46 USC § 40302 - Filing requirements

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s40302"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 40302 - Filing requirements"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "40302"
section_name: "Filing requirements"
chapter_number: 403
chapter_name: "AGREEMENTS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Ocean Shipping"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1528.)"
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# § 40302. Filing requirements

**(a)** **In General.—** A true copy of every agreement referred to in section 40301(a) or (b) of this title shall be filed with the Federal Maritime Commission. If the agreement is oral, a complete memorandum specifying in detail the substance of the agreement shall be filed.

**(b)** **Exceptions.—** Subsection (a) does not apply to—

**(1)** an agreement related to transportation to be performed within or between foreign countries; or

**(2)** an agreement among common carriers to establish, operate, or maintain a marine terminal in the United States.

**(c)** **Regulations.—** The Commission may by regulation prescribe the form and manner in which an agreement shall be filed and any additional information and documents necessary to evaluate the agreement.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1528.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 40302 | 46 App.:1704(a). | Pub. L. 98–237, § 5(a), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 70; Pub. L. 98–595, § 3(b)(1), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3132. |