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(Adopted at the Second Session of the Standing Committee of theSixth National People's Congress on Sept. 2, 1983; and amended in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending Twelve Laws including the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China as adopted at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on Nov. 7, 2016)

Article 1 In this Convention the following words are employed with the meanings set out below: (a) “Carrier” includes the owner or the charterer who enters into a contract of carriage with a shipper. (b) “Contract of carriage” applies only to contracts of carriage covered by a bill of lading or any similar document of title, in so far as such document relates to the carriage of goods by sea,

PREAMBLE THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION， HAVING RECOGNIZED the desirability of determining by agreement certain rules relating to the carriage of goods by sea， HAVE DECIDED to conclude a convention for this purpose and have thereto agreed as follows:

The States Parties to this Convention， Reaffirming their belief that international trade on the basis of equality and mutual benefit is an important element in promoting friendly relations among States，

(Consolidated text of the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974) Article1 Definitions In this Convention the following expressions have the meaning hereby assigned to them:

The Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Some Issues about the Trial of the Cases of Ship Collision Disputes, which were adopted at the 1446th meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court on April 28, 2008, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force on May 23, 2008.