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FREE TRADE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • National and International Economics
DEF

International trade that takes place without the imposition of any tariffs or other barriers, such as quotas, government procurement rules, or import or export licences, to the free movement of goods and services.

OBS

Compare with "protectionism".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

Politique économique se caractérisant par la suppression des barrières tarifaires et non tarifaires pouvant entraver les échanges commerciaux entre pays.

Key term(s)
  • libre échange

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
  • Economía nacional e internacional
DEF

Ausencia de derechos de aduana y la libertad plena de movimientos y transferencias de un país a otro, sin ningún tipo de restricciones.

Key term(s)
  • libertad de comercio
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