council regul eec decemb unfair price practic maritim transport council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard draft regul submit commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe reason inter alia basi inform system set council decis eec competit particip commun shipown intern liner ship advers affect unfair practic ship line countri structur commun ship industri make provis regul appli nation member state establish commun cargo ship compani establish commun control nation member state ship regist member state accord legisl unfair practic consist continu charg freight rate transport select commod lower lowest freight rate charg commod establish repres shipown price practic made commerci advantag grant state member commun commun redress action price practic internation agre rule constitut unfair price maritim transport field order determin exist unfair price practic provis made method calcul calcul normal freight rate account compar rate charg establish repres compani oper confer construct rate base cost compar compani reason margin profit factor relev determin injuri laid lai procedur act behalf commun ship industri injur threaten unfair price practic lodg complaint make clear case withdraw complaint proceed necessarili termin cooper member state commiss inform exist unfair price practic injuri result therefrom subsequ examin matter commun level end consult place advisori committe lai rule procedur investig right oblig commun author parti involv condit interest parti access inform inform princip fact consider basi intend propos introduct redress duti order discourag unfair price practic prevent restrict distort price competit confer line provid work fair commerci basi provid case fact final establish show unfair price practic injuri possibl impos redress duti ground essenti order ensur redress duti levi correct uniform manner common rule applic duti laid reason natur duti rule differ rule levi normal import duti open fair procedur provid review measur investig reopen circumst requir procedur establish examin applic refund redress duti adopt regul articl object regul lai procedur order respond unfair price practic countri shipown engag intern cargo liner ship disrupt freight pattern rout commun threaten major injuri commun shipown oper rout commun interest articl respons unfair price practic articl major injuri redress duti appli commun threat major injuri give rise examin mean articl articl purpos regul countri shipown mean cargo liner ship compani mention unfair price practic mean continu charg ship rout commun freight rate select commod lower normal freight rate charg period month lower freight rate made fact shipown concern enjoi commerci advantag grant state member commun normal freight rate determin take account compar rate charg ordinari ship busi servic compar rout establish repres compani enjoi advantag ii construct rate determin take cost compar compani enjoi advantag reason margin profit cost comput basi cost incur ordinari ship busi fix variabl reason amount overhead expens commun shipown mean cargo ship compani establish treati member state commun nation member state establish commun cargo ship compani establish commun control nation member state ship regist member state accord legisl articl examin injuri examin injuri cover factor freight rate offer commun shipown competitor rout question order determin significantli lower normal freight rate offer commun shipown take account level servic offer compani concern effect factor commun shipown trend number econom indic sail util capac cargo book market share freight rate depress freight rate prevent freight rate increas occur profit return capit invest employ threat injuri alleg commiss examin forese situat develop actual injuri regard account factor increas tonnag deploi ship rout competit commun shipown take place capac forese futur countri foreign shipown extent tonnag result capac ship rout refer injuri caus factor individu combin advers affect commun shipown attribut practic question articl complaint natur legal person associ legal person act behalf commun ship industri injur threaten unfair price practic lodg written complaint complaint suffici evid exist unfair price practic injuri result therefrom complaint submit commiss member state forward commiss commiss send member state copi complaint receiv complaint withdrawn case proceed termin termin interest commun appar consult complaint provid suffici evid justifi initi investig complain inform absenc complaint member state possess suffici evid unfair price practic injuri result therefrom commun shipown immedi commun evid commiss articl consult consult provid regul place advisori committe consist repres member state repres commiss chairman consult held immedi request member state initi commiss committe meet conven chairman provid member state promptli relev inform consult write case commiss notifi member state period entitl express opinion request oral consult consult cover exist unfair price practic amount thereof exist extent injuri causal link unfair price practic injuri measur circumst prevent remedi injuri caus unfair price practic wai mean put measur effect articl initi subsequ investig consult appar suffici evid justifi initi proceed commiss immedi announc initi proceed offici journal european commun announc foreign shipown concern countri origin give summari inform receiv provid relev inform commun commiss state period interest parti make view write appli heard oral commiss accord paragraph advis shipown shipper freight forward commiss concern complain commenc investig commun level act cooper member state investig cover unfair price practic injuri result therefrom carri accord paragraph investig unfair price practic cover period month immedi prior initi proceed commiss seek inform deem attempt check inform shipown agent shipper freight forward confer associ organ provid undertak organ concern give consent commiss consult carri investig countri provid firm concern give consent govern countri question offici notifi rais object commiss assist offici member state request commiss request member state suppli inform carri check inspect shipper freight forward commun shipown agent carri investig countri provid firm concern give consent govern countri question offici notifi rais object member state step order give effect request commiss send commiss inform request result inspect check investig carri inform gener interest transmiss request member state commiss forward member state provid confidenti case confidenti summari forward offici commiss author commiss member state request assist offici member state carri duti complain shipper shipown concern inspect inform made commiss parti