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HAVANA CHARTER INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Havana Charter
1, record 1, English, Havana%20Charter
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - Havana%20Charter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Charte de La Havane
1, record 1, French, Charte%20de%20La%20Havane
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - Charte%20de%20La%20Havane
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de monografías
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Carta de La Habana
1, record 1, Spanish, Carta%20de%20La%20Habana
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
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Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - Carta%20de%20La%20Habana
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - Carta%20de%20La%20Habana
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Havana Charter for an International Trade Organization
1, record 2, English, Havana%20Charter%20for%20an%20International%20Trade%20Organization
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Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, Havana, 1947-48. Charter (1972). Information found in DOBIS 2, record 2, English, - Havana%20Charter%20for%20an%20International%20Trade%20Organization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Charte de La Havane instituant une Organisation internationale du commerce
1, record 2, French, Charte%20de%20La%20Havane%20instituant%20une%20Organisation%20internationale%20du%20commerce
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
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Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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