46 CFR § 530.12 - Rules and notices.

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title: "46 CFR § 530.12 - Rules and notices."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "530.12"
section_name: "Rules and notices."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE"
part_number: "530"
part_name: "SERVICE CONTRACTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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# 530.12 Rules and notices.

(a) *Location*—(1) *Generally.* A statement of service contract rules and notices may be published as a separate part of the individual ocean common carrier's automated tariff system.

(2) *Multi-party service contracts.* For service contracts in which more than one carrier participates or is eligible to participate, a statement of service contract rules and notices may be published:

(i) If the service contract is entered into under the authority of a conference agreement, then in that conference's automated tariff system;

(ii) If the service contract is entered into under the authority of a non-conference agreement, then in each of the participating or eligible-to-participate carriers' individual automated tariff systems, clearly indicating the relevant FMC-assigned agreement number.

(b) *Certainty of terms.* A statement of service contract rules and notices described in paragraph (a) of this section may not:

(1) Be uncertain, vague, or ambiguous; or

(2) Make reference to terms not explicitly detailed in the statement of service contract rules and notices, unless those terms are contained in a publication widely available to the public and well known within the industry.

(c) *Agents.* Common carriers, conferences, or agreements may use agents to meet their publication requirements under this part.

(d) *Commission listing.* The Commission will publish on its website, *www.fmc.gov,* a listing of the locations of all service contract rules and notices.

[85 FR 38089, June 25, 2020]