Artikel 36

1. Where a consignment bill has been issued, only its bearer shall have the right of disposal pursuant to the Articles 15 and 16. If circumstances prevent carriage, the carrier shall ask for instructions from the person entitled to claim under the consignment bill; Article 18 shall be applicable without the right to return the goods to the consignor. The carrier may carry out instructions only against presentation of the consignment bill. However, the carrier must not carry out any instructions issued by the bearer of the consignment bill if he is aware, or unaware through gross negligence, that the bearer of the consignment bill is not the person entitled to claim under the consignment bill.
2. If the carrier carries out instructions without having had the consignment bill presented to him, he shall be liable to the person entitled to claim under the consignment bill for any resulting damage the latter may suffer. The liability shall be limited to the amount which would have been payable if the goods had been lost.