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General accident


General average — losses incurred as a result of intentional and reasonable extraordinary expenses or sacrifices made for the general safety, with the aim of preserving property involved in the common maritime venture — ships, freight, and cargo carried by the ship (ceased to be in force on 2019-11-26)1.

General average — such losses which are a direct consequence of the actions referred to in paragraph 1 of this article (ceased to be in force on 2019-11-26)2.

  1. Code of Merchant Shipping of the Russian Federation. 1999, amended on 2001-05-26, Article 284, paragraph 1, ceased to be in force on 2019-11-26. ↩

  2. Code of Merchant Shipping of the Russian Federation. 1999, amended on 2001-05-26, Article 284, paragraph 2, ceased to be in force on 2019-11-26. ↩

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