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CMNI Budapest Convention (2001)

12 July 2026 · EN · NL · DE · FR

Summary

The Budapest Convention (CMNI, 2001) governs the contract for the carriage of goods by inland waterway. It covers the transport document, the carrier's liability regime including navigational fault defences, and claim periods for barge transport on European rivers and canals such as the Rhine and the Danube.

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