1. Receipt of the items carried and payment by the consignee of the freight shall invalidate any legal proceedings against the carrier if the defect that had occurred therein is apparent. However, where such defect is not apparent, it may be proved, but the legal proceeding instituted on the ground of such defect shall only be admitted if a notice is served regarding the defect within (72) seventy-two hours of the time of receipt, and the claim is submitted to the court within (30) thirty days. 2. The condition of the goods shall be established either by the competent authorities or by an expert appointed by the court on an urgent basis. 3. The provisions of this Article shall not apply where it is established that the defect was a result of fraud or gross fault committed by the carrier or its subordinates or where it is established that the carrier and its subordinates have intentionally concealed the defect. 4. The receipt of movables for which a contractual relationship is established on or via modern means of technology shall be governed by the rules and provisions set forth in the relevant statutes.
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