# 46 C.F.R. § 555.3 (2026): Scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_3

## Section

- **Citation:** 46 C.F.R. § 555.3 (2026)
- **Heading:** Scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 46 CFR: Shipping / Chapter IV: FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION / Part 555: ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ADVERSE CONDITIONS AFFECTING U.S.-FLAG CARRIERS THAT DO NOT EXIST FOR FOREIGN CARRIERS IN THE UNITED STATES / § 555.3: § 555.3   Scope.

## Text

The Commission shall take such action under this part as it considers necessary and appropriate when it determines that any laws, rules, regulations, policies, or practices of foreign governments, or any practices of foreign carriers or other persons providing maritime or maritime-related services in a foreign country, result in conditions that adversely affect the operations of United States carriers in United States oceanborne trade, and do not exist for foreign carriers of that country in the United States under the laws of the United States or as a result of acts of United States carriers or other persons providing maritime or maritime-related services in the United States.

## Nearby sections

- [46 C.F.R. § 555.1 (2026) § 555.1   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_1.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.2 (2026) § 555.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_2.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.3 (2026) § 555.3   Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_3.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.4 (2026) § 555.4   Petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_4.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.5 (2026) § 555.5   Investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_5.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.6 (2026) § 555.6   Information demands and subpoenas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_6.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.7 (2026) § 555.7   Notification to Secretary of State.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_7.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 555.8 (2026) § 555.8   Action against foreign carriers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P555_S555_8.md)

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