
B. When a time guarantee has been agreed, according to § 6, par. 2, and the agreed time of transport has been exceeded, the freight forwarder shall, unless otherwise agreed, credit the customer for the freight or any other compensation agreed upon for the transport. This does not apply if the delay was caused by circumstances beyond the freight forwarder’s own control, except that with regard to carriage of goods by road within Europe the freight forwarder is liable also for circumstances within the control of persons engaged by him for the performance.
The freight forwarder is not liable for acts or omissions of third parties in performing the transport, loading, unloading, delivery, clearance, storage, collection or other services rendered by the freight forwarder, provided he can prove that he has acted with due diligence in choosing such third parties. Unless specifically agreed, the freight forwarder is not liable for money, securities and other valuables.
1. The freight forwarder shall check and issue receipts for whole packages of goods received, without any liability, how-ever, for the content of the packages and invisible damage.
At the request of the customer the freight forwarder shall make an inventory of the stock.
The freight forwarder shall take care of the necessary delivery
3. Unless otherwise instructed in writing by the customer, the freight forwarder shall sign insurance for the risks of fire, water and burglary in his own name and for account of the customer based upon the invoice value at the time of storage + 10 %.
For loss, depreciation of or damage to the goods not covered by insurance in accordance with the above, or when no insurance has been taken out, the freight forwarder is liable for negligent acts or omissions with the determination and limitation of liability specified in §§ 17 – 19 and § 22. The
freight forwarder’s liability in relation to all customers is limited, however, to SDR 500 000 with regard to damages occurring on one and the same occasion.
The freight forwarder is liable for delay according to §§
Except as stated below, disputes between the freight forwarder and his customer shall not be referred to the courts, but shall be decided by arbitration and according to Finnish law. The arbitrators shall be appointed by the Arbitration Institute of the Central Chamber of Commerce in Finland, and the arbitration shall be conducted according to the Rules of this Institute. The arbitration shall take place in the City of Helsinki. The commencement of legal proceedings for the collection of undisputed claims does not imply a waiver of arbitration with respect to disputed counter-claims which may not be enforced, litigated or set-off other than by means of arbitration.
Disputes concerning amounts which do not exceed EUR 30 000, or which concern customers who have entered into the contract mainly for private purposes shall not, however, be subject to arbitration.
Disputes concerning amounts which do not exceed EUR 30 000, or which concern customers who have entered into the contract mainly for private purposes shall not, however, be subject to arbitration unless otherwise agreed.
Disputes between the freight forwarder and his customer shall not, except as stated below, be referred to the courts, but shall be decided with the application of Swedish law by arbitration according to the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. The Rules for Simplified Arbitration shall apply unless the Institute due to the complexity of the case, the value of the matter in dispute or other circumstances decides that the Arbitration Rules of the Institute shall apply. If so, the Institute shall also decide whether the Arbitration Tribunal shall be constituted with one or three arbitrators.