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1. Agricultural Funds European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF or FEOGA) and the European Union Resources See Also Common Agricultural Policy and Structural funds...
2. European Agricultural Guidance And Guarantee Fund Common Agricultrural Policy is considered here.......
3. FEOGA FEOGA and the European Union Resources See Also Common Agricultural Policy...
4. European Monetary Union Meaning of European Monetary Union Here is a very short concept of european monetary union in the European Union framework: It is a common mistake that EMU means European monetary union. In fact the initials stand for Economic and Monetary Union, a more far-reaching goal. Resources Notas y [...]...
5. Agricultural Policy Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Europe There is an entry on common agricultural policy (cap) in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Government Government Contract Local Government Public Administration Administrative Law Public Law Resources See Also Further Reading [...]...
6. Structural Funds Meaning of Structural funds Here is a very short concept of structural funds in the European Union framework: The collective name given to four (or perhaps more properly five) funds set up to assist underdeveloped, declining or economically stagnant regions of the EU The European Regional [...]...
7. Space Meaning of Ariane (Alternative Meaning: see also translation in this reference) Here is a very short concept of ariane in the European Union framework: A French-designed rocket launcher for commercial satellites (see more in the European legal encyclopedia). (See European Space Agency in the [...]...
8. Structural Policy Meaning of Structural policy Here is a very short concept of structural policy in the European Union framework: Eurospeak for policies aimed at reducing economic disparities between prosperous and poor regions (see more in the European legal encyclopedia). (See also Structural funds in the law [...]...
9. Intervention Summary of Intervention A process within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community whereby the EEC will purchase certain commodities currently selling below a stipulated target price. The price [...]...
10. Political Cooperation Meaning of European Political Co-operation (EPC) Here is a very short concept of european political co-operation (epc) in the European Union framework: The predecessor to the Common Foreign and Security Policy, EPC never progressed beyond rhetoric. Resources Notas y References See Also...
11. International Fund for Agricultural Development International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): A specialized agency of the United Nations [...]...
12. Europhobe Meaning of Europhobe Here is a very short concept of europhobe in the European Union framework: One who distrusts all the objectives and methods of the European Union, perhaps from xenophobic motives (see more in the European legal encyclopedia). Also used by Europhiles as a term of [...]...
13. Programs Meaning of Socrates Here is a very short concept of socrates in the European Union framework: The European Community's $200 million a year programme for trans-European co-operation in education, targeted at schools and universities (see more in the European legal encyclopedia). (See also [...]...
14. Wine Lake Meaning of Wine lake Here is a very short concept of wine lake in the European Union framework: The vast surplus of wine caused by over-production resulting from EC price guarantees (see more in the European legal encyclopedia). (See also 'Butter mountain' in the law dictionary or in [...]...
15. Additional Product Aid A feature of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Economic Community, which provides price supports to EEC producers affected by import competition. The "community preference" mechanism of the CAP eliminates external competition for most items but does not respond for certain pro......
16. Eurosclerosis Meaning of Eurosclerosis Here is a very short concept of eurosclerosis in the European Union framework: Hardening of Europe's economic arteries (see more in the European legal encyclopedia). A term used to denote stagnation arising from rigid labour laws, high social costs, heavy taxation [...]...
17. Structured Dialogue Meaning of Structured dialogue Here is a very short concept of structured dialogue in the European Union framework: Regular pre-accession discussions with countries that are candidates for membership of the EU. (See also Enlargement in the law dictionary or in the European legal encyclopedia). [...]...
18. Widening Meaning of Widening Here is a very short concept of widening in the European Union framework: Enlarging the membership of the EU. (See also 'Deepening' in the law dictionary or in the European legal encyclopedia). Resources Notas y References See Also...
19. Round Table Meaning of European Round Table (ERT) Here is a very short concept of european round table (ert) in the European Union framework: The ERT is a group of influential industrialists which lobbies top policy-makers privately and produces strategic papers on competitiveness and other European [...]...
20. European Community European Community (EC) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of European Community (EC): (Previously known as the European Economic Community, or EEC; the term "European Communities" [...]...
21. European Defence Initiative Meaning of European Defence Initiative Here is a very short concept of european defence initiative in the European Union framework: European Defence Initiative' is a commonly used term for what is strictly known as the European Security and Defence Identity, or ESDI. Resources Notas y [...]...
