THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION,
RECOGNIZING:
(a)That international multimodal transport is one means offacilitating the orderly
expansion of world trade;
(b)The need to
stimulate the development of smooth,economic andefficient multimodal transport services adequate to the requirements of the trade concerned;
(c)The
desirability of ensuring the orderly development ofinternational multimodal transport in the interest of all countries andthe need to consider the special problems of
transit countries;
(d)The
desirability of determining certain rules relating to thecarriage of goods by international multimodal transport contracts,including equitable provisions
concerning the
liability of multimodaltransport operators;
(e)The need that this Convention should not affect the application ofany international convention or national law relating to the regulationand control of transport operations;
(f)The right of each State to
regulate and control at the nationallevel multimodal transport operators and operations;
(g)The need to have regard to the special interest and problems ofdeveloping countries, for example,as regards introduction of newtechnologies,
participation in multimodal services of their nationalcarriers and operators, cost
efficiency thereof and
maximum use of locallabour and insurance;
(h)The need to ensure a balance of interests between suppliers andusers of multimodal transport services;
(i)The need to
facilitate customs procedures with due considerationto the problems of
transit countries;
AGREEING to the following basic principles:
(a)That a fair balance of interests between developed and developingcountries should be established and an equitable distribution ofactivities between these groups of countries should be attained ininternational multimodal transport;
(b)That
consultation should take place on terms and conditions ofservice,both before and after the introduction of any new technology in the multimodal transport of goods,between the multimodal transportoperator, shippers, shippers' organizations and
appropriate nationalauthorities;
(c)The freedom for shippers to choose between multimodal andsegmented transport services;
(d)That the
liability of the multimodal transport operator under thisConvention should be based on the principle of presumed fault or neglect;
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