CMR Documents

As a part of a research project on the CMR Convention, the Axel Ax:son Johnson Institute of Maritime and Transport Law at the Faculty of Law, Stockholm University has traced the official preparatory works of the Convention in the Swedish National Archives (Riksarkivet). The photographed documents are listed according to their official document codes. Where available, both the English and French language versions have been published.

Inland Transport Committee
TRANS.139. 29/9/1954. Avant-projet de convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route, Observations des gouvernements French
TRANS.157. 12/9/1955. Lettre de voiture representative, Communication du Gouvernement do l’Autricho French
TRANS.473. 1/12/1954. Report of the committee on its twelfth session/Rapport du comite sur sa douzieme session English French
TRANS.490. 30/5/1956. Report of the committee on its fourteenth (special) session English
TRANS.490.CORR1. 22/6/1956. Report of the committee on its fourteenth (special) session, Corrigendum 1 English

Sub-Committee on Road Transport
TRANS.SC1.123.REV1.22/12/1953. Draft general agreement on economic regulations for international road transport and draft standard set of rules, annexes to the standard set of rules concerning the consignment note and carrier’s liability, Proposals submitted by the Small Committee of Legal Experts/Projet d’accord general portant reglementation economique des transports routiers internationaux et projet de cahier des charges-type, annexes du cahier des charges relatives a la lettre de voiture et a la responsabilite du transporteur, Propostions du Comité restreint English French
TRANS.SC1.130.18/2/1952. Report of the working party on its fifth session/Rapport du groupe de travail sur sa cinquieme session English French
TRANS.SC1.193. 22/11/1954. Report of the sub-committe on its twelfth session/Rapport du sous-comite sur sa douzieme session English French

Working Party on Legal Questions
TRANS.WP9.4. 8/6/1948. Report on the first session of the working party dealing with legal questions English
TRANS.WP9.7. 15/11/1948 Report by the working pary dealing with legal questions on its second session English
TRANS.WP9.11. 10/10/1949. Projet de convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par la route French
TRANS.WP9.11.REV1. 8/1/1952. Revised draft convention concerning the contract for the international transport of goods by road/Projet revise de convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route English French
TRANS.WP9.13. 1/5/1950. Rapport du groupe de travil sur sa quatrieme session French
TRANS.WP9.14.REV1. 8/1/1951. Revised provisional agenda for the fifth session of the working party/Ordre du jour provisoire revise de la cinquieme session English French
TRANS.WP9.16. 22/12/1950. Liability of the carrier, Note from the Netherlands Government/Mémorandum du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas English French
TRANS.WP9.18. 3/3/1951. Carrier’s responsibility/Responsabilite du transporteur English French
TRANS.WP9.19. 3/6/1952. Report of the working parties English
TRANS.WP9.20. 8/1/1952. Application of the international scheme for the insurance of foreign motorists agains third-pary risks, Letter from the Chairman of the Council of Bureaux English
TRANS.WP9.22. 21/12/1953. Report of the small committee, Preliminary draft convention concerning the contract for international transport of goods by road/Rapport du comite restreint, Avant-projet de convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route English French
TRANS.WP9.22.CORR. 26/1/1954. Rapport du comite restreint avant-projet de convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route, Corrigendum 1 French
TRANS.WP9.24. 4/2/1952. Statement by the representative of the world touring and automobile organization (OTA) English
TRANS.WP9.25. 5/2/1952. Conditions generales pour le transport international des marchandises par route, Memorandum présenté par l’Union internationale des transports routiers French
TRANS.WP9.26. 5/2/1954. Report of the working parties on their second joint meeting/Rapport des groupes de travail sur leur deuxieme reunion mixte English French
TRANS.WP9.27. 24/1/1955. Set of rules – Consignment note, Communication from the Government of France/Communication du Gouvernement de la France English French
TRANS.WP9.27.ADD1. 25/3/1955. Set of rules – Consignment note, Communication from the Government of France, Addendum 1/Cahier des charges – Lettre de voiture, Communication du Gouvernement de la France, Addendum 1 English French
TRANS.WP9.28. 24/1/1955. Draft convention concerning the contract for international transport of goods by road, Communications from Governments/Projet de convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route, Communication des Gouvernements English French
TRANS.WP9.29. 25/1/1955. Provisional agenda for the first session of the ad hoc working pary/Ordre du jour provisoire de la premiere session du groupe de travail special English French
TRANS.WP9.30. 23/3/1955. Limitation of carriers’ liability in international transport of goods by road, Communication from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU)/Limite de la responsabilite du transporteur international de marchandises par route, Communictions de la Chambre de commerce internationale (CCI) et de l’Union internationale des transports routiers (IRU) English French
TRANS.WP9.32. 10/5/1955. Report of the ad hoc working party on its first session English
TRANS.WP9.33. 16/3/1955. Annexe D au cahier des charges – contrat de transport, Note du Secrétariat French
TRANS.WP9.34. 6/4/1955. Limite de la responsabilite du transporteur international de marchandises par route, Communication du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas French
TRANS.WP9.35. 13/4/1955. Articles 1 (paragraphe 2) – 26 de l’avant-projet de convention, Proposition personnelle du représentant des Zones occidentales d’Allemagne French
TRANS.WP9.35.ADD1. 14/4/1955. Articles 1–19 (paragraphe 1) et 29–40 de l’avant-projet de convention, Proposition personnelle du représentant des Zones occidentales d’Allemagne French
TRANS.WP9.36. 14/4/1955. Texte préparé pour le Comité de rédaction French
TRANS.WP9.38. 21/4/1955. Draft report of the ad hoc working party on its first session/Projet de rapport du groupe de travail special sur sa premiere session English French
TRANS.WP9.39. 22/4/1955. Text adopted by the Drafting Committee, Chapter III/Texte adopté par le Comité de rédaction, Chapitre III English French
TRANS.WP9.40. 23/4/1955. Text adopted by the Drafting Committee, Chapter I/Texte adopté par le Comité de rédaction, Chapitre premier English French
TRANS.WP9.40.REV1. 27/4/1955. Draft Convention concerning the contract for international transport contract/Projet de convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route English French
TRANS.WP9.41. 25/4/1955. Text proposed by the United Kingdom representative/Texte proposé par le représentant du Royaume-Uni English French
TRANS.WP9.42. 26/4/1955. Avant-projet de convention, Article 24, Proposition de la Belgique French
TRANS.WP9.43. 27/4/1955. Draft report of the ad hoc working party on its first session/Projet de rapport du groupe de travail special sur sa premiere session English French