Vessels sharing agreements exempted from competition prohibition for a limited period, subject to conditions and monitoring. The Central Government temporarily exempts Vessels Sharing Agreements in the liner shipping sector from the prohibition on anti-competitive agreements for three months from 21 March 2017, provided such agreements do not include concerted practices fixing prices, limiting capacity or sales, or allocating markets or customers. During this period, monitored filings of existing or newly executed agreements and related documents must be submitted within thirty days of publication or ten days of signing, whichever is later.