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ARTICLE 7 - CARRIAGE OF CARGO

7.1 Acceptance of Cargo

7.1.1 The following Cargo shall not be accepted:

7.1.1.1 the Cargo prohibited by the regulations or the orders of the administrative authorities.

7.1.1.2 the Cargo, for which the inspection, check or procedures required by the administrative authorities have not been completed.

7.1.1.3 the Cargo, of which the transportation requirements exceed our transportation and storage capabilities.

7.2 Cargo Security Check

7.2.1 Cargo security check shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations of administrative authorities.

7.2.2 When necessary, physical check shall be conducted on the Cargo and the relevant documents and materials. The Shipper is obliged to assist with the check.

7.2.3 We have responsibilities, but no obligations, to conduct the security check of the Consigned Cargo, documents and materials.

7.3 Routings

7.3.1 Unless specifically agreed by the contracting parties, we have no obligation to carry the Cargo by any specific aircraft type, on any specific flight, over any particular route, or to make connections at any point.

7.3.2 We are entitled to select the route of the Cargo or reroute the Cargo shown on the AWB based on flight or space availability.

7.4 Cargo Transportation Time Limit

7.4.1? To ensure that the Consigned Cargo is carried in time, it is necessary that the Shipper should book the flight and the date for carriage of the Cargo. If the flight and the date or the time limit for carriage are agreed and indicated on the AWB, we shall carry the Cargo as agreed provided that no such special circumstances occur as governmental acts or Force Majeure. If no agreement has been established, the Cargo shall be arranged for carriage in accordance with the sequence of the acceptance of the Consigned Cargo within a reasonable time limit.

7.4.2 Schedules shown in our timetables or published at any elsewhere form no part of the contract of carriage and are not fixed for commencement, completion of carriage or Delivery of Cargo.

7.5 Priority of Carriage

7.5.1 Subject to the applicable Laws and Regulations, we are entitled to determine, whenever or wherever, the priority of carriage between the materials for public interests or emergency relief and the Consigned Cargo or between mails and the Consigned Cargo. When necessary, we are entitled to continue any flight without any or part of the Cargo.

7.5.2 If as a result of such priority arrangement mentioned in Article 7.5.1, the Consigned Cargo is not carried or not carried on the agreed flight and date, or part of the Cargo needs to be unloaded from the flight, we will make reasonable arrangements for the carriage of the Cargo not carried in a timely manner for the interest of the Shipper. We will not be liable for any delay of the Consigned Cargo due to the priority arrangement after all possible measures have been taken or no measures are able to be taken.

7.5.3 To avoid any damage or danger, either in the course of the carriage, we may, subject to the approval of the customs authorities, upon giving notice to the Shipper or the Consignee, hold the Cargo in the warehouse or any other available places, at the expense of the Shipper or the Consignee. We may also deliver the Cargo to another Carrier for onward carriage to the destination.

 
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