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46 U.S.C. § 80501

Title 46 Chapter 805 Current through PL 116-220 ~1 min read Last updated: March 30, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 80501. Definitions

In this chapter:

  • (1) The term “container” has the meaning given that term in the Convention.
  • (2) The term “Convention” means the International Convention for Safe Containers, and its annexes, done at Geneva, Switzerland, December 2, 1972 .
  • (3) The term “international transport” means the transportation of a container between—
    • (A) a place in a foreign country and a place in the jurisdiction of the United States; or
    • (B) two places outside the United States by United States carriers.
  • (4) The term “owner” includes the lessee or bailee of a container if a written lease or bailment provides for the lessee or bailee to exercise the owner’s responsibility for maintaining and examining the container.
  • (5) The term “safety approval plate” has the meaning given that term in annex I of the Convention.

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