What is CMR?
“CMR” Conventional relative au contrat transport international des Marchandises per Route’-International convention on carriage of Goods by Road. Signed at Geneva in 1956 this convention governs the carriage of goods by road and has been adopted by most European nations. It applies to contracts for the international carriage of goods by road in vehicles over the territories of two different countries of which one at least is a contracting party to CMR. (Traffic between Ireland and the UK is the exception.) Therefore it only applies to RO/Ro or Channel Tunnel movements where goods remain on vehicles throughout. The carrier is entitled to limit his liability, under the convention, to SDR 8.33 per kilo. The carrier is also liable for delay if the goods have not been delivered within the agreed time limit or if there is no such agreement, within a reasonable time.
