Article 2 Scope of Application

　　The provisions of this Convention shall apply to all contracts ofmultimodal transport between places in two States， if：

　　（a） The place for the taking in charge of the goods by the multimodaltransport operator as provided for in the multimodal transport contract islocated in a Contracting State， or

　　（b） The place for delivery of the goods by the multimodal transportoperator as provided for in the multimodal transport contract is locatedin a Contracting State.

Article 3 Mandatory Application

　　1. When a multimodal transport contract has been concluded whichaccording to Article 2 shall be governed by this Convention， theprovisions of this Convention shall be mandatorily applicable to suchcontract.

　　2. Nothing in this Convention shall affect the right of the consignorto choose between multimodal transport and segmented transport.

Article 4 Regulation and Control of Multimodal Transport

　　1. This Convention shall not affect， or be incompatible with， theapplication of any international convention or national law relating tothe regulation and control of transport operations.

　　2. This Convention shall not affect the right of each State toregulate and control at the national level multimodal transport operationsand multimodal transport operators， including the right to take measuresrelating to consultations， especially before the introduction of newtechnologies and services， between multimodal transport operators，shippers， shippers' organizations and appropriate national authorities onterms and conditions of service； licensing of multimodal transportoperators； participation in transport； and all other steps in the nationaleconomic and commercial interest.

　　3. The multimodal transport operator shall comply with the applicablelaw of the country in which he operates and with the provisions of thisConvention.