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as defined in Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road…, Article 2
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‘shipper’ shall mean a legal entity or a natural or legal person who is named on the bill of lading or on an equivalent transport document, such as a ‘through’ bill of lading, as the shipper and/or in whose name or on whose behalf a contract of carriage has been concluded with the transport company.