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EXPORT AGENT [7 records]

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Record 1 2017-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Taxation
CONT

Usually organized as a subsidiary of a parent domestic company, the DISC can engage in exporting both as a principal and as commission agent, and provided that at least 95% of its assets are export-related and at least 95% of its income is derived from export sales and rentals, up to 50% of taxable income of the DISC is not currently taxes.

OBS

domestic international sales corporation; DISC: terms and text reproduced from The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, Tenth Edition (1993), by Glenn G. Munn, F.L. Garcia and Charles J. Woelfel, with the permission of the copyright holder, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Fiscalité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
  • Sistema tributario
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Record 2 2010-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Agriculture - General
  • Grain Growing
CONT

As an agent of the Canadian Wheat Board and an exporter of Canadian oilseeds, Cargill plays a role in the nation's grain movement. The company also participates in the movement of eastern grain into export channels.

OBS

Term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • export channel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Agriculture - Généralités
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

A titre d'agent de la Commission canadienne du blé et en qualité d'exportateur d'oléagineux canadiens, la compagnie Cargill participe à l'acheminement du grain au pays. Elle participe également à l'acheminement du grain de l'Est vers les canaux d'exportation.

CONT

Corby ne tient pas pour acquise sa position de chef de file, surtout dans le contexte actuel de déréglementation et de mondialisation. Même si notre entreprise est avant tout canadienne, il est certain qu'elle se mondialise. Corby développe actuellement des canaux d'exportation en Europe et aux Etats-Unis.

OBS

Terme utilisé le plus souvent au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • canal d'exportation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio
  • Agricultura - Generalidades
  • Cultivo de cereales
Key term(s)
  • canales de exportación
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Record 3 2005-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Transport of Goods
CONT

In many export transactions the delivery of the shipping documents to the buyer or his agent plays,... an important role in the performance of the contract of sale; the shipping documents consist normally of the bill of lading, the marine insurance policy and the invoice and thus represent elements of the three contracts referred to.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Transport de marchandises
CONT

Dans de nombreuses transactions en matière d'exportation, la remise des documents d'embarquement à l'acheteur ou à son mandataire joue, [...] un rôle important dans l'exécution du contrat de vente, les documents d'embarquement comprennent normalement le connaissement, la police d'assurance maritime et la facture; ils constituent ainsi les éléments des trois contrats auxquels ils se réfèrent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
  • Transporte de mercancías
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Record 4 - external organization data 2002-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Ion exchange reflux systems(ion exchange)(a) especially designed or prepared chemical or electrochemical reduction systems for regeneration of the chemical reducing agent(s) used in ion exchange uranium enrichment cascades... [Nuclear Non-proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Systèmes de reflux (échange d'ions) a) systèmes de réduction chimique ou électrochimique spécialement conçus ou préparés pour régénérer l'agent (les agents) de réduction chimique utilisé(s) dans les cascades d'enrichissement de l'uranium par le procédé d'échange d'ions [...] [Règlement sur le contrôle de l'importation et de l'exportation aux fins de la non-prolifération nucléaire]

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A person who serves as an export sales agent for more than one domestic exporter.

OBS

CEM sells under its name to foreign-based companies and receives its revenue from commissions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

À la conquête des marchés du monde. Organisation de l'exportation, Commerce extérieur septembre 1965.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 6 2001-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
CONT

An export buying agent is a representative of the foreign buyer or importer who is located in the country of export. The agent offers services in response to the buyer's request, such as identifying potential sellers and negotiating prices. He or she may also review samples and inspect the goods prior to export. The agent is typically compensated by a commission. This is similar to a resident buyer; however, the resident buyer is an employee of the foreign buyer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Financial Institutions
DEF

These organisations provide three basic services : 1. They will act as a principal and buy goods from a UK manufacturer and sell them abroad, thereby relieving the UK seller of international risks. 2. Act as an agent for a UK manufacturer. The export house obtains orders, then when goods are produced pays the seller and obtains reimbursement from the buyer. This can be non-recourse finance for the seller. 3. Act as a confirming house, that is the company confirms orders received from a buyer for whom he acts as an agent. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

OBS

A purely British institution which guaranteed payment of exported goods at the beginning of the 19th century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Institutions financières

Spanish

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