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GENERAL AVERAGE LOSS [10 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 2018-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Transport of Goods
  • Trade
DEF

A written guarantee made by an insurance company to pay an insured's proportion of a general average loss.

OBS

Such a guarantee is usually accepted by the general average adjuster in lieu of a cash deposit and is additional security to the bond signed by the owner of the goods subject to the general average loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Commerce
Key term(s)
  • garantie au titre d'avaries communes
  • garantie d'avaries communes

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Transportation Insurance
OBS

General average losses, contributions and salvage charges, as well as expenses incurred for the purpose of averting or diminishing any loss not covered by the contract, are not recoverable under the suing and labouring clause.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Assurance transport
OBS

La clause des mesures conservatoires et préventives ne couvre pas les pertes par avarie commune, les contributions aux avaries communes, les frais de sauvetage ni les frais engagés pour éviter ou minimiser des pertes ou dommages non couvertes par le contrat.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Law of the Sea
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A marine insurance clause providing that partial loss or damage is not insured under American conditions (F.P.A.A.C.). Partial loss is not insured unless caused by the vessel being sunk, stranded, burned, on fire, or in collision. English conditions (F.P.A.E.C.). Partial loss not insured unless a result of the vessel sunk, stranded, burned, on fire, or in collision.

CONT

Free of particular average. Underwriters are not liable for partial loss, other than general average loss. Usually understood to mean the same as Institute F. P. A. Conditions.

OBS

free of particular average: Term standardized by CGSB.

Key term(s)
  • free of particular average clause

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Droit de la mer
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Clause [...] qui limite les indemnités dues par les assureurs seulement aux dommages ou pertes partielles des marchandises consécutivement à des abordages, incendies, échouements ou autres circonstances [...] énumérées dans les polices, à moins [...] qu'il y ait perte totale.

OBS

L'expression «franc d'avaries» constitue une locution adverbiale; l'adjectif «franc» y est donc invariable.

OBS

«Avaries particulières» est inusité au singulier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro de transporte
  • Derecho del mar
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

La cobertura del seguro abarca la pérdida total y no los daños parciales. Este seguro no cubre más que los riesgos de avería común.

Key term(s)
  • FPA
  • libre de averías particulares
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Record 5 2015-10-20

English

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

... a loss reasonably, proximately and directly caused by or consequential on a General Average act...

CONT

Such expenses, when properly incurred, may be recovered as particular charges or as a general average loss, according to the circumstances under which they were incurred.

OBS

There is a General Average act when and only when any extraordinary sacrifice or expenditure is reasonably and intentionally made or incurred for the common safety in time of peril for the purpose of preserving from peril the property.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
  • Assurance transport

Spanish

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Record 6 2015-04-30

English

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

A partial loss of a subject matter e. g. cargo, ship or freight which is exposed to the risks incidental to a maritime adventure, and which is not a general average loss.

OBS

Any loss, which is a particular average loss, falls on the owner of the particular subject-matter affected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
  • Assurance transport

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Law of the Sea
CONT

Free of particular average absolutely. Underwriters are not liable for partial loss, other than general average loss. The term "absolutely" is used to make it clear that the insurance does not contain any terms which break the F. P. A. warranty as it does in the Institute F. P. A. clauses.

OBS

It is unusual to use this form of cover for cargo insurance ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Droit de la mer
DEF

Assurance Corps dont les avaries particulières sont exclues, les assureurs ne répondant que de la perte totale, des cas de délaissement, des avaries communes, des recours de tiers et des dépenses d'assistance et de sauvetage.

OBS

L'expression «franc d'avaries» constitue une locution adverbiale; l'adjectif «franc» y est donc invariable.

OBS

«Avaries particulières» est inusité au singulier.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Law of the Sea
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

Equitable sharing of the liability to make good a general average loss. Based on the pecuniary value of the property each party had at stake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Droit de la mer
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Répartition proportionnelle sur la base de toutes les valeurs sauvées (navire et cargaison), en classant des dépenses en avaries communes et avaries particulières pour la prise en charge des avaries communes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
  • Derecho del mar
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
DEF

Determinación del valor de los sacrificios realizados (masa acreedora o masa de averías) y la valoración de los intereses que se han beneficiado del acto de avería (masa deudora o masa imponible), para posteriormente proceder a la distribución de la avería, dividiendo el importe de los sacrificios realizados entre los elementos de la masa imponible, en proporción al valor de estos últimos. Todo ello da lugar a la cuota de contribución y al nacimiento de la acción de avería.

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Record 9 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 10 2009-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
CONT

Common among these are stranding, fire and collision that are the most common causes of the need to declare general average. These sums are payable in addition to the insured value of the goods should they become a total loss during the continuation of the voyage and before reaching final destination on the alternate vessel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

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