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1. 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 [...]...
2. 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......
3. 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.......
4. Buyer's Premium A subsidy offered by a member state of the European Economic Community to domestic tobacco processors to encourage the use of EEC, rather than imported, tobaccos. The program, which is a feature of the common AGRICULTURAL POLICY (...
5. Monetary Compensatory Amounts Settlements between member states of the European Economic Community to reflect the market rate of currencies used in agricultural transactions and the periodically revised Green Rate (read this and related legal terms for f......
6. Common Financing A feature of the Common Agricultural Policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community.......
7. Common Pricing A feature of the COMMON AGRICULTURAL policy (read this and related legal terms for further details) of the European Economic Community.......
8. 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......
9. 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......
10. First Englargement The addition of Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark in 1972 to the original six members (France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) of the European Economic Community (read this and related......
11. 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......
12. 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).......
13. Offshore Finance Company Synonymous with Foreign Base Finance Company (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
14. 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......
15. 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 [...]...
16. 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 [...]...
17. European Patent System A series of agreements among European states, the object of which is harmonized patent laws and regulations. The system includes the following agreements: European Patent Convention, also known as the Munich Patent Convention, and the Convention on Granting of European Patents, provides patent prot......
18. Fecom The French acronym for the European Monetary Cooperation Fund. (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
19. 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......
20. Visby Amendment A proposed revision to the Hague Agreement (read this and related legal terms for further details) of 1924 on the liability of ocean carriers for loss and damage to cargo. The Visby Amendment does not contemplate materia......
21. Collective Reserve Unit An artificial currency unit proposed in 1965 by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing of France. The cru, as it was known, was to have been linked to gold to create international reserves. The GROUP OF ten (read this and relat......
22. 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......
23. Nairobi Treaty On The Protection Of The Olympic Symbol An international agreement to protect the Olympic symbol against commercial use without the approval of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The treaty specifies that adhering states will prohibit use of the Olympic symbol on goods or advertising or as a trademark except under license from th......
24. Commonwealth Preference Special preferential rates of duty applied by member states of the British Commonwealth on merchandise imported from other Commonwealth countries. In many cases, duties among Commonwealth members were totally abolished. The accession of Britain into the European Com-munities, coupled with the adopt......
25. Green Clause A provision in a letter OF CREDIT (read this and related legal terms for further details) similar to a RED CLAUSE (read this and related legal t......
26. Berth No Berth A stipulation that may be included in a vessel charter party (read this and related legal terms for further details) providing that if the point of loading or discharge is a berth, and if the berth is not immediately ava......
27. 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......
28. 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......
29. Unilinear Tariff Synonymous with general TARIFF (read this and related legal terms for further details). Union D'Assureurs Des Credits Inter- Nationaux. The full, formal name of the Berne Union (...
30. General Agreements To Borrow An arrangement among the GROUP OF TEN (read this and related legal terms for further details) nations to provide supplemental financing to the International Monetary Fund (...
31. 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 [...]...
32. Pivot Charge The minimum charge imposed by an air carrier for the use of a Unit Load Device (read this and related legal terms for further details), or air container. The charge is based upon a Pivot Weight (...
33. Safeguard Measures Actions taken by a nation to protect its domestic industry and commerce from what it views as unfair or improper practices by a trading partner. For example, a trading partner's use of improper subsidies designed to artificially stimulate exports might result in such safeguard measures as the im......
34. Trade Agreements Act Of 1962 An act that authorized the president, during the period of July 1, 1962, through June 30, 1967, to reduce or eliminate certain tariffs in return for similar concessions on the part of other trading nations. The act was largely in response to the elimination of internal duties by members of the Europ......
35. 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......
36. International Patent Classification Agreement A system for the classification of patents, created to promote uniformity in classifying technological innovations. The International Patent Classification System segments technology into eight categories, with a total of 52,000 subdivisions, each of which consists of Roman letters and Arabic numer......
37. Central Rate Each currency affiliated with the EUROPEAN monetary system (read this and related legal terms for further details) is assigned a value in terms of the European currency unit (ECU). The central rate is the range within wh......
38. 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 [...]...
39. Warrant A warehouse receipt (read this and related legal terms for further details) containing Trust Receipt ("https://lawin.org/list-of-international-trade-law-terms/">read this and related legal terms for furt......
