政策法规现行有效美国海运规则

§ 535.201 Subject agreements.

效力	法规类型	发布日期	生效日期	发文机构
现行有效	部门规章	2025-06-20	2025-06-20	Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Shipping (Title 46)

发布06-20

生效06-20

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本条款明确了美国联邦法规第46篇中受监管的“主题协议”（Subject Agreements）范围。它规定，凡涉及海运公共承运人之间或码头运营商与承运人之间的特定合作行为，均须纳入FMC（联邦海事委员会）的监管体系。具体包括：讨论或固定运价、分摊流量或收益、分配港口或限制航班、控制竞争以及签订服务合同等。该定义是判断航运联盟、班轮公会及码头合作协议是否合法备案的核心依据，直接影响相关主体的合规申报义务。

(a) Ocean common carrier agreements. This part applies to agreements by or among ocean common carriers to:

- (1) Discuss, fix, or regulate transportation rates, including through rates, cargo space accommodations, and other conditions of service;

- (2) Pool or apportion traffic, revenues, earnings, or losses;

- (3) Allot ports or restrict or otherwise regulate the number and character of sailings between ports;

- (4) Limit or regulate the volume or character of cargo or passenger traffic to be carried;

- (5) Engage in exclusive, preferential, or cooperative working arrangements among themselves or with one or more marine terminal operators;

- (6) Control, regulate, or prevent competition in international ocean transportation; or

- (7) Discuss and agree on any matter related to service contracts.

(b) Marine terminal operator agreements. This part applies to agreements among marine terminal operators and among one or more marine terminal operators and one or more ocean carriers to:

- (1) Discuss, fix, or regulate rates or other conditions of service; or

- (2) Engage in exclusive, preferential, or cooperative working arrangements, to the extent that such agreements involve ocean transportation in the foreign commerce of the United States.