It is examining a number of criteria, and in particular: - the market share held by consortium members in the trade in question and that of the conference, the intention being that competition should not be unduly restricted; - the terms on which members may withdraw, the intention being that competition should not be "frozen" for periods which would not be justified from a technical
standpoint; - the interests of users and intermediaries, and the arrangements for taking them into account; - greater frequency and punctuality of sailings should not be the only advantages for users; one possibility worth exploring is that consortiums c
...[+++]ould, independently of the conference, offer shippers their own service contracts.