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nineteen

hundred

and

sixty-four

shall

likewise

be

available for this purpose.

SECTION 65. Separability . — If any provisions of this Act or

the application thereof to any person or circumstance is

held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application

of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall

not be affected thereby.

SECTION 66. Effectivity . — This Act shall take effect upon

its approval.

Approved: June 20, 1964

Published in the Official Gazette , Vol . 61 , No . 15 , p . 2168 on

April 12 , 1965

(Land Transportation and Traffic Code, Republic Act No.

4136, [June 20, 1964])

Warsaw Convention

October 12, 1929

WARSAW CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF

CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL

CARRIAGE BY AIR *

The President of the German Reich, the Federal President

of the Republic of Austria, His Majesty the King of the

Belgians, the President of the United States of Brazil, His

Majesty the King of the Bulgarians, the President of the

Nationalist Government of China, His Majesty the King of

Denmark and Iceland, His Majesty the King of Egypt, His

Majesty the King of Spain, the Chief of State of the

Republic of Estonia, the President of the Republic of

Finland, the President of the French Republic, His Majesty

the

King

of

Great

Britain,

Ireland,

and

the

British

Dominions

beyond

the

Seas,

Emperor of India, the

President of the Hellenic Republic, His Most Serene

Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, His

Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the Emperor of

Japan, the President of the Republic of Latvia, Her Royal

Highness

the

Grand

Duchess

of

Luxemburg,

the

President of the United Mexican States, His Majesty the

King

of

Norway,

Her

Majesty

the

Queen

of

the

Netherlands, the President of the Republic of Poland, His

Majesty the King of Rumania, His Majesty the King of

Sweden, the Swiss Federal Council, the President of the

Czechoslovak Republic, the Central Executive Committee

of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the President of

the United States of Venezuela, His Majesty the King of

Yugoslavia:

Having recognized the advantage of regulating in a

uniform

manner

the

conditions

of

international

transportation by air in respect of the documents used for

such transportation and of the liability of the carrier,

Having

nominated

to

this

end

their

respective

Plenipotentiaries, who, being thereto duly authorized,

have concluded and signed the following convention:

CHAPTER I Scope of Definitions

ARTICLE

1.

(1)

This

convention

shall

apply

to

all

international

transportation

of

persons,

baggage,

or

goods performed by aircraft for hire. It shall apply equally

to gratuitous transportation by aircraft performed by an

air transportation enterprise.

(2) For the purposes of this convention the expression

"international

transportation"

shall

mean

any

transportation in which, according to the contract made

by the parties, the place of departure and the place of

destination, whether or not there be a break in the

transportation or a transshipment, are situated either

within the territories of two High Contracting Parties, or

within the territory of a single High Contracting Party, if

there is an agreed stopping place within a territory

subject

to

the

sovereignty,

suzerainty,

mandate

or

authority of another power, even though that power is

not a party to this convention. Transportation without

such

an

agreed

stopping

place

between

territories

subject

to

the

sovereignty,

suzerainty,

mandate,

or

authority of the same High Contracting Party shall not be

deemed to be international for the purposes of this

convention.

(3) Transportation to be performed by several successive

air carriers shall be deemed, for the purposes of this

convention, to be one undivided transportation, if it has

been regarded by the parties as a single operation,

whether it has been agreed upon under the form of a

single contract or of a series of contracts, and it shall not

lose

its

international

character

merely

because one

contract or a series of contracts is to be performed

entirely within a territory subject to the sovereignty,

suzerainty,

mandate, or authority of the same High

Contracting Party.

ARTICLE

2.

(1)

This

convention

shall

apply

to

transportation performed by the state or by legal entities

constituted under public law provided it falls within the

conditions laid down in Article 1.

2.

This

convention shall not apply to transportation

performed under the terms of any international postal

convention.

CHAPTER II Transportation Documents

SECTION I Passenger Ticket

ARTICLE 3. (1) For the transportation of passengers the

carrier

must

deliver

a

passenger

ticket

which shall

contain the following particulars:

(a) The place and date of issue;

(b) The place of departure and of destination;

(c) The agreed stopping places, provided that the carrier

may reserve the right to alter the stopping places in case

of necessity, and that if he exercises that right, the

alteration shall not have the effect of depriving the

transportation of its international character;

(d) The name and address of the carrier or carriers;

(e) A statement that the transportation is subject to the

rules relating to liability established by this convention.

(2) The absence, irregularity, or loss of the passenger

ticket shall not affect the existence or the validity of the

contract of transportation, which shall none the less be

subject to the rules of this convention. Nevertheless, if the

carrier accepts a passenger without a passenger ticket

having been delivered he shall not be entitled to avail

himself of those provisions of this convention which

exclude or limit his liability.

SECTION II Baggage Check

ARTICLE 4. (1) For the transportation of baggage, other

than small personal objects of which the passenger takes

charge himself, the carrier must deliver a baggage check.

(2) The baggage check shall be made out in duplicate,

one part for the passenger and the other part for the

carrier.

(3)

The

baggage

check

shall

contain

the

following

particulars:

(a) The place and date of issue;

(b) The place of departure and of destination;

(c) The name and address of the carrier or carriers;

(d) The number of the passenger ticket;

(e) A statement that delivery of the baggage will be made

to the bearer of the baggage check;

(f) The number and weight of the packages;

(g) The amount of the value declared in accordance with

article 22 (2);

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