In the event of rejection of the objects transported or presented for transport, or of a dispute of any nature whatsoever, concerning the formation or performance of the contract of carriage, or due to an incident occurring during and in connection with the carriage, the condition of the objects transported or presented for transport and, where necessary, their packaging, weight, nature, etc., shall be verified and ascertained by one or more experts appointed by the president of the commercial court or, failing this, by the president of the judicial court and by order issued on request, shall be verified and ascertained by one or more experts appointed by the president of the commercial court or, failing that, by the president of the judicial court and by order made on request.
The applicant is required, on his own responsibility, to call to this expert examination, even by simple registered letter or telegram, all parties likely to be implicated, in particular the sender, the consignee, the carrier and the commission agent, and the experts must take an oath, without any formality of hearing, before the judge who has appointed them or before the judge of the judicial court where they are proceeding. However, in urgent cases, the judge hearing the application may dispense with all or part of the formalities provided for in this paragraph. Mention shall be made of this dispensation in the order.
The deposit or sequestration of the objects in dispute, and subsequently their transport to a public depository, may be ordered.
Sale may be ordered of them up to the amount of car or other expenses already incurred. The judge shall allocate the proceeds of the sale to whichever of the parties has advanced the said costs.