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CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE BY CHARTER FLIGHT(INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS, BAGGAGE AND CARGO)

CHAPTER I. GENERAL
1.
DEFINITIONS
2.
APPLICATION OF CONDITIONS
3.
CHARTER AGREEMENT
4.
FLIGHT ROUTE AND SUBSTITUTION OF AIRCRAFT
5.
SCHEDULES, DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS OF FLIGHT AND LIABILITY
6.
SPACE AND WEIGHT LIMITATIONS
7.
CHARACTERISTICS OF AIRCRAFT
8.
CREW IN CHARGE
9.
FALSE REPRESETATIONS AND OTHER VIOLATIONS BY CHARTERER
10.
NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT BY CHARTERER
11.
LIST OF PASSENGERS AND DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
  CHAPTER II. CHARTER PRICE AND OTHER CHARGES
12.
CHARTER PRICE
13.
ACCESSORIAL SERVICES AND CHARGES
14.
APPLICABLE CHARTER PRICE AND OTHER CHARGES
15.
CANCELLATION CHARGES AND INDEMNITY
16.
CHARTER PRICE AND OTHER CHARGES IN CASE OF CANCELLATION AND TERMINATION
CHAPTER III. PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE
17.
TICKETS
18.
REFUSAL AND LIMITATION OF CARRIAGE
19.
BAGGAGES
20.
GROUND TRANSFER SERVICES
21.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION, ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY JAL AND INFLIGHT MEALS
22.
ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES
CHAPTER IV. CARGO
23.
EXECUTION OF AIR WAYBILL
24.
PAYMENT OF CARGO CHARGES
25.
ACCEPTABILITY OF CARGO FOR CARRIAGE
26.
SHIPMENTS IN TRANSIT
27.
SHIPPER'S RIGHT OF DISPOSITION OF SHIPMENT
28.
DELIVERY
29.
CARGO ATTENDANTS
30.
FORWARDING AND REFORWARDING
31.
TERMINAL SERVICE CHARGES
CHAPTER V. LIABILITY
32.
APPLICABLE LAWS
33.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ON PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE
34.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ON CARGO
35.
APPLICATION TO AGENT
36.
TIME LIMITATION ON CLAIMS AND ACTIONS
37.
OVERRIDING LAW
38.
MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
25. ACCEPTABILITY OF CARGO FOR CARRIAGE
(A)
Valuation Limits
(1) No shipment having a declare value for carriage in excess of U.S. $100,000 (or its equivalent) will be accepted for carriage by charger flight unless advance arrangement therefor has been made.
(2) The limit of value of one shipment or group of shipments to be carried in any one charter aircraft, shall be U.S. $2,000,000 (or its equivalent). If the declared value of a single shipment exceeds such limit, such single shipment may not be carried in the same chartered aircraft. JAL reserves the right to refuse to transport in any one chartered aircraft, shipments having declared values in the aggregate which violate or lead to the violation of the rule of this Article.
(B)
Packing and Marking of Shipment
(1) Shipper is responsible for ensuring that the cargo is packed in an appropriate way for air carriage so as to ensure that it can be carried safely with ordinary care in handling and so as not to injure or damage any persons, goods or property. Each package shall be legibly and durably marked with the name and full street address of the shipper and consignee.
(2) Packages containing valuables as defined in JAL's Regulations must be sealed in a method approved by JAL.
(C)
Cargo Acceptable
JAL undertakes to transport, subject to the availability of suitable equipments of the kind and type capable of handling the shipment, general merchandise, goods, wares and products of all kinds, unless otherwise excluded by JAL's Regulations, and provided that:
(a) the transportation, or the exportation or importation thereof is not prohibited by Applicable Laws of any country to be flown from, to, through or over;
(b) they are packed in a manner suitable for carriage by aircraft;
(c) they are accompanied by the requisite shipping documents;
(d) they are not likely to endanger aircraft, persons or property, or cause annoyance to passengers.
(D)
Cargo Acceptable only under Prescribed Conditions
(1) The following goods as defined by JAL will only be accepted for carriage by chartered aircraft subject to the conditions provided in applicable tariffs:
(a) Firearms;
(b) Human remains;
(c) Live animals, including, but not limited to, livestock, birds, reptiles, fish, shellfish, insects and pets;
(d) Perishables; or
(e) Dangerous goods including explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids, oxidizing, substances, poisonous substances, radioactive materials, corrosives and other articles or substances which are capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety or property.
(2) Packages or pieces of unusual weight, shape or size will not be accepted for carriage by chartered aircraft unless advance arrangements therefor have been made. Shipments requiring special devices for safe handling will be accepted for carriage by chartered aircraft only when such special devices are provided and operated by and at the expense of the charterer, shipper or consignee.
(3) Shipment with a floor-bearing weight per unit square in excess of the floor load limitation specified by JAL must be furnished with a suitable skid or base, for use in available chartered aircraft, which will reduce the floor-bearing weight to such floor load limitation or less. The weight of such skid or base will be included in the weight of the shipment.
(E)
Responsibility for Non-Observance of Conditions related to Special Goods
Responsibility for non-observance of the conditions relating to cargo which is not acceptable for carriage by chartered aircraft or is acceptable only under certain conditions, rests upon the charterer and the shipper and the owner of the cargo, who jointly and severally shall indemnify JAL for any loss, damage, delay, liability or penalties because of carriage of any such cargo by chartered aircraft.
(F)
Inspection of Shipment
JAL reserves the right to examine the packaging and contents of all shipments and to enquire into the correctness or sufficiency of information of documents tendered in respect of any shipment but JAL shall be under no obligation to do so.
(G)
Unit Load Devices
When shipper undertakes to load a Unit Load Devices(ULD) he must comply with JAL's loading instructions and shall be liable for and indemnify JAL against all consequences of any non-compliance with such instructions.

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