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EXPEDITION OUTRE-FRONTIERES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Shipping and Delivery
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross-border shipping
1, record 1, English, cross%2Dborder%20shipping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crossborder shipping 2, record 1, English, crossborder%20shipping
correct
- transborder shipping 3, record 1, English, transborder%20shipping
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One very important aspect of shipping to the US is NAFTA (or: North American Free Trade Agreement). This long-standing trade agreement provides clearly set rules and definitions to help smooth transborder shipping within North America. 4, record 1, English, - cross%2Dborder%20shipping
Record 1, Key term(s)
- trans-border shipping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Expédition et livraison
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- expédition transfrontalière
1, record 1, French, exp%C3%A9dition%20transfrontali%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- expédition outre-frontière 2, record 1, French, exp%C3%A9dition%20outre%2Dfronti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- expédition outre-frontières 3, record 1, French, exp%C3%A9dition%20outre%2Dfronti%C3%A8res
correct, feminine noun
- expédition transfrontière 4, record 1, French, exp%C3%A9dition%20transfronti%C3%A8re
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La distance moyenne d'une expédition intérieure était de 691 kilomètres, et celle d'une expédition outre-frontière, de 1 115 kilomètres. 5, record 1, French, - exp%C3%A9dition%20transfrontali%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'adjectif «transfrontalier» est à privilégier. Le mot «transfrontière» ne figure pas dans les dictionnaires, sauf rare exception, mais il est attesté dans les documents de l'OMC [Organisation mondiale du commerce] et les accords de libre-échange du Canada. 6, record 1, French, - exp%C3%A9dition%20transfrontali%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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