46 CFR § 205.5 - Contracts containing disputes article.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s205.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 205.5 - Contracts containing disputes article."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "205.5"
section_name: "Contracts containing disputes article."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "POLICY, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
part_number: "205"
part_name: "AUDIT APPEALS; POLICY AND PROCEDURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 204, 49 Stat. 1987, 1998, 2004, 2011; 46 U.S.C. 1114, 1155, 1176, 1212."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 23861, May 10, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "205"
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# 205.5 Contracts containing disputes article.

When a contract contains a disputes article, the disputes article will govern the bases for negotiating disputes regarding audit findings, interpretations, or decisions made by MARAD and any appeals.