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GENERAL IMPORTS [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- customs entry
1, record 1, English, customs%20entry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- entry 2, record 1, English, entry
correct
- customs declaration 3, record 1, English, customs%20declaration
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The administrative processing associated with foreign merchandise that has landed in [the country] for consumption, warehousing, or other reasons ... [It] involves the submission to customs of documents that identify the owner of the goods, the type and character of the merchandise, value for duty purposes, and other relevant information upon which the customs authorities may rely in deciding whether the merchandise is permitted admission into the [country], which permits or licenses, if any, apply to the importation, and what rate of duty is to be assessed. 4, record 1, English, - customs%20entry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All imports must be entered within five working days of arrival at a U. S. [United States] port of entry, unless an extension of time is permitted by the district or area director of customs. Failure to make entry within the prescribed time period will cause the goods to fall into the condition of "general order" under which the unentered merchandise will be transported into a customs bonded warehouse; the goods will remain there, at the owner's expense, until entry is effected. 4, record 1, English, - customs%20entry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "customs clearance" and "customs release". 5, record 1, English, - customs%20entry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déclaration en douane
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9claration%20en%20douane
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acte par lequel une personne manifeste dans les formes et manières prescrites, la volonté d'assigner à une marchandise un régime douanier et de mettre fin à un tel régime. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20en%20douane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer avec «dédouanement», «mainlevée douanière» et «évaluation en douane». 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20en%20douane
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aduana e impuestos internos
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- declaración de mercancías
1, record 1, Spanish, declaraci%C3%B3n%20de%20mercanc%C3%ADas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Declaración que debe realizarse del modo prescrito por la aduana, mediante la cual las personas interesadas indican qué régimen aduanero pretenden aplicar a las mercancías y suministran los detalles informativos que la aduana requiere para la aplicación del régimen elegido. 1, record 1, Spanish, - declaraci%C3%B3n%20de%20mercanc%C3%ADas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compárese con "despacho aduanero", "retiro de mercancías", "liberación de mercancías", "aforo de mercancías". 2, record 1, Spanish, - declaraci%C3%B3n%20de%20mercanc%C3%ADas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Efectuar una declaración de aduanas de mercancías. 3, record 1, Spanish, - declaraci%C3%B3n%20de%20mercanc%C3%ADas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sogo shosha
1, record 2, English, sogo%20shosha
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Japanese general trading company; imports and exports merchandise. 1, record 2, English, - sogo%20shosha
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grande maison de commerce
1, record 2, French, grande%20maison%20de%20commerce
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- société de négoce 1, record 2, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20n%C3%A9goce
feminine noun
- sogo shosha 1, record 2, French, sogo%20shosha
feminine noun, invariable
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-02-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Notions
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Trade
- Textile Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dry goods
1, record 3, English, dry%20goods
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and notions as distinguished from hardware, jewelry, groceries, and wet goods. 2, record 3, English, - dry%20goods
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Bahamas imports foodstuffs, clothing, dry goods, motor vehicles, building supplies, hardware and general merchandise of every description. 3, record 3, English, - dry%20goods
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dry goods: Term sometimes used in the singular (dry good). 2, record 3, English, - dry%20goods
Record 3, Key term(s)
- dry good
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mercerie
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Commerce
- Industries du textile
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tissus et articles de mercerie
1, record 3, French, tissus%20et%20articles%20de%20mercerie
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mercerie 2, record 3, French, mercerie
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- nouveautés 3, record 3, French, nouveaut%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
- marchandises sèches 4, record 3, French, marchandises%20s%C3%A8ches
avoid, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Bahamas importent des produits alimentaires, des vêtements, de la mercerie et des nouveautés, des véhicules motorisés, du matériel pour la construction, du matériel informatique et des marchandises diverses. 5, record 3, French, - tissus%20et%20articles%20de%20mercerie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mercerie : Ensemble de marchandises destinées à la couture, aux travaux d'aiguille. Articles de mercerie : aiguilles, fils, boutons, rubans, fermetures éclair, dentelles, broderies, etc. 6, record 3, French, - tissus%20et%20articles%20de%20mercerie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
marchandises sèches : Ce terme est déconseillé dans ce sens. Il est par contre utilisé dans le domaine du transport (marchandises en colis ou constituées de produits solides, par opposition aux cargaisons liquides). 6, record 3, French, - tissus%20et%20articles%20de%20mercerie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
tissus et articles de mercerie; nouveautés; marchandises sèches : Termes employés au pluriel dans ce contexte. 6, record 3, French, - tissus%20et%20articles%20de%20mercerie
Record 3, Key term(s)
- article de mercerie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-07-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Laws and Regulations
- Foreign Trade
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Article XXVIII 1, record 4, English, Article%20XXVIII
