{"id":3018,"date":"2026-11-13T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.invalid\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2026-11-13T23:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:34:15","slug":"transport-maritime-prescription-un-an-recours-trois-mois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/transport-maritime-prescription-un-an-recours-trois-mois\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea carriage: how long do you have to act after cargo damage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In sea carriage, a claim may be seriously compromised before carrier liability is even discussed: allowing the time limit to expire is enough.<\/p>\n<p>In cases of loss or damage, the timeline must therefore be checked as soon as the file is opened.<\/p>\n<h2>One year to claim against the carrier<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/codes\/article_lc\/LEGIARTI000023080072\/\">Article L. 5422-18 of the French Transport Code<\/a> provides that claims against the sea carrier for loss or damage are time-barred after <strong>one year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Do not wait for a survey, discussions with the insurer or settlement negotiations to conclude before checking the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The same provision nevertheless allows the parties to <strong>extend the period<\/strong>, provided their agreement is made after the event giving rise to the claim.<\/p>\n<p>Where settlement discussions must continue beyond the deadline, a written extension can therefore preserve the claim.<\/p>\n<h2>An additional three months for certain recourse claims<\/h2>\n<p>The same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/codes\/article_lc\/LEGIARTI000023080072\/\">Article L. 5422-18<\/a> provides a specific mechanism for recourse against an indemnifying party or another participant.<\/p>\n<p>A recourse claim may still be brought after the main period expires, within <strong>three months<\/strong> from:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>the date proceedings were brought against the party seeking an indemnity;<\/li>\n<li>or the date that party settled the claim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This additional period prevents an operator sued late from immediately losing all recourse against the party it considers responsible.<\/p>\n<p>It nevertheless requires a prompt response upon receipt of a claim or court proceedings.<\/p>\n<h2>Establish the timeline when the file is opened<\/h2>\n<p>Once an incident is known, obtain:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>the delivery date or event giving rise to the dispute;<\/li>\n<li>the bill of lading and other transport documents;<\/li>\n<li>reservations and damage reports;<\/li>\n<li>any notices of claim already sent;<\/li>\n<li>potential claims against other parties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settlement negotiations or an ongoing survey must never lead to the deadline being missed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the primary claim still admissible, and have claims against the other parties also been preserved?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you facing loss, damage or a recourse claim following carriage by sea? <strong>Contact the firm.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In cases of loss of or damage to goods, the time limit for bringing a claim against the carrier is particularly short.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-droit-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3018"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3304,"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3018\/revisions\/3304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abdennour-avocat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}