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href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/04_rechtsprech\/BGH_D_14_02_2008_Fixkostenspediteur_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Court of Appeal, Germany (Bundesgerichtshof), Ruling of 14.02.2008 \u2013 headnote\u00a0 (Bulletin of International Carriage by Rail 1\/2009)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c6f81 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08c6f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Scope,\u00a0multimodal transport rail-road<br \/>Article 1\u00a0\u00a7 3\u00a0of CIM<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f9755 e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none 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class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 20\"><path id=\"Path_60868\" data-name=\"Path 60868\" d=\"M-619.87,192.569v.569a3.847,3.847,0,0,1-.714,1.269q-5.618,7.823-11.236,15.656a1.987,1.987,0,0,1-1.76.939,1.909,1.909,0,0,1-1.379-.629l-4.1-4.246q-1.628-1.678-3.266-3.377a1.8,1.8,0,0,1-.548-1.229,2.119,2.119,0,0,1,.156-.769,1.879,1.879,0,0,1,2.484-.989c1.8.729,3.618,1.429,5.437,2.148a.3.3,0,0,0,.372-.07l11.207-10.221a1.939,1.939,0,0,1,.939-.559,1.962,1.962,0,0,1,2.366,1.469C-619.9,192.549-619.88,192.559-619.87,192.569Z\" transform=\"translate(642.87 -191.003)\" fill=\"#052c49\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72a53c elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e72a53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a class=\"download\" title=\"Initiates file download\" href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/04_rechtsprech\/BGH_D_09.10.2013_Art.1_Par.3_CIM_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Court of Appeal, Germany (Bundesgerichtshof), Ruling of 09.10.2013 \u2013 headnote and comment<br \/>(Bulletin of International Carriage by Rail No. 4\/2013)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9300396 e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9300396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7e089 elementor-view-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3e7e089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 20\"><path id=\"Path_60868\" data-name=\"Path 60868\" d=\"M-619.87,192.569v.569a3.847,3.847,0,0,1-.714,1.269q-5.618,7.823-11.236,15.656a1.987,1.987,0,0,1-1.76.939,1.909,1.909,0,0,1-1.379-.629l-4.1-4.246q-1.628-1.678-3.266-3.377a1.8,1.8,0,0,1-.548-1.229,2.119,2.119,0,0,1,.156-.769,1.879,1.879,0,0,1,2.484-.989c1.8.729,3.618,1.429,5.437,2.148a.3.3,0,0,0,.372-.07l11.207-10.221a1.939,1.939,0,0,1,.939-.559,1.962,1.962,0,0,1,2.366,1.469C-619.9,192.549-619.88,192.559-619.87,192.569Z\" transform=\"translate(642.87 -191.003)\" fill=\"#052c49\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5400d1f elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5400d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a class=\"download\" title=\"Initiates file download\" href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/04_rechtsprech\/BGH_D_09.10.2013_Art.1_Par.3_CIM_original_d.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original text (German)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919bd84 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"919bd84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Invalidity of contractual agreements which relax the carrier\u2019s obligations<br \/>Article 5 of CIM (Article 23 of the Warsaw Convention)<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ace225 e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ace225\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9317de elementor-view-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a9317de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 20\"><path id=\"Path_60868\" data-name=\"Path 60868\" d=\"M-619.87,192.569v.569a3.847,3.847,0,0,1-.714,1.269q-5.618,7.823-11.236,15.656a1.987,1.987,0,0,1-1.76.939,1.909,1.909,0,0,1-1.379-.629l-4.1-4.246q-1.628-1.678-3.266-3.377a1.8,1.8,0,0,1-.548-1.229,2.119,2.119,0,0,1,.156-.769,1.879,1.879,0,0,1,2.484-.989c1.8.729,3.618,1.429,5.437,2.148a.3.3,0,0,0,.372-.07l11.207-10.221a1.939,1.939,0,0,1,.939-.559,1.962,1.962,0,0,1,2.366,1.469C-619.9,192.549-619.88,192.559-619.87,192.569Z\" transform=\"translate(642.87 -191.003)\" fill=\"#052c49\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99cd07 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f99cd07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a class=\"download\" title=\"Initiates file download\" href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/04_rechtsprech\/Appel_Versailles_clause_nulle_e.pdf\">Court of Appeal, France (Cour d\u2019Appel de Versailles), Ruling of 10.06.2010 \u2013 headnote and extract from the reasons given for the ruling<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>(OTIF@Bulletin of International Carriage by Rail 1\/2011)[20KB]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ed43f elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56ed43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Carrier\u2019s freedom of contract (preclusion from carriage of certain goods) and prohibition on limiting liability<br \/>Article 5 of CIM (Article 41 of CMR)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c25e43 e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c25e43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4795dfa elementor-view-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4795dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a class=\"download\" title=\"Initiates file download\" href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/04_rechtsprech\/BGH_D_26_03_2009_Art_1_CMR_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Court of Appeal, Germany (Bundesgerichtshof), Ruling of 26.03.2009 \u2013 headnote and summary (Bulletin of International Carriage by Rail 2\/2010)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60520a1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60520a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df7005 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7df7005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Liability of carrier for wilful misconduct<br \/>Articles 30 and 36 of CIM (Articles 23 and 29 of CMR<\/b>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792a8f2 e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding e-con e-child\" data-id=\"792a8f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0982ff elementor-view-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" 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elementor-element-c49988f elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c49988f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"download\" title=\"Initiates file download\" href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/04_rechtsprech\/BGH_30.09.2011_Art._23_29_CMR_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>High Court of Appeal, Germany (Bundesgerichtshof), Ruling of 30.09.2010 \u2013 headnote, summary, comments<\/strong><br \/><\/a>(OTIF@Bulletin of International Carriage by Rail 2\/2011)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1567f3c e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1567f3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb225d7 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb225d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Compensation for loss of the goods \u2013 the issue of excise duties<br \/>Article 30 \u00a7 4 of CIM\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378d179 e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding e-con e-child\" data-id=\"378d179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2434927 elementor-view-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2434927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 20\"><path id=\"Path_60868\" data-name=\"Path 60868\" d=\"M-619.87,192.569v.569a3.847,3.847,0,0,1-.714,1.269q-5.618,7.823-11.236,15.656a1.987,1.987,0,0,1-1.76.939,1.909,1.909,0,0,1-1.379-.629l-4.1-4.246q-1.628-1.678-3.266-3.377a1.8,1.8,0,0,1-.548-1.229,2.119,2.119,0,0,1,.156-.769,1.879,1.879,0,0,1,2.484-.989c1.8.729,3.618,1.429,5.437,2.148a.3.3,0,0,0,.372-.07l11.207-10.221a1.939,1.939,0,0,1,.939-.559,1.962,1.962,0,0,1,2.366,1.469C-619.9,192.549-619.88,192.559-619.87,192.569Z\" transform=\"translate(642.87 -191.003)\" fill=\"#052c49\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c0bfc elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47c0bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a class=\"download\" title=\"Startet das Herunterladen der Datei\" href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/04_rechtsprech\/Bundesgerichtshof_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Court of Appeal, Germany (Bundesgerichtshof), ruling of 26.06.2003\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4537eda e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover 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href=\"https:\/\/otif.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/otif_verlinkte_files\/04_recht\/04_rechtsprech\/Recht-Urteil_BGH_Bemerkungen_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remarks on the expression \u201cother amounts incurred in connection with carriage of the lost goods\u201d\u00a0(Bulletin of International Carriage by Rail No. 1\/2004)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97d503 e-con-full elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e97d503\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5da9e elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a5da9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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