The Convention is normally referred to as the CMR Convention.

The period of limitation for bringing an action arising out of carriage under the CMR convention is one year.

CMR convention, from the French Convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route.

Cargolux maintained that Lies was one of the 'successive road carriers' under article 34 of the CMR Convention which provides:

IT'S THE LAW: How the CMR Convention governs the transport.

Any road transport is framed by the CMR Convention which relates to various legal issues concerning transportation of cargo, predominantly by lorries, by road.

Bob Hanna, Managing Director, Ireland Freight Forwarding Services Ltd., looks at the CMR Convention and explains its application to the carriage of goods.

For more information, download a copy of the CMR Convention from the UNECE website (PDF, 60K) - Opens in a new window.

The CMR Convention (full title Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road) is a United Nations convention that was signed in Geneva on 19 May 1956.

The consignment note shall contain a great number of particulars specified in the CMR Convention but the absence, irregularity or loss of the consignment note does not affect the existence of validity of the contract of carriage which shall remain subject to the CMR Convention.