Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom

Key definition

Carriage of goods definition

What does Carriage of goods mean? Carriage of goods describes the contractual transport of cargo by sea, air, road or rail, including multimodal or combined transport between places of receipt and delivery. In UK and Irish practice it is a descriptive term, not a single statutory definition. The applicable regime depends on the mode and whether the movement is international or domestic. Sea carriage is commonly subject to the Hague‑Visby Rules (as implemented), and in the UK the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 governs rights of suit under bills of lading and sea waybills. International air carriage is governed by the Montreal Convention 1999 (as...

CJEU: Italian road haulage minimum operating costs fixed by industry body infringe Article 101 TFEU; road-safety justification rejected (Joined Cases C-184/13 and others, API)

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Practice notes

Case facts

Outline

National reference from Italy’s Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU, aiming to determine whether domestic rules in question applicable in Italy on carriage of goods by road—specifically, those stating that customer payments for transport services cannot be set below minimum operating expenses—accord with the principles of free competition, free movement of undertakings, freedom of establishment, and the freedom to provide services.

Parties

Anonima Petroli Italiana SpA (Anonima)
Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico
Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio (Lazio Regional Administrative Court)

Anonima is an Italian undertaking actively engaged in supplying crude oil to the petrochemical sector and in distributing petroleum products as well. It constitutes the principal operating subsidiary within the Gruppo api holding company.

Market(s)

Road haulage services in Italy...

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