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1. Export Credits Group on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Group on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees: A subgroup of the OECD Trade .Committee,comprising all OECD [...]...
2. Committee on Trade and Development Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Committee on Trade and Development (CTD): A GATT standing committee responsible for monitoring and discussing the [...]...
3. Trade Negotiations Committee Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC): The steering group established at the outset of the GA 1TUruguay Round (Sec. I) to [...]...
4. Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN): The highest-level group in the [...]...
5. Berne Union An association of public and private financial institutions engaged in issuing export credit insurance. Known officially as the International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers, the group was founded at Berne, Switzerland, in 1934 to establish uniform criteria and standards for export [...]...
6. Defense Policy Advisory Committee on Trade Defense Policy Advisory Committee on Trade (DPACT) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Defense Policy Advisory Committee on Trade (DPACT): A policy-Ievel committee that funds part of the [...]...
7. Labor Advisory Committee Labor Advisory Committee (LAC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Labor Advisory Committee (LAC): A policy-level committee that forms part of the private sector advisory system established by [...]...
8. Committee of Permanent Representatives The Committee of Permanent Representatives in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of COREPER (Committee of Permanent Representatives): A key group in the decision making process of the European [...]...
9. Services Policy Advisory Committee Services Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Services Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC): A policy-level committee that forms part of the private sector advisory [...]...
10. 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 [...]...
11. MOF MOF in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of MOF: Ministry of Finance (various countries)....
12. Consumer Lending Consumer Lending regarding Banking Law This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Consumer Lending covered in connexion with financial law and banking / lending Institutions....
13. Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee (APAC): A policy-level committee that forms part of the private sector [...]...
14. Industry Functional Advisory Committee Industry Functional Advisory Committee (IF AC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Industry Functional Advisory Committee (IF AC): One of more than 30 technical, sectoral, and functional [...]...
15. Advising Bank Definition of Advising Bank in International Trade The following is a concept of Advising Bank in the context of international trade law, from the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The bank that notifies the exporter of the opening of a letter of credit in his or her [...]...
16. Consumer Subsidy Equivalent Consumer Subsidy Equivalent (CSE) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Consumer Subsidy Equivalent (CSE): The percentage by which consumer prices on an item are affected by [...]...
17. International Tea Committee International Tea Committee in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of International Tea Committee: An international organization established in London in 1933 to administer the International Tea [...]...
18. Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee (IGPAC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee (IGPAC): A policy-level committee that forms part of the [...]...
19. Back to Back Back to Back Letter of Credit in International Trade Meaning of Back to Back Letter of Credit, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A new letter of credit opened in favour of another beneficiary on the basis of an already existing one, not a transferable [...]...
20. SECOFI SECOFI in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of SECOFI: Mexico's Secretariat of Commerce and Industrial Development....
21. Restraint of Trade Combinations, contracts, agreements, or arrangements, either oral or written, designed to effect a monopoly, impede competition, fix prices, retard entry into the field, or otherwise obstruct trade that would otherwise occur if left to natural economic forces. Acts in restraint of trade are [...]...
22. Arab Mahgreb Union Arab Mahgreb Union (AMU) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Arab Mahgreb Union (AMU): A moribund common market including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. founded in 1989. [...]...
23. Chancellery Chancellery in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Chancellery: The office of Germany's Chancellor (prime minister). CIS. See Commonwealth of Independent States....
24. Lending Institution Banking and Lending Institution Forms in relation with Consumer Lending This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Banking and Lending Institution Forms covered in connexion with Consumer Lending and banking / lending Institutions....
25. 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 [...]...
26. Consideration of Applications Consideration of Applications in relation with Consumer Lending This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Consideration of Applications covered in connexion with Consumer Lending and banking / lending Institutions....
27. Industry Policy Advisory Committee Industry Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Industry Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC): A policy-level committee that forms part of the private sector advisory [...]...
28. 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 [...]...
29. Textiles Surveillance Board Textiles Surveillance Board (TSB) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Textiles Surveillance Board (TSB): A GATT standing committee responsible for .overseeing the bilateral agreements between [...]...
30. International Trade Administration International Trade Administration (ITA) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of International Trade Administration (ITA): Pan of the US Department of Commerce which administers portions of US [...]...
31. Shoko Kaigisho Shoko Kaigisho in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Shoko Kaigisho: A Japanese organization roughly equivalent to the US Chamber of Commerce. See also Keidanren....
32. MOFERT MOFERT in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of MOFERT: China's ministry of foreign economic relations and trade....
