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Commercial Act — Article 811 (Cancellation, etc. on Legal Grounds)

상법 제811조

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 voyage or transportation has violated any statute, or the purpose of a contract cannot be attained due to force majeure, any of the relevant concerned may cancel the contract.

(2) When the contract has been cancelled in cases where a ground set forth in paragraph (1) arose on a voyage, a consignee shall pay the freight in proportion to the transportation already completed.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]

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