TRANSPORT – Systematical Table

Texts of the instruments, arranged per subject, in chronological order.

Subjects:

I   MARITIME LAW

State-owned Ships

• International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules concerning the Immunity of State-owned Ships (Brussels, 10 April 1926)
  -  Additional Protocol to the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules concerning the Immunity of State-owned Ships (Brussels, 24 May 1934)

Registration (Maritime Liens and Mortgages)

• International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Maritime Liens and Mortgages (Brussels, 10 April 1926)
• International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Maritime Liens and Mortgages (Brussels, 27 May 1967)
• Convention relating to Registration of Rights in respect of Vessels under Construction (Brussels, 27 May 1967)
• United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships (Geneva, 7 February 1986)
• International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages, 1993 (Geneva, 6 May 1993)

Transport of Goods

• International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Hague Rules) (Brussels, 25 August 1924)
  -  Protocol to amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, signed at Brussels on 25th August 1924 (Visby Rules) (Brussels, 23 February 1968)
  -  International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Brussels, 25 August 1924) as amended by the Protocol to amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, signed at Brussels on 25th August 1924 (Hague-Visby Rules) (Brussels, 23 February 1968)
  -  Protocol amending the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, 25 August 1924 as amended by the Protocol of 23 February 1968 (Hague-Visby Prot SDR) (Brussels, 21 December 1979)
  -  International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Brussels, 25 August 1924) as amended by the Protocol to amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, signed at Brussels on 25th August 1924, Brussels, 23 February 1968 as amended by the Protocol amending the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, 25 August 1924 as amended by the Protocol of 23 February 1968 (Hague-Visby-SDR Rules) (Brussels, 21 December 1979)
• Convention relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material (Brussels, 17 December 1971)
• United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules) (Hamburg, 31 March 1978)
• United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly By Sea (Rotterdam Rules) (New York, 11 December 2008)

Transport of Passengers

• International Convention relating to Stowaways (Brussels, 10 October 1957)
• International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to the Carriage of Passengers by Sea (Brussels, 29 April 1961)
• International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Carriage of Passenger Luggage by Sea (Brussels, 27 May 1967)
• Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL 1974) (Athens, 13 December 1974)
  -  Protocol to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL Prot SDR 1976) (London, 19 November 1976)
  -  Protocol of 1990 to amend the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL Prot 1990) (London, 29 March 1990)
  -  Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL Prot 2002) (London, 1 November 2002)
  -  Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974, Athens, 13 December 1974 as amended by the Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL 1974-2002) (London, 1 November 2002)

Third Party Liability

• International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with respect to Collision between Vessels (Brussels, 23 September 1910)
• International Convention on the Liability of Operators of Nuclear Ships (Brussels, 25 May 1962)
• International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (Brussels, 29 November 1969)
• International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (IFC) (Brussels, 18 December 1971)
  -  Protocol to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971 (IFC Prot 1976) (London, 19 November 1976)
• International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 (HNS) (London, 3 May 1996)
  -  Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 (HNS Prot 2010) (London, 30 April 2010)
• Annex VI to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, Liability Arising from Environmental Emergencies (Stockholm, 14 June 2005)

Salvage

• Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea (Brussels, 23 September 1910)
  -  Protocol to amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of law relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea Signed at Brussels on 23rd September 1910 (Brussels, 27 May 1967)
  -  Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea (Brussels, 23 September 1910) as amended by the Protocol to amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea Signed at Brussels on 23rd September 1910 (Brussels, 27 May 1967)
• International Convention on Salvage, 1989 (London, 28 April 1989)
• Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks (Nairobi, 18 May 2007)

General Average

• The York/Antwerp Rules, 1950 (YAR 1950) (2 September 1950)
• York-Antwerp Rules 1974 (YAR 1974) (4 April 1974)
• Provisional Rules for General Average Adjustment (1 January 1975)
• York-Antwerp Rules 1974 as amended 1990 (YAR 1974 (1990)) (1 October 1990)
• York-Antwerp Rules 1994 (YAR 1994) (8 October 1994)
• York-Antwerp Rules 2004 (YAR 2004) (4 June 2004)
• York-Antwerp Rules 2016 (YAR 2016) (6 May 2016)

