Common use of AGREEMENT AUTHORITY Clause in Contracts

AGREEMENT AUTHORITY. 5.1 Under this Agreement, the parties are authorized, but not required, to discuss and agree upon all matters relating to the handling and transportation of hazardous cargoes, including: (a) Positions to be taken in submissions to and proceedings before governmental agencies, departments, legislative bodies, and tribunals, as well as trade associations, international bodies and organizations; Uniform or differential transportation procedures, requirements, standards, conditions, classifications, rules, and practices in the Trade pertaining to the acceptance, refusal, handling, documentation, transfer, loading, unloading, storage, ocean and/or inland transportation, and delivery of hazardous cargoes, whether moving under through bill of lading or otherwise, by direct service or transshipment, and whether moving under tariffs, service contracts or otherwise; and Uniform or differential procedures, requirements, standards, conditions, classifications, rules and practices relating to the purchase, lease, acceptance, refusal, use, handling, documentation, interchange, transfer, loading, unloading, storage and transport of International Vessel Operators Hazardous Material Association Agreement Agreement No. 000-000000-000 Edition) intermodal and other equipment, including without limitation, dry containers, tank containers, bolsters, tanks, and chassis. 5.2 The parties may exchange information, statistics, reports, studies and other data pertaining to matters within the scope of Article 5.1. 5.3 Any agreement reached on items subject to tariff filing pursuant to Section of the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended, shall be a matter of voluntary adherence by each party, and nothing in this Agreement shall bind any party hereto to any /- such agreement or prevent any party from departing from such agreement at any time upon written notice to the Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall authorize the parties to agree upon rates to 6e offered to shippers. 5.4 The parties may agree upon any routine administrative matters relating to the operation or implementation of this Agreement. The parties shall allocate incurred hereunder and pay their respective shares thereof in a timely manner. 5.5 For purposes hereof, references to "hazardous cargoes" shall mean cargoes subject to regulation pursuant to the /- U.S. Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (or government regulations promulgated pursuant thereto) or the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. International Vessel Operators Hazardous Material Association Agreement FMC Agreement No. 000-000000-000 (2d Edition) Original Page No. 5

AGREEMENT AUTHORITY. 5.1 Under this Agreement, the parties are authorized, but not required, to discuss and agree upon all matters relating to the handling and transportation of hazardous cargoes, including: (a) Positions to be taken in submissions to and proceedings before governmental agencies, departments, legislative bodies, and tribunals, as well as trade associations, international bodies and organizations; Uniform or differential transportation procedures, requirements, standards, conditions, classifications, rules, and practices in the Trade pertaining to the acceptance, refusal, handling, documentation, transfer, loading, unloading, storage, ocean and/or inland transportation, and delivery of hazardous cargoes, whether moving under through bill xxxx of lading or otherwise, by direct service or transshipment, and whether moving under tariffs, service contracts or otherwise; and Uniform or differential procedures, requirements, standards, conditions, classifications, rules and practices relating to the purchase, lease, acceptance, refusal, use, handling, documentation, interchange, transfer, loading, unloading, storage and transport of International Vessel Operators Hazardous Material Association Agreement Agreement No. 000-000000-000 Edition) intermodal and other equipment, including without limitation, dry containers, tank containers, bolsters, tanks, and chassis. 5.2 The parties may exchange information, statistics, reports, studies and other data pertaining to matters within the scope of Article 5.1. 5.3 Any agreement reached on items subject to tariff filing pursuant to Section of the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended, shall be a matter of voluntary adherence by each party, and nothing in this Agreement shall bind any party hereto to any /- such agreement or prevent any party from departing from such agreement at any time upon written notice to the Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall authorize the parties to agree upon rates to 6e offered to shippers. 5.4 The parties may agree upon any routine administrative matters relating to the operation or implementation of this Agreement. The parties shall allocate incurred hereunder and pay their respective shares thereof in a timely manner. 5.5 For purposes hereof, references to "hazardous cargoes" shall mean cargoes subject to regulation pursuant to the /- U.S. Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (or government regulations promulgated pursuant thereto) or the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. International Vessel Operators Hazardous Material Association Agreement FMC Agreement No. 000-000000-000 (2d Edition) Original Page No. 5

AGREEMENT AUTHORITY. 5.1 Under this Agreement, the parties are authorized, but not required, to discuss and agree upon all matters relating to the handling and transportation of hazardous cargoes, including: (a) Positions to be taken in submissions to and proceedings before governmental agencies, departments, legislative bodies, and tribunals, as well as trade associations, international bodies and organizations; Uniform or differential transportation procedures, requirements, standards, conditions, classifications, rules, and practices in the Trade pertaining to the acceptance, refusal, handling, documentation, transfer, loading, unloading, storage, ocean and/or inland transportation, and delivery of hazardous cargoes, whether moving under through bill of lading or otherwise, by direct service or transshipment, and whether moving under tariffs, service contracts or otherwise; and Uniform or differential procedures, requirements, standards, conditions, classifications, rules and practices relating to the purchase, lease, acceptance, refusal, use, handling, documentation, interchange, transfer, loading, unloading, storage and transport of International Vessel Operators Hazardous Material Association Agreement Agreement No. 000-000000-000 Edition) intermodal and other equipment, including without limitation, dry containers, tank containers, bolsters, tanks, and chassis. 5.2 The parties may exchange information, statistics, reports, studies and other data pertaining to matters within the scope of Article 5.1. 5.3 Any agreement reached on items subject to tariff filing pursuant to Section of the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended, shall be a matter of voluntary adherence by each party, and nothing in this Agreement shall bind any party hereto to any /- such agreement or prevent any party from departing from such agreement at any time upon written notice to the Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall authorize the parties to agree upon rates to 6e offered to shippers. 5.4 The parties may agree upon any routine administrative matters relating to the operation or implementation of this Agreement. The parties shall allocate incurred hereunder and pay their respective shares thereof in a timely manner. 5.5 For purposes hereof, references to "hazardous cargoes" shall mean cargoes subject to regulation pursuant to the /- U.S. Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (or government regulations promulgated pursuant thereto) or the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. International Vessel Operators Hazardous Material Association Agreement FMC Agreement No. 000-000000-000 (2d Edition) Original Page No. 5