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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a consignment note" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in logistics and shipping to refer to a document that details the contents of a shipment and serves as a receipt for the goods being transported.
Example: "Please ensure that a consignment note is included with the package when it is shipped to the client."
Alternatives: "shipping document" or "delivery note".
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A consignment note is issued for each shipment.
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The conventions apply whenever goods have been consigned under a through consignment note for carriage over the territories of at least two of the contracting states and on certain specified lines.
According to the SMGS agreement on carriage of goods, having an SMGS consignment note gives a railway administration that is a party to the SMGS Agreement a direct transport passage through all the stations to the destination station.
Evtimov [9] suggested that there should be interoperability between CIM and SMGS procedures, and identified three phases: (1) a common CIM/SMGS consignment note, (2) a unique claim handling mechanism, and (3) a single Eurasian rail transport law.
Establishing a common CIM/SMGS consignment note is a key goal in the implementation of fast, efficient and safe transportation of goods between the European Union and Ukraine.
The introduction of a common CIM/SMGS consignment note will contribute to a greater legal certainty for all participants in the process of transportation of cargo in international traffic.
A unique CIM/SMGS consignment note is to be created.
This means that it is necessary to use a completely manual rewriting from the SMGS consignment note to a CIM consignment note.
When a carrier uses CIM consignment note for import or export to/from the EU there is no need to make an additional customs document.
Another option how to reduce time of a technological process is to use the common consignment note CIM/SMGS in an electronic form.
We can determine a difference between number of sheets between CIM and SMGS consignment note and also a difference between the delivery times between transport rules of CIM and SMGS.
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