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Competition Commission Consults on Proposed Block Exemption Order for Liner Agreements in the Maritime Industry 
Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 07:00 PM

The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has, on 6 April 2006, released the details of a proposed Block Exemption Order for Liner Agreements in the Maritime Industry (BEO) for public consultation.

The BEO, which will apply retrospectively from 1 January 2006, sets out a proposal for a regulatory environment broadly aligned with that already in place for major jurisdictions and which will promote and sustain competition as well as ensure that businesses in Singapore have on-going access to reliable and competitively priced liner shipping services of adequate frequency.

The consultation materials are as follows:
* Consultation Paper
* Proposed Block Exemption Order

The closing date for submissions to the public consultation on the proposed BEO is at or before noon, 27 April 2006.

For more details, please go to www.ccs.gov.sg

Technical Briefing on Proposed BEO

The CCS will conduct a technical briefing on 12 April 2006 for the maritime industry and relevant stakeholders. Parties interested in attending the briefing can download the registration form here and submit the completed form to the CCS (attention to Ms Susan Tan) via
Fax at (65) 62246929 or
email at ccs_feedback@ccs.gov.sg
on or before the closing date on 11 April 2006 (noon).