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AGREEMENT PRESHIPMENT INSPECTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
- Foreign Trade
- Customs and Excise
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
1, record 1, English, Agreement%20on%20Preshipment%20Inspection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Agreement on PSI 2, record 1, English, Agreement%20on%20PSI
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ... provides an additional tool for developing countries to deal with over or under valuation or fraud and applies to preshipment inspections carried out under contract by individual firms or companies on behalf of an importing member country. The objective is to facilitate international trade through the use of transparent and consistent rules. It limits the activities of such firms to the verification of quality, quantity, price of the imported goods, or the customs classification of the goods to be exported. 3, record 1, English, - Agreement%20on%20Preshipment%20Inspection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection; Agreement on PSI: a World Trade Organization agreement. 4, record 1, English, - Agreement%20on%20Preshipment%20Inspection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
- Commerce extérieur
- Douanes et accise
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Accord sur l'inspection avant expédition
1, record 1, French, Accord%20sur%20l%27inspection%20avant%20exp%C3%A9dition
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Accord sur l'inspection avant expédition [...] fournit un outil de plus aux pays en développement pour se protéger contre la surévaluation ou la sous-évaluation ou contre la fraude, et il s'applique aux inspections avant expédition effectuées à contrat par des entreprises au nom du pays membre importateur. L'objectif visé est de faciliter le commerce international par l'application de règles transparentes et cohérentes. Il limite les activités de ces entreprises à la vérification de la qualité, de la quantité et du prix des biens importés ou de la classification douanière des biens à exporter. 2, record 1, French, - Accord%20sur%20l%27inspection%20avant%20exp%C3%A9dition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Accord sur l'inspection avant expédition : accord de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce. 3, record 1, French, - Accord%20sur%20l%27inspection%20avant%20exp%C3%A9dition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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