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UPPER GATE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Market Structure (Trade)
- Market Prices
- Agricultural Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sluice-gate price
1, record 1, English, sluice%2Dgate%20price
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sluice gate price 2, record 1, English, sluice%20gate%20price
- gate price 3, record 1, English, gate%20price
correct
- sluice price 2, record 1, English, sluice%20price
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The minimum price at which pork, poultry, and eggs are permitted to enter the European Economic Community under the Common Agricultural Policy without imposition of a supplementary levy in addition to the basic variable levy. 1, record 1, English, - sluice%2Dgate%20price
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Before the Uruguay Round, when the domestic price for pork exceeded the upper price ban, the import gate price for pork would be lowered, and vice versa when the domestic price fell below the price ban. Today, as a result of the Uruguay Round, the gate price is no longer linked to the domestic price stabilization system. 3, record 1, English, - sluice%2Dgate%20price
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
- Prix (Commercialisation)
- Économie agricole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prix d'écluse
1, record 1, French, prix%20d%27%C3%A9cluse
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prix minimum d'importation à l'entrée des pays membres de la C.E.E. pour des productions agricoles (porc, œufs, volailles) en provenance des pays tiers. 2, record 1, French, - prix%20d%27%C3%A9cluse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
- Precios (Comercialización)
- Economía agrícola
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- precio de compuerta
1, record 1, Spanish, precio%20de%20compuerta
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-06-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- miter post
1, record 2, English, miter%20post
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the vertical member of the free edge of a miter gate. 1, record 2, English, - miter%20post
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miter gate : one of a pair of canal lock gates that swing out from the side walls and meet at an angle pointing toward the upper level. 1, record 2, English, - miter%20post
Record 2, Key term(s)
- mitre post
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poteau busqué 1, record 2, French, poteau%20busqu%C3%A9
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
portes busquées, portes dont les deux vantaux s'appuient l'un l'autre en formant un angle. 1, record 2, French, - poteau%20busqu%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- upper gate 1, record 3, English, upper%20gate
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- porte amont
1, record 3, French, porte%20amont
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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