investig distinct intern document prepar author commun member state provid relev defenc interest confidenti mean articl commiss investig end address written request commiss indic inform requir shipown subject investig complain request inform essenti fact consider basi intend recommend imposit redress duti ii request inform pursuant address commiss write issu inform sought ii inform oral write consid commiss prejudic subsequ decis council confidenti inform treat accord articl iii inform dai prior submiss commiss propos action pursuant articl represent made inform consider receiv period set commiss case dai due consider urgenc matter commiss hear interest parti hear period prescrib notic publish offici journal european commun made written request hear show interest parti affect result proceed reason hear commiss request give parti directli concern opportun meet oppos view present argument put forward rebutt provid opportun commiss account preserv confidenti conveni parti oblig parti attend meet failur prejudici parti case articl preclud council reach preliminari determin appli measur expediti case interest parti refus access provid inform reason period significantli imped investig find affirm neg made basi fact proceed unfair price practic constitut bar custom clearanc good freight rate concern appli investig conclud termin action pursuant articl conclus place year initi proceed proceed conclud termin investig imposit duti accept undertak expiri repeal duti laps undertak accord articl articl confidenti inform receiv pursuanc regul purpos request council commiss member state offici reveal inform receiv pursuanc regul confidenti treatment request supplier specif permiss supplier request confidenti treatment inform confidenti accompani confidenti summari inform statement reason inform suscept summari inform ordinarili consid confidenti disclosur significantli advers effect supplier sourc inform appear request confidenti warrant supplier unwil make inform public author disclosur gener summari form inform question disregard inform disregard request warrant supplier unwil submit confidenti summari provid inform suscept summari articl preclud disclosur gener inform commun author reason decis pursuanc regul base disclosur evid reli commun author explain reason court proceed disclosur account legitim interest parti concern busi secret divulg articl termin proceed protect measur unnecessari appar consult protect measur unnecessari object rais advisori committe refer articl proceed termin case commiss submit council forthwith report result consult propos proceed termin proceed stand termin month council act qualifi major decid commiss inform parti concern announc termin offici journal european commun set basic conclus summari reason therefor articl undertak investig undertak offer commiss consult consid accept investig termin imposit redress duti save except circumst undertak offer end period represent made articl iii termin decid conform procedur laid articl inform notic publish accord articl undertak refer paragraph rate revis extent commiss satisfi unfair price practic injuri effect thereof elimin undertak suggest commiss fact undertak offer invit accept prejudic consider case continu unfair price practic evid threat injuri realiz undertak accept investig injuri complet commiss consult decid request made commun shipown concern case commiss consult make determin injuri undertak automat laps determin threat injuri due exist undertak commiss requir undertak maintain commiss requir parti undertak accept provid period inform relev fulfil undertak permit verif pertin data complianc requir constru violat undertak articl redress duti investig show unfair price practic injuri caus interest commun make commun intervent commiss propos council consult provid articl introduc redress duti council act qualifi major decis month articl decid redress duti council due account extern trade polici consider port interest ship polici consider member state concern articl gener provis duti redress duti impos foreign shipown concern regul regul amount type duti impos commod commod transport countri origin foreign shipown concern reason regul base amount duti exce differ freight rate charg normal freight rate refer articl lesser duti adequ remov injuri duti impos increas retroact effect appli transport commod entri forc duti load discharg commun port council determin undertak violat withdrawn redress duti impos propos commiss transport commod load discharg commun port dai prior date applic duti case violat withdraw undertak retroact assess appli transport commod load discharg commun port violat withdraw duti calcul basi fact establish accept undertak duti collect member state form rate criteria laid duti impos independ custom duti tax charg impos import good transport permiss load discharg cargo commun port made condit provis secur amount duti articl review regul impos redress duti decis accept undertak subject review part warrant review held request member state initi commiss review held interest parti request submit evid chang circumst suffici justifi review provid year elaps conclus investig request adress commiss inform member state consult appar review warrant investig open accord articl circumst requir reopen se affect measur oper warrant review carri reopen investig measur amend repeal annul commun institut compet adopt articl subject paragraph redress duti undertak laps year date enter forc amend confirm commiss consult month prior expiri year period publish offici journal european commun notic impend expiri measur question inform commun shipown concern notic state period interest parti make view write appli hear commiss accord articl interest parti show expiri measur lead injuri threat injuri commiss carri review measur measur remain forc pend outcom review redress duti undertak laps articl commiss publish notic effect offici journal european commun articl refund shipown concern show duti collect exce differ freight rate charg normal freight rate refer articl excess amount reimburs order request reimburs refer paragraph foreign shipown submit applic commiss applic submit member state territori commod transport load discharg month date amount redress duti levi duli determin compet author member state forward applic commiss opinion merit commiss inform member state forthwith give opinion matter member state agre opinion commiss object month inform commiss decid accord opinion case commiss consult decid extent applic grant articl final provis regul preclud applic special rule laid agreement conclud commun countri articl entri forc regul enter forc juli regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel decemb council presid shaw oj oj oj