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1. Contracting Party Contracting Party and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Contracting Party provided by the European Union Commission: A contracting party is a State or an Intergovernmental Organisation or other entity with treaty making capacity that has expressed its consent to be bound by a [...]...
2. Berne Convention Definition of Berne Convention In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Berne Convention : The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works: an international convention of September 1886 that sets out ground rules for protection of [...]...
3. Multilateral Trade Negotiations Negotiations among many nations acting in concert for the purpose of reducing trade barriers. Since the inception of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (read about the GATT for further details). in 1947, the mos......
4. Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Agreement and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Free Trade Agreement: An agreement between two or more countries establishing a free trade area (FTA)....
5. Multilateral Steel Agreement Multilateral Steel Agreement (MSA) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Multilateral Steel Agreement (MSA): A proposed agreement that would phase out tariffs, eliminate [...]...
6. Framework Agreements Framework Agreements and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Framework Agreement (2): Also known as a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, or TIFA. A bilateral agreement [...]...
7. Multilateral Agreement Multilateral Agreement in International Trade Meaning of Multilateral Agreement, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A international agreement involving three or more parties. For example, the GATT (General Agreement o Tariffs and Trade) has been, since its [...]...
8. Accession Accession in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: Accession is a process by which a country becomes a member of an international agreement or of another state. For example, all but the original fifteen colonies in the United States were granted accession into the [...]...
9. Mutual Recognition Mutual recognition and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Mutual recognition provided by the European Union Commission: A principle of international law whereby States party to an agreement decide that they will recognise and uphold legal decisions taken by competent authorities [...]...
10. Open Skies Agreement Bilateral Open Skies and Air Transport Agreements In relation to the international law practice and Bilateral Open Skies and Air Transport Agreements in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Trade, Commercial Relations, Investment, Transportation About this [...]...
11. Commodity Summary of Commodity A nondifferentiated product produced with commonly available technology.(Main Author: William J. Miller) The Legal History of Commodity in Islamic Law This section provides an overview of Commodity in Islamic Law Commodity in International Trade Meaning of [...]...
12. Exchange of Notes Exchange of Letters/Notes and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Exchange of Letters/Notes provided by the European Union Commission: States may express their consent to be bound by an "exchange of letters/notes". The basic characteristic of this procedure is that the [...]...
13. Treaty of Rome Treaty Of Rome Summary of Treaty Of Rome The document, signed at Rome in 1957 (effective January 1, 1958), by which the six founding states established the European Economic Community (read this and related legal terms for further details). (Main Author: William J. Miller) The Treaty of [...]...
14. All States Formula All States formula and the Treaties of the European Union Description of All States formula provided by the European Union Commission: The "all States formula" has been used often in multilateral agreements that seek universal participation (normally relating to disarmament, human [...]...
15. Trade-Related Investment Measures Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs): Designation for a Uruguay Round "' [...]...
16. European Development Fund EDF and the Treaties of the European Union Description of EDF provided by the European Union Commission: The European Development Fund is the main instrument for Community aid for development cooperation in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the Overseas Countries and [...]...
17. Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes betweenStates and Nationals of Other States Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Convention on Settlement of Investment [...]...
18. Combined Nomenclature Combined nomenclature (CN) and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Combined nomenclature (CN) provided by the European Union Commission: A systematic list of goods descriptions based on the Harmonized System, serving for the purposes of the Common Customs Tariff, external trade [...]...
19. Definitive Signature Definitive Signature and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Definitive Signature provided by the European Union Commission: When the treaty is not subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, "definitive signature" establishes the consent of the state to be bound [...]...
20. Treaties Office Treaties Office and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Treaties Office provided by the European Union Commission: The Treaties Office of DG External Relations of the European Commission, has two main roles: to advice on practice and procedural matters relating to the different [...]...
21. Voluntary Restraint Agreement Voluntary Restraint Agreement (VRA) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Voluntary Restraint Agreement (VRA): An arrangement by which an exporting country takes steps [...]...
22. Auto Pact Auto Pact and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Auto Pact: (Formally known as the Automotive Products Trade Agreement.) A bilateral agreement signed in 1965 between the [...]...
23. Vienna Formula Vienna formula and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Vienna formula provided by the European Union Commission: This formula was developed to overcome the uncertainties of the "all States formula". The Vienna formula attempts to identify in detail the entities eligible [...]...
24. Consultations Consultations and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Consultations: Any GATT member that believes its trade interests have been adversely affected by changes in the trade [...]...
