commiss opinion februari address french govern pursuant council regul eec ratif member state access unit nation convent code conduct liner confer eec accord consult procedur refer articl council regul eec ratif member state access unit nation convent code conduct liner confer french perman represent european commun cover letter date novemb commiss document draft law author approv unit nation convent code conduct liner confer explanatori memorandum draft law ratif unit nation convent code conduct liner confer explanatori memorandum discuss relev commiss depart decemb examin document call observ draft law refer comment draft law refer articl draft law appli full account articl regul eec reserv explanatori memorandum french govern prepar criteria particip commerci negoti view acced confer articl draft law requir compani regularli primarili ship fly french flag inform french administr french law permit foreign hold regist capit compani view judgment court april june case case provis draft law run counter provis establish laid treati articl draft law lai criteria concili proceed parti concern event commerci negoti break criteria includ provid minut council meet regul eec adopt take criterion provid indent articl recours charter conjunct indent articl regularli primarili vessel fly french flag rise comment whilst articl permit recours charter criterion laid indent articl give prefer shipown discrimin occur hypothet case compani base member state establish agenc branch franc regularli primarili make vessel fly french flag charter ship articl agenc branch particip commerci negoti provid articl regul eec event disput brought administr author agenc branch penal fact charter ship criterion laid indent articl repres french govern amend word elimin potenti unintend discrimin nation member state amend made problem solv articl concern desir french govern amend articl draft law effect subject reciproc ship line oecd member countri accept nation line explan articl explanatori memorandum commiss agre french govern requir fly nation flag consist code articl articl refer potenti flag contrari text code base recognit develop countri charter ship fly flag definit nation line articl subject abovement condit commiss issu favour opinion draft law commun french govern brussel februari commiss stanlei clinton davi member commiss oj