A carrier ceases to be liable for damage or partial loss of goods if the consignee receives the goods without raising any objection; provided, however, that this does not apply if the goods have incurred damage or a partial loss that cannot be immediately discovered, and the consignee notifies the carrier of this within two weeks from the date of delivery.
運送品の損傷又は一部滅失についての運送人の責任は、荷受人が異議をとどめないで運送品を受け取ったときは、消滅する。ただし、運送品に直ちに発見することができない損傷又は一部滅失があった場合において、荷受人が引渡しの日から二週間以内に運送人に対してその旨の通知を発したときは、この限りでない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if the carrier, at the time of delivering the goods, knows of the damage or partial loss they have incurred.
If a carrier entrusts a third party with transportation, and a consignee issues notice to the carrier as referred to in the proviso to paragraph (1) within the period referred to in the proviso to that paragraph, the period referred to in the proviso to that paragraph concerning a third party's liability to the carrier is deemed to have been extended to the final day in the two-week period that begins on the day on which the carrier received the notice.
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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