25. Bilateral Restraint Agreement Any agreement, understanding, or program involving governmental authorities, producers, trade associations, or labor unions in one country and their counterparts in another country to control or limit trade in specified products. Generally, such agreements arise where one nation finds that [...]...
26. European Free Trade Association Summary of European Free Trade Association A free trade area consisting of seven European countries among which tariffs and quantitative restrictions on industrial imports have been eliminated. Established in 1960 by the Stockholm Convention, EFTA originally included Austria, Denmark, [...]...
27. Agricultural Products Agricultural products and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Agricultural products provided by the European Union Commission: In the WTO agriculture negotiations, the product coverage is defined in Annex 1 of the Agreement. The definition covers not only basic agricultural [...]...
28. Barcelona Process Barcelona process and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Barcelona process provided by the European Union Commission: A regional framework established in 1995, that brings the EU with the countries to the South and East of the Mediterranean together at both political and [...]...
29. Treaty Summary Summary and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Summary provided by the European Union Commission: A treaty summary contains: • General Data : title; type (bilateral or multilateral); place and date of signature; objective; remarks; subject matter; key words; depositary; [...]...
30. Blair House Accord Blair House Accord and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Blair House Accord: A bilateral agreement between the United States and the EC Commission, concluded in November 1992 [...]...
31. Trade and Investment Council Trade and Investment Council in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Trade and Investment Council: A forum for bilateral consultations between the United States and various countries which have [...]...
32. Mutual Assistance Mutual assistance and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Mutual assistance provided by the European Union Commission: A principle of international law implying that two or more States agree to cooperate in a certain area. The assistance specified is often written into a treaty. [...]...
33. Plurilateral Plurilateral and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Plurilateral: In GATT parlance, refers to a consultation or negotiating session involving more than two countries [...]...
34. Consensus The Legal History of Ijm_ (Consensus of Jurists) This section provides an overview of Ijm_ (Consensus of Jurists) Consensus in Election Law Method of decision making in which all stakeholders participate and attempt to align their positions. Consensus is not unanimity on a decision but rather [...]...
35. European Common Commercial Policy Article 133 (ex-Article 113) and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Article 133 (ex-Article 113) provided by the European Union Commission: Article 133 of the EC Treaty allows the European Union to negotiate, conclude and implement trade agreements with other countries of the [...]...
36. Havana Charter Detais can be found in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade).......
37. Market Access Negotiations Market Access Negotiations and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Market Access Negotiations: In the context of the Uruguay Round as well as bilateral trade negotiations, [...]...
38. COREPER Coreper Coreper and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Coreper provided by the European Union Commission: Coreper, the French acronym by which the Permanent Representatives Committee is known, consists of the Member States' Ambassadors to the European Union ("Permanent [...]...
39. Readmission Readmission and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Readmission provided by the European Union Commission: The process in which a third-country national is reintegrated into his or her country of origin. Resources See Also Popular Treaties Topics Treaties of the United Nations [...]...
40. Treaty Amendment Amendment and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Amendment provided by the European Union Commission: The term "amendment" refers to the formal alteration of treaty provisions affecting all the parties to the particular agreement. Such alterations must be effected with [...]...
41. Protocol Relating to Trade Negotiations Among Developing Countries Protocol Relating to Trade Negotiations Among Developing Countries and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Protocol Relating to Trade Negotiations Among Developing Countries: [...]...
42. Common External Tariff Summary of Common External Tariff The uniform customs tariff applied by all the member states of a customs union or common market to imports from nonmember nations.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Common External Tariff and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT [...]...
43. Common Commercial Policy Common commercial policy and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Common commercial policy provided by the European Union Commission: The Community has exclusive responsibility for the common commercial policy (Article 133 of the EC Treaty, formerly Article 113). Under the policy [...]...
44. Community Transit Community transit and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Community transit provided by the European Union Commission: Customs procedure that allows goods to be moved from one point in the Community to another. Resources See Also Popular Treaties Topics Treaties of the United [...]...
45. Grandfather Clause Grandfather Clause and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Grandfather Clause: A provision in the GATT and other trade agreements permitting signatories to retain domestic [...]...
46. Structural Impediments Initiative Structural Impediments Initiative (SII) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Structural Impediments Initiative (SII): A series of bilateral negotiations begun in 1989 by the [...]...
47. Act of Formal Confirmation Act of Formal Confirmation and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Act of Formal Confirmation provided by the European Union Commission: "Act of formal confirmation" is used as an equivalent for the term "ratification" when an international organization [...]...
