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Commercial Act — Article 706 (Grounds for Exclusion of Marine Insurers’s Liability)

상법 제706조

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.

No insurer shall be liable to compensate for the following losses and expenses: <Amended by Act No. 4470, Dec. 31, 1991>

1. If a ship or freight has been insured, any loss arising from the failure, at the time of departure, to make preparations necessary for a safe voyage or to have necessary documents on board;

2. If cargo has been insured, any loss arising from bad faith or gross negligence of the charterer, consignor, or consignee;

3. Pilotage dues, port charges, light dues, quarantine fees, and other ordinary expenses incurred in relation to the ship or cargo in the course of a voyage.

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