Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§40706 Exceptions
Title 46 › Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping › Part A — Ocean Shipping › CHAPTER 407 — CONTROLLED CARRIERS › § 40706
Summary
The chapter excludes foreign-controlled carriers that get equal or most-favored treatment under a U.S. treaty, and it also excludes trades served only by those carriers.
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Title 46, §40706
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This chapter does not apply to—
(1)a controlled carrier of a foreign country whose vessels are entitled by a treaty of the United States to receive national or most-favored-nation treatment; or
(2)a trade served only by controlled carriers.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4070646 App.:1708(f).Pub. L. 98–237, § 9(f), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 77; Pub. L. 105–258, title I, § 108(17)–(19), Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1909. In paragraph (1), the words “foreign country” are substituted for “state” for clarity and consistency.
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46 U.S.C. § 40706
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102