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Warehouse Receipts Act, 2017 (Act No. 3 of 2018).

Pays/Territoire
Malawi
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to provide for warehouse receipts and warehousing; the negotiation and transfer of warehouse receipts and for matters connected thereto.
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural, Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Produits agricoles Royalties/redevances Autorisation/permis Certification Transformation/manutention Transport/dépôt Responsabilité/indemnisation Emballage/étiquetage Traçabilité/traçage du produit Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances
Résumé

The Act establishes that any warehouse operator or person authorized to act as such issuance of may issue a warehouse receipt. A warehouse receipt may be issued in any format but some minimal information must be provided, these include: a statement of the location of the warehouse; the date of issue of the receipt; the unique identification code; a statement whether the goods received will be delivered; the rate of storage and handling charges; a description of the goods or the packages containing them; etc. Part III concerns duties and obligations of warehouse operator. Under the Act "goods” means all things that are treated as movable or personal property for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
malawilii.org