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Article 127

Des Connaissemens

Commercial Law
Titre II: Des Navires et autres Bâtimens de mer (On Ships and Other Seagoing Vessels)
Chapitre VII: Des Connaissemens (On Bills of Lading)

Si les connaissemens ne se trouvent pas d'accord, on s'en tiendra à celui qui sera entre les mains du capitaine; pourquoi il doit être contre-signé par le chargeur, sauf les autres preuves que pourraient fournir les fréteurs.

Life lesson: When copies of the bill of lading disagree, the captain's copy wins — that's why the shipper must countersign it.
Notes: Bill of lading conflicts: captain's copy prevails. Must be countersigned by shipper (validation mechanism). Other evidence admissible from fréteurs. Hierarchy of documentary authority.
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