Abstract
The paper deals with the issue of different market access for the transport procurement in the EU in context of open market of providing forwarding services. The paper highlights different requirements of market access in freight forwarding. It also refers to the different responsibility of freight forwarder depending on membership in the national associations of freight forwarders. The contribution analyses the limitation of liability in freight forwarding and shows differences in contract of freight forwarding for particular shipments by model examples.
Highlights
Freight forwarders play an important role in transport chain
A freight forwarder can carry out, in agreement with customer, customs clearance of consignments and can represent customer in customs procedures. He can provide legal aid to the customer in defending his interests in disputes with his partners [13]. It follows that the role of freight forwarder is not easy and the freight forwarder has a high responsibility for his actions in these tasks
As the conditions of market access are not harmonized for freight forwarding in the EU, the aim of this paper is identify whether freight forwarders from the other selected countries have comparable conditions of market access
Summary
Freight forwarders play an important role in transport chain. They provide professional services in national and international transport. A freight forwarder operates a collection service, carries out national collection and distribution of shipments, and ensures completion, distribution of general cargo, storing, signing and repairing of packaging. They are responsible for providing various benefits for all modes of transports for example the issuing of documents. He can provide legal aid to the customer in defending his interests in disputes with his partners [13] It follows that the role of freight forwarder is not easy and the freight forwarder has a high responsibility for his actions in these tasks. Given that the aim of this paper is to point out different responsibilities of freight forwarders who conclude forwarding contracts under the national law
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