Appendix F: Unified Text of Warsaw Convention, as amended by the Hague Protocol and Montreal Protocol No. 4

• Author: John D. Holding, Q.C., MRAeS
• Pages: 150-164

Appendix F: Unif‌ied Text of Warsaw

Convention, as amended by the Hague

Protocol and Montreal Protocol No. 4*

WARSAW CONVENTION,1 1929, AS AMENDED AT THE HAGUE, 19552 AND

BY PROTOCOL NO. 4 OF MONTREAL, 19753

unified text

CHAPTER I

Scope — Def‌initions

Article 1

1. This Convention applies to all international c arriage of persons, bag-

gage, or cargo performed by aircraft for reward. It applies equally to gratui-

tous carriage by airc raft performed by an air transport under taking.

* This text i s found in the IATA publication Essenti al Documents on Internat ional Air

Carrier L iability, 2d ed. (January 20 04). Reprinted with permi ssion.

1 T he French text is the only authorit ative text of the Warsaw Convention; a copy is at

Section 5.1 of th is booklet. The tra nslation presented here is that followed by t he United

Kingdom [Carr iage by Air Act 1961]. The tr anslation currently use d in the United States

is at Section 5. 4. [PN]

2 ICAO Doc. 7632. Done in three authentic texts in the English, French and Spanish lan-

guages. In the case of any inconsistency, the text in the French language, in which language

the Warsaw Convention was draw n up, shall prevail. [PN ]

3 ICAO Doc. 914 8. Done in four authentic text s in the English, French, Russi an and

Spanish langu ages. In the case of any inconsistenc y, the text in the French lang uage, in

which langu age the Warsaw Convention was drawn up, sha ll prevail. [PN]

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