22. Europa The Legal History of Islamic Law in Europa This section provides an overview of Islamic Law in Europa Europa and Europe There is an entry on europa in the European legal encyclopedia. Meaning of Europa (Alternative Meaning) Here is a very short concept of europa in the European Union [...]...
23. Fisheries Policy Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and Europe There is an entry on common fisheries policy (cfp) in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)" in the work "A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to [...]...
24. Guide Price As used in conjunction with the European Economic Community's Common Agricultural Policy on cattle and calves, it is synonymous with Orientation Price (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
25. MEP Meaning of MEP Here is a very short concept of mep in the European Union framework: Elected member of the European Parliament. Resources Notas y References See Also...
26. Europhile Meaning of Europhile Here is a very short concept of europhile in the European Union framework: A convinced supporter of the objectives and methods of the European Union. Resources Notas y References See Also...
27. Intervention Price The price at which the European Economic Community, in accordance with the Common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further details), will intervene in the market to buy excess agricultural produ......
28. Black Fish Meaning of Black fish Here is a very short concept of black fish in the European Union framework: Fish landed illegally, so as to avoid Common Fisheries Policy quotas. Resources Notas y References See Also...
29. 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 [...]...
30. Eurostat Eurostat in International Trade Note: there is more information about this term in the European legal Encyclopedia. Meaning of Eurostat, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Eurostat is the Statistical Office of the European Union. Its task is to provide the [...]...
31. Commercial Policy Common Commercial Policy and Europe There is an entry on common commercial policy in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Economic Development Social development Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Common Commercial Policy" in the work "A Concise [...]...
32. Guarantee The Legal History of GuaranteeThis section provides an overview of Guarantee ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Guarantee in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) The Oxford Encyclopedia of [...]...
33. CFSP Embracing mainstream international law, this section on cfsp explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Common Foreign and Security Policy (cfsp) and Europe There is an entry on common foreign and security policy (cfsp) in the European legal encyclopedia. [...]...
34. Eurozone Meaning of Eurozone Here is a very short concept of eurozone in the European Union framework: Those EU member states which have adopted the euro as their currency. Otherwise known as euroland. Resources Notas y References See Also...
35. Restitutions Export and producer subsidies granted by the European Economic Community to EEC farmers and processors. The subsidies are a feature of the Common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further details......
36. Compensatory Tax A special import levy imposed by the European Economic Community upon certain agricultural imports when the entry price of such products falls below a reference, or minimum target, price and the import is priced so as to reflect an export subsidy. Compensatory taxes are institutionalized in the [...]...
37. Investiture Meaning of Investiture Here is a very short concept of investiture in the European Union framework: The process of approval by the European Parliament of the president of the Commission and the college of commissioners. Resources Notas y References See Also...
38. European Monetary Cooperation Fund The successor to the European payments Union (read this and related legal terms for further details), the EMCF was established by the European Monetary Agreement of 1958 as a vehicle to enhance monetary cooperation among......
39. Price Base Price or Basic Price and International Trade Resources See Also Further Reading Information related to price in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom Resources See Also Common Agricultural Policy Gate Price and International Trade Resources [...]...
40. Entry Price Under the common agriculture POLICY (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community, the price at which certain imported agricultural products enter EEC commerce. If the entry p......
41. Bank Guarantee Bank Guarantee in International Trade Meaning of Bank Guarantee, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A contract between a bank (as guarantor) and a beneficiary, in which a bank commits itself to pay a certain amount of money under certain specified [...]...
42. Steel Industry Meaning of Europe day Here is a very short concept of europe day in the European Union framework: May 9, the anniversary of Robert Schuman's clarion call in 1950 to merge the French and German coal and steel industries. Resources See Also Industry Industrial Unionism Labor Law Industrial [...]...
43. Fanatic Meaning of Eurofanatic Here is a very short concept of eurofanatic in the European Union framework: A person who uncritically and enthusiastically accepts all proposals and defends all policies of the European Union. Resources Notas y References See Also...
44. Demand Guarantee Demand Guarantee in International Trade Meaning of Demand Guarantee, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A guarantee issued by a bank, under which the beneficiary is only required to make a demand in order to receive payment. In contrast to the conditional [...]...
45. Restitution Restitution in International Trade Meaning of Restitution, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): In law, remedy for a breach of contract by which the parties are restored to their original positions before the contract was made or the breach occurred. Damages [...]...