Limitation of Liability

• International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-going Vessels (Brussels, 25 August 1924)
• International Convention relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-going Ships (Brussels, 10 October 1957)
  -  Protocol amending the International Convention relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-going Ships dated 10 October 1957 (Brussels, 21 December 1979)
  -  International Convention relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-going Ships (Brussels, 10 October 1957) as amended by the Protocol amending the International Convention relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-going Ships dated 10 October 1957 (Brussels, 21 December 1979)
• Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (London, 19 November 1976)
  -  Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (London, 2 May 1996)
  -  IMO Legal Committee Resolution LEG.5(99) on the Adoption of Amendments of the Limitation Amounts in the Protocol of 1996 to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (London, 19 April 2012)
  -  Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (London, 19 November 1976) as amended by the Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (London, 2 May 1996) and by the IMO Legal Committee Resolution LEG.5(99) on the Adoption of Amendments of the Limitation Amounts in the Protocol of 1996 to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (London, 19 April 2012)

Private International Law

• Treaty on International Commercial Navigation Law (Montevideo, 19 March 1940)

Law of Procedure

• International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships (Brussels, 10 May 1952)
• International Convention on Certain Rules concerning Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision (Brussels, 10 May 1952)
• International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999 (Geneva, 12 March 1999)

 

II   INLAND NAVIGATION

Registration (Liens and Mortgages)

• Convention on the Registration of Inland Navigation Vessels (Geneva, 25 January 1965)

Transport of Goods

• Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMN) (Budapest, 6 February 1959)
• Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMNI) (Budapest, 22 June 2001)

Transport of Passengers

• Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Inland Waterway (CVN) (Geneva, 6 February 1976)
  -  Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Inland Waterway (CVN) (CVN Prot SDR) (Geneva, 5 july 1978)

Third Party Liability

• Convention relating to the Unification of Certain Rules concerning Collisions in Inland Navigation (Geneva, 15 March 1960)

General Average

• Rhine Rules IVR 1979 (18 October 1978)
• Rhine Rules IVR 1979 (Edition 1986) (21 November 1986)
• Rhine Rules IVR 1979 (Edition 1991) (21 November 1991)
• Rhine Rules IVR 1979 (Edition 1996) (17 November 1995)
• General Average Rules IVR (Edition 2006) (1 June 2006)

Limitation of Liability

• International Convention relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Inland Navigation Vessels (CLN) (Geneva, 1 March 1973)
  -  Protocol to the Convention relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Inland Navigation Vessels (CLN) (CLN Prot SDR) (Geneva, 5 july 1978)
• Strasbourg Convention on the Limitation of Liability of Owners of Inland Navigation Vessels (CLNI) (Strasbourg, 4 November 1988)
• Strasbourg Convention of 2012 on the Limitation of Liability in Inland Navigation (CLNI 2012) (Strasbourg, 27 September 2012)

 

III   AIR LAW

 

IV   ROAD TRANSPORT

Transport of Goods

• Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (Geneva, 19 May 1956)
  -  Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (CMR Prot SDR) (Geneva, 5 July 1978)
  -  Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (Geneva, 19 May 1956) as amended by the Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (Geneva, 5 july 1978)
  -  Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) concerning the Electronic Consignment Note (CMR Prot e-CMR) (Geneva, 20 February 2008)
• General Conditions for International Furniture Removal (UNECE) (12 April 1962)

Transport of Passengers

• Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Road (CVR) (Geneva, 1 March 1973)
  -  Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Road (CVR) (CVR Prot SDR) (Geneva, 5 July 1978)

Third Party Liability

• European Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused by Motor Vehicles (Strasbourg, 14 May 1973)

Private International Law 

• Convention on the Law Applicable to Traffic Accidents (The Hague, 4 May 1971)

 

V   TRANSPORT BY RAIL

 

VI   MISCELLANEOUS

Dangerous Goods

• Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused during Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail and Inland Navigation Vessels (CRTD) (Geneva, 10 October 1989)

Law of Procedure

• Rotterdam Guarantee Form 2000 (RGF 2000) (19 July 2000)
• Rotterdam Guarantee Form 2008 (RGF 2008) (18 December 2008)
• Rotterdam Guarantee Form Limitation 2017 (RGFL 2017) (1 January 2017)