Search results for: “native custom”
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Customs Valuation
For importers, the process of estimating the value of a product at customs presents problems that can be just as serious as the actual duty rate charged. The WTO agreement on customs valuation aims for a fair, uniform and neutral system for the valuation of goods for customs purposes — a system that conforms to…
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Customs
Legal Issues Customs were the original form of international commercial law. As we have seen in the history of lex mercatoria, the customs existed before any statute of commercial law was made and were often the basis for legislation.(1) Customs in International Trade Meaning of Customs, […]
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Alternative Trading Systems
Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) The alternative trading systems, with presence in many of the world’s main financial markets, were created by rapid advances in information technology. This has enabled the creation of new market places which have no need for physical trading floors. The main risks to consumer protection are from: difficulties for clients in…
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Customs Valuation Code
A uniform system for valuing imports for the application of customs duties. The agreement is a product of the Tokyo Round of multilateral trade negotiations. It provides for five methods of valuing imported merchandise. Transaction value is the price actually paid or payable for the goods, with […]
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Customary Law System
Customary Law System In General According to Bruce Benson (“The Enterprise of Law”): “Law can imposed from above by some coercive authority, such as a king, a legislature, or a supreme court, or law can develop “from the ground” as customs and practice evolve. Law imposed from the top — authoritarian law — typically requires…
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Customary Law System
Customary Law System In General According to Bruce Benson (“The Enterprise of Law”): “Law can imposed from above by some coercive authority, such as a king, a legislature, or a supreme court, or law can develop “from the ground” as customs and practice evolve. Law imposed from the top — authoritarian law — typically requires…
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Taxation and Customs Union
Other Popular Tax Definitions in the World Legal Encyclopedia Adjusted Gross Income (sometimes, including Taxation and Customs Union) <a href="http://lawin.org/Ad-valorem-tax/" target=&qu…
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Alternative Minimum Tax
Other Popular Tax Definitions in the World Legal Encyclopedia Adjusted Gross Income (sometimes, including Alternative Minimum Tax) <a href="http://lawin.org/Ad-valorem-tax/" target="…
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Public Finance
Other Popular Tax Definitions in the World Legal Encyclopedia Adjusted Gross Income (sometimes, including Public Finance) Ad Valorem Tax (sometimes, including Public Finance) Alternative Minimum Tax (sometimes, including Public Finance) Big Four (audit firms) (sometimes, including Public […]
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Public Finance
Other Popular Tax Definitions in the World Legal Encyclopedia Adjusted Gross Income (sometimes, including Public Finance) Ad Valorem Tax (sometimes, including Public Finance) Alternative Minimum Tax (sometimes, including Public Finance) Big Four (audit firms) (sometimes, including Public […]
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Atlantic Ocean
Resources See Also International Public Law Customary International Law Conventional International Law International Conventions Sources of International Law
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Atlantic Ocean
Resources See Also International Public Law Customary International Law Conventional International Law International Conventions Sources of International Law