46. Aval A form of guarantee given by a bank or other party to enhance the value of a negotiable instrument. While an aval acts as an unconditional and transferable guarantee of an instrument, the exact scope or nature of the guarantee may not be evident. Avals are well established in Continental law [...]...
47. Common Financing A feature of the Common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community.......
48. Common Pricing A feature of the COMMON AGRICULTURAL policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community.......
49. Community Preference Summary of Community Preference A component principle of the Common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Community Preference and Europe There is an entry on community [...]...
50. Expenditure Meaning of Non-compulsory expenditure Here is a very short concept of non-compulsory expenditure in the European Union framework: That part of Community spending that does not derive from Treaty commitments. Resources See Also International Economic Law Economy Foreign Direct Investment [...]...
51. Supplementary Levy An additional tax that may be imposed upon imports of pork, poultry, or eggs into the European Economic Community when the purchase price of such items falls below the Gate Price ("https://lawin.org/list-of-international-trade-law-terms/">read this and related legal terms for [...]...
52. Budget Stabilization Fund Literature Review on Budget Stabilization Fund In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Yilin Hou and Wen Wang provide the following summary about the topic of Budget Stabilization Fund: The budget stabilization fund (BSF), popularly called the "rainy-day [...]...
53. Internal Market Meaning of Internal market Here is a very short concept of internal market in the European Union framework: Another term for the single market; also known as the common market, although that expression has wider connotations. Resources Notas y References See Also...
54. Euroland Meaning of Euroland Here is a very short concept of euroland in the European Union framework: Those EU member states which have adopted the euro as their currency. Otherwise known as the eurozone. Resources Notas y References See Also...
55. Contract Guarantee Contract Guarantee in International Trade Meaning of Contract Guarantee, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): An agreement by a third party to be responsible for the performance of a contracting party. There are three major types of contract guarantee: tender [...]...
56. Cohesion Meaning of Cohesion Here is a very short concept of cohesion in the European Union framework: Eurospeak for the reduction of economic disparities between regions in a spirit of social solidarity. Resources Notas y References See Also...
57. External Tariff Common External Tariff (CET) and Europe There is an entry on common external tariff (cet) in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Common External Tariff (CET)" in the work "A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to [...]...
58. 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 [...]...
59. Target Price An important concept within the common agricultural policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community. It represents an optimum wholesale price within the community for a g......
60. 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 [...]...
61. Peripherality Meaning of Peripherality Here is a very short concept of peripherality in the European Union framework: The notion, adroitly exploited by Ireland, Southern Italy and Greece, that being on the outskirts of the EU is economically so disadvantageous as to merit large subsidies. Resources Notas y [...]...
62. Common Market Summary of Common Market A supranational organization of trading nations, created to promote economic collaboration and minimize constraints on the free movement of goods among the member states. Features of a common market include elimination of tariffs on goods moving between member [...]...
63. Purchase Price Defined in 19 U.S.C. 162 as the price at which imported merchandise has been purchased, or will be purchased, prior to exportation. It is usually based on the ex factory price excluding any export duties levied in the country of manufacture. Within the framework of the European Economic Community......
64. Approximation Meaning of Approximation Here is a very short concept of approximation in the European Union framework: Eurospeak for harmonisation, that is standardisation, whether of products, qualifications, laws or taxes. Resources See Also Cy-Pres Resources Notas y References See Also...
65. European Social Fund European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also Structural funds...
66. Reference Price A mechanism of the Common Agricultural policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community designed to prevent disruptive import competition for certain vegetables, fruits, f......
67. Eur-lex Note: there is more information about this term in the European legal Encyclopedia. Meaning of Eur-lex, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Portal that offers most European Union legal texts. EUR-Lex goal is bringing together the whole body of EU texts for [...]...
68. Meetings Meeting, Consent From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Meeting, Consent (1): A valid meeting can not be held by a corporation, unless notice has been given in conformity with the laws and rules and regulations of the corporation or the consent of every person who is [...]...
69. Taxes Taxes in U.S. Constitutional Law A list of entries related to Taxes may be found, under the Taxes subject group, in the United States constitutional law platform of the American legal encyclopedia. Meaning of Solidarity tax Here is a very short concept of solidarity tax in the European Union [...]...
70. Common Currency Common Currency and Europe There is an entry on common currency in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Common Currency" in the work "A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein", by Rodney Leach (Profile [...]...
71. Financial Solidarity A component principle of the Common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community.......
