(1) Claims arising from carriage to which the provisions of this Subdivision apply become statute-barred after a period of one year. In cases of intent, or of fault considered as equivalent to intent in accordance with section 435, the prescription period is three years.
(2) The prescription period begins running upon midnight of the day on which the goods were delivered. If the goods have not been delivered, the prescription period begins running upon midnight of the day on which the goods ought to have been delivered. In derogation from sentences 1 and 2, the prescription period applicable to claims of recourse begins running upon the day on which the judgment against the recourse claimant becomes final and non-appealable or, if there is no such judgment, upon the day on which the recourse claimant satisfies the claim, unless the recourse debtor was not informed of the damage within three months after the recourse claimant gained knowledge of the damage and of the identity of the recourse debtor.
(3) The prescription period of a claim against the carrier also will be suspended by a statement in which the sender or consignee asserts a claim for damages until that time at which the carrier refuses to satisfy the claim. The assertion of claims and the refusal to satisfy them must be made in text form. A further statement asserting the same claim for damages will not once again suspend the prescription period.
(4) The prescription of claims to compensation of damages for the loss of or damage to the goods or for delay in delivery may be made easier or more difficult only by an agreement reached after detailed negotiations, whether for one or several similar contracts between the same parties.