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(3) The carrier shall sign on acceptance of the goods.

(4) The signature of the carrier may be replaced by a stamp; that of the consignor may be printed or replaced by a stamp.

(5) If, at the request of the consignor, the carrier completes the air consignment note, he shall be deemed, subject to proof to the contrary, to have acted on behalf of the consignor.

Article 7.

The carrier of goods has the right to require the consignor to make out separate consignment notes when there is more than one package.

Article 8.

The air consignment note shall contain the following particulars :

(a) the place and date of its execution;

(b) the place of departure and of destination;

(c) the agreed stopping places, provided that the carrier shall be entitled to reserve the right to alter the stopping places in case of necessity, but so that such alteration shall not have the effect of depriving the carriage of its international character;

(d) the name and address of the consignor;

(e) the name and address of the first carrier;

(f) the name and address of the consignee, if required;

(g) the nature of the goods;

(h) the number of the packages, the method of packing and the particular.

marks or numbers upon them;

(i) the weight, the quantity and the volume or dimensions of the goods;

() the apparent condition of the goods and of the packing;

(k) the freight, if it has been agreed upon, the date and place of payment, and

the name of the person who is liable to pay it.

() if the goods are sent for payment on delivery, the price of the goods, and,

if the case so requires, the amount of the expenses incurred;

(m) the amount of the declared value in accordance with Article 22 (2);

(n) the number of parts of the air consignment note;

(o) the documents handed to the carrier to accompany the air consignment

note;

(p) the time fixed for the completion of the carriage and a brief note of the

route to be followed, if these matters have been agreed upon.

(g) a statement that the carriage is subject to the rules relating to liability

established by this Convention.

Article 9.

If the carrier accepts goods without an air consignment note having been com- pleted, or if the consignment note does not contain all the particulars set out in Article 8 (a) to (i) inclusive and (q), the carrier shall not have the right to avail himself of the provisions of this Convention which exclude or limit his liability.

Article 10.

(1) The consignor is responsible for the correctness of the particulars and state- ments relating to the goods which he inserts in the air consignment note.