التزامات أطراف عقد النقل البري للبضائع في النظام السعودي

Abstract EN

The land carriage contract for goods is the contract in which "carriers" assure to deliver goods from one place to another.

The contracts create corresponding obligations for its parties.

The carrier is the party who runs the activity of delivering goods from one location to another in exchange for payment.

The execution of the contract begins with the carrier issuing the transporting receipt and receiving the shipment.

It is also obligated to transport the goods, taking good care of the goods, unloading them, deliver them to the consignee, complete and intact, on the agreed date.

If this result is not achieved, carrier who do not live up to the obligations aforesaid, would be held responsible.

The second party is the consignor, who carries the goods to the consignee.

The consignor commits itself to deliver the goods and their documents to the carrier, prepare the goods for transportation.

The contract is concluded between the carrier and the consignor.

However, the consignor may delivery the shipment to a third party; the "consignee", who has the right to receive the goods from the carrier.

The research dealt with the obligations of the parties to the land transport contract of goods in accordance with the law regulating the land transport of goods in Saudi judiciary system