Carrier's bill of lading includes the following clauses
on its front side:
Taken in charge in apparent good order and condition,
unless otherwise noted herein, at the place of receipt for
transport and delivery as mentioned below. One of these
original Bill of Lading must be surrendered duly endorsed
in exchange for the Goods or Delivery Order.
In witness whereof the original Bills of Lading all of this
tenor and date have been signed in the number stated
herein, one of which being accomplished the other(s) to be
void.
For terms and conditions of Carrier's bill of lading, as
printed on its reverse side (overleaf), please see Rule
8-010 (B/L Terms 1-8) and Rule 8-020 (B/L Terms 9-19).
Standard Conditions (1992) governing the FIATA MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT BILL OF LADING
Definitions
-- “Freight Forwarder” means the Multimodal Transport Operator who issues this FBL and is named on the face of it and assumes liability for the performance of the multimodal transport contract as a carrier.
-- “Merchant” means and includes the Shipper, the Consignor, the Consignee, the Holder of this FBL, the Receiver and the Owner of the Goods.
-- “Consignor” means the person who concludes the multimodal transport contract with the Freight Forwarder.
-- “Consignee” means the person entitled to receive the goods from the Freight Forwarder.
-- “Taken in charge” means that the goods have been handed over to and accepted for carriage by the Freight Forwarder at the place of receipt evidenced in this FBL.
-- “Goods” means any property including live animals as well as containers, pallets or similar articles of transport or packaging not supplied by the Freight Forwarder, irrespective of whether such property is to be or is carried on or under deck.