72. Agricultural Contracts The Legal History of Agricultural Contracts and Sharecropping in Islamic LawThis section provides an overview of Agricultural Contracts and Sharecropping in Islamic Law ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Agricultural Contracts and [...]...
73. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency: An independent agency of the World Bank group established in 1988 to [...]...
74. Acquis A French term meaning 'that which has been acquired' and used in relation to European Union law, most notably in the form of the acquis communautaire , to signify the entire body of European laws. The term has also been used with reference to the Schengen process concerning the [...]...
75. WEU WEU (Western European Union) and Europe There is an entry on weu (western european union) in the European legal encyclopedia. Common Foreign and Security Policy, NATO and WEU and the European Union WEU and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations [...]...
76. Double Hatting Meaning of Double hatting Here is a very short concept of double hatting in the European Union framework: A military force assigned both to NATO and to the EU's embryonic army (the Eurocorps or the WEU) is said to be 'double-hatted'. Resources Notas y References See Also...
77. Mixed Agreement Meaning of Mixed agreement Here is a very short concept of mixed agreement in the European Union framework: An agreement falling within the competence both of the EU and of the member states. Resources Notas y References See Also...
78. Trade Union Meaning of European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Here is a very short concept of european trade union confederation (etuc) in the European Union framework: The principal trade union lobby group in Brussels. Resources See Also Civil Liberty Civil Right Legal Right Citizen Freedom Political [...]...
79. European Regional Development Fund European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also Structural funds...
80. Standard Price The target price (read this and related legal terms for further details) for tobacco under the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Economic Community.......
81. Single Market Summary of Single Market A component feature of the Common Agricultural policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Single Market and Europe There is an entry on single market in the European [...]...
82. Morocco The Legal History of Morocco This section provides an overview of Morocco Meaning of Morocco Here is a very short concept of morocco in the European Union framework: Morocco applied to join the Community in 1987 but was rejected as not being a European country. Resources See Also [...]...
83. Agricultural Trade Development And Assistance Act Known commonly as P.L. 480, a 1954 act of Congress directed at the long-term improvement of the economies of developing nations through the concessional sale or grant of American agricultural products. The act is implemented by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture t......
84. Minimum Import Price As used in conjunction with the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Economic Community, Gate price (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
85. Fund Balance Literature Review on Accounting: Fund Balance and Net Position In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Dean Michael Mead offers the following summary about the topic of Fund Balance and Net Position in Accounting: Financial position—the status of a [...]...
86. Treaty of Paris Meaning of Treaty of Paris Here is a very short concept of treaty of paris in the European Union framework: The first of Europe's three founding Treaties, concluded in 1951 and establishing the European Coal and Steel Community. It is due to expire in July 2002. Resources Notas y [...]...
87. Adjusted Cif Price A factor in determining the variable import levy imposed by the European Economic Community on grain imports. The adjusted C.I.F. (cost, insurance, and freight) price is derived by assigning a quality factor to grain imported from non-EEC countries so as to put the import on a quality basis comparab......
88. Cap Summary of Cap The maximum rate of interest that may be charged on a variable or floating rate loan, irrespective of how high the money market index may fluctuate.(Main Author: William J. Miller) CAP and the European Union Resources See Also Rate (Rate cap) Resources See Also [...]...
89. European Communities Summary of European Communities The name for the collective institution that embraces the European Economic Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, and the European Coal And Steel Community (qq.v.). Each of the three entities was established by separate convention, the earliest of [...]...
90. Green Rate A special rate of exchange used in converting agricultural prices fixed in units of account into national currencies, within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further deta......
91. France Legal Materials This entry discusses sources for French: Business Information Legal Materials News Business Information You can look up French company registration records (for free) and retrieve filings (for a fee) from Infogreff. The Union of French Chambers of [...]...
92. External Responsibilities External responsibilities of the European Community and the Treaties of the European Union Description of External responsibilities of the European Community provided by the European Union Commission: The European Community's external responsibilities are defined in accordance with whether [...]...
93. Non-Paper Non-Paper Non-Paper and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Non-Paper: In GATT parlance, a proposed agreement or negotiating text circulated informally among delegations for [...]...
94. Fecom The French acronym for the European Monetary Cooperation Fund. (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
95. Common Agricultural Policy Common agricultural policy (CAP) and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Common agricultural policy (CAP) provided by the European Union Commission: The common agricultural policy is a matter reserved exclusively for the Community. Under Article 33 of the Treaty establishing the [...]...
