Article 48. Liability of consignors (senders), consignees (recipients), passengers, and other individuals or legal entities to public railway transport enterprises and carriers

Consignors (senders) and consignees (recipients) shall be liable in the form of paying a penalty in the amounts established by legislation for:

untimely payment of transportation fees;

failure to provide cargo, non-use of cars and containers provided for cargo transportation, or refusal of cars and containers specified in the order;

unauthorized use of cars and containers belonging to public railway transport enterprises and carriers;

delays (idle time) of cars and containers beyond the established technological norms during loading, unloading, or reloading, as well as delays during their delivery for loading, unloading, or reloading due to waiting or other reasons depending on the consignor (sender);

violation of requirements established by customs, border authorities, or other state bodies for the delivery of products for export that resulted in the delay of cars and containers;

overloading cars and containers beyond their lifting capacity and the weight specified in the cargo transportation contract;

failure to clean cars and containers after cargo has been unloaded;

damage to or loss of cars or containers, removable transportation devices, and packaging/stowing means provided by public railway transport enterprises and carriers;

presenting cargo prohibited for transportation or presenting cargo requiring extreme precautionary measures during transportation while incorrectly specifying its name or properties.

Passengers and other individuals or legal entities shall be liable in accordance with legislation for violating the rules for using railway transport vehicles, traffic safety, fire safety, and sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic rules in railway transport, as well as for damaging structures, rolling stock, and their internal equipment.

Damage caused to railway transport as a result of the deliberate blocking (disconnection) of its communications or other illegal actions that interfere with the unimpeded and safe operation of railway transport shall be compensated to public railway transport enterprises and carriers by the guilty individuals or legal entities in the manner established by legislation.