46 USC § 80502 - Application of Convention

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title: "46 USC § 80502 - Application of Convention"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "80502"
section_name: "Application of Convention"
chapter_number: 805
chapter_name: "SAFE CONTAINERS FOR INTERNATIONAL CARGO"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 11, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1694.)"
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# § 80502. Application of Convention

The Convention applies to an owner of a container used in international transport if the owner is domiciled or has its principal office in the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 11, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1694.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 80502 | 46 App.:1502(a) (related to application of Convention). | Pub. L. 95–208, § 3(a) (related to application of Convention), Dec. 13, 1977, 91 Stat. 1476. |

This section restates the applicability criteria of 46 App.:1502(a)(1) and (2) to improve the organization of the chapter.