Title 46 — ShippingRelease 119-73
§40703 Effective date of rates
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Regulation of Ocean Shipping › Part Part A— - Ocean Shipping › Chapter CHAPTER 407— - CONTROLLED CARRIERS › § 40703
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Title 46, §40703
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Notwithstanding section 40501(e) of this title and except for service contracts, a rate, charge, classification, rule, or regulation of a controlled carrier may not become effective, without special permission of the Federal Maritime Commission, until the 30th day after publication.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4070346 App.:1708(c) (1st sentence).Pub. L. 98–237, § 9(c) (1st sentence), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 76; Pub. L. 102–100, § 5(b), Aug. 17, 1991, 105 Stat. 492; Pub. L. 105–258, title I, § 108(8), Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1908.
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46 U.S.C. § 40703
Title 46 — Shipping
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Apr 6, 2026
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