46 CFR § 531.2 - Scope and applicability.

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title: "46 CFR § 531.2 - Scope and applicability."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "531.2"
section_name: "Scope and applicability."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE"
part_number: "531"
part_name: "NVOCC SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 40103."
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# 531.2 Scope and applicability.

Only individual NVOCCs compliant with the requirements of section 19 of the Act (46 U.S.C. 40901-40904) and the Commission's regulations at 46 CFR part 515 may enter into an NSA with one or more NSA shippers subject to the requirements of these rules. Any NVOCC who has failed to maintain its bond or license or had its tariff suspended or cancelled by the Commission is ineligible to offer and file NSAs.

[69 FR 75853, Dec. 20, 2004, as amended at 74 FR 50724, Oct. 1, 2009]