For the purpose of the present Convention, unless expressly
provided otherwise:
1
Container means an article of transport
equipment:
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(a) of a permanent character and accordingly strong
enough to be suitable for repeated use;
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(b) specially designed to facilitate the transport
of goods. by one or more modes of transport. without intermediate
reloading;
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(c) designed to be secured and/or readily handled,
having corner fittings for these purposes;
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(d) of a size such that the area enclosed by the
four outer bottom corners is either:
The term container includes neither vehicles or
packaging; however, containers when carried on chassis are included.
2
Corner fittings means an arrangement
of apertures and faces at the top and/or bottom of a container for
the purposes of handling. stacking and/or securing.
3
Administration means the Government
of a Contracting Party under whose authority containers are approved.
4
Approved means approved by the
Administration.
5
Approval means the decision by
an Administration that a design type or a container is safe within
the terms of the present Convention.
6
International transport means transport
between points of departure and destination situated in the territory
of two countries to at least one of which the present Convention applies.
The present Convention shall also apply when part of a transport operation
between two countries takes place in the territory of a country to
which the present Convention applies.
7
Cargo means any goods, wares. merchandise
and articles of every kind whatsoever carried in the containers.
8
New container means a container
the construction of which was commenced on or after the date of entry
into force of the present Convention.
9
Existing container means a container
which is not a new container.
10
Owner means the owner as provided
for under the national law of the Contracting Party or the lessee
or bailee, if an agreement between the parties provides for the exercise
of the owner's responsibility for maintenance and examination of the
container by such lessee or bailee.
11
Type of container means the design
type approved by the Administration.
12
Type-series container means any
container manufactured in accordance with the approved design type.
13
Prototype means a container representative
of those manufactured or to be manufactured in a design type series.
14
Maximum operating gross weight or Rating or R means the maximum allowable combined
weight of the container and its cargo.
15
Tare weight means the weight of
the empty container including permanently affixed ancillary equipment.
16
Maximum permissible payload or P means the difference between maximum operating gross weight
or rating and tare weight.