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Commercial Act — Article 143 (In Cases of Refusal to Receive Goods or where Receipt is Impossible)

상법 제143조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

(1) The provisions of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis where a consignee refuses, or is unable to receive transported goods.

(2) In selling goods by auction, a carrier shall give peremptory notice to the consignee demanding receipt of the goods with a reasonable period set before giving such peremptory notice to the consignor. <Amended by Act No. 5053, Dec. 29, 1995>

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