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540 COMITE MARITIME INTERNATIONALThe Travaux Préparatoires of <strong>the</strong> Hague and Hague-Visby RulesAppendix to <strong>the</strong> Reports on <strong>the</strong> First Plenary Session of 19 February 1968Text of <strong>the</strong> amendments[685]CONN. 6Original: EnglishAmendment submitted by <strong>the</strong> Delegation of <strong>the</strong> United States of AmericaArticle 1, paragraph 1 of <strong>the</strong> Stockholm Draft (1963)For consideration in relation to o<strong>the</strong>r provisions of <strong>the</strong> Hague Rules, <strong>the</strong> U.S. Delegationproposes that in Article 4 of <strong>the</strong> Convention <strong>the</strong> first subparagraph of paragraph5 be deleted and replaced by <strong>the</strong> following:“Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> carrier nor <strong>the</strong> ship shall in any event be or become liable for any lossor damage to or in connection with <strong>the</strong> goods in an amount exceeding 25 francsper kilogram of gross weight of <strong>the</strong> unit of goods lost or damaged, unless <strong>the</strong> natureand value of such goods have been declared by <strong>the</strong> shipper before shipmentand inserted in <strong>the</strong> bill of lading.“Franc” means <strong>the</strong> gold franc weighing 10/31 of a gramme and being of millesimalfineness 900.“Unit of goods” means in a case where <strong>the</strong> shipment is divisible, each divisible part;in a case where <strong>the</strong> shipment is not divisible, <strong>the</strong> entire shipment”.[694]CONN. 16Original: EnglishAmendment proposed by <strong>the</strong> Norwegian DelegationArticle 2, paragraph 1 of <strong>the</strong> Stockholm DraftIn article 4 of <strong>the</strong> Convention <strong>the</strong> first sub-paragraph of paragraph 5 is deleted andreplaced by <strong>the</strong> following:“Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> carrier nor <strong>the</strong> ship shall in any event be or become liable for any lossor damage to or in connection with <strong>the</strong> goods in excess of an amount per package orunit, which shall be <strong>the</strong> equivalent of 10.000 francs, but not less than 30 francs perkilogram gross weight of <strong>the</strong> package or <strong>the</strong> unit, provided such weight is insertedin <strong>the</strong> Bill of Lading, each franc consisting of 65,5 milligrams of gold of millesimalfineness 900, unless <strong>the</strong> nature and <strong>the</strong> value of such goods have been declared by<strong>the</strong> shipper before shipment and inserted in <strong>the</strong> Bill of Lading”.[709]CONN. 20Original: EnglishAmendment submitted by <strong>the</strong> Delegation of United States of AmericaProposal to amend Article 2, paragraph 1 of <strong>the</strong> Stockholm Draft (1963).“Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> carrier nor <strong>the</strong> ship shall in any event be or become liable for any lossor damage to or in connection with <strong>the</strong> goods in an amount exceeding <strong>the</strong> equivalentof 10,000 francs per package or unit or 125 francs per kilogram, whichever ishigher, each franc consisting of 65,5 milligrams of gold of millesimal fineness 900,unless <strong>the</strong> nature and value of such goods have been declared by <strong>the</strong> shipper beforeshipment and inserted in <strong>the</strong> Bill of Lading”.

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