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Commercial Act — Article 900 (Claims against Actual Carriers)

상법 제900조

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) Where a carrier executes a contract of carriage (hereinafter referred to as "contracted carrier") and delegates the carriage to another carrier who performs all or part of the carriage (hereinafter referred to as "actual carrier"), the provisions on the liability of carriers of this Chapter shall also apply to the actual carrier with respect to the carriage performed by the actual carrier: Provided, That the same shall not apply to successive carriage as prescribed in Article 901.

(2) Where an actual carrier is liable for damage concerning passengers, baggage, or cargo, the actual carrier shall be jointly and severally liable therefor with a contracted carrier.

(3) The provisions of Article 899 (2) through (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to cases falling under paragraph (1). In such cases, the term "carrier" in Article 899 (2) and (3) shall be deemed "actual carrier", and the term "carrier" in Article 899 (4) shall be deemed "contracted carrier and actual carrier".

(4) In addition to the liabilities and obligations of a carrier prescribed in this Chapter, a special agreement which imposes a carrier's liabilities and obligations or a waiver of the carrier's rights or defenses prescribed in this Chapter shall not affect the actual carrier unless the actual carrier gives consent thereto.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 10696, May 23, 2011]

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