This Regulation should not limit the managing body of the port, or the competent authority, in setting up its charging system, as long as port infrastructure charges paid by the operators of waterborne vessels or cargo owners are transparent, in particular easily identifiable, and non-discriminatory, and contribute to the maintenance and development of infrastructure and service facilities and to the provision of services that are needed to perform or to facilitate transport operations within the port area and on the waterways giving access to those ports that fall within the competence of the managing body of the port.
Níor cheart teorainn a chur leis an Rialachán seo ar chomhlacht bainistíochta an chalafoirt, nó ar an údarás inniúil, maidir lena chóras muirearaithe a chur ar bun, fad a bheidh na muirir ar bhonneagar calafoirt arna n-íoc ag oibreoirí soithí uisce-iompartha nó ag úinéirí lastais trédhearcach, go háirithe fad a bheidh siad inaitheanta go héasca agus neamh-idirdhealaitheach, agus go gcuirfidh siad le bonneagair agus saoráidí seirbhísí a chothabháil agus a fhorbairt agus le seirbhísí a sholáthar a bhfuil gá leo chun oibríochtaí iompair a dhéanamh nó a éascú laistigh de limistéar an chalafoirt agus ar na huiscebhealaí a thugann rochtain ar na calafoirt sin a thagann faoi inniúlacht chomhlacht bainistíochta an chalafoirt.