48. Bilateral Trade Agreement Bilateral Trade Agreement in International Trade Meaning of Bilateral Trade Agreement, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A formal agreement involving commerce between two countries. Such agreements sometimes list the quantities of specific goods that may [...]...
49. Torquay Round Detais can be found in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade).......
50. Treaty Ratification Treaty Conclusion and Ratification Introduction to Treaty Ratification International law prescribes neither a fixed form for a treaty nor any fixed procedure for its conclusion. It may be concluded by an exchange of diplomatic notes incorporating an agreed-upon text signed by authorized [...]...
51. Entry Into Force Entry into Force and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Entry into Force provided by the European Union Commission: Typically, the provisions of the treaty determine the date on which the treaty enters into force. Where the treaty does not specify a date, there is a presumption [...]...
52. Modus Vivendi Modus Vivendi and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Modus Vivendi provided by the European Union Commission: A modus vivendi is an instrument recording an international agreement of temporary or provisional nature intended to be replaced by an arrangement of a more permanent [...]...
53. Investment Policy Advisory Committee Investment Policy Advisory Committee (INPAC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Investment Policy Advisory Committee (INPAC): A policy-level committee that forms part of the private sector [...]...
54. Ministerial Declaration Ministerial Declaration and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Ministerial Declaration: A decision by trade ministers of GATT members to launch a GATT Round of multilateral [...]...
55. Dillon Round A series of multinational trade discussions conducted during 1960-1962 under the sponsorship of the general agreement of tariffs and Trade (read this and related legal terms for further details). The principal result of ......
56. African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries Group African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) Group and the Treaties of the European Union Description of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) Group provided by the European Union Commission: The African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) Group was formed when the first [...]...
57. International Development Agenda 21 and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Agenda 21 provided by the European Union Commission: Agenda 21 stands for "Agenda for the 21st Century". It is a declaration from the Earth Summit (UN Conference on the Environment and Development) held in Rio de Janeiro [...]...
58. Treaty Authentication Authentication and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Authentication provided by the European Union Commission: The term "authentication" refers to the procedure whereby the text of a treaty is established as authentic and definitive. Once a treaty has been [...]...
59. Framework Initiative Framework Initiative and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Framework Initiative: (Also known as the New Economic Partnership). An initiative launched by the United States in [...]...
60. GATT Standing Committee GATT Standing Committee and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of GATT Standing Committee: A permanent body of GATT members dealing with a specific area of trade policy. Includes [...]...
61. Kennedy Round A series of international trade discussions commencing in Geneva in May 1964, under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (read about the GATT for further details). The discussions were prompted by ......
62. Common Transit Common transit and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Common transit provided by the European Union Commission: Customs procedure for the carriage of goods between the Community and the EFTA countries and between the EFTA countries themselves. Resources See Also Popular [...]...
63. Signature Ad Referendum Signature ad referendum and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Signature ad referendum provided by the European Union Commission: A representative may sign a treaty "ad referendum", i.e., under the condition that the signature is confirmed by his state. In this case, [...]...
64. Enterprise Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Enterprise for the Americas Initiative: A program launched in 1990 as a vehicle for defining a [...]...
65. Functioning of the GATT System Functioning of the GATT System (FOGS) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Functioning of the GATT System (FOGS): Designation for a negotiating group in the Uruguay Round [...]...
66. Madrid Union Madrid Union and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Madrid Union: Formal name is the Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods. [...]...
67. East- West Trade A general reference to trade between the industrial nations of the West, particularly those nations that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ("https://lawin.org/list-of-international-trade-law-terms/">read this and related legal terms for [...]...
68. Lome Convention Introduction to Lome Convention Lomé Convention, trade and aid agreement between the European Union (EU) and 70 African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries, first signed in February 1975 in Lomé, Togo. The Lomé Convention provided a framework of cooperation between [...]...
69. Acceptance Or Approval Acceptance or Approval and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Acceptance or Approval provided by the European Union Commission: The instruments of "acceptance" or "approval" of a treaty have the same legal effect as ratification and consequently express the [...]...
70. Civil Matters Civil matters and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Civil matters provided by the European Union Commission: All actions and proceedings dealt with by the judiciary which fall outside the criminal law. The EU is building coordination mechanisms to facilitate the free movement [...]...
71. Third Country Third country and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Third country provided by the European Union Commission: Any country that is not a Member State of the EU. Resources See Also Popular Treaties Topics Treaties of the United Nations (UN) Types of Treaties International [...]...
