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Commercial Act — Article 844 (Shipowners' Rights to Retain or Auction Cargo)

상법 제844조

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 Articles 807 (2) and 808 shall apply mutatis mutandis where a time charterer fails to repay obligations such as charterage and substitute payment to a shipowner, and other obligations under a time charter contract similar thereto: Provided, That no shipowner shall assert against a third party who has acquired, in good faith, a bill of lading issued by the time charterer.

(2) No shipowner shall exercise his/her right on the cargo pursuant to paragraph (1) exceeding the extent of the charterage or freight agreed on the cargo by a timer charterer.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]

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