1. Where several carriers successively perform a single carriage contract, the first carrier shall be liable towards the consignor and consignee for the whole carriage operation, and any provision to the contrary shall be null and void. 2. Each of the carriers subsequent to the first one shall only be liable towards the latter or towards the consignor or consignee for the damage occurring in the part of carriage performed by it. Where it is not possible to identify the part in which the damage occurred, the indemnity shall be divided between all the carriers in proportion to each carrier's share in the freight. In case any of such carriers is insolvent, its share shall be divided among the others in accordance with the same proportion. 3. The carrier proving that the damage did not occur in the part of carriage executed by it shall be relived from the liability.
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