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DROITS DOUANE EXCESSIFS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- excessive customs duties
1, record 1, English, excessive%20customs%20duties
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A businessman ordering a truckload of electronics from Pakistan is told by customs officials that he must give them money under the table to avoid excessive customs duties. 2, record 1, English, - excessive%20customs%20duties
Record 1, Key term(s)
- excessive customs duty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surcharge douanière
1, record 1, French, surcharge%20douani%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- droits de douane excessifs 2, record 1, French, droits%20de%20douane%20excessifs
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Droits de douane : dans le secteur alimentaire, les droits à l'importation jouent encore un rôle important. Pour les produits alimentaires importés en Suisse, la surcharge douanière moyenne est de 8% par rapport à l'UE [Union européenne] (2005). 3, record 1, French, - surcharge%20douani%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La représentante des États-Unis d'Amérique a dit qu'on pouvait considérer qu'il y avait accord sur le fait que des droits de douane excessifs appliqués aux produits agricoles, ainsi que les subventions à la production et à l'exportation de denrées agricoles avaient été préjudiciables au commerce mondial. 4, record 1, French, - surcharge%20douani%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droits de douane excessifs : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 5, record 1, French, - surcharge%20douani%C3%A8re
Record 1, Key term(s)
- droit de douane excessif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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