Thus, as recently as in 2005, experts considered that the civil law applicable to inland water transport operations (contract law, liability rules) was mostly national in character and was not harmonized at the international level.
En 2005, des experts ont ainsi estimé que le droit civil applicable aux opérations de transport par voie navigable (droit des contrats, droit de la responsabilité) restait essentiellement d &apos; ordre national, sans être harmonisé au niveau international.