8. 至于赔偿责任制度，多式联运协会会议认为，适用于多式联运的法律制度原本就存在不确定性，现在第 26 条又使之更进了一步。对于已确定事发地的灭失，该条采用了一种最小联体制度，优先适用任何对发生灭失或损坏的运输段所适用的国际公约的某些强制性条款。这样，如果可确定灭失发生地点，又有适用于该特定运输段的强制性国际制度，那么该国际制度中涉及赔偿责任、赔偿责任限制和诉讼时间的条款将和公约草案的其余条款一并适用。多式联运协会会议认为，这是将原本不合并适用的两种制度拼凑在一起适用于多式联运。多式联运协会会议还认为，各国法院可能难以确定应当适用每项公约的哪些条款，因而会妨碍对公约的统一解释和适用。
8. As for the liability system, it is the view of the IMMTA Conference that article 26 takes the existing uncertainty concerning the legal regime applicable to multimodal transport one step further. By introducing a minimal network system, in cases of localized loss, it gives precedence to certain mandatory provisions of any international convention applicable to the segment of transport where loss or damage occurred. Thus, if loss can be localized and if there is a mandatory international regime applicable to that particular stage, then provisions dealing with liability, limitation of liability and time for suit of this international regime will apply, together with remaining provisions of the Draft Convention. In the view of the IMMTA Conference, a patchwork of two different regimes, which were not designed to work together, will apply to multimodal transport. It is also believed by the IMMTA Conference that national courts may have difficulty in determining which provisions of each convention should apply, hampering uniform interpretation and application of the convention.