(1) Any claim and obligation against a charterer of a shipowner or consignee shall be terminated, whatever the cause of the claim may be, unless no judicial claim is made within two years from the date when the shipowner has delivered cargo or from the date set for delivering cargo. In such cases, the proviso to Article 814 (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
(2) No agreement between a shipowner and a charterer to shorten the period set forth in paragraph (1) shall be valid unless it is clearly stated in a transportation contract.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]