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The Budapest Convention on the contract for the carriage of goods by inland waterway (CMNI)

Friday 28th August, 10:00-13:00

Commission: Transport Law

General Reporters : Jikke Biermasz , Raf van Gysel

It goes without saying, that the Budapest Convention on the contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway  (‘CMNI’) is a suitable topic for a congress held in Budapest. However, the subject is not only relevant because the CMNI-Convention has been concluded in Budapest and because of the fact that the Danube has always been of great importance to Hungary. The CMNI-Convention, which has only entered into force on 1 April 2005, is the youngest member of the family of conventions on contracts for the carriage of goods. The ratification progress is still in full swing. The Convention is of great importance for Europe. It will bring uniformity and legal certainty, but will also help Europe to solve non- legal issues such as environmental pollution and the overloading of the European highway network. During the working session we will provide an introduction into the legal aspects of the Convention, but we will also pay attention to these non legal issues of carriage of goods by inland waterway.