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668 COMITE MARITIME INTERNATIONALThe Travaux Préparatoires of the Hague and Hague-Visby RulesARTICLE 7Aucune disposition de la présenteconvention ne défend à un transporteurou à un chargeur d’insérerdans un contrat des stipulations,conditions, réserves ou exonérationsrelatives aux obligations etresponsabilités du transporteur oudu navire pour la perte ou les dommagesprovenant aux marchandises,ou concernant leur garde,soin et manutention, antérieurementau chargement et posterieurementau déchargement du naviresur lequel les marchandises seronttransportées par mer.ARTICLE 7Nothing herein contained shallprevent a carrier or a shipper fromentering into any agreement, stipulation,condition, reservation or exemptionas to the responsibility andliability of the carrier or the ship forloss or damage to, or in connectionwith, the custody and care andhandling of goods prior to the loadingon, and subsequent to, the dischargefrom the ship on which thegoods are carried by sea.ILA 1921 Hague ConferenceText submitted to the Conference[l]Article 6. Limitations on the application of the Code.Nothing herein contained shall prevent a carrier or a shipper from entering into anyagreement, stipulation, condition, reservation or exemption as to the responsibility andliability of the carrier or the ship for the loss or damage to or in connection with the custodyand care of goods prior to the loading on and subsequent to the unloading from theship on which the goods are carried by sea.Third day’s proceedings - 1 September 1921[205]The Chairman: Sir Norman Hill has given notice of an amendment in the fourthline, to insert, after [206] the word “care”, the words “and handling”. Is that agreed?(Agreed).Mr. Rudolf: There is one thing I might ask. Do you really think this clause is necessaryat all? In the definition the whole spirit of this Code is dealing with carriage ofgoods from the time when the goods are received on the ship’s tackle till the time theyleave the tackle. It seems that in putting this clause in you are rather implying that thereshould be put in special restrictions prior to actual shipment and subsequent to actualunloading.The Chairman: I dare say Sir Norman Hill we consider whether it is necessary tofix the points of time more than once. The points of time are fixed definitely in an earlierpart of the rules - coming to the tackle, and leaving the tackle. What does Sir NormanHill say?Sir Norman Hill: Our difficulty is this. We do not want, and this Conference has