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EMBALLAGE TRANSPORT [3 records]

Record 1 2013-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
  • Transport of Goods
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
DEF

A shielded reusable container for transportation of radioactive material.

OBS

shipping cask: terms and definition standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Déchets nucléaires
DEF

Conteneur blindé réutilisable pour le transport de matières radioactives.

OBS

emballage de transport; château de transport : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
  • Waste Management
DEF

[A] packaging conceived so as to facilitate handling and transport of a number of sales units or groupes packagings in order to prevent physical handling and transport damage.

CONT

Germany's new packaging laws .... As of December 1991, product manufacturers and distributors were required to accept all returned transportation (shipping and warehouse handling) packaging. This category includes items such as crates, drums, pallets, corrugated cases and plastic-foam containers.

OBS

Transport packaging does not include road, rail, ship and air containers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

[Emballage] conçu de manière à faciliter la manutention et le transport d'un certain nombre d'unité de vente ou d'emballages groupés en vue d'éviter leur manipulation physique et les dommages liés au transport.

CONT

[Ordonnance Topfer (plan vert allemand) relative à l'élimination des déchets d'emballages] Quelles sont les catégories d'emballages visées? 1/ les emballages de transport. Ce sont les emballages qui servent à protéger les marchandises durant le transport, du fabricant au distributeur [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
OBS

primary packing unit such as large containers, wooden crates, jute bags, etc. Used to be shipped in smaller units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages

Spanish

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