Commercial Maritime Law

1. The bill of lading shall be deemed evidence to the carrier's receipt of the goods from the consignor in the condition described therein. If the bill of lading contains the description set out in Article 182(2), it shall be evidence to the shipment of the goods in the vessel or vessels designated in the particulars and on the date stated therein. The bill of lading shall also be deemed as evidence to establishing the particulars included therein between the carrier and the consignor and with regard to third parties. Commercial Maritime Law 2. In the relationship between the carrier and the consignor, it shall be permissible to prove the contrary of the particulars stated in the bill of lading, but so far as bona fide third parties are concerned, it shall not be permissible to prove the contrary of what is stated in the bill, but it shall be open to the third party to do so. 3. The consignee in whose name or to whose order the bill of lading is issued shall be deemed to be a third party under the provision of this Article, unless he himself is the consignor.