最高院关于审理船舶碰撞纠纷案件若干问题的规定(2008)英文版

('ProvisionoftheSupremePeople’sCourtofthePRConSomeIssuesabouttheTrialoftheCasesofShipCollisionDisputes(JudicialInterpretation[2008]No.7Adoptedatthe1446thMeetingoftheJudicialCommitteeoftheSupremePeople’sCourtonApril28,2008)AnnouncementoftheSupremePeople’sCourtoftheP.R.C.TheProvisionoftheSupremePeople’sCourtonSomeIssuesabouttheTrialoftheCasesofShipCollisionDisputes,whichwereadoptedatthe1446thMeetingoftheJudicialCommitteeoftheSupremePeople’sCourtonApril28,2008,areherebypromulgatedandshallgointoeffectasofMay23,2008.May19,2008Inordertocorrectlytrythecasesofshipcollisiondisputes,thisProvisionisformulatedaccordingtotheCivilLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theCivilProcedureLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theMaritimeLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theSpecialMaritimeProcedureLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaandotherlaws.Article1TheshipcollisionasmentionedintheseProvisionsreferstotheshipcollisionprovidedforinArticle165oftheMaritimeLawandexcludesthecollisionbetweeninlandriverships.TheseProvisionsshallapplytothedamageaccidentsprovidedforinArticle170oftheMaritimeLaw.Article2Forthetrialofacaseofshipcollisiondispute,thecompensationliabilityontheshipsincollisionshallbedeterminedaccordingtoChapterVIIIoftheMaritimeLaw.Article3Foraninfringementdisputeofshiptouchdamagesarisingoutofshipcollision,thecompensationliabilityontheshipsincollisionshallbedeterminedaccordingtoChapterVIIIoftheMaritimeLaw.Foraninfringementdisputeofshiptouchdamagesnotarisingoutofshipcollision,thecompensationliabilityontheshipsincollisionshallbedeterminedaccordingtotheGeneralPrinciplesoftheCivilLaw;howevertheapplicationofotherprovisionsthanthoseinChapterVIIIoftheMaritimeLawshallnotbeaffectedtherefore.Article4Thecompensationliabilityresultedfromshipcollisionshallbebornebyshipowners,orshallbebornebythebareboatchartereriftheshipcollisionoccursduringthebareboatcharterperiodandthebareboatcharterisregisteredaccordingtolaw.Article5ThelossoflifeorpersonalinjurytothepersonsonboardresultedfromshipcollisionshallbethelossoflifeorpersonalinjurytoathirdpartyasprovidedforinParagraph3ofArticle169oftheMaritimeLaw.Article6Wherethedamageofcargoonboardiscausedduetomutualfaultsofbothshipsincollision,iftheobligeeofcargoonboardlodgesacaseofcompensationforbreachofcontractagainsttheshiponwhichhiscargoisloaded,orfortortagainstonepartyorbothpartiesofship(s)incollision,thePeople’sCourtshallentertainthecaseaccordingtolaw.Article7Wheretheobligeeofcargoonboardbringsforthalawsuitagainsttheshiponwhichhiscargoisloadedduetocargodamageresultedfromshipcollision,thecarryingshipmayasserttobeliableforthecompensationliabilityinproportiontotheextentofherfault,inaccordancewithprovisionsofParagraph2ofArticle169oftheMaritimeLaw.ProvisionsinprecedingParagraphshallnotaffectcarrierandactualcarriertobeentitledtothebenefitregardingthedefencesandthelimitationofliabilityprovidedforinChapterIVoftheMaritimeLaw.Article8Wheretheobligeeofcargoonboardtheshipincollisionorathirdpartyrequiresforcompensationforlossesofcargoorotherpropertiesagainstonepartyorbothpartiesofship(s)incollision,theship(s)incollisionshallprovideevidencetoprovetheproportiontotheextentoffaults.Incasethesaidevidenceisnotprovidedwithoutadequatereason,onepartyofshipincollisionshallbeheldfullyliableforcompensationorbothpartieshereinshallbeheldjointlyandseverallyliabletherefore.TheevidenceprovidedforinprecedingParagraphreferstothelegallyeffectiveCourtJudgment,Ruling/Order,MediationPaperandArbitrationAward.ForeignCourtJudgment,Ruling/Order,MediationPaperandArbitrationAwardsubmittedbyship(s)incollisionshallbeexaminedaccordingtoproceduresstipulatedinArticle266andArticle267ofCivilProcedureLaw.Article9Incasecompensationisrequiredforexpenseofrefloating,clearinganddemolishingthesunken,wrecked,groundedandabandonedshipandcargoonboardormakingitharmless,theresponsiblepartyshallnotbeentitledtothebenefitoflimitationofliabilityformaritimeclaimsprovidedforinChapterXIofMaritimeLaw.Article10Whentryingacaseofdisputeovershipcollision,theevidencesobtainedbypreservationattheapplicationofthepartiesorinvestigated&collectedfromrelevantauthoritiesbythePeople’sCourt,shallbepresentedonlyafterthepartieshavedischargedtheirburdenofproofandfinishedtheCourtwiththestatementtothiseffect.Article11Theinvestigationdocumentsconcerningtheshipcollisionmadebythegoverningauthoritiesaccordingtolawandconfirmedbytherelatedpartiesorpersons,maybeusedasevidencestoascertainthefactsofcasebythePeople’sCourt,unlessthosedocumentscouldbeinvalidatedsufficientlybycontraryevidences',)