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Mr President, Parliament’s work on the Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report on the application of EC competition rules to maritime transport, and the House’s vote on this report tomorrow, are intended to act as a catalyst for work on regulations to promote healthy and fair competition in the maritime sector. This sector was excluded from certain provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community by means of a Council Regulation. In particular, the sector was excluded from Article 81, which prohibits the conclusion of competition-limiting agreements, and from Article 82, which prohibits the abuse of a dominant position.
I would note that our work and deliberations on this report, which focuses on Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86, are concerned with issues that have been dealt with in a separate legal opinion drafted in November 2005 at the request of the European Commission. As I see it, therefore, it would be reasonable to examine the conclusions of this new analysis in some detail before taking any further decisions.
We should exercise great caution in taking any subsequent steps, and avoid any premature or rash decisions. Such caution is all the more warranted given that any changes we make might fail to comply with the standards of the European Union’s partners, or in other words the USA, Australia, Japan and Canada. This would pose a threat to the stability of economic relations.
I should also like to alert Members to another important point, namely that any changes in this sector could have an adverse impact, especially on small and medium-sized shipping lines."@en1
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