The sender shall furnish the carrier with the information and instructions referred to in Article 4, paragraph i (c) to (h) of the Uniform Act, and, where applicable, those provided for in paragraph 2 of the same Article.
The sender shall be liable for any damage incurred by the carrier or by any other person whose services he makes use of for the performance of the contract of carriage, if the damage results either from inherent vice of the goods or from the omission, insufficiency or inaccuracy of the information furnished or instructions relating to the goods carried.
The sender, who hands goods of a dangerous nature to the carrier, and fails to inform him of the exact nature of the goods, shall be liable for any damage resulting from their carriage. In particular, the sender shall pay the storage costs and the expenses incurred by these goods, and shall bear the risks thereof. The carrier may, through appropriate means and without compensation, unload, destroy or render harmless goods of a dangerous nature which he would not have accepted to take over had he been aware of their nature or character.
The sender, who hands over documents, cash or goods of substantial value, without informing the carrier beforehand of the nature or value, shall be liable for any damage resulting from the carriage. The carrier shall not be under any duty to carry documents, cash or goods of substantial value. If he does carry them, he shall be liable for the loss thereof only if the nature or value of the goods was declared to him. A false declaration as to the nature or value of the goods shall relieve the carrier from any liability.
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