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Title 46ShippingPart / Section
Chapter IVFederal Maritime Commission500 – 599
Subchapter BRegulations Affecting Ocean Shipping in Foreign Commerce515 – 545
Part 535Ocean Common Carrier and Marine Terminal Operator Agreements Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984535.101 – 535.991
Subpart AGeneral Provisions535.101 – 535.104
§ 535.101Authority.
§ 535.102Purpose.
§ 535.103Policies.
§ 535.104Definitions.
Subpart BScope535.201 – 535.202
§ 535.201Subject agreements.
§ 535.202Non-subject agreements.
Subpart CExemptions535.301 – 535.312
Subpart DFiling of Agreements535.401 – 535.408
Subpart EInformation Form Requirements535.501 – 535.504
Subpart FAction on Agreements535.601 – 535.609
Subpart GReporting Requirements535.701 – 535.705
Subpart HMandatory and Prohibited Provisions535.801 – 535.803
§ 535.801Independent action.
§ 535.802Service contracts.
§ 535.803Ocean freight forwarder compensation.
Subpart IPenalties535.901 – 535.902
§ 535.901Failure to file.
§ 535.902Falsification of reports.
Subpart JPaperwork Reduction535.991
§ 535.991OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Appendix A to Part 535
Information Form and Instructions
Appendix B to Part 535
Monitoring Report and Instructions