Press Release: Competition: Commission proposes repeal of exemption for liner shipping conferences

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Series Details IP/05/1586 (14.12.05)
Publication Date 14/12/2005
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The European Commission on 14 December 2005 proposed to repeal the block exemption of liner conferences from the EC Treaty competition rules’ ban on restrictive business practices (Article 81). The block exemption, established by Council Regulation 4056/86, allowed carriers to fix prices and regulate capacity jointly. Repealing the exemption would benefit EU exporters by lowering transport prices whilst maintaining reliable services.

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European Commission: COM(2005) 651, Proposal for a Council Regulation ... laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 to maritime transport ... http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2005/com2005_0651en01.pdf
European Commission: Memo: MEMO/05/480, Proposal to repeal block exemption for liner shipping conferences – Frequently Asked Questions, 14.12.05 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/480&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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