(1) Unless otherwise provided for by section 520 (1), the right of disposal in relation to the goods is vested in the shipper. Specifically, they may instruct the carrier to stop the goods in transit or to deliver them to another destination, or that it deliver them to a different discharging wharf or to another consignee. The carrier is obliged to comply with such instructions only insofar as this can be done without the risk of prejudice to their business, or damage to the shippers or consignees of other shipments. The carrier may claim from the shipper reimbursement for the expenditures occasioned by the carrier’s having carried out the instruction, and may also demand reasonable remuneration; the carrier may require an advance payment as a precondition to carrying out the instruction.
(2) The shipper’s right of disposal expires following the goods’ arrival at the discharging wharf. Henceforth, the right of disposal pursuant to subsection (1) will lie with the consignee. Should the consignee exercise this right, it is to reimburse the carrier for the resulting expenditures the latter incurs as a consequence, while also paying reasonable remuneration; the carrier may require an advance payment as a precondition to carrying out the instruction.
(3) If as a sea waybill has been issued, the shipper may exercise their right of disposal only upon the executed copy of the sea waybill intended for the shipper being presented, provided that the stipulations of same so prescribe.
(4) Should the carrier intend not to comply with any instructions issued to it, then they are to notify the party issuing such instructions of their refusal to do so, and is to do so without delay.
(5) If the exercise of the right of disposal has been made dependent upon the presentation of a sea waybill, but the carrier carries out instructions without having had an executed copy of the sea waybill presented to it, then the carrier is liable to compensate the rightholder for any loss or damage caused thereby. This liability is not to exceed the amount which would have been payable if the goods had been lost. Any arrangement expanding or further restricting the liability is effective only if it has been negotiated in detail, whether for one or several similar contracts between the same parties.