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MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORT OPERATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2009-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Trade
  • Transport of Goods
  • Maritime Law
DEF

Any person who concludes a multimodal transport contract and assumes responsibility for the performance thereof as a carrier.

CONT

... goods are taken in charge by the multimodal transport operator to a place designated for delivery in a different country.

Key term(s)
  • multi-modal transport operator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Commerce
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Comercio
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Derecho marítimo
OBS

No confundir "transporte multimodal", que se realiza bajo un único contrato y una sola responsabilidad, con "transporte combinado", en el cual no existe una única responsabilidad frente al usuario.

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