96. Monetary Policy Monetary Policy (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Monetary Policy means: the complex of actions aiming to regulate the money supply in a country. By changing banking interest rate, or acting on open securities' market, a government either enlarges or diminishes inflow of [...]...
97. United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) The United Nations Children's Fund, abbreviated as UNICEF, is a United Nations (UN) agency that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. Headquartered in New York City, UNICEF [...]...
98. Chicken War A protracted dispute between the United States and the European Economic Community arising from the adoption of Europe's COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY (read this and related legal terms for further details) on chicken i......
99. European Payments Union Summary of European Payments Union An intra-European mechanism for the periodic settlement of trade balances. The EPU was established July 1, 1950, among the members of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (read this and related legal terms for further details) (OEEC) to [...]...
100. Threshold Price A minimum import price for commodities established under the common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community, set so as not to hamper sales of EEC pro......
101. Variable Import Levy A duty applicable to imports of certain significant agricultural commodities into the European Economic Community. The Common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further details). of the EEC specif......
102. Common Transport Policy Common transport policy and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Common transport policy provided by the European Union Commission: The goal of the common transport policy is to remove obstacles at the borders between Member States so as to facilitate the free movement of persons [...]...
103. Mediterranean Policy Mediterranean Policy and Europe There is an entry on mediterranean policy in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Mediterranean Policy" in the work "A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein", by Rodney [...]...
104. 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 [...]...
105. Deficiency Guarantee A common provision in lending agreements collateralized by tangible assets which provides that if the lender, as the result of default on the loan obligation by the borrower, is obliged to sell the collateral and the proceeds of the sale are not adequate to satisfy the balance due on the loan, the b......
106. United Nations Population Fund UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including United Nations Population Fund , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss - 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including United [...]...
107. Common Position Common position (CFSP) and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Common position (CFSP) provided by the European Union Commission: The common position in the context of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) is designed to make cooperation more systematic and improve its [...]...
108. Countervailing Charge Countervailing Charge and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Countervailing Charge: A charge in addition to normal import duties that may be imposed under the European [...]...
109. European Option European Option in International Trade Note: there is more information about this term in the European legal Encyclopedia. Meaning of European Option, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A foreign exchange type of contract containing a provision to the [...]...
110. Orientation Price As used in conjunction with the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Economic Community it is the target price (read this and related legal terms for further details) for cattle and calves, i.e., the equilibrium pr......
111. Early Roman Law Roman Law: The Early LawIntroduction to Early Roman LawPrior to the Twelve Tables, the law of Rome was religious in character, and its interpretation rested with priests, who were members of the patrician class. Complaints and agitation by the plebs, the common people, led to the r......
112. 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 [...]...
113. NATO Definition of NATO Within the context of international organizations, the following is a brief meaning of nato: North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO is intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The organization constitutes a [...]...
114. Proportionality Embracing mainstream international law, this section on proportionality explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Meaning of Proportionality Here is a very short concept of proportionality in the European Union framework: Proportionality is the principle, [...]...
115. European Model European Model and Europe There is an entry on european model in the European legal encyclopedia. European model and the European Union Resources See Also European social model Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "European Model" in the work "A Concise Encyclopedia of [...]...
116. Cooperation Agreement Meaning of Co-operation Agreement Here is a very short concept of co-operation agreement in the European Union framework: An aid-and-trade agreement between the EU and a less developed country, often nowadays containing human rights conditions, to the irritation of the recipient government. [...]...
117. Social Protocol Meaning of Social protocol Here is a very short concept of social protocol in the European Union framework: Better known as the Social Chapter. Resources Notas y References See Also...
118. Constructive Ambiguity Meaning of Constructive ambiguity Here is a very short concept of constructive ambiguity in the European Union framework: Deliberately equivocal language used to paper over differences or, more commonly, to obscure integrationist intentions. Resources Notas y References See Also...
119. Cabinet Cabinet (government) Cabinet (government), name applied to the collective body of advisers to the executive head of a parliamentary government. The composition and functions of the cabinet vary in different countries. The cabinet originated early in the 15th century as a council advising the [...]...
120. Merger Policy Competition and Merger Policy and Europe There is an entry on competition and merger policy in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Competition and Merger Policy" in the work "A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to [...]...