Article 219 of Commercial Code

1 - In the event of damage to baggage or goods, the consignee shall address a protest to the carrier immediately upon discovering the damage and, at the latest, within seven days for baggage and fourteen days for goods from the date of their receipt. In the event of delay, the protest must be addressed within twenty-one days at the latest from the day on which the baggage or goods are placed at the consignee's disposal. 2 - The protest must be recorded as a reservation on the transport document upon delivery of the baggage or goods, or in a registered letter sent to the carrier within the statutory time limit. - An action for liability against the carrier shall not be admissible if the protest is not addressed within the time limits prescribed in this Article, unless the claimant proves fraud by the carrier or its servants to cause those time limits to lapse or to conceal the true damage sustained by the baggage or goods.