“Pre-summer-vacation-ICC-Opinion-Review” #4
The fourth
“pre-summer-vacation-ICC-Opinion-Review” is R752 / TA748 regarding a branch of
the carrier signing a bill of lading:
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Title:
Bill of lading issued by branch of the carrier
Links:
UCP 600:
UCP 600 article 20(a)(i)
ISBP 745:
E5(b)
Topic:
Signing of transport documents
Details
of the query:
Presentation
information:
The
presented bill of lading is issued/signed as follows:
The
headline of the bill of lading reads: “Carrier: Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft,
Hamburg”
The bill of
lading is signed as follows:
“Hapag-Lloyd
Denmark,
Branch of
Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany As Carrier”
Question:
Is the bill
of lading signed correct?

ICCs
opinion
Hapag Lloyd
AG, Germany is the carrier and any of its stated branches may issue bills of
lading and sign as carrier.
The bill of
lading fulfils the requirements of sub-article 20 (a) (i).
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Reference:
Official
Opinion R752 / TA748 - 2009-2011
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