72. Treaty Objection Objection and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Objection provided by the European Union Commission: Any signatory or contracting state has the option of objecting to a reservation, inter alia, if, in its opinion, the reservation is incompatible with the object and purpose of [...]...
73. Rebalancing Rebalancing and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Rebalancing: A term used in GATT agriculture negotiations, referring to the ability to shift import protection from one [...]...
74. Quadrilateral Quadrilateral ("Quad") and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Quadrilateral ("Quad"): In GATT parlance, a meeting involving senior trade officials or [...]...
75. Enlargement Summary of Enlargement The expansion of the European Communities (read this and related legal terms for further details) through the admission of new member states.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Enlargement and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Enlargement [...]...
76. European Economic Community Summary of European Economic Community One of the three components of the European Communities. In March 1957, the members of the European Coal and Steel Community (France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, and the Benelux countries) expanded the sphere of economic cooperation through the [...]...
77. Abbreviations Abbreviations and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Abbreviations provided by the European Union Commission: used in the Ratification Status field of the treaty summary AC = Acceptance AD = Accession AP = Approval CONF = Act of formal confirmation NOT = Notification S = Simple [...]...
78. Memorandum of Understanding Memorandum of Understanding and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Memorandum of Understanding provided by the European Union Commission: A memorandum of understanding is an international instrument of a less formal kind. It often sets out operational arrangements under a [...]...
79. Wto Government Procurement Agreement Conclusion of Revised WTO Government Procurement Agreement in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Also at the 8th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in December 2011, the ministers representing parties [...]...
80. Investment Treaty Cases: U.S.as respondent State ContentsInvestment Treaty Cases: United States as respondent StateInvestment Treaty Cases: U.S.as respondent State:ConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the Author/s and ... Read more...
81. Citizenship of the Union Citizenship of the Union and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Citizenship of the Union provided by the European Union Commission: Citizenship of the Union is dependent on holding the nationality of one of the Member States. In other words, anyone who is a national of aMember [...]...
82. EU-Switzerland Bilateral Agreement EU-Switzerland bilateral agreement A bilateral agreement between the European Union and Switzerland on cooperation in the field of statistics came into force on 1 January 2007 The agreement enables Switzerland to access pan-European statistical data for the countries within the European [...]...
83. Bilateral Investment Treaties ContentsBilateral Investment Treaties Bilateral Investment Treaties resources ConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the Author/s and Reviewer/sMentioned in these Entries Bilateral ... Read more...
84. Bilateral Exchange Rates The European Monetary System is considered here.......
85. Bilateral Parities The European Monetary System is considered here.......
86. Bilateral Investment Treaties by countries Contents Bilateral Investment Treaties by countriesBilateral Investment Treaties ConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the Author/s and Reviewer/sMentioned in these Entries ... Read more...
87. Bilateral Concept of Bilateral An introductory definition of Bilateral is provided here: In international affairs, engagement of two nation states. A bilateral treaty, for instance, is a treaty between two nations. Concept of Bilateral Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American [...]...
88. Bilateral Aid Resources See Also Further Reading Information related to bilateral aid in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom...
89. Bilateral Central Rates The European Monetary System is considered here.......
90. Bilateral Investment Treaty Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT): An agreement between two countries providing for nondiscriminatory [...]...
91. Bilateral Contract Bilateral Contract Resources See Also Contract. Compare Unilateral contract...
92. Bilateral Agreements In the United States For information about Bilateral agreements in the context of international trade, click here...
93. List of Bilateral Environmental Treaties List of Bilateral Environmental Treaties Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the ... Read more...
94. List of Bilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption List of Bilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption Abuja : Treaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the ... Read more...
95. Agreement Spanish Translation of agreement This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to agreement and / or a definition of this topic: Convenio (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). Agreement and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Agreement [...]...
96. Basel Agreement An agreement, concluded April 24, 1972, among members of the European Economic Community for the purpose of narrowing the margins of fluctuation among community currencies. Participants in the agreement were Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Italy, and the Netherlands. The agreement served as th......
97. Interchange Agreement An agreement among carriers permitting transport equipment (e.g., containers, rail trailers) to move freely between their respective systems. See equipment interchange receipt.......
98. Bangkok Agreement Bangkok Agreement Outline The agreement was signed in 1975 by India, Korea, Laos, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Bangladesh joined the agreement later. The agreement was intended to reduce tariffs among the members. India, Korea, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ultimately ratified the ag......