33. West African Economic and Monetary Union West African Economic and Monetary Union or Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest africaine (UEMOA) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of West African Economic and Monetary Union or Union [...]...
34. Carpathian Euroregion Carpathian Euroregion in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Carpathian Euroregion: A regional cooperation organization established in February 1993 among Hungary , Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine [...]...
35. Whitehall Whitehall in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Whitehall: Britain's Foreign Ministry....
36. Council on Mutual Economic Assistance Council on Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA, CMEA or COMECON) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Council on Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA, CMEA or COMECON): Formed in 1949, CEMA was a [...]...
37. MITI MITI in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of MITI: Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, responsible for international trade policy (including trade finance and export [...]...
38. MOFA MOFA in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of MOFA: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (various countries)....
39. Hotel Matignon Matignon or Hotel Matignon in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Matignon or Hotel Matignon: The office of France's Prime Minister....
40. Court of International Trade Court of International Trade in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Court of International Trade: A US Federal Court (formerly the Court of Tariff Appeals) that hears appeals from proceedings [...]...
41. Multilateral Trade Organization Multilateral Trade Organization (MTO) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Multilateral Trade Organization (MTO): A proposed organization that would subsume the GAIT,the General Agreement on [...]...
42. Brookings Institution Brookings Institution in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Brookings Institution: An independent research organization, founded in 1927, specializing in economics, government, foreign policy, [...]...
43. Industry Sector Advisory Committee Industry Sector Advisory Committee (ISAC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Industry Sector Advisory Committee (ISAC): One of more than 30 technical, sectoral, and functional committees [...]...
44. 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 [...]...
45. Availability Definition of Availability in International Trade The following is a concept of Availability in the context of international trade law, from the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): In letters of credit, refers to the availability of documents in exchange for payment of the [...]...
46. Export Guarantees Export Guarantees and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Export Guarantees: Assurances by an exporter's government that financing provided by a private lender will be [...]...
47. Fundamental Guarantees Embracing mainstream international law, this section on fundamental guarantees explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "fundamental guarantees" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International [...]...
48. Uniform Rules for Contract Guarantees Uniform Rules For Contract Guarantees (URCG) in International Trade Meaning of Uniform Rules For Contract Guarantees (urcg), according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has established a set of contractual rules that may [...]...
49. Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees Uniform Rules For Demand Guarantees (URDG) in International Trade Meaning of Uniform Rules For Demand Guarantees (urdg), according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A set of contractual rules established by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) that may be [...]...
50. Credit D´impot A tax credit permitted in Belgium to recipients of certain dividend income in recognition that the corporation paying the dividend has been previously taxed upon the income.......
51. Credit Method For more details on Double Taxation, click here.......
52. Credit Tranche A lending facility at the International Monetary Fund for nations suffering balance of payments difficulties. Before borrowing in the credit tranche, a nation must have exhausted its gold tranche facility. The gold tranche is equivalent to the amount of gold that a nation has deposited with the IMF,......
53. Credit Spanish Translation of credit This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to credit and / or a definition of this topic: Haber (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). Spanish Translation of credit This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in [...]...
54. Credit Enhancements Literature Review on Credit Enhancements In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Martin J. Luby and Tima T. Moldogaziev provide the following summary about the topic of Credit Enhancements: State and local governments often seek third-party credit enhancement as [...]...
55. Credit Applications Credit Applications in relation with Consumer Lending This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Credit Applications covered in connexion with Consumer Lending and banking / lending Institutions....
56. Credit Documents Loan or Credit Documents in relation with Consumer Lending This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Loan or Credit Documents covered in connexion with Consumer Lending and banking / lending Institutions....
57. Credit Unions Credit Unions regarding Banking Law This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Credit Unions covered in connexion with financial law and banking / lending Institutions....
58. Credit Transactions Third-party Legal Opinions in Credit Transactions in relation with Legal Opinions This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Third-party Legal Opinions in Credit Transactions covered in connexion with Legal Opinions and banking / lending Institutions....
59. Credit Bureau Resources See Also Credit rating Credit report...
60. Credit Insurance Resources See Also Finance Consumer Credit Negotiable Instrument Securities Financial Regulation Corporate Finance Resources See Also Insurance (Credit insurance)...
61. Credit Line Resources See Also Line (Line of credit)...
62. Credit Cooperative Resources See Also Credit Union Cooperative Collective...
63. Credit Union Resources See Also Credit Union Cooperative Collective...
64. Credit Control Resources See Also Finance Consumer Credit Negotiable Instrument Securities Financial Regulation Corporate Finance...
