Switzerland general conditions 2005

Switzerland general conditions 2005General Conditions (2005) of SPEDLOGSWISS – Swiss Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association GC SPEDLOGSWISS valid from 1st July 2005 Introduction SPEDLOGSWISS (Swiss Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association) first issued General Conditions (GC) on 30 March 1922. These were revised on January 29, 1932, May 21, 1966, October 23, 1980, January 1, 1994 and September 1, 2001. The purpose of the General Conditions is to supplement the provisions of the law. Scope of Application Art. 1 The GC apply to all orders executed by members of SPEDLOGSWISS and its sections, insofar as they are not contrary to mandatory provisions of the law. They encompass all fields of activity of the forwarder as specified below. Agreements whose terms differ from the GC may be concluded. Fields of Activity Art. 2 A distinction is made between five fields of activity: 1. The forwarder as an intermediary In this function the forwarder acts purely as an intermediary. For the account of his customers, he concludes contracts with carriers, forwarders, customs agents, warehousing companies and other sub-contracting parties. 2. The forwarder as a carrier In the cases listed below, and in no others, the forwarder has the status of a carrier: - In the case of contracting in his own name, i.e. if he effects transport with own equipment - lf he issues a transport document of his own containing a delivery undertaking, such as a through bill of lading (Multimodal Transport Document) etc. - In purely European land transport (except in transport purely by rail), unless the forwarder expressly designates himself as an intermediary and acts as such. 3. The forwarder as pure warehouse keeper For warehousing (putting in storage, taking out of storage, storing, storage administration) in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, the General Conditions for Warehousing of SPEDLOGSWISS shall apply (GC SPEDLOGSWISS Warehousing) 4. The Freight Forwarder as Shipping Agent For the activities of the Shipping Agents as pure agent activities (concluding freight contracts for ocean and/or combined transports) in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, the General Conditions of SPEDLOGSWISS for Shipping Agents (GC SPEDLOGSWISS Shipping Agents) shall apply. 5. The forwarder as a provider of other services (customs clearance, logistics transactions, etc.) These may be directly or indirectly connected with transport, or unconnected therewith. Offers Art. 3 Offers shall cease to be valid if not accepted within 30 days after being issued. SPEDLOGSWISS Swiss Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association Elisabethenstrasse 44, P.O.Box, CH - 4002 Basle/Switzerland Phone +41-(0)61-205 98 00, Fax +41-(0)61-205 98 01 Internet: www.spedlogswiss.com, E-mail: office@spedlogswiss.comPage 2