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46 CFR §541.4

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  1. (a)A properly issued invoice is a demurrage or detention invoice issued by a billing party to:
    1. (1)The person for whose account the billing party provided ocean transportation or storage of cargo and who contracted with the billing party for the ocean transportation or storage of cargo; or
    2. (2)The consignee.
  2. (b)If a billing party issues a demurrage or detention invoice to the person identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, it cannot also issue a demurrage or detention invoice to the person identified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
  3. (c)A billing party cannot issue an invoice to any other person.