40. Guatemala Protocol (1971) A modification of the Warsaw Convention (read this and related legal terms for further details) of 1929.......
41. Hague Protocol (1955) A modification of the Warsaw Convention (read this and related legal terms for further details) of 1929.......
42. Nonprivileged Foreign Status The condition of imported merchandise entered into a Foreign Trade Zone (read this and related legal terms for further details), other than goods that have been granted privileged foreign status (...
43. Real Property Holding Company A foreign corporation (i.e., not chartered in the United States) in which a Domestic International Sales Corporation (read this and related legal terms for further details), or DISC, controls more than 50 percent of the ......
44. Werner Goldschmidt Werner Goldschmidt in Private International Law Werner Goldschmidt is a leading figure on the area of conflict of laws. Information on private international law cases and courts is provided here. Details on private international law books are available here. Resources See Also Further Reading [...]...
45. Tramp A vessel that offers nonscheduled service between such ports as afford cargoes of opportunity. Unlike a Liner (read this and related legal terms for further details), a tramp seeks to acquire a full load from one shipper......
46. Reconstitution A regulation of the International Monetary Fund (read this and related legal terms for further details) relating to the use of Special Drawing Rights (...
47. Yugen Kaisha A form of limited company organization used in Japan for small or family-con- trolled corporations. This form, usually identified by the letters YK, resembles the American dosed corporation and usually includes restrictions on the transfer of stock. A large or public company is usually organized as ......
48. Gate Price The minimum price at which pork, poultry, and eggs werw permitted to enter the European Economic Community under the common AGRICULTURAL POLICY (read this and related legal terms for further details) without imposition o......
49. Gold Tranche Position A drawing of foreign exchange from the international monetary FUND (read this and related legal terms for further details), by a member nation up to or equal with that country's gold on deposit with the IMF. In effec......
50. International Reserves Gold, hard currencies, and special drawing rights (read this and related legal terms for further details) issued by the international monetary fund (...
51. Sacrifice The economic loss sustained when cargo, rigging, or other property is jettisoned or destroyed in the course of saving an imperiled ship; sacrifice losses are usually recoverable in General Average (read this and related lega......
52. Economic Community European Economic Community (EEC) and Europe There is an entry on european economic community (eec) in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "European Economic Community (EEC)" in the work "A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from [...]...
53. Manufacturer's Particulars Details of the construction of an intermodal container, as specified in the container's DATA PLATE (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
54. Agency For International Development A component of the united states international DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
55. Berth A stipulation in a vessel charter party (read this and related legal terms for further details) that laytime ("https://lawin.org/list-of-international-trade-law-terms/">read this and related legal terms ......
56. Column 2 Rate The rate of duty applied by U.S. Customs to imports from nations not enjoying Most Favored Nation (read this and related legal terms for further details) status. The Column 2 rate is the statutory rate of duty provided i......
57. National Flag Carrier A common car RIER (read this and related legal terms for further details)-usually a steamship line or an airline- that bears its country's flag and is viewed in the trading community as representing the commercial in......
58. Nominalism An economic viewpoint that asserts that MONEY (read this and related legal terms for further details) consists only of legal tender issued by governmental authority, as contrasted with more widely held views that would i......
59. Ab Quai Synonymous with AB KAI (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
60. Coastwise Option A provision of the carriage OF GOODS BY SEA ACT (read this and related legal terms for further details) (COGSA) which permits COGSA to be incorporated into bills of lading covering shipments in the domestic maritime comm......
61. Column 1 Rate The rate of duty applied by U.S. Customs to imports from nations enjoying Most Favored Nation (read this and related legal terms for further details) status. See TARIFF (CUSTOMS); Tariff Schedules of the United States.......
62. Group Of Twenty Group Of Twenty Summary of Group Of Twenty A committee established by the International Monetary Fund (read this and related legal terms for further details) to recommend reforms in the world monetary order. On July 26, 1972, the IMF adopted resolution 27-10, establishing the Committee on [...]...
63. Trademark Registration Treaty An international agreement which provides for the protection of trademarks in adhering states by means of a single international filing. The Trademark Registration Treaty (TRT) is similar in many respects to the Madrid AgreementConcerning The International Registration Of Marks (...
