commiss regul ec april amend regul ec 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 articl thereof publish draft regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit commiss regul ec grant gener exempt liner ship consortia prohibit contain articl treati subject condit regul ec expir april basi commiss experi appli regul appear justif block exempt consortia valid applic regul ec extend year respect provis regul ec suffici attun current practic appli industri introduc minor amend order make regul ec suitabl purpos pend outcom review council regul eec decemb lai detail rule applic articl treati maritim transport substanti amend prove regul ec consortium agreement give member compani withdraw consortium financi penalti subject condit period notic practic shown unclear provis interpret event date entri forc consortium agreement earlier date servic start vessel unavail construct specif provis made situat justifi consortia seek secur invest commit exist servic possibl parti consortium agreement enter quot withdraw quot claus appli parti exist consortium agreement agre make substanti invest cost invest justifi quot withdraw quot claus regul ec exempt subject complianc condit includ exist effect price competit member confer consortium oper due fact member expressli authoris confer agreement appli independ rate action freight rate provid confer tariff brought commiss attent independ rate action longer consid common gener market practic individu confidenti contract import trade confidenti contract bring effect competit liner confer member exist individu confidenti contract regard indic effect price competit member confer regul ec amend adopt regul articl regul ec amend articl point ad quot quot commenc servic quot mean date vessel sail servic substanti invest date vessel sail condit directli aris substanti invest quot substanti invest quot mean invest result build purchas long term charter vessel specif design requir substanti oper servic constitut half total invest made consortium member relat maritim transport servic offer consortium quot articl point replac quot 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 enter individu confidenti contract quot articl point replac quot 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 date entri forc consortium agreement agreement make substanti invest joint maritim servic date entri forc agreement earlier date commenc servic initi period month start date entri forc consortium agreement date entri forc agreement make substanti invest joint maritim servic 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 date entri forc consortium agreement agreement make substanti invest joint maritim servic date entri forc agreement earlier date commenc servic initi period month start date entri forc consortium agreement date entri forc agreement make substanti invest joint maritim servic quot paragraph articl date quot april quot replac quot april quot articl regul enter forc april regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel april commiss neeli kroe member commiss oj regul amend regul ec oj oj oj regul amend regul ec oj oj regul amend regul ec