rederierne i Faellesskabet konfronteres i stigende grad med nye restriktioner fra tredjelandes side i deres frihed til at udfoere soetransport for afskibere i deres hjemland, i andre medlemsstater eller i de paagaeldende tredjelande, hvilket kan vaere til skade for Faellesskabets farter som helhed;
Whereas Community shipowners are increasingly faced with new restrictions, imposed by third countries, on the freedom to provide maritime transport services for shippers established in their own country, in other Member States or in the third countries concerned, which may have harmful effects on Community trades as a whole;