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430 OBLIGATIONS
628 If the consignee cannot be found or if he refuses or
neglects to take delivery of the goods, the carrier must so
notify the shipper.
If the carrier receives no instructions within thirty days,
he may dispose of the goods as though they were unclaimed.
In an emergency, the carrier may dispose of perishable
goods without notice.
629 When the period of time allowed by Article 627 for
removal of the goods expires, or from the notice given under
the preceding article, the carrier assumes the obligations of a
depositary by onerous title who must be remunerated by the
shipper.
630 Without prejudice to the rights of the shipper, as soon as
the consignee accepts the goods or the contract, he acquires
the rights and assumes the obligations derived from the
contract.
631 The carrier for hire is bound to carry the goods to their
destination.
He is liable for any damage resulting from the transport
unless he proves a fortuitous event, fault of the shipper or of
the consignee, or a defect in the goods.
He is liable, however, for any theft of the goods, even by
armed robbery.
632 No action in damages, whether the damage is apparent
or not, is admissible unless a written notice of the claim has
been given to the carrier within ninety days after receipt of the
goods.
An action instituted within that period has the effect of a
notice.