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TARIFF SPECIALIZATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prohibitive tariff
1, record 1, English, prohibitive%20tariff
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A system of prohibitive tariffs puts a society inefficiently inside the consumption - possibility frontier that would be available if the efficiencies of international exchange and division of labor were utilized. 1, record 1, English, - prohibitive%20tariff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An ill-designed prohibitive tariff, far from helping the protected factor of production, will instead reduce its real wage by making imports expensive and by making the whole world less productive through eliminating the efficiency inherent in the best pattern of specialization and division of labor. 1, record 1, English, - prohibitive%20tariff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tarif prohibitif
1, record 1, French, tarif%20prohibitif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tarif douanier prohibitif 1, record 1, French, tarif%20douanier%20prohibitif
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tarifa prohibitiva
1, record 1, Spanish, tarifa%20prohibitiva
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tariff specialization
1, record 2, English, tariff%20specialization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spécialisation tarifaire
1, record 2, French, sp%C3%A9cialisation%20tarifaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A pour but d'individualiser un bien au point de vue douanier afin de lui appliquer un régime particulier; la spécialisation est dite «différentielle» si son objet est de surimposer un produit, "préférentielle" dans le cas inverse. 2, record 2, French, - sp%C3%A9cialisation%20tarifaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aduana e impuestos internos
- Comercio exterior
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- especialización tarifaria
1, record 2, Spanish, especializaci%C3%B3n%20tarifaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- especialización arancelaria 2, record 2, Spanish, especializaci%C3%B3n%20arancelaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Individualización de un producto en la nomenclatura aduanera. 1, record 2, Spanish, - especializaci%C3%B3n%20tarifaria
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tiene por objeto individualizar un bien desde el punto de vista aduanero para aplicarle un régimen especial. 2, record 2, Spanish, - especializaci%C3%B3n%20tarifaria
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