Certain agreements concluded between maritime enterprises, such as those on pooling of vessels, joint operation or use of port terminals, are exempt from competition rules. Agreements on price fixing, capacity limitation and allocation of markets are not, and cannot, be exempted. Furthermore, the exemption can only apply if the consortium forming the agreement has a market share of less than 30% (calculated based on total volume of cargo). Note that the exemption expires in April 2020. [NOTE TO CONSULTANTS: Please add also duration of the exemption under Regulation 906/2009 has been prolong by Regulation 697/2014. Please add this to the sources as well.Regulation 697/2014 of 24 June 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 as regards its period of application, OJ L 184, p. 3, 25.6.2014, Article 1http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2014.184.01.0003.01.ENG]