commiss regul ec april applic articl treati categori agreement decis concert practic liner ship compani consortia text eea relev commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec februari applic articl treati categori agreement decis concert practic liner ship compani consortia amend act access austria finland sweden articl thereof publish draft regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit maritim transport regul eec empow commiss appli articl treati categori agreement decis concert practic ship compani consortia relat joint oper liner transport servic cooper bring ship compani parti thereto liabl restrict competit common market affect trade member state caught prohibit contain articl treati commiss made power adopt commiss regul ec light experi acquir defin categori consortia capabl fall scope articl regard satisfi condit laid articl commiss due account special featur maritim transport featur constitut materi factor commiss assess consortia cover block exempt consortia defin regul gener improv product qualiti liner ship servic reason rationalis bring activ member compani economi scale oper vessel utilis port facil promot technic econom progress facilit encourag greater utilis contain effici vessel capac user ship servic provid consortia gener obtain fair share benefit result improv product servic qualiti bring benefit form improv frequenc rail port call improv schedul qualiti personalis servic modern vessel equip includ port facil user benefit effect consortia suffici competit trade consortia oper agreement enjoi block exempt provid give compani concern possibl elimin competit substanti part trade question order account constant fluctuat maritim transport market frequent made parti term consortium agreement activ cover agreement object regul clarifi condit met consortia order benefit block exempt grant purpos establish run joint servic essenti featur inher consortia abil make capac adjust utilis percentag vessel capac consortium essenti featur consortia block exempt grant regul cover consortia oper liner confer consortia oper confer cover joint fix freight rate rate fix activ council regul eec decemb lai detail rule applic articl treati maritim transport amend act access austria finland sweden consortium member fix rate jointli satisfi criteria regul efc appli individu exempt condit attach block exempt fair share benefit result improv effici benefit offer consortia pass transport user requir articl regard met consortium situat effect price competit member confer consortium oper result independ rate action exist confer consortium oper suffici degre effect competit term servic provid consortium member confer member member consortium result fact confer agreement expressli consortia offer servic arrang provis consortium quot time deliveri quot servic advanc quot electron data interchang quot edi servic allow user inform time whereabout good signific increas frequenc sail call servic offer consortium compar offer confer consortium member subject effect actual potenti competit consortium line confer oper trade trade question order satisfi requir articl provis made condit aim promot individu competit qualiti servic consortium member consortium member ship compani oper trade trade condit consortia member respect rout appli rate condit carriag differenti sole refer countri origin destin good carri commun deflect trade harm port shipper carrier provid servic ancillari transport rate condit econom justifi aim condit prevent consortia impos restrict competit indispens attain object justifi grant exempt end consortium agreement provis enabl ship line parti agreement withdraw consortium provid reason notic provis made longer notic period case highli integr high invest consortia order account higher invest undertaken set extens reorganis entail event member leav stipul consortium oper joint market structur member engag independ market activ provid reason notic exempt limit consortia possibl elimin competit substanti part servic question order determin purpos exempt exempt competit exist market consortium oper account direct trade port serv consortium competit liner servic sail port substitut serv consortium mode transport block exempt grant regul applic condit market consortium oper market share held consortium exce size market share held consortium confer smaller view fact agreement question superimpos exist restrict agreement offer consortia exce limit laid regul percentag continu subject effect competit trade oper simplifi procedur benefit legal certainti afford block exempt procedur enabl commiss carri effect monitor simplifi administr control agreement consortia exce limit obtain exempt individu decis provid satisfi test articl regard special featur maritim transport regul appli agreement conclud member consortium block exempt cover restrict agreement conclud hand consortia member hand ship compani appli restrict agreement consortia oper trade member consortia oblig attach exempt respect transport user time posit acquaint condit provis maritim transport servic jointli oper member consortium provis made real effect consult consortia transport user activ cover agreement regul specifi meant quot real effect consult quot main procedur stage consult provis made mandatori consult limit activ consortia consult secur effici oper maritim transport servic take account user requir restrict practic ensu consult exempt purpos regul concept forc majeur laid court justic european commun establish case law provis made award arbitr recommend made concili accept parti notifi commiss forthwith order enabl verifi consortia exempt condit oblig provid regul infring provis articl accord articl regul eec case commiss withdraw compani benefit block exempt consortia benefit block exempt contain regul ec applic opposit procedur regul enabl commiss check subject effect competit indic circumst consortia longer subject effect competit consortia continu exempt term laid regul applic articl regul eec made respect agreement automat exempt regul real doubt exist compani permit request commiss declar agreement compli regul regul prejudic applic articl treati view expiri regul ec adopt regul renew block exempt adopt regul chapter scope definit articl scope regul appli consortia provid intern liner transport servic commun port articl definit purpos regul quot consortium quot mean agreement vessel oper carrier provid intern liner ship servic exclus carriag cargo chiefli contain relat trade object bring cooper joint oper maritim transport servic improv servic offer individu member absenc consortium order rationalis oper mean technic oper commerci arrang except price fix quot liner ship quot mean transport good regular basi rout rout port accord timet sail date advertis advanc occasion basi transport user payment quot servic arrang quot mean contractu arrang conclud transport user individu member consortium consortium return undertak commiss transport quantiti good period time user receiv individu undertak consortium member consortium provid individualis servic qualiti special tailor quot transport user quot mean undertak shipper consigne forward enter demonstr intent enter contractu agreement consortium member shipment good associ shipper quot independ rate action quot mean maritim confer member offer case case basi respect good freight rate differ laid confer tariff provid notic confer member chapter ii exempt