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GENERAL AVERAGE RULES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Maritime Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- customs of the sea
1, record 1, English, customs%20of%20the%20sea
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- maritime customs 2, record 1, English, maritime%20customs
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
General average is governed by conventional maritime rules and customs at the place and time of concluding the contract. 2, record 1, English, - customs%20of%20the%20sea
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
customs of the sea; maritime customs: terms usually used in plural in this context. 3, record 1, English, - customs%20of%20the%20sea
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sea customs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usages maritimes
1, record 1, French, usages%20maritimes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dispositions relatives aux avaries communes sont celles admises par les règles et les usages maritimes conventionnels [...] 2, record 1, French, - usages%20maritimes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
usages maritimes : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 3, record 1, French, - usages%20maritimes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- York-Antwerp Rules
1, record 2, English, York%2DAntwerp%20Rules
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A code of rules relating to General Average, Agreed upon by British and foreign merchants, bankers, underwriters, and others interested in the shipping business as a result of meetings first held in York and subsequently in Antwerp, their object being to establish a uniform system for adjusting all questions relating to General Average. 1, record 2, English, - York%2DAntwerp%20Rules
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- règles d'York et d'Anvers
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A8gles%20d%27York%20et%20d%27Anvers
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Foreign Trade
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Havana Charter
1, record 3, English, Havana%20Charter
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Havana Charter was the charter of the defunct International Trade Organization(ITO). It was signed by 53 countries on March 24, 1948. It allowed for international cooperation and rules against anti-competitive business practices. The charter ultimately failed because the Congress of the United States rejected it. Elements of it would later become part of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT). The charter, proposed by John Maynard Keynes, was to establish the ITO and a financial institution called the International Clearing Union(ICU), and an international currency; the bancor. The Havana Charter institutions were to stabilize trade by encouraging nations to "net zero", with trade surplus and trade deficit both discouraged. This negative feedback was to be accomplished by allowing nations overdraft equal to half the average value of the country's trade over the preceding five years, with interest charged on both surplus and deficit. 2, record 3, English, - Havana%20Charter
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Commerce extérieur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Charte de La Havane
1, record 3, French, Charte%20de%20La%20Havane
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Charte de La Havane a été négociée au sortir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Cette charte prévoyait la création d'une Organisation internationale du commerce (OIC) totalement intégrée à l'ONU. C'est donc plus qu'un accord puisqu'il se serait révélé à travers une véritable organisation. Cette charte est signée le 24 mars 1948 mais elle n'est pas ratifiée par le congrès américain (changement de majorité entre temps). Néanmoins les négociations continuent en particulier sur ce qui avait été prévu par la charte de La Havane en voulant appliquer provisoirement le GATT (accords général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce). Le GATT avait été signé en 1947, et prévoyait, en attendant la validation de la charte de La Havane, d'être appliqué. Cette charte abandonnée sera remplacée par la création de l'OMC (Organisation mondiale du commerce). 2, record 3, French, - Charte%20de%20La%20Havane
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de monografías
- Comercio exterior
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Carta de La Habana
1, record 3, Spanish, Carta%20de%20La%20Habana
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Documento firmado por 53 estados en 1948 con el fin de constituir la Organización Internacional de Comercio (OIC). Esta organización no ha llegado nunca a funcionar aunque una parte del acuerdo se recogió en el GATT. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Carta%20de%20La%20Habana
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Carta de La Habana: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 3, Spanish, - Carta%20de%20La%20Habana
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-03-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Maritime Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- general average rules
1, record 4, English, general%20average%20rules
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... for general average rules to come into play the ship must be in actual danger, and it does not matter if the master is mistaken about the real source of danger... 1, record 4, English, - general%20average%20rules
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit maritime
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- règles d'avarie commune
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A8gles%20d%27avarie%20commune
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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