Serie Generale n. 203 del 31-8-1989
ESTRATTI, SUNTI E COMUNICATI
MINISTERO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI
MINISTERO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI
COMUNICATO
Entrata in vigore della convenzione relativa ad un codice di condotta per le conferenze marittime, conclusa a Ginevra il 6 aprile 1974. (GU Serie Generale n.203 del 31-08-1989)

Il 30 maggio 1989, in base ad autorizzazione disposta con legge n.
92 del 15 febbraio 1989, pubblicata nel supplemento ordinario n. 18
alla Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 62 del 15 febbraio 1989 è stato
depositato presso il Segretario generale dell'Organizzazione delle
Nazioni Unite lo strumento d'adesione alla convenzione relativa ad un
codice di condotta per le conferenze marittime, conclusa a Ginevra il
6 aprile 1974.
Al momento del deposito l'Italia ha formulato la seguente riserva
e dichiarazione:
R i s e r v a
1. In application of the Code of Conduct, the concept of a
"national shipping line" may, in the case of a member State of the
European Community, include all shipping companies established on the
territory of that member State in accordance with the treaty setting
up the European Economic Community.
2. (a) Without prejudice to the text of paragraph (b) of this
reservation, article 2 of the Code of Conduct shall not be applied in
trade carried by a conference between the member States of the
Community and, on a reciprocal basis, between those States and the
other OECD countries parties to the Code;
(b) The text of paragraph (a) shall not affect the opportunities
for shipping lines of developing countries, as third-country shipping
lines, to take part in such trade in accordance with the principles
set out in article 2 of the Code, provided they have been recognized
as national shipping lines under the terms of the Code and:
(i) are already members of a conference carryng such trade, or
(ii) have been accepted for membership of such a conference
under the provisions of article 1 (3) of the Code.
3. Article 3 and article 14 (9) of the Code of Conduct shall not
be applied in trade carried out by a conference between the member
States of the Comunity and, on a reciprocal basis, between those
countries and the other OECD countries parties to the Code.
4. In any trade to which article 3 of the Code of Conduct applies,
the last sentence of the article taken to mean that:
(a) The two groups of national shipping lines shall co-ordinate
their positions before voting on matters relating to trade between
their two countries;
(b) The sentence shall be applied solely to matters defined in a
conference agreement as requiring the consent of the two groups of
national shipping lines concerned and not to all matters covered by
the conference agreement.
Dichiarazione
The Gouvernment of the Republic of Italy:
will not prevent non-conference lines from operating as long as
they compete with conferences on a commercial basis while adering to
the principle of fair competition, in accordance with the Resolution
on non-conference lines adopted by the Conference of
Plenipotentiaries;
confirms its intention of acting in accordance with the said
Resolution.
Conformemente al paragrafo 2 dell'art. 49, la convenzione entrerà
in vigore per l'Italia il 30 novembre 1989.