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TARIFF PROVISION [6 records]

Record 1 2019-07-31

English

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

An increased tariff imposed by an importing country on an exporting country, the total of which is determined by a provision or clause in a trade agreement which permits the importing country to temporarily rescind a tariff concession in the event of an import surge.

CONT

Recently, Japan has negotiated some free trade agreements — there’s one with Australia, with Chile and with Mexico — and a fair amount of the increase has come from those countries, but they’re exempt from this snapback tariff because of the bilateral agreements they have with Japan ...

Key term(s)
  • snap back tariff

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Law
  • Trade
CONT

The NAFTA [North American Free Trade Agreement] provides a de minimis provision that allows goods entirely produced in the territory of one or more of the NAFTA territories to retain their eligibility for a preferential tariff treatment, when they contain only a small amount of non-originating materials that do not undergo the applicable change in tariff classification, as required by the specific rule of origin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Commerce

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho mercantil
  • Comercio
CONT

Cuando la MGA [medida global de ayuda] para un determinado producto o no referida a productos específicos es inferior al 5 por ciento del valor total de la producción, la cláusula de minimis exige que esa ayuda se incluya en el cálculo de la MGA total. Vale la pena destacar que las disposiciones de minimis se determinan en función de la producción total [...]

OBS

de minimis: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la locución "de minimis" se aplica [...] a lo que no tiene la suficiente importancia para que la ley le preste atención.

OBS

de minimis: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la locución latina "de minimis", propia del lenguaje jurídico, se escribe en letra cursiva y sin tilde en minimis.

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Record 3 2014-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications
DEF

Revenue earned for the provision of service and/or facilities beyond the point of interconnection in order to transit or terminate network traffic on behalf of another service provider, including transiting or termination provided pursuant to an interconnection tariff or agreement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Internet et télématique
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Revenu réalisé pour la prestation de services et/ou d'installations au-delà du point d'interconnexion afin de transporter ou de terminer le trafic réseau pour le compte d'un autre fournisseur de services, y compris la transmission ou la terminaison fournie par suite d'une entente de tarif d'interconnexion.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private International Law (Private Law)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A provision in a bilateral or multilateral commercial agreement permitting a signatory nation to suspend tariff or other concessions when imports cause or threaten to cause serious harm to the producers of competitive domestic goods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international privé (Droit privé)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Disposition d'un accord commercial bilatéral ou multilatéral autorisant une nation signataire à suspendre l'application d'un tarif ou d'autres concessions lorsque des importations causent ou menacent de causer un préjudice aux producteurs de produits nationaux concurrentiels.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho internacional privado (Derecho privado)
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Protección indispensable que se establece principalmente en los tratados internacionales, en virtud de la cual se permite la no aplicación íntegra del contenido del tratado, siempre que se justifique que de esa aplicación se derivarían perjuicios irreparables.

OBS

cláusula de salvaguardia: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 5 2005-07-20

English

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

A heading, subheading, or tariff item.

French

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

Position, sous-position ou numéro tarifaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 6 2004-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A provision inserted in a trade agreement that extends tariff concessions agreed to by the signatories to all nations participating in the reciprocal system.

CONT

The most-favored-nation clause avoids trade discrimination against third states by granting equal treatment to all.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Clause d'un traité commercial par laquelle les signataires s'engagent à s'accorder mutuellement toute réduction de tarif douanier qu'ils pourraient être amenés à octroyer à un pays tiers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Disposición estándar en los Estados Comerciales bajo la cual cada país signatario extiende al otro todas las concesiones hechas a terceros países. Es aquélla por la cual un país A, se compromete respecto a otro país B, a ofrecerle todas las ventajas que podría a continuación conceder a un tercer país. Esta cláusula suele ser frecuente en los Tratados.

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