99. Agreement on Agriculture Agreement on Agriculture and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Agreement on Agriculture provided by the European Union Commission: The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (URAA) concluded in 1994 brought agricultural trade more fully under international trade rules and [...]...
100. Association Agreement Stabilisation and association agreement and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Stabilisation and association agreement provided by the European Union Commission: A bilateral agreement, which establishes a single basis for assisting a country. Each EU candidate country has such [...]...
101. Cotonou Agreement Cotonou Agreement and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Cotonou Agreement provided by the European Union Commission: Signed in 2000, this agreement replaced the Lomé Convention. Its main objective is to create a new framework for co-operation between the members of the [...]...
102. Europe Agreement Europe agreement and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Europe agreement provided by the European Union Commission: A Europe agreement is a specific type of association agreement concluded between the European Union and certain Central and Eastern European states (Article 310 of [...]...
103. Binding Agreement Description of Binding Agreement Resources See Also Contract Resources See Also Contract Contracts...
104. EU-Swiss agreement against illegal activity ContentsEU-Swiss agreement against illegal activityTitle of the ConventionAbout the Agreement:ConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the Author/s and Reviewer/sMentioned in these ... Read more...
105. Bretton Woods Agreement The product of an international conference on monetary and economic affairs held at the end of World War II, from which resulted the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; the term is used most commonly in reference to a program for world monetary affairs that emerged from the conference an......
106. Agreement on Textiles and Clothing Agreement on Textiles and Clothing – ATC and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Agreement on Textiles and Clothing – ATC provided by the European Union Commission: The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) is a WTO agreement, which foresees that trade in textiles [...]...
107. Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement EMAA and the Treaties of the European Union Description of EMAA provided by the European Union Commission: The Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement is a net of individual agreements between the EU and each of the Mediterranean Partners in relation to the Barcelona Declaration. They outline [...]...
108. EU-Andean Community Political Dialogue and Co-operation Agreement EU-Andean Community Political Dialogue and Co-operation Agreement ContentsTitle of TreatyAbaut the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community ... Read more...
109. Locarno Agreement establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs Locarno Agreement establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs Title of the Treaty Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for ... Read more...
110. EEA Enlargement Agreement ContentsEEA Enlargement AgreementTitle of TreatyAbout the agreementConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the Author/s and Reviewer/s EEA Enlargement Agreement Title of ... Read more...
111. Aircraft Agreement A product of the Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, the Aircraft Agreement (known officially as the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft) provides that sales of civil aircraft will be free of duty, effective January 1, 1980. The agreement also provides duty-free treatment for flight sim......
112. Cartagena Agreement Summary of Cartagena Agreement Considered in Andean Group.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
113. Complementation Agreement An agreement between a commercial entity and two or more governments to reduce or eliminate duties among themselves on specific products produced by the firm in one or more of the signatory states. The object of such an arrangement is to induce a manufacturer to establish a plant in one of the [...]...
114. Costing Agreement An arrangement among firms in a given line of business to exchange information on production costs or to employ uniform methods of accounting. The object of the arrangement is to standardize costing practices within the industry, thereby eliminating or minimizing price competition. Agreements to exc......
115. Fifth International Tin Agreement An international commodity agreement among major tin-producing and consuming nations. Principal features of the agreement are (1) establishment of the International Tin Council in which votes are divided equally among producing and consuming nations; the council establishes agreed ceiling and floor ......
116. Hague Agreement The product of a 1924 conference on ocean carrier liability sponsored by the International Chamber of Commerce. The agreement embraced various defenses to carrier liability for loss or damage to cargo and established a limitation of liability at one hundred pounds sterling (approximately five hundre......
117. Malta Agreement Adoption by certain governments of air carrier liability limitations as expressed in the Montreal Intercarrier Agreement. See Warsaw Convention.......
118. Ottawa Agreement A 1932 agreement among members of the British Commonwealth to extend preferential duty rates to one another and to British dependencies. As a condition of entry into the European Economic Community, Great Britain was obliged to depart substantially from the agreement; this departure, coupled with t......
119. Rebate Agreement An agreement among firms in a given industry to standardize the amount or basis of rebates to be granted under specified conditions, thereby eliminating a competitive factor.......
120. Repurchase Agreement An arrangement whereby securities or foreign exchange is purchased for a short period of time with a prearranged plan for repurchase by the seller. The Federal Reserve system engages extensively in such deals, employing government securities, as a vehicle for regulating bank reserves.......