2. Member States shall adopt enabling measures giving effect to paragraph 1 in respect of a) the planning of operations, including the complementary operation of the Region's ports; b) coordination of port development and the optimal utilisation of existing facilities; c) super structure, including the creation or improvement of container handling capacity to promote integrated service provision; d) safety of shipping and navigation with due cognizance of the applicable sections of this Protocol; and e) harmonised tariff structures and regulation of charges to avoid monopolistic exploitation. 3. Member States shall promote efficient port management and operations through economic and institutional reform measures accommodating a) autonomous decision-making on commercial issues; b) ownership options, including sub-options which accommodate public and/or private ownership of facilities or portions of facilities and encourage competition in the supply of port services; c) leasehold and other arrangements to encourage private investment in port facilities; d) funding arrangements; e) frameworks for free trade areas or processing zones; f) corridor management on the basis of integrated transport contemplated in Chapter 3; and g) Corridor Planning Committees contemplated in Article 3.5 of this Protocol. 4. Member States shall not discriminate in the treatment of nationals of other Member States including juristic persons, with regard to the provision of or access to any port services including the freedom to establish facilities: Provided that nothing in this paragraph be construed as obliging a Member State to afford such national or juristic person treatment more favourable than such state affords its own nationals or juristic persons. ARTICLE 8.4 REGIONAL CO-OPERATION 1. Member States shall encourage co-operation and liaison between the regional private sector and, in particular a) shipowners and ship operators; b) port users, including shipping agents;