Identification of Neutralization of the CMR Documents in European Union Conditions

Abstract

Year 1956 was an important year for international road and freight transport. By this year Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) was made. The basic purpose of the Convention was to unify the rules in the international carriage of goods and thereby promote development of international trade. From the practical point of view, this was very important for both carriers and transporters. This Convention also describes the most important document in the international carriage of goods, which includes the consignment note of CMR as well. Recently this document is often associated with the term neutralization. Objective of this article was to clarify the meaning of this phrase in transport. In addition, the aim was to find out in what range carriers have real experience with neutralization of the consignment note of the CMR during the transport, for what types of goods and on what types of routes is the neutralization being used the most.

Impact of change of consignor on responsibility for loading and fastening of goods in vehicle in the Slovak Republic.

“…Neutralization of transport documents is used in the transport sector, although it is not legally defined. It is a replacement of the original consignment note by another consignment note, while the cargo is not handled during transport and only some data is changed in the second or subsequent consignment note [15]. The survey, which was used to identify the use of neutralization of transport documents, shows that in most cases there is a change in the consignor and thus a change in the transport route.…”