64. European Atomic Energy Community Summary of European Atomic Energy Community One of the three components of the European Communities, established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957. The entity, known commonly as Euratom, was created by member states of the European Coal and Steel Community (at that time, France, Italy, Federal [...]...
65. Net Capacity Synonymous with deadweight Tonnage (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
66. Positive Concept Of Valuation An approach to the application of ad valorem duties that holds that duties should be applied upon the actual value of the transaction, as defined by buyer and seller. This view has been substantially fulfilled by the recent adoption of the transaction value basis of valuation in the Customs Valuatio......
67. Poultry War Synonymous with Chicken War (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
68. Quayage Synonymous with Quay Dues (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
69. Dollar Gap Synonymous with Dollar Deficit (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
70. Reliquidation An amendment of a customs entry Liquidation (read this and related legal terms for further details)......
71. World Intellectual Property Organization Summary of World Intellectual Property Organization A specialized agency of the United Nations charged with fostering international agreements to protect rights to intellectual property, with the object of facilitating international technology transfer. WIPO serves as the nucleus for new [...]...
72. 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......
73. Normal Price Within the scope of the Brussels Definition Of Value (read this and related legal terms for further details), the value basis upon which ad valorem duties will be assessed on imports. The normal price is the price the go......
74. Operative Instrument A letter of Credit (read this and related legal terms for further details) transmitted by cable rather than on bank stationery. Customarily a bank may send a telex notification to the beneficiary of the letter of credit ......
75. Pilotage The charge imposed on a vessel for the services of a pilot to guide the ship into or out o: a harbor. The actual costs of pilotage are computed in terms of pilotage units (read this and related legal terms for further detail......
76. Out Turn Report A document issued by a vessel upon arrival at a given port detailing the cargo off-loaded. The report is used as evidence in cases where it is alleged that goods were not offloaded, or were discharged in bad order.......
77. Clean Report of Findings A document issued by a recognized inspection agency certifying that certain merchandise has been examined and found to be in order. This document may be required by a letter of credit or stipulated by the exchange control authorities of certain governments. The object of the report is to ensure [...]...
78. World Trade Data Report A service provided to American manufacturers by the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce as a stimulus to exports. For a fee of forty dollars, an American exporter may secure from the International Trade Administration a report on a potential trading partner. The rep......
79. Report To The Council And Commission On Economic And Monetary Union In The Community A report from 1970. See Werner Report Community.......
80. Law Report Citation NotesOn occasion, a law report series may change from being organised by year to volume number or vice versa. The system used for the volume in which the relevant case appears may be used. Where a law report series organised by year contains decisions that were handed down before t......
81. First Information Report Contents First Information Report (FIR) Introduction to FIR FIR stands for First Information Report. It is the document that the ... Read more...
82. Brahimi Report Embracing mainstream international law, this section on brahimi report explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "brahimi report" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, [...]...
83. Jenin Report Embracing mainstream international law, this section on jenin report explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "jenin report" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the [...]...
84. Annual Report Resources See Also Document Information Science Research Investigation Legal Research Study Resources See Also 10-K...
85. Consumer Report Resources See Also Fair Credit Reporting Acts...
86. Interim Report Resources See Also Document Information Science Research Investigation Legal Research Study...
87. Mission Report Resources See Also Document Information Science Research Investigation Legal Research Study...
88. Preliminary Report Resources See Also Document Information Science Research Investigation Legal Research Study...
89. Progress Report Resources See Also Document Information Science Research Investigation Legal Research Study...
90. Report Resources See Also Document Information Science Research Investigation Legal Research Study...
91. Technical Report Resources See Also Document Information Science Research Investigation Legal Research Study...
92. Global Competitiveness Report Global Competitiveness Report in International Trade Meaning of Global Competitiveness Report, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): This annually published report by the World Economic Forum assesses the competitiveness of 144 economies, providing insight [...]...
93. Brundtland Commission Report Concept of Brundtland Commission Report An introductory definition of Brundtland Commission Report is provided here: published 1987, commissioned 1983 with Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, as commissioner, mandate was to look into the alarming rate at which environmental [...]...
94. Trafficking in Persons Report Trafficking in Persons Report in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On June 27, 2011, the Department of State released the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report pursuant to § 110(b)(1) of the [...]...
