§ 520.1 Scope and purpose.
发布01-02
生效02-01
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本条款确立了美国联邦法规第46篇（航运）中关于公共承运人和班轮公会在自动化系统中公布运价（Tariff）的范围与目的。它适用于美国水运对外贸易中的货物运输，包括与内陆承运人的联运。核心目的是确保托运人及公众能获取可靠、有用的费率信息，同时要求承运人履行《美国法典》第46卷40501-40503条规定的公布义务，并赋予联邦海事委员会（FMC）监督受控承运人及防止违规行为的权力。该规定自2024年2月1日生效。
- (a) Scope. The regulations of this part govern the publication of tariffs in automated systems by common carriers and conferences in the waterborne foreign commerce of the United States. They cover the transportation of property by such carriers, including through transportation with inland carriers. They implement the tariff publication requirements of 46 U.S.C. 40501-40503.
- (b) Purpose. The requirements of this part are intended to permit:
- (1) Shippers and other members of the public to obtain reliable and useful information concerning the rates and charges that will be assessed by common carriers and conferences for their transportation services;
- (2) Carriers and conferences to meet their publication requirements pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40501-40503;
- (3) The Commission to ensure that carrier tariff publications are accurate and accessible and to protect the public from violations by carriers of 46 U.S.C. 41101-41106; and
- (4) The Commission to review and monitor the activities of controlled carriers pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40701-40706.
[64 FR 11225, Mar. 8, 1999, as amended at 74 FR 50721, Oct. 1, 2009; 89 FR 29, Jan. 2, 2024]