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GENERAL PROPOSITION [4 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • International Relations
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A customs arrangement which makes it possible to transport goods sent from abroad through the territory of a State without paying customs duties.

CONT

This led Grotius to propose that the only charges which could be imposed on goods in transit were those relating to expenses, a proposition now embodied in Art. V of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade. Whenever transit rights have been granted, exemption from customs and guarantees against excessive charges have been features of the arrangement, and the Barcelona Convention on Freedom of Transit contains an elaborate formula expressive of this principle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Relations internationales
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Régime douanier qui permet de transporter sur le territoire d'un État, sans acquittement des droits de douane, des marchandises expédiées de l'étranger destinées à ressortir de l'État considéré.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Relaciones internacionales
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Régimen de aduanas que permite transportar a través del territorio de un Estado, sin pagar derechos arancelarios, mercancías expedidas en el extranjero y destinadas a salir nuevamente del Estado por el que transitan.

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Record 2 2017-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • Federal Laws and Legal Documents
DEF

A legal principle, of general application, sanctioned by the recognition of authorities, and usually expressed in the form of a maxim or logical proposition. Called a "rule", because in doubtful or unforeseen cases it is a guide or norm for their decision.

OBS

As opposed to the more abstract "rule of law" which subordinates everyone to the law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Lois et documents juridiques fédéraux
DEF

Norme juridiquement obligatoire [...], quels que soient sa source [...], son degré de généralité [...], sa portée [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Régimen jurídico
  • Leyes y documentos jurídicos federales
DEF

Regla o precepto que integra el Ordenamiento Jurídico, emanada de los órganos competentes del Estado o de una fuerza social (ej. la costumbre) y establecida con carácter general y coercitivo para regular la convivencia social.

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Record 3 2014-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Patents (Law)
CONT

As a general proposition, where the utility of an invention is to be established by demonstration, the factual basis that constitutes the demonstration must have existed at the filing date...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brevets d'invention (Droit)
CONT

En principe, lorsque l'utilité de l'invention doit être établie au moyen d'une démonstration, le fondement factuel qui constitue la démonstration doit avoir existé à la date du dépôt [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
DEF

A disinterested adviser.

OBS

In law, those who are interested in the general proposition of law involved in a case, but are not parties to the case, may seek to be heard by the court as friends of the court.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
DEF

Partie non mise en cause dans un procès, mais qui est autorisée par le tribunal à faire valoir des arguments de principe en faveur du demandeur ou du défendeur.

OBS

intervenant désintéressé : terme recommandé par le Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamento procesal
OBS

Persona que no siendo parte en un juicio, tiene interés en el resultado del mismo y formula en consecuencia, una presentación u opinión respecto de la materia objeto de tal juicio.

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