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IMPORT RESTRICTION [16 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

An imposition on free trade, whether it is by taxation, quotas, licences, etc.

OBS

This may be imposed by a government that has a trade deficit or a shortage of foreign exchange, or a desire to restrict certain types of goods from entering the country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 2 2018-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 6 2018-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
Key term(s)
  • non-discriminatory import restriction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
Key term(s)
  • restriction non sélective a l'importation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
Key term(s)
  • restricción no discriminatoria a la importación
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Record 8 2004-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A legal obligation to deposit funds with the central bank or their agent, in order to obtain permission to import goods. This restriction was imposed in the 1950s, but is no longer operated in the U. K. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

dépôt à l'importation : OMC.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 9 1993-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Loi sur l'importation de la viande

Spanish

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Record 10 1993-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Loi sur l'importation de la viande

Spanish

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Record 11 1993-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Loi sur l'importation de la viande

Spanish

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Record 12 1993-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Loi sur l'importation de la viande

Spanish

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Record 13 1993-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Loi sur l'importation de la viande

Spanish

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Record 14 1993-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Meat Import Act

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Loi sur l'importation de la viande

Spanish

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Record 15 1980-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing
OBS

A good many export marketing campaigns have come to grief because those responsible have paid less attention to potential socio-cultural barriers to success than to more obvious factors such as import restriction or domestic competition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commercialisation
OBS

De nombreuses campagnes de marketing à l'export ont abouti à un échec parce que ceux qui étaient responsables ont fait moins attention aux obstacles socio-culturels qu'à des critères plus évidents tels que les restrictions douanières ou la concurrence intérieure.

Spanish

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Record 16 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques

Spanish

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