Problems relating to Trade and Investment on United States
23. Inefficient administrative procedures, regimes and practices |
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| (1) Filing Obligations of Service Contracts, etc. | - In the U.S., filing of Service Contracts (=S/C: Service Contracts between Shipper and Carrier inclusive of all Arrivals/Departures to and from the U.S.) to Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)) is compulsory. However, in the middle of liberalisation where freight conferences get dissolved one after another, the compulsory filing requirement merely piles up a large volume of service contracts with individually different contents. It is a unique rule implemented only by the U.S. throughout the world. There is no output from FMC and the legislative thrust of "Exclusion of the Disinterest to the U.S. Consumers" is also questionable. | - It is requested that GOU takes step to -- review the U.S. Shipping Act and -- repeal the compulsory filing requirement of Service Contracts. |
- Federal Regulation,Title 530, part 530, $530.8 Service Contracts |
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