Special presumptions apply to contracts relating to property and the carriage of goods. To the extent that contracts relating to immovable property or the right to use it, it is presumed to be most closely connected to the country where the immovable property is situated.<\/p>\n
In the case of contracts for the carriage of goods, they are presumed connected to the country where the carrier has its principal place of business if that country is the place of loading or discharge or the principal place of business of the consignor. If the country in which the carrier has its principal place of business does not coincide with other connecting factors, then the presumption does not apply.<\/p>\n\n
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