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Commercial Act — Article 807 (Consignee's Duties and Shipmaster's Retention Rights)

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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) When a consignee receives cargo, he/she shall pay the freight, incidental expenses, substituted donation for another person, demurrage, general average in proportion to the value of the cargo, or amount of charges due to the salvage according to the intent of a transportation contract or a bill of lading.

(2) No shipmaster shall have a duty to deliver cargo unless the payment of amount under paragraph (1) is exchanged.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]

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