# 46 CFR § 550.101: Purpose

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.101

## Section

- **Citation:** 46 CFR § 550.101
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 46—Shipping > CHAPTER IV—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER C—REGULATIONS AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS RESTRICTIVE FOREIGN MARITIME PRACTICES > PART 550—REGULATIONS TO ADJUST OR MEET CONDITIONS UNFAVORABLE TO SHIPPING IN THE FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

It is the purpose of the regulations of this part to declare certain conditions resulting from governmental actions by foreign nations or from the competitive methods or practices of owners, operators, agents, or masters of vessels of a foreign country unfavorable to shipping in the foreign trade of the United States and to establish procedures by which persons who are or can reasonably expect to be adversely affected by such conditions may petition the Federal Maritime Commission for the issuance of regulations under the authority of section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (46 U.S.C. 42101-42109). It is the further purpose of the regulations of this part to afford notice of the general circumstances under which the authority granted to the Commission under section 19 may be invoked and the nature of the regulatory actions contemplated.
[58 FR 64910, Dec. 10, 1993. Redesignated at 64 FR 8008, Feb. 18, 1999, as amended at 74 FR 50732, Oct. 1, 2009]

## Nearby sections

- [46 CFR § 550.101 § 550.101 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.101.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.102 § 550.102 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.102.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.103 § 550.103 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.103.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.104 § 550.104 Confidentiality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.104.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.105 § 550.105 Consultation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.105.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.201 § 550.201 Information orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.201.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.202 § 550.202 Type of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.202.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.203 § 550.203 Failure to provide information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.203.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.301 § 550.301 Findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.301.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.401 § 550.401 Who may file.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.401.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.402 § 550.402 Filing of petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.402.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.403 § 550.403 Contents of petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.403.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.404 § 550.404 Amendment or dismissal of petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.404.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.501 § 550.501 Participation of interested persons.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.501.md)

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