Artikel 8

1. Unless otherwise agreed between the consignor and the carrier, the carriage charges shall be paid by the consignor; other costs relating to carriage shall be paid by the consignor when they are caused by circumstances beyond the carrier’s control. Unless otherwise agreed the carrier has the right to demand the carriage charges before the beginning of the carriage.
2. When by virtue of an agreement between the consignor and the carrier, the costs relating to carriage are payable by the consignee, the consignor shall remain liable for payment of the costs, if the consignee has not taken possession of the consignment note nor has taken delivery nor asserted his rights in accordance with Article 14, paragraphs 2 and 3 nor exercised rights in accordance with Article 15.
3. If the carriage charges are calculated based on tariffs, the calculation shall be based on the tariffs which are valid on the day of the conclusion of the contract of carriage, and in the currency defined according to the applied tariffs for the international carriage. Carriage charges are calculated separately by each participating carrier with regard to his section of the route and according to his pricing systems and tariffs.
4. The carrier has to be reimbursed of all costs relating to carriage which are not foreseen in the applied tariffs and were caused by circumstances beyond the carrier’s control. These costs are registered on the date of their occurrence separately for each consignment and are justified by the relevant documents.