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GENERAL AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION [4 records]

Record 1 2018-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Transportation Law
  • Maritime Law
DEF

The proportion payable by one of the parties involved in a general average act to make good the loss suffered in that act.

CONT

Subject to the conditions imposed by maritime law, a person who incurs a general average loss is entitled to receive from the other interested persons a rateable contribution, known as a general average contribution, in respect of the loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Droit des transports
  • Droit maritime
CONT

Sous réserve des conditions imposées par le droit maritime, l'avarie commune donne le droit à la personne qui la subit de recevoir des autres intéressés, à l'égard de la perte, une contribution proportionnelle appelée contribution d'avarie commune.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro de transporte
  • Derecho de transporte
  • Derecho marítimo
DEF

Participación económica que, en caso de avería común, corresponde a los interesados en el buque y/o en su cargamento.

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Record 2 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Transportation Insurance
OBS

Where the assured has paid, or is liable for, any general average contribution, the measure of indemnity is the full amount of such contribution, if the subject-matter liable to contribution is insured for its full contributory value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Assurance transport
OBS

L'assuré appelé à contribuer aux pertes par avarie commune a droit à indemnité pour le plein montant de sa contribution lorsque l'objet est assuré pour sa pleine valeur contributive.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Maritime Law
DEF

Intentional act, authorized by the master of a ship, intended to preserve the voyage from a real peril and which results in a general average loss; such an act might be the jettison of cargo to lighten a ship which is aground and in danger of breaking up if not afloated.

CONT

The last ground on which a common carrier may excuse himself for loss of cargo is a general average sacrifice.

OBS

In the case of a general average sacrifice, [the assured] may recover from the insurer in respect of the whole loss without having enforced his right of contribution from the other parties liable to contribute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Assurance transport
  • Droit maritime
OBS

L'assuré a droit à indemnité de l'assureur pour la totalité de son sacrifice d'avarie commune, sans être obligé d'exiger contribution des autres parties.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Foreign Trade
  • Maritime Law
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

A principle of maritime law according to which the owners of a ship and cargo share in a loss incurred voluntarily.

CONT

It is recognized that three conditions must exist in order to invoke general average: (1) the adventure must be exposed to a common and imminent peril; (2) extraordinary expenses or sacrifices must be incurred to avert or mitigate the peril; and (3) the adventure (or at least part of it) must be saved. Should the vessel and cargo sink or be lost through fire or otherwise, general average would not apply.

OBS

An example [of general average] is when a cargo has to be jettisoned in order to save a vessel in danger of sinking during a storm.

PHR

general average clause, bond, contribution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Droit maritime
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Avarie propre aux transports par mer ou dans certains cas fluviaux, résultant du sacrifice de marchandises ou de la dépense (dite avaries frais) engagée par le commandant en raison d'un péril menaçant le bateau, tel qu'un abordage, un échouement, une panne de machine, etc. Cette mesure étant pour le salut de l'armateur et des propriétaires de la marchandise, chacun devra alors in fine participer aux frais, proportionnellement aux valeurs sauvées.

CONT

À titre d'exemple, un fait d'avarie commune existe lorsqu'au cours d'une tempête on jette une partie de la cargaison à la mer en vue de sauver le navire.

PHR

clause d'avarie commune, compromis d'avarie commune, contribution à l'avarie commune.

Key term(s)
  • avarie grosse
  • grosse avarie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro de transporte
  • Comercio exterior
  • Derecho marítimo
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
DEF

Daño producido intencionadamente en un buque o en las mercancías que transporta para evitar otros mayores en el propio buque o en su carga.

CONT

Cuando para evitar un peligro que amenaza a la vez al navío y a la carga, el capitán se ve obligado, por razón de interés común, a decidir un sacrificio de mercancías y este sacrificio proporciona un resultado favorable; la pérdida o el daño así provocado constituye una "avería común".

PHR

Cláusula de avería gruesa, compromiso de avería gruesa, contribución a la avería gruesa.

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