Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
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The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is an international treaty that standardizes conditions and liability rules for cross-border road freight transport among its contracting states.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T877838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) Context triple: [UN transport conventions, includes, Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)]
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UNECE Inland Transport Committee
The UNECE Inland Transport Committee is a key intergovernmental body that develops international regulations, standards, and policies to facilitate safe, efficient, and sustainable inland transport across the UNECE region.
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B.
Lisbon Agreement
The Lisbon Agreement is an international treaty that establishes a system for the protection and global registration of appellations of origin for products linked to specific geographical regions.
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C.
Hague Agreement
The Hague Agreement is an international treaty that allows creators to register industrial designs in multiple countries through a single, centralized application system.
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D.
Budapest Treaty
The Budapest Treaty is an international agreement that streamlines patent procedures by allowing a single deposit of microorganisms with an international depositary authority to be recognized for patent purposes by all member countries.
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E.
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic is an international treaty that streamlines and standardizes administrative procedures in shipping to reduce delays and enhance the efficiency of maritime transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) Target entity description: The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is an international treaty that standardizes conditions and liability rules for cross-border road freight transport among its contracting states.
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A.
UNECE Inland Transport Committee
The UNECE Inland Transport Committee is a key intergovernmental body that develops international regulations, standards, and policies to facilitate safe, efficient, and sustainable inland transport across the UNECE region.
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B.
Lisbon Agreement
The Lisbon Agreement is an international treaty that establishes a system for the protection and global registration of appellations of origin for products linked to specific geographical regions.
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C.
Hague Agreement
The Hague Agreement is an international treaty that allows creators to register industrial designs in multiple countries through a single, centralized application system.
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D.
Budapest Treaty
The Budapest Treaty is an international agreement that streamlines patent procedures by allowing a single deposit of microorganisms with an international depositary authority to be recognized for patent purposes by all member countries.
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E.
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic is an international treaty that streamlines and standardizes administrative procedures in shipping to reduce delays and enhance the efficiency of maritime transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations convention
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international treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1956-05-19 ⓘ |
| adoptionPlace | Geneva ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CMR 1956 ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), 1978
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| appliesWhen |
at least one of the countries is a contracting state
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place of taking over of the goods and place designated for delivery are in two different countries ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1961-07-02 ⓘ |
| carrierLiabilityLimitBasis | Special Drawing Rights ⓘ |
| carrierLiabilityLimitPerKilogram | 8.33 SDR per kilogram of gross weight lost ⓘ |
| carrierLiabilityType | presumed liability ⓘ |
| consignmentNoteRequired | yes ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on interest and costs
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provisions on partial loss and damage ⓘ provisions on successive carriers ⓘ rules on reservations and declarations by states ⓘ |
| createsInstrument | CMR consignment note ⓘ |
| depositary |
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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surface form:
Secretary‑General of the United Nations
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| establishes |
rules on jurisdiction of courts
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rules on limitation of actions ⓘ rules on mandatory nature of liability provisions ⓘ uniform rules on carrier liability for loss of or damage to goods ⓘ uniform rules on delay in delivery ⓘ |
| excludes |
carriage performed under international postal conventions
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funeral consignments ⓘ removals ⓘ |
| fullName |
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
self-link
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surface form:
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road
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| influenced | national road transport legislation in many European states ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| legalArea |
commercial law
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transport law ⓘ |
| liabilityExclusionGround |
circumstances which the carrier could not avoid and the consequences of which he was unable to prevent
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fault of the claimant ⓘ inherent vice of the goods ⓘ |
| protocolDate | 1978-07-05 ⓘ |
| protocolSubject | introduction of Special Drawing Rights as unit of account ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication |
Europe
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parts of Asia ⓘ parts of North Africa ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)
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Hague‑Visby Rules ⓘ Montreal Convention ⓘ |
| scope |
carriage by vehicles such as lorries, trucks and road trains
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contracts for the international carriage of goods by road for reward ⓘ |
| shortName |
CMR
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Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
CMR Convention
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| subject |
carrier liability
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cross‑border transport ⓘ international carriage of goods by road ⓘ road freight transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) Description of subject: The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is an international treaty that standardizes conditions and liability rules for cross-border road freight transport among its contracting states.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
UN transport conventions
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includes
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Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
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UN transport conventions
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includes
→
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
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this entity surface form:
Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR Protocol)
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
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shortName
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Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road
this entity surface form:
CMR Convention
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
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fullName
→
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
self-link
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subject surface form:
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road
this entity surface form:
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
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amendedBy
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Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road
this entity surface form:
Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), 1978