The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis if a consignee refuses to receive or is unable to receive goods. In this case, the phrase "if the carrier demands that" in paragraph (2) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "if the carrier demands that the consignee receive goods within a reasonable period of time, and after the expiration of that period "; and the term "shipper" in paragraph (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "shipper and consignee".

①A 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.

②The 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.

③If 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.

①A carrier ceases to be liable for loss, damage, or delay if no claim is filed with the courts within one year from the day on which the goods are delivered (or, in the event of a total loss of goods, the day on which the goods should have been delivered).

②The period referred to in the preceding paragraph may be extended by agreement only after damage has arisen as a result of the loss, damage, or delay.

③If a carrier entrusts a third party with transportation, and the carrier provides compensation for loss or damage or has had a claim filed against it with the courts within the period referred to in paragraph (1), the period referred to in that paragraph concerning a third party's liability to the carrier is deemed to have been extended to the final day in the three-month period that begins on the day on which the carrier provided the compensation or had the claim filed against it.

A claim held by a carrier against a shipper or consignee is extinguished by prescription if the carrier does not exercise it during the one-year period that begins once the carrier has the right to exercise it.

The provisions of Articles 576, 577, 584, and 585 apply mutatis mutandis to the liability of a carrier toward a shipper or consignee to compensate for damage in tort arising as a result of loss, damage, or delay; provided, however, that this does not apply to a carrier's liability to a consignee if the carrier undertakes transportation from the shipper even though the consignee had previously refused to have the goods transported through entrustment by the shipper.

①If, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, a carrier is subject to a release from or reduction in the liability to compensate for loss or damage arising as a result of loss, damage, or delay, the carrier's employees are also subject to a release from or reduction in their liability to a shipper or consignee to compensate for damage in tort arising as a result of that loss, damage, or delay, to the extent of the carrier's release from or reduction in liability.

②The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if the loss, damage, or delay arises at the intention of the carrier's employee or due to the gross negligence of the carrier's employee.

A passenger transportation contract becomes effective by virtue of a carrier promising to transport a passenger, and the other party promising to pay transportation charges for that outcome.

A carrier is liable to compensate for loss or damage a passenger incurs due to transportation; provided, however, that this does not apply if the carrier proves that it did not neglect to exercise due care in transporting the passenger.

①Any special agreement that makes the carrier subject to a release from or reduction in the liability to compensate for loss or damage to the life or person of a passenger (excluding the liability to compensate for loss or damage mainly arising from a delay in transportation) is void.

②The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply in the following cases:

①A carrier has the same liability as a carrier that is under a freight transportation contract with regard to the baggage that passengers have handed over to the carrier, even if the carrier does not claim any special freight charges for it.

②A carrier's employee has the same liability as the employee of a carrier that is under a freight transportation contract, as it concerns the baggage provided for in the preceding paragraph.

③If a passenger does not seek to have the baggage prescribed in paragraph (1) handed over within one week from the day on which the baggage arrives at the destination, a carrier may deposit the baggage with an official depository or may put it up for auction after issuing a notice for the passenger to seek to have it handed over within a reasonable period of time. In this case, once the carrier deposits the baggage with an official depository or puts it up for auction, the carrier must notify the passenger of this without delay.

④If the price of baggage is likely to decline for reasons such as damage, the carrier may put it up for auction without issuing the notice referred to in the preceding paragraph.

⑤If a carrier puts baggage up for auction pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the carrier must deposit the proceeds from the auction; provided, however, that this does not preclude the carrier from allocating all or part of the proceeds to cover the freight charges.

⑥If a passenger's domicile or residence is unknown, the carrier is not required to issue the notice or notify the passenger as referred to in paragraph (3).

①A carrier is not liable to compensate for loss or damage arising as a result of loss or damage to the baggage that a passenger has not handed over to the carrier (including a passenger's personal belongings), unless the carrier has intentionally or negligently caused the loss or damage.

②The provisions of Article 576, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 584, paragraph (1), Article 585, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 587 (limited to the parts concerning the application mutatis mutandis of the provisions of Article 576, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 584, paragraph (1), and Article 585, paragraphs (1) and (2)), and Article 588 apply mutatis mutandis if a carrier is liable to compensate for loss or damage that arises as a result of loss or damage to baggage as prescribed in the preceding paragraph. In this case: in Article 576, paragraph (1), the phrase "the goods are to be delivered" is deemed to be replaced with "the transportation is to be completed"; in Article 584, paragraph (1), the phrase "the consignee receives the goods without raising any objection" is deemed to be replaced with "the passenger has not raised any objection by the time of completion of transportation", and the phrase "the consignee notifies the carrier of this within two weeks from the date of delivery " is deemed to be replaced with "the passenger notifies the carrier of this within two weeks from the date of completion of transportation"; and in Article 585, paragraph (1), the phrase "the day on which the goods are delivered (or, in the event of a total loss of goods, the day on which the goods should have been delivered)" is deemed to be replaced with "the day of completion of transportation".

The provisions of Article 586 apply mutatis mutandis to passenger transportation.