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Article XXVIII refers to the Article of the General Agreement which deals with the procedure to be followed when a contracting party intends to modify its Schedule. In broad terms, Article XXVIII stipulates that a contracting party can withdraw or modify a concession in its GATT Schedule after negotiation and agreement with any contracting party with which the concession was originally negotiated and any contracting party which is recognized to have a principal or a substantial supplying interest with a view to offering compensation. Notifications of changes in GATT Schedules should include a list of items to be modified or withdrawn, accompanied by statistics of imports of the products involved, by country of origin, for the last three years for which statistics are available. If specific, mixed or compound duties are affected, both values and quantities should be provided, if possible. 1, record 4, English, - Article%20XXVIII
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements
- Commerce extérieur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- article XXVIII
1, record 4, French, article%20XXVIII
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Article de l'Accord général qui énonce la procédure à suivre lorsqu'une partie contractante veut modifier sa liste. Toute partie contractante pourra modifier ou retirer une concession reprise dans la liste correspondante annexée à l'Accord général, après une négociation et un accord avec toute partie contractante avec laquelle cette concession aurait été négociée primitivement ainsi qu'avec toute autre partie contractante dont l'intérêt comme principal fournisseur serait reconnu par les PARTIES CONTRACTANTES et sous réserve qu'elle ait consulté toute autre partie contractante dont l'intérêt substantiel dans cette concession serait reconnu par les PARTIES CONTRACTANTES. La notification des modifications apportées aux listes doit comprendre la liste des produits pour lesquels les concessions doivent être modifiées ou retirées, accompagnée des statistiques d'importation de ces produits, par pays d'origine, pour les trois dernières années pour lesquelles ces statistiques sont disponibles. Si des droits spécifiques, mixtes ou composites sont modifiés, il convient d'indiquer, dans la mesure du possible, les valeurs et les quantités correspondantes. 1, record 4, French, - article%20XXVIII
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Guide de l'utilisateur de la base de données intégrées de l'OMC - Glossaire (IDB/URM/2). 1, record 4, French, - article%20XXVIII
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-09-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
- Foreign Trade
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Safeguard provisions
1, record 5, English, Safeguard%20provisions
correct, international
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT). The safeguard provisions clarify the rules governing the use of a measure a country may take to protect a specific domestic industry from an unforeseen increase in imports of a product that is causing, or likely to cause, serious injury to its domestic industry. Permitted safeguard measures under GATT include the right to impose temporarily a restrictive trade measure on imports that cause, or threaten to cause, serious injury to a domestic industry. To discourage frivolous actions, however, the country imposing the safeguard measure may have to compensate its trading partners for lost trade. The agreement ensures that all countries will use comparable rules and procedures when taking safeguard actions. In the aggregate, a safeguard measure cannot exceed eight years, and must be progressively liberalized during its lifetime. 1, record 5, English, - Safeguard%20provisions
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Les clauses de sauvegarde
1, record 5, French, Les%20clauses%20de%20sauvegarde
correct, international
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce (GATT). Ces clauses précisent les règles régissant les mesures qu'un pays peut prendre pour protéger un secteur d'activité national donné contre une augmentation imprévue des importations d'un produit qui cause ou est susceptible de causer un préjudice grave à ce secteur. Les mesures de sauvegarde permises en vertu du GATT comprennent le droit d'adopter temporairement des mesures commerciales restrictives dans le cas des importations qui causent ou qui risquent de causer un préjudice grave à un secteur d'activité. Cependant, pour décourager les actions frivoles, le pays adoptant des mesures de sauvegarde pourrait devoir dédommager ses partenaires commerciaux pour leurs pertes. L'accord garantit que tous les pays appliqueront des règles et des procédures comparables lorsqu'ils prendront de telles mesures. Dans son ensemble, une mesure de sauvegarde totalise au plus huit ans et doit être progressivement allégée pendant son application. 1, record 5, French, - Les%20clauses%20de%20sauvegarde
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1980-01-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Cost of Living
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- general living standard
1, record 6, English, general%20living%20standard
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is simply not the case that our general living standard can be raised by protecting every domestic industry threatened by cheaper imports. 1, record 6, English, - general%20living%20standard
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Coût de la vie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- niveau de vie général 1, record 6, French, niveau%20de%20vie%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1976-12-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- general trade
1, record 7, English, general%20trade
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"General trade"; general imports are the combined total of imports directly for domestic consumption and imports into bonded warehouse of free zone. 1, record 7, English, - general%20trade
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- commerce général 1, record 7, French, commerce%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ainsi dans le cas du commerce général, on ne différencie pas à l'entrée les marchandises destinées à la consommation intérieure de celles qui ne le sont pas; par sortie on assimile aux réexportations les marchandises réexportées sans avoir subi de transformations. 1, record 7, French, - commerce%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Economic Fluctuations
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- recessionary conditions 1, record 8, English, recessionary%20conditions
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The recessionary conditions in most member countries in 1971 slowed the growth of imports slightly more than that of exports while the terms of trade also moved in favour of the industrialized countries as a result of a general weakening in commodity prices. 1, record 8, English, - recessionary%20conditions
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Fluctuations économiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- conjoncture de récession
1, record 8, French, conjoncture%20de%20r%C3%A9cession
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si l'on considère l'ensemble des échanges entre la zone de l'O.C.D.E. et les autres pays (essentiellement les pays en voie de développement), on observe que la conjoncture de récession qu'a connue la [...] 1, record 8, French, - conjoncture%20de%20r%C3%A9cession
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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