Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/1572

 PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006

120 STAT. 1541

lessee, agent, or employee of the carrier, or any other person authorized by the carrier to receive information— ‘‘(1) may give information to the conference or any person or agency designated by the conference, for the purpose of— ‘‘(A) determining whether a shipper or consignee has breached an agreement with the conference or its member lines; ‘‘(B) determining whether a member of the conference has breached the conference agreement; or ‘‘(C) compiling statistics of cargo movement; and ‘‘(2) may not prevent the conference or its designee from soliciting or receiving information for any of those purposes. ‘‘§ 41104. Common carriers ‘‘A common carrier, either alone or in conjunction with any other person, directly or indirectly, may not— ‘‘(1) allow a person to obtain transportation for property at less than the rates or charges established by the carrier in its tariff or service contract by means of false billing, false classification, false weighing, false measurement, or any other unjust or unfair device or means; ‘‘(2) provide service in the liner trade that is— ‘‘(A) not in accordance with the rates, charges, classifications, rules, and practices contained in a tariff published or a service contract entered into under chapter 405 of this title, unless excepted or exempted under section 40103 or 40501(a)(2) of this title; or ‘‘(B) under a tariff or service contract that has been suspended or prohibited by the Federal Maritime Commission under chapter 407 or 423 of this title; ‘‘(3) retaliate against a shipper by refusing, or threatening to refuse, cargo space accommodations when available, or resort to other unfair or unjustly discriminatory methods because the shipper has patronized another carrier, or has filed a complaint, or for any other reason; ‘‘(4) for service pursuant to a tariff, engage in any unfair or unjustly discriminatory practice in the matter of— ‘‘(A) rates or charges; ‘‘(B) cargo classifications; ‘‘(C) cargo space accommodations or other facilities, with due regard being given to the proper loading of the vessel and the available tonnage; ‘‘(D) loading and landing of freight; or ‘‘(E) adjustment and settlement of claims; ‘‘(5) for service pursuant to a service contract, engage in any unfair or unjustly discriminatory practice in the matter of rates or charges with respect to any port; ‘‘(6) use a vessel in a particular trade for the purpose of excluding, preventing, or reducing competition by driving another ocean common carrier out of that trade; ‘‘(7) offer or pay any deferred rebates; ‘‘(8) for service pursuant to a tariff, give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage or impose any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage; ‘‘(9) for service pursuant to a service contract, give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage or impose any

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