ost972574

OST-97-2574

Agreements Adopted by the Traffic Conferences of the International Air Transport Association

OST-97-2573 | May 30, 1997

Application for Approval of Agreements

Five of the amended Resolutions change how frequently individuals are elected to technical boards/panels by requiring that half of the membership be elected at each annual meeting in order to maintain continuity of expertise. Previously, all of the membership was up for reselection every other annual meeting.

OST-97-2574 | May 30, 1997

Application for Approval of Agreements

When Montreal Protocol No. 4 comes into effect, there will then be three Warsaw regimes under which the airlines will be providing service:

1. The unamended 1929 Warsaw Convention, which has very detailed provisions for the airwaybill and penalties for not adhering to these provisions. A few countries still adhere to this regime.

2. The Warsaw Convention as amended by the Hague Protocol of 1955. This 1955 Protocol greatly shortens the Warsaw requirements for the air waybill but still retains penalties for not adhering to these provisions. Mast of the world adheres to this regime.

3. The third regime will be that of Montreal Protocol No. 4. This requires that: 3.1 The air waybill indicate the places of departure and of destination and, if these are within the same country, an agreed stopping place outside that country. It also requires an indication of the weight of the shipment. There is no requirement for a notice that the shipment is subject to the Warsaw Convention. Further, there are no penalties, not even the loss of the limit of liability, if even these requirements are not adhered to. (It should be remembered that the Protocol prescribes only the minimal requirements and there is no prohibition on the air waybill containing more information);

Counsel: IATA, David O’Connor, 202-624-2977

Editor's Note: Full copy IATA applications not included in PDF file - only summary portions.

Action on IATA Agreement

Order 97-11-33 | OST-97-2574 R-1 through R-7 | Issued November 19, 1997 | Posted November 25, 1997

Order

The agreement revises existing resolutions governing the election of members to five technical IATA panels and boards dealing with cargo business procedures, dangerous goods, live animals and perishables, unit load devices (ULDs) and airmail. It provides for the election of half of the membership at the annual meeting of each board or panel so as to maintain the continuity of expertise. Previously, the entire membership of each board or panel was up for re-election at every other annual meeting. In addition, the agreement revises Resolution 023 (Fractionless Billing), governing the rounding of shipment charges, to reflect new stipulations for Hong Kong, and modifies the customs declaration regarding U.S. export control regulations shown on the face of the air waybill, to reflect a ruling issued by the U.S. Government.

By: Paul Gretch