Ley 1242 de 2008 | Ley 1242 de 2008 — Colombia law | Esheria

Ley 1242 de 2008

This provision identifies Law 1242 of 2008 and states that it establishes the National Code of Navigation and River Port Activities, along with other provisions.

Jurisdiction
Colombia
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Ley 1242 de 2008
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
es
Updated
Official source
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access to waterways cargo classification cargo protection cargo reporting cargo transport compliance control de pasajeros crew management crew safety document carriage fluvial activities fluvial navigation fluvial navigation aids fluvial port operations fluvial transport fluvial transport contract government authority incident response industrial fishing infrastructure infrastructure maintenance inspection inspection and control land use +53 more

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About this statute

This provision identifies Law 1242 of 2008 and states that it establishes the National Code of Navigation and River Port Activities, along with other provisions. This article states the code’s public-interest objectives for fluvial transport, including protecting users, improving safety, protecting the environment, promoting use of fluvial transport, and ensuring compliance with transport obligations and inspections. This article says certain principles will apply, and that non-maritime rivers and water bodies in the national territory are public-use property that cannot be sold, acquired by prescription, or seized, except as provided in article 677 of the Civil Code. Las normas de este código aplican a la navegación y al transporte fluvial en todo el territorio nacional. This article lists definitions used to interpret the code for fluvial transport and port activities.

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