64With regard to that argument, it must be observed that, since competing vessel owners from other Member States are under the same obligations to contribute to scrapping funds, the legislation does not establish different treatment as between vessel owners from the various Member States. As for competitors from non-member countries, suffice it to say that, since they are not concerned by the legislation and do not therefore benefit from the possibility of carrying out a scrapping, they are not in a position comparable to that of Community vessel owners.
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