Article 3
Definitions
For purposes of these Uniform Rules the term
a) “carrier” means the contractual carrier with whom the consignor has concluded the contract of
carriage pursuant to these Uniform Rules, or a subsequent carrier who is liable on the basis of this
contract;
b) “substitute carrier” means a carrier, who has not concluded the contract of carriage with the
consignor, but to whom the carrier referred to in letter a) has entrusted, in whole or in part, the
performance of the carriage by rail;
c) “General Conditions of Carriage” means the conditions of the carrier in the form of general
conditions or tariffs legally in force in each Member State and which have become, by the conclusion
of the contract of carriage, an integral part of it;
d) “intermodal transport unit” means a container, swap body, semi-trailer or other comparable loading
unit used in intermodal transport.