Article 564Application Mutatis Mutandis of Provisions on Transportation of Goods
第五百六十四条(物品運送に関する規定の準用)
The provisions of Article 572, Article 577, Article 579 (excluding paragraph (3)), Article 581, Article 585, Article 586, Article 587 (limited to the parts concerning the application mutatis mutandis of the provisions of Article 577 and 585), and Article 588 apply mutatis mutandis to the freight forwarding business. In this case, the term "preceding carrier" in Article 579, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "preceding freight forwarder or carrier," and the phrase "goods are delivered" in Article 585, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "goods are delivered to the consignee.".
freight forwarder
「運送取扱人」
A person whose business is arranging carriage of goods in their own name on behalf of others.
Defined inArticle 559, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
carrier
「運送人」
A person whose business is undertaking land, marine or air transportation.
Defined inArticle 569, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law