Section 9. Any clause contained in the contract of carriage and all special agreements entered into before the

CHAPTER VI GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 49. Any clause contained in the contract of carriage and all special agreements entered into before the damage occurred by which the parties purport to infringe the rules laid down by these rules, whether by deciding the law to be applied, or by altering the rules as to jurisdiction, shall be null and void. 9. If, with the consent of the carrier, cargo is loaded on board the aircraft without an air waybill having been made out, or if the air waybill does not include the notice required by rule 8(c), the carrier shall not be entitled to avail himself of the provisions of sub-rule (2) of rule 22. 9. Non-compliance with the provisions of rules 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall not affect the existence or the validity of the contract of carriage, which shall, nonetheless, be subject to these rules including those relating to limitation of liability.