However, as a resolution, the multilateral agreement cannot derogate from its conditions and it was decided that flexibility should be granted to the participants, i.e. in situations where an air cargo letter is to be issued on paper, the airline would be allowed (but not required) to issue and sign the air waybill on paper on behalf of the carrier. The airline and the carrier may decide bilaterally that, in such cases, the carrier would bring paper air waybills, or they are free to adopt the IATA best practices described in Annex D of FP1670. 5. In the bilateral e-AWB Agreement (1670), there was a second alternative to dispute settlement by indicating an applicable jurisdiction. Why is it absent from the multilateral agreement? The 1670 is a bilateral agreement in which the parties can mutually agree on jurisdiction over dispute settlement. However, it is not possible to define such a specific place in a „standard“ multilateral agreement. The concept of Warsaw was defined in Annex D of 1670, with clear administrative procedures. Why is the multilateral agreement lacking? Article 1.2 of the Multilateral Convention concerns transfers from Warsaw, but not in the same detail as that of PC1670. The reason for this is that a recommended practice allows the parties to derogate from their bilateral conditions, depending on the ability of the parties to conclude the agreement.
The e-AWB Multilateral Agreement provides the legal framework for electronic transport contracts. In this way, airlines have a unique agreement with IATA that allows them to accept the e-AWB from all participating spestators….