95. List of Law Report Abbreviations in the 19th Century Abbreviations Law Reports List List of Law report abbreviations in the 19th Century This List of Law report abbreviations in ... Read more...
96. Annual Compliance Report to Congress Annual Compliance Report to Congress in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In August 2011, the State Department released its annual report to Congress on compliance by parties to the Convention on the [...]...
97. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report International Narcotics Control Strategy Report in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 3, 2011, the Department of State released the 2011 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report [...]...
98. 2013 Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report 2013 Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to 2013 Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report: In April 2013, the Department of State submitted to Congress its Report on Compliance with the Hague Convention on the [...]...
99. Report to the Un Committee on Human Rights Concerning the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Periodic Report to the United Nations Committee on Human Rights Concerning the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On December 30, 2011, the [...]...
100. Expert Report Expert Report in Canadian Procedural Law Find materials in the Canadian legal Encyclopedia that anlyze Expert Report ....
101. Special 301 Report Intellectual Property: Special 301 Report in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On May 2, 2011, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") announced the issuance of the 2010 Special [...]...
102. Cat Report Cat Report in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to CAT Report: The United States submitted its third, fourth, and fifth periodic reports to the United Nations Committee Against Torture on August 12, 2013. Several of the questions addressed in the report relate [...]...
103. Bruce Report Embracing mainstream international law, this section on bruce report explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "bruce report" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the [...]...
104. Conference Report Resources See Also Communication Information Meeting...
105. Final Report Resources See Also Document Information Science Research Investigation Legal Research Study...
106. Research Report Resources See Also Research Investigation Legal Research Study...
107. Web of Knowledge Citation Indexing Service Contents Web of Knowledge Citation Indexing Service Electronic index resource details: Philadelphia, PA: Institute for Scientific Information, 1899-. Daily. Legal ... Read more...
108. Warsaw Pact Hello Summary of Warsaw Pact An Eastern European military alliance formed as the Warsaw Treaty Organization by a treaty concluded in Poland in 1945. Membership consists of the USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, German Democratic Republic, and Bulgaria. Albania formally resigned [...]...
109. Webb-Pomerance Act An act of 1918 authorizing exemptions from the Sherman Act (read this and related legal terms for further details) to certain combinations of firms for the purpose of promoting exports. The combinations formed under the ......
110. Weight Gaining An increase in physical bulk or weight of a finished product over that of the component materials as a result of the manufacturing process.......
111. Weight Losing A decrease in physical bulk or weight of a finished product over that of the component materials as a result of the manufacturing process.......
112. Weight Or Measurement A provision in a carrier's tariff that permits the carrier, in those cases where the tariff provides both weight and measurement rates for the same product, to use either rate at its option. Essentially, the carrier is authorized to use either rate in order to achieve the greatest revenue.......
113. Withdrawal Price A floor price at which European Economic Community producers of certain food products may withhold their goods from the market. The withdrawal price is generally below the base price (i.e., the target price set for a given commodity) and the purchase price at which EEC governments will intervene in ......
114. West African Economic Community West African Economic Community Outline Also called "Communauté Economique de l'Afrique Occidentale". The CEAO was established in 1973. It consists of a number of West African countries, such as the Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper Volta. A Communi......
115. Weslaw Weslaw offers legislation, case law and journal articles for North America and United Kingdom. Unfortunatelly, it have limited coverage for ... Read more...
116. Web-based Law Library Catalogs Contents Web-based Law Library Catalogs United States Libraries Arthur W. Diamond Law Library, Columbia Law School (New York, NY) Biddle ... Read more...
117. Carpathian Convention Contents Treaties & Conventions: Carpathian Convention The Carpathian Convention Enters Into Force On 6 January 2006 the Framework Convention on ... Read more...
118. European Landscape Convention Contents European Landscape Convention The purpose of the Convention is to provide an instrument devoted to the protection, management and ... Read more...
119. Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption Contents Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption and the Additional Protocol Title of Treaty Council of Europe Criminal ... Read more...
120. Cyprus Treaty of Guarantee Contents Cyprus Treaty of Guarantee NO. 5475. TREATY OF GUARANTEE. SIGNED AT NICOSIA ON 16 AUGUST 1960 The Republic of ... Read more...