65. Credit Guarantee Resources See Also Finance Consumer Credit Negotiable Instrument Securities Financial Regulation Corporate Finance...
66. Credit System Resources See Also Finance Consumer Credit Negotiable Instrument Securities Financial Regulation Corporate Finance...
67. Commodity Credit Corporation A Federally chartered corporation controlled by the U.S. government and administered as a part of the Department of Agriculture. In addition to various domestic agricultural stabilization efforts, the CCC administers three foreign sales promotion programs.......
68. Credit Card Fraud Credit Card Fraud......
69. Credit Card Agreements Credit Card Agreements and the Electronic Commerce Credit Card Agreements in the Online Business Law Resources See Also PPC Advertising Social Networking Online Business Law Internet Law Spam Startups Internet Tax Crossborder Commerce Technology Law Terms of Use ...
70. Credit Card Programs Serving of Credit Card Programs in relation with Consumer Lending This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Serving of Credit Card Programs covered in connexion with Consumer Lending and banking / lending Institutions....
71. Guarantees Guarantees in Private International Law This section contain conflict of laws information and cross references related to guarantees on some major countries and additional jurisdictions. It covers key issues involved when citizens face international situations. Information on private [...]...
72. Credit Currency Synonymous with Fiduciary Currency (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
73. Consumer Credit What is Consumer Credit in relation with Consumer Lending This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of What is Consumer Credit covered in connexion with Consumer Lending and banking / lending Institutions....
74. Credit Disclosure Resources See Also Annual percentage rate Consumer Credit Protection Act Truth-in-Lending Act...
75. Credit Sale Resources See Also Installment sale...
76. Credit Policy Resources See Also Economic Development Social development...
77. Clean Letter of Credit Synonymous with CLEAN CREDIT.......
78. Acceptance Letter of Credit Definition of Acceptance Letter of Credit in International Trade The following is a concept of Acceptance Letter of Credit in the context of international trade law, from the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A letter of credit, which requires, amongst the documents [...]...
79. Confirmed Letter of Credit Confirmed Letter of Credit in International Trade Meaning of Confirmed Letter of Credit, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A letter of credit that contains a guarantee on the part of both the issuing and de advising banks of payment to the seller so long [...]...
80. Credit Risk Insurance Credit Risk Insurance in International Trade Meaning of Credit Risk Insurance, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Insurance designed to cover risks of nonpayment for delivered goods....
81. Credit Card Arrangements Credit Card Arrangements in relation with Consumer Lending This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Credit Card Arrangements covered in connexion with Consumer Lending and banking / lending Institutions....
82. Commercial Letters of Credit Commercial Letters of Credit in relation with Letters of Credit This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Commercial Letters of Credit covered in connexion with Letters of Credit and banking / lending Institutions....
83. Foreign Credit Insurance Association An association of fifty U.S. insurance companies that operates in conjunction with the EXPORT-IMPORT bank (read this and related legal terms for further details), or Eximbank, to insure commercial risks associated with e......
84. Acceptance Credit Acceptance Financing is considered here.......
85. Clean Credit A letter of credit (read this and related legal terms for further details) against which the beneficiary may draw without supplying documents.......
86. Full Tax Credit For more details on Double Taxation, click here.......
87. Letter of Credit A document issued by a commercial bank committing itself to honor drafts drawn in accordance with the terms of the credit. The party to whom the credit is issued is the beneficiary; the party on behalf of whom the bank issues the credit is the applicant. Letters of credit may be issued as [...]...
88. Sterling Credit A letter of credit (read this and related legal terms for further details) against which bills of exchange are to be drawn in pounds sterling.......
89. Tax Credit Methods For more details on Double Taxation, click here.......
90. Usance Credit Also known as a time credit, a Letter of Credit (q. v.) that provides that the drafts drawn under the credit will mature thirty, sixty, or more days, up to nine months, after sight or date. A letter of credit providing for settlement more than nine months from shipment of the goods is normally in t......
91. Acknowledgment of Credit Spanish Translation of acknowledgment of creditThis is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to acknowledgment of credit and / or a definition of this topic: Reconocimiento de Créditos (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry)....
92. Credit Risk Contents Credit Risk Credit Risk and Collateralization Credit risk is the danger that a firm will not receive an amount ... Read more...
93. Credit Support Contents Credit Support Credit Support Deed and English and New York Credit Support Annexes Collateral is commonly provided in respect ... Read more...
