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Commercial Act — Article 852 (Issuance of Bills of Lading)

상법 제852조

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) A carrier shall deliver, at the request of a consignor, one or more copies of a bill of lading after the receipt of cargo.

(2) A carrier shall deliver, at the request of a consignor, one or more copies of a shipped bill of lading after the loading of the cargo, or shall indicate such loading on a bill of lading referred to in paragraph (1).

(3) A carrier may authorize a shipmaster or other agent to deliver a bill of lading or to make indication referred to in paragraph (2).[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 8581, Aug. 3, 2007]

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