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RETORSION [1 record]

Record 1 2025-04-29

English

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

Action taken by a country to restrain imports from another country that has increased a tariff or imposed other measures adversely affecting its exports.

OBS

retaliatory measure: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • retaliatory measures
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French

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

Mesure prise par un pays pour limiter les importations en provenance d'un pays qui a relevé un droit ou imposé d'autres mesures ayant un effet négatif sur ses exportations.

OBS

mesure de rétorsion : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • mesures de rétorsion

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
DEF

Política económica de sanciones que, por razones de tipo político, se aplican entre sí las naciones, consistente en no comprar ni vender a un país determinado y efectuar actos de verdadera agresión comercial.

Key term(s)
  • medidas de retorsión
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