Artikel 36

1. The contract particulars in the transport document or electronic transport record referred to in article 35 shall include the following information, as furnished by the shipper:
a) A description of the goods as appropriate for the transport;
b) The leading marks necessary for identification of the goods;
c) The number of packages or pieces, or the quantity of goods; and
d) The weight of the goods, if furnished by the shipper.
2. The contract particulars in the transport document or electronic transport record referred to in article 35 shall also include:
a) A statement of the apparent order and condition of the goods at the time the carrier or a performing party receives them for carriage;
b) The name and address of the carrier;
c) The date on which the carrier or a performing party received the goods, or on which the goods were loaded on board the ship, or on which the transport document or electronic transport record was issued; and
d) If the transport document is negotiable, the number of originals of the negotiable transport document, when more than one original is issued.
3. The contract particulars in the transport document or electronic transport record referred to in article 35 shall further include:
a) The name and address of the consignee, if named by the shipper;
b) The name of a ship, if specified in the contract of carriage;
c) The place of receipt and, if known to the carrier, the place of delivery; and
d) The port of loading and the port of discharge, if specified in the contract of carriage.
4. For the purposes of this article, the phrase “apparent order and condition of the goods” in subparagraph 2 (a) of this article refers to the order and condition of the goods based on:
a) A reasonable external inspection of the goods as packaged at the time the shipper delivers them to the carrier or a performing party; and
b) Any additional inspection that the carrier or a performing party actually performs before issuing the transport document or electronic transport record.