1 Table of Contents Table of Contents................................................................................................................... 2 Message from the Chair of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Public Policy, Legislation, and Regulation ...................................................................................................................... 8 Message from Jorge Durán, Chief of the Inter-American Committee on Ports Secretariat ....... 9 Introduction and Overview of the Chapters ........................................................................... 11 Argentina ............................................................................................................................. 13 Argentinian Port Authority ........................................................................................................... 14 1. Legal Status and Origins .................................................................................................................. 14 2. Organization .................................................................................................................................... 16 3. Objectives and Functions of the Port Authority ............................................................................. 19 (a) Functions of the Administrator (Landlord) ............................................................................................... 20 (b) Regulatory function .................................................................................................................................. 21 (c) Operational functions ............................................................................................................................... 21 4. Relations with Other State and Non-State Agencies ...................................................................... 22 5. Property Ownership Regime – Budget – Financial Resources ........................................................ 23 6. Port Services Delivery System ......................................................................................................... 24 6.1. General Services ..................................................................................................................................... 27 6.2. Specific Services ...................................................................................................................................... 27 6.3. Navigation Assistance Services ............................................................................................................... 27 6.4. Operations Services ................................................................................................................................ 29 7. Port Domain Use Regime ................................................................................................................ 29 7.1. Port Use Permits ..................................................................................................................................... 33 (1) Permit Lengths ...................................................................................................................................... 33 (2) Permit Renewals and Extensions .......................................................................................................... 35 (3) Permit Request Requirements ............................................................................................................. 35 (4) Procedure for Permit Granting, Publicizing, and Transparency ........................................................... 36 (5) Direct Granting ..................................................................................................................................... 37 (6) Works to be Completed by the Permit Holder and Non-compliance ................................................... 38 7.2. Concession for Use ................................................................................................................................. 39 7.3. General Conditions for Granting Concessions for Use ............................................................................ 39 7.4. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................. 39 8. Infrastructure Use Regime .............................................................................................................. 41 9. State Oversight Agencies and Regulations ..................................................................................... 42 (a) External Oversight .................................................................................................................................... 42 (b) Internal Oversight ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Notes about Fees for Port Terminal Concessions ........................................................................... 44 1. Preliminary ...................................................................................................................................... 44 2. Fees ................................................................................................................................................. 46 2.1. Concept - Types of fees ........................................................................................................................... 46 2.2. Quantification ......................................................................................................................................... 47 (a) Fees for site use ........................................................................................................................................ 48 (b) Activity-based fees ................................................................................................................................... 49 3. Procedure for Selecting Port Operators ......................................................................................... 50 3.1. Public Tender – Basis .............................................................................................................................. 50 2 3.2. Bidding Terms and Conditions - Preparation Thereof ............................................................................ 52 3.3. Bid Evaluation Phases ............................................................................................................................. 54 3.4. Criteria for Awarding Bids ....................................................................................................................... 57 3.5. Reasonableness, Consistency, and Coherence ....................................................................................... 59 4. Fees During the Contract Execution Phase ..................................................................................... 60 4.1. Updating of the Fixed Fee ....................................................................................................................... 60 4.2. Oversight ................................................................................................................................................. 61 4.3. Non-payment .......................................................................................................................................... 61 4.4. Review..................................................................................................................................................... 62 5. Epilogue .......................................................................................................................................... 63 Canada ................................................................................................................................. 65 Canadian Ports Law: Jurisdiction, Governance and Liability ........................................................... 66 Abstract............................................................................................................................................... 66 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 66 2. Overview of the Canadian Legal System and Jurisdiction over Ports and Harbours ...................... 68 2.1. Canadian Legal System and “Canadian Maritime Law” .......................................................................... 68 2.2. Jurisdiction over Ports ............................................................................................................................ 69 3. History of Canadian Port Administration ........................................................................................ 71 3.1. 1936 to 1983: National Harbours Board ................................................................................................. 71 3.2. 1983 to 1995: Canada Ports Corporation Act ......................................................................................... 72 3.3. 1998 to Present: Canada Marine Act ...................................................................................................... 73 4. Canada Port Authorities ................................................................................................................. 74 4.1. Capacity and Structure...........................................................................................................................