articl exempt agreement pursuant articl treati subject condit oblig laid regul declar articl treati appli activ list paragraph articl contain consortium agreement defin articl regul declar applic appli activ joint oper liner ship transport servic compris sole activ coordin joint fix sail timet determin port call ii exchang sale cross charter space slot vessel iii pool vessel port instal iv joint oper offic provis contain chassi equip rental leas purchas contract equip vi computeris data exchang system joint document system temporari capac adjust joint oper port termin relat servic lighterag stevedor serric particip pool cargo revenu net revenu joint exercis vote right held consortium confer member oper vote jointli exercis concern consortium activ joint market structur issu joint bill lade activ ancillari refer point implement claus consid ancillari activ mean paragraph oblig member consortium trade trade question vessel alloc consortium refrain charter space vessel belong parti oblig member consortium assign charter space vessel oper carrier trade trade question prior consent member consortium articl utilis capac exempt provid articl appli consortium consortium includ arrang utilis exist capac ship line member consortium refrain percentag capac vessel oper framework consortium chapter iii condit exempt articl basic condit grant exempt exempt provid articl appli condit set met effect price competit member confer consortium oper due fact member expressli authoris confer agreement virtu statutori oblig appli independ rate action freight rate provid confer tariff exist confer consortium oper suffici degre effect competit confer member term servic provid due fact confer agreement expressli consortium offer servic arrang irrespect form frequenc qualiti transport servic provid freedom time adapt servic offer respons specifc request transport user confer oper trade trade question consortium member subject effect competit actual potenti ship line member consortium articl condit relat market share order qualifi exempt provid articl consortium possess market oper market share calcul refer volum good carri freight tonn foot equival unit oper confer oper confer exempt provid articl continu appli market share refer paragraph articl exceed period consecut calendar year tenth limit paragraph exceed exempt provid articl continu appli period month end calendar year exceed period extend month excess due withdraw market carrier member consortium articl opposit procedur exempt provid articl appli consortia market share market oper exce limit laid articl exce market condit agreement question notifi commiss accord provis commiss regul ec commiss oppos exempt period month period month run date notif take effect accord articl regul ec paragraph appli express refer made articl notif commun accompani commiss oppos exempt oppos exempt receiv request member state month forward member state notif refer paragraph request justifi basi consider relat competit rule treati commiss withdraw opposit exempt time opposit rais request member state request maintain withdrawn consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit maritim transport opposit withdrawn undertak concern shown condit articl fulfil exempt appli date notif opposit withdraw undertak concern amend agreement condit articl fulfil exempt appli date amend effect commiss oppos exempt opposit withdrawn effect notif govern provis section ii regul eec articl condit elig exempt provid articl subject condit consortium member offer basi individu contract servic arrang consortium agreement give member compani withdraw consortium financi penalti oblig ceas transport activ trade trade question coupl condit activ resum period elaps subject maximum notic period month initi period month start entri forc agreement case highli integr consortium net revenu pool high level invest due purchas charter member vessel specif purpos set consortium maximum notic period month initi period month start entri forc agreement consortium oper joint market structur member consortium free engag independ market penalti subject maximum period notic month consortium consortia member common market detriment port user carrier appli canriag good area cover agreement rate condit carriag differ countri origin destin port load discharg rate condit econom justifi chapter iv oblig articl oblig attach exempt oblig provid paragraph articl attach exempt provid articl articl real effect consult user repres organis hand consortium hand purpos seek solut import matter pure oper matter minor import condit qualiti schedul maritim transport servic offer consortium member consult place request abovement parti consult place case forc majeur prior implement measur form subject consult reason forc majeur member consortium oblig put decis effect consult place consult request place work dai date request save case forc majeur refer made notic announc measur public announc measur made consult consult place accord procedur stage prior consult detail subject matter consult notifi write consortium parti exchang view place parti write meet repres consortium member shipper take part author reach common point view parti effort achiev end common point view reach effort parti disagr acknowledg publicli announc brought commiss attent parti reason period complet consult fix common agreement parti period month save except case agreement parti condit maritim transport servic provid consortium member includ relat qualiti servic relev modif made request transport user reason cost examin cost offic consortium member consortium agent arbitr award recommend concili accept parti settl disput practic consortia cover regul notifi forthwith commiss consortium consortium claim benefit regul period notic commiss determin case case basi month demonstr commiss request condit oblig impos articl paragraph articl met submit consortium agreement question period articl exempt agreement transport user consortia schedul maritim transport servic agreement decis concert practic transport user repres organis hand consortium exempt articl hand condit qualiti liner ship servic provid consortium gener question connect servic aris consult provid paragraph articl exempt prohibit laid articl treati chapter miscellan provis articl profession secreci inform acquir result applic articl paragraph articl purpos regul commiss author member state offici servant disclos inform acquir result applic regul kind cover oblig profession secreci provis paragraph prevent public gener inform studio inform relat undertak associ undertak articl withdraw block exempt commiss withdraw benefit regul accord articl regul eec find case agreement decis concert practic exempt articl articl regul effect incompat condit laid articl prohibit articl treati trade competit confer consortium oper consortium effect consortium fail repeatedli compli oblig provid articl behaviour consortium produc effect incompat articl treati effect result arbitr award articl transit provis articl treati appli agreement forc april fulfil date exempt requir laid regul ec opposit procedur provid articl regul appli notif made entri forc regul pursuant articl regul ec respect period month expir april deem made pursuant articl regul articl entri forc regul enter forc april appli april regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel april commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj oj