26. Carriage Governed by any of the Nordic Maritime Codes

1) In so far as the provisions of the Danish, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish Maritime Codes are applicable to the carriage of Goods by sea, it is expressly stated that such carriage by sea is subject to the provisions of the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of law Relating to Bills of Lading, signed at Brussels on 25th August 1924 as amended by the Protocol signed on 23rd February 1968 (the “Hague Visby Rules”) and the protocol in relation to SDR signed at Brussels on 21st December 1979 and that any term(s) or condition(s) in the transport document or in the Contract of Carriage deviating from the provisions of the Hague Visby Rules or from the compulsory provisions of the Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish Maritime Codes to the detriment of the Consignor, Shipper or Consignee are null and void to the extent that it deviates, directly or indirectly, from the provisions of the Hague Visby Rules or the applicable Danish, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish Maritime Codes. The nullity of such a term or condition does not affect the validity of the other terms and conditions of the transport document or the Contract of Carriage.
2) With respect to live animals and deck cargo stated to be carried on deck in the Document evidencing the Contract of Carriage and actually carried on deck, in so far as the provisions of the Danish, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish Maritime Codes are applicable to the carriage by sea, the Carrier is not liable for loss, damage or delay in delivery resulting from any special risk inherent in that kind of carriage.