Storage, Disposal and Guarding. 3.2.1. If it is part of the Contract that the Freight Forwarder must store the goods which are the subject of the contract, this shall mean the storage that the Freight Forwarder can freely arrange.
3.2.2. In principle, the Freight Forwarder himself is not responsible for the storage of such goods, but will rely on Third Parties for such services and, consequently, is not liable himself for the execution of those services. If the Freight Forwarder himself takes goods into custody by storing them in own warehouses or otherwise, his liability is determined and restricted in accordance with art. 6.
3.2.3. Unless otherwise agreed in writing in advance, the Freight Forwarder is not required to guard or to have guarded the goods intended for forwarding, nor to have them insured, no matter where the goods are located, even in the open air.
3.2.4. Unless otherwise instructed in writing, the Freight Forwarder may store, at the expense and risk of the Client or the Owner, any goods that for some reason, and differently than originally planned, cannot be shipped or delivered.
3.2.5. The Freight Forwarder may, subject to prior notification in writing to the Client and depending on the possibilities to do so, dispose of dangerous, perishable, flammable, explosive goods or other goods that may cause damage to persons, animals or property, by removing, selling or destroying them on behalf and at the risk of the Client. The Client agrees to bear all related costs and risks. In the event that, in the interest of the goods, in case of a threat to persons, animals or property, it is appropriate for the Freight Forwarder to take preservation or decontamination measures before he is able to inform the Client or to ask him for instructions, or if the Client fails to give instructions, he may, on the authority, at the risk and on behalf of the Client, dispose of the goods.
