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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83)  763 final
Brussels, 16 December 1983
3rd R E P O R T F R O M  TH E COMMISSION T O  TH E COUNCIL
Implementation of Council Regulation (EEC)
N° 954/79 of 15 May 1979 
concerning the r a tific a tio n  by Member States 
o f, or th e ir accession to , the United Nations Convention 
on a  Code of Conduct fo r Liner Conferences
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C O M(83) 763 fin a l

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1. INTRODUCTION
This bi-annual report o u tlin e s the progress made by the Member States 
on r a tific a tio n  of the U N C TA D  Code of Conduct and comments on the 
s itu a tio n .
2. P R O G R E S S  SINCE M A Y  1983
2.1 In a ll 59 countries have now r a tifie d  or acceded to the Code. They own 
20 848 476 g rt or 28.68% of the to ta l tonnage la id  down in A rtic le  49 
of the Code.
2.2 The s itu a tio n  as regards the Member States at the time of w ritin g  th is  
report (December 1983) is  as follow s :
Countries that have ratified the Code
Federal The Legal provisions provided fo r in the r a tific a tio n  law are 
Republic ,  .
of Germany und8r preparation. The c r ite r ia  fo r recognising a shipping Line 
as a national shipping lin e  w ill be defined in the framework of 
these provisions at a la te r date.
Netherlands There have been no fu rth e r moves since r a tific a tio n  in 
A p r il. Whether a shipping lin e  is  designated a national 
lin e  is a matter of commercial n e g o tia tio n s. The competent 
a u th o rity  w ill intervene only in the event of a dispute.
Countries that have not r a tifie d  the Code
Belgium The instrument of r a tific a tio n  w ill s h o rtly  be submitted
to  Parliam ent. I t  w ill be accompanied by a d eclaration on 
non-conference shipping lin e s (outsiders) s im ila r to tha t 
submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Nether­
lands.
Denmark There has been no further indication of the date of ratifi­
cation.
France The d ra ft law has been submitted to  the Prime M in is te r's ,
o ffic e  and w ill be put before Parliament in  1984.

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Greece The administrative preparations for the draft L a w  of
ra tific a tio n  and the relevant implementing measures have 
begun.
Ireland Consultations with the parties concerned have not yet been
completed. At present it  is d iffic u lt to say when legislation 
w ill be introduced.
Ita ly  A  preliminary draft of the Ita lia n  law has been submitted 
informally to the Commission.
United
KingdomIt has not yet been decided w hen implementing regulations w ill b e  
put.before Parliament or the instrument of accession w ill be 
deposited.
3. O B S E R V A T IO N S
The Commission notes the efforts m ade by the various M em ber States to 
ra tify  the C ode within a  reasonable period. Nevertheless i t  is s t i l l  
concerned that no more countries have been able to ra tify  the Code and 
thereby help to redress the imbalance in the Community.