Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations (c. 1371)

ANNEX I U.K. Extract from Uniform Rules concerning the contract for international carriage of passengers and luggage by rail (CIV)

Appendix A to the Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980, as modified by the Protocol for the modification of the Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail of 3 June 1999

TITLE V U.K. LIABILITY OF THE PASSENGER

Article 53 U.K. Special principles of liability

The passenger shall be liable to the carrier for any loss or damage:

(a)

resulting from failure to fulfil his obligations pursuant to

1.

Articles 10, 14 and 20,

2.

the special provisions for the carriage of vehicles, contained in the General Conditions of Carriage, or

3.

the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID), or

(b)

caused by articles and animals that he brings with him,

unless he proves that the loss or damage was caused by circumstances that he could not avoid and the consequences of which he was unable to prevent, despite the fact that he exercised the diligence required of a conscientious passenger. This provision shall not affect the liability of the carrier pursuant to Articles 26 and 33(1).