# 46 CFR § 555.1: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 46 CFR § 555.1
- **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 555—ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ADVERSE CONDITIONS AFFECTING U.S.-FLAG CARRIERS THAT DO NOT EXIST FOR FOREIGN CARRIERS IN THE UNITED STATES

## Text

It is the purpose of the regulations of this part to establish procedures to implement the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988, as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, which authorizes the Commission to take action against foreign carriers, whose practices or whose government's practices result in adverse conditions affecting the operations of United States carriers, which adverse conditions do not exist for those foreign carriers in the United States. The regulations of this part provide procedures for investigating such practices and for obtaining information relevant to the investigations, and also afford notice of the types of actions included among those that the Commission is authorized to take.
[64 FR 8010, Feb. 18, 1999]

## Nearby sections

- [46 CFR § 551.1 § 551.1 Actions to adjust or meet conditions unfavorable to shipping in specific trades.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-551.1.md)
- [46 CFR § 555.1 § 555.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.1.md)
- [46 CFR § 555.2 § 555.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.2.md)
- [46 CFR § 555.3 § 555.3 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.3.md)
- [46 CFR § 555.4 § 555.4 Petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.4.md)
- [46 CFR § 555.5 § 555.5 Investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.5.md)
- [46 CFR § 555.6 § 555.6 Information demands and subpoenas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.6.md)
- [46 CFR § 555.7 § 555.7 Notification to Secretary of State.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.7.md)
- [46 CFR § 555.8 § 555.8 Action against foreign carriers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.8.md)
- [46 CFR § 560.1 § 560.1 Purpose; general provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-560.1.md)
- [46 CFR § 560.2 § 560.2 Factors indicating conditions unduly impairing access.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-560.2.md)
- [46 CFR § 560.3 § 560.3 Petitions for relief.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-560.3.md)
- [46 CFR § 560.4 § 560.4 Proceeding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-560.4.md)
- [46 CFR § 560.5 § 560.5 Receipt of relevant information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-560.5.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-555.1. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.