5. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany will not prevent non-conference shipping lines from operating as long as they compete with conferences on a commercial basis while adhering to the principle of fair competition, in accordance with the resolution on non-conference lines adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. It confirms its intention to act in accordance with the said resolution.]
10. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
11. For the Kingdom in Europe and, as from 1 January 1986, for Aruba. See also note 1 under "Netherlands" regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
12. The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 17 December 1974 and 7 July 1980, respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
13. On behalf of the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Hong Kong.
14. On 16 October 2007, the Secretary-General received from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland a notification of denunciation of the said Convention:
In accordance with the provisions of article 50 (2) of the Convention, the denunciation will take effect on 20 October 2008.
[Upon accession to the Convention, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made the following reservations and declarations to the Convention:
I. In relation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and to Gibraltar:
[Same reservations, identical in essence, as those made by Denmark.]
II. In relation to Hong Kong:
1. (a) Without prejudice to paragraph (b) of this reservation, Article 2 of the Code of Conduct shall not be applied in conference trades, on a reciprocal basis, between Hong Kong and any State which has made a reservation disapplying Article 2 in respect of its trades with the United Kingdom.
(b) Point (a) above shall not affect the opportunity for participation as a third country shipping lines in such trades in accordance with the principles reflected in Article 2 of the Code, of the shipping lines of a developing country which are recognized as national shipping lines under the Code and which are:
(i) Already members of a conference serving these traces; or
(ii) Admitted to such a conference under Article 1 (3) of the Code.
2. In trades where Article 2 of the Code applies, Hong Kong shipping lines will, subject to reciprocity, allow participation in redistribution by lines from any country which has agreed to allow participation by United Kingdom lines in redistribution in respect of any of its trades.
3. Article 3 and Article 14 (9) of the Code shall not be applied in conference trades, on a reciprocal basis, between Hong Kong and any State which has made a reservation disapplying Article 3 and Article 14 (9) in respect of its trades with the United Kingdom.
4. In trades to which Article 3 of the Code applies, the last sentence of that article is interpreted as meaning that:
(i) The two groups of national shipping lines will co-ordinate their position before voting on matters concerning the trade between their two countries; and
(ii) This sentence applies solely to matters which the conference agreement identifies as requiring the assent of both groups of national shipping lines concerned, and not to all matters covered by the conferenc agreement."
[Same declarations, identical in essence, as those made by Denmark.]
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