94. Extensions of Credit In the United States For information about Extensions of credit in the context of international trade, click here...
95. Documentary Credit Documentary Credit in International Trade Meaning of Documentary Credit, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Documentary credit means the same thing than "letter of credit". Traders and bankers in some parts of the world (US, Asia) tend to use the [...]...
96. Rollover Credit Rollover Credit in International Trade Meaning of Rollover Credit, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Any line of credit that can be borrowed against up to a stated credit limit and into which repayments go for crediting. See letter of credit....
97. Letters of Credit Letters of Credit regarding Banking Law This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Letters of Credit covered in connexion with financial law and banking / lending Institutions....
98. Advice of Credit Description of Advice of Credit Resources See Also Advice Banks Banking...
99. Agricultural Credit Resources See Also Farming Farm Bill Agricultural Law Agriculture Reform Agriculture...
100. Access to Credit Resources See Also Finance Consumer Credit Negotiable Instrument Securities Financial Regulation Corporate Finance...
101. Industrial Credit Resources See Also Finance Consumer Credit Negotiable Instrument Securities Financial Regulation Corporate Finance...
102. Informal Credit Resources See Also Finance Consumer Credit Negotiable Instrument Securities Financial Regulation Corporate Finance...
103. Instalment Credit Resources See Also Finance Consumer Credit Negotiable Instrument Securities Financial Regulation Corporate Finance...
104. Deferred Payment Credit Any letter of CREDIT (read this and related legal terms for further details) that provides for payment to the beneficiary at any point in time later than sight.......
105. Delayed Payment Credit A letter of CREDIT (read this and related legal terms for further details) under which the beneficiary submits his draft after having supplied shipping papers or other documents. This form of letter of credit usually pro......
106. Irrevocable Letter of Credit See Letter of Credit.......
107. Letter Of Credit Clause A clause in a marine cargo insurance policy designed to protect an exporter until such time as he is paid under a letter of credit. An exporter selling on an F.O.B. or F.A.S. basis, for example, does not provide marine insurance; this obligation is undertaken by the importer. If the purchaser's ......
108. Shipper's Credit Agreement An arrangement by which certain conferences grant terms usually fourteen to thirty days, for freight services performed by member carriers. Customarily the shipper provides the CONFERENCE (read this legal term for further details) with bank and cr......
109. Standby Letter of Credit A guarantee issued by a bank to a firm as security for the actions of a third party; in the event the third party does not perform specified acts (usually the payment of obligations) within a prescribed period, the beneficiary of the credit may unilaterally draw upon the letter of credit in [...]...
110. Transferable Letter of Credit A Letter Of Credit (read this and related legal terms for further details) that is transferable from the original beneficiary to a subsequent beneficiary. This type of credit is used when the original beneficiary is a br......
111. Unconfirmed Letter of Credit See Letter of Credit.......
112. Advised Letter of Credit Definition of Advised Letter of Credit L/c in International Trade The following is a concept of Advised Letter of Credit L/c in the context of international trade law, from the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A letter of credit whose terms and conditions have been [...]...
113. Export Credit Insurance Export Credit Insurance in International Trade Meaning of Export Credit Insurance, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Special insurance coverage for exporters to protect against non payment by the importer (coverage may extend to certain other risks, [...]...
114. Restricted Letter Credit Restricted Letter Credit in International Trade Meaning of Restricted Letter Credit, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A letter of credit, the negotiation of which is restricted to a bank specially mentioned in the letter. See letter of credit....
115. Revocable Letter of Credit Revocable L/C in International Trade Meaning of Revocable L/c, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A letter of credit that can be cancelled or changed by any party at any time without the consent of any other parties. At present there are not revocable L/C; [...]...
116. Revolving Letter of Credit Revolving L/C in International Trade Meaning of Revolving L/c, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A letter of credit which is automatically restored to its full amount after the completion of each documentary exchange....
117. Usance Letter of Credit Usance L/C in International Trade Meaning of Usance L/c, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A letter of credit payable at a predetermined time after the presentation of conforming documents. These are also called time L/C or deferred payment L/C and are the [...]...
118. Stand-by Credit Arrangement Embracing mainstream international law, this section on stand-by credit arrangement explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "stand-by credit arrangement" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of [...]...
119. Open Letter of Credit Resources See Also Letter of credit...
120. Accumulated Earnings Credit Resources See Also Accumulated earnings tax Accumulated taxable income...