Appendix C: Hague Protocol 1955

• Author: John D. Holding, Q.C., MRAeS
• Pages: 121-130

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Appendix C: Hague Protocol 1955

PROTOCOL TO AMEND THE CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION

OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE BY AIR,

SIGNED AT WARSAW ON 12 OCTOBER 1929, DONE AT THE HAGUE ON

28 SEPTEMBER 1955 (THE HAGUE PROTOCOL 1955)

THE GOVERNMENTS UNDERSIGNED

CONSIDERING that it is desirable to amend the Convention for the Uni-

f‌ication of Certain Rules Relati ng to International Carr iage by Air signed at

Warsaw on 12 October 1929,

HAVE AGREED as follows:

CHAPTER I AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION

Article I

In Article 1 of the Convention

(a) paragraph 2 shall be deleted and replaced by t he following: —

“2. For the purposes of this Convention, the expression international

carriage means any carriage in which, according to the ag reement between

the part ies, the place of depar ture and the place of destination, whether or

not there be a break in the c arriage or a transhipment, are situated either

within the territories of two Hig h Contracting Parties or w ithin the terri-

tory of a sing le High Contract ing Party if there is an agreed stopping place

within the territory of another State, even if t hat State is not a High Con-

tracting Party. Car riage between two p oints withi n the territory of a single

High Contract ing Party wit hout an a greed stopping place withi n the terri-