Receipt of the goods transported extinguishes any action against the carrier for damage or partial loss if within three days, not including public holidays, following that of such receipt, the consignee has not notified the carrier, by extrajudicial act or by registered letter, of his reasoned protest.
If within the time limit set out above a request is made for an expert appraisal pursuant to Article L. 133-4, this request shall be deemed to constitute a protest without it being necessary to proceed as set out in the first paragraph.
Any stipulations to the contrary are null and void. This last provision does not apply to international carriage.