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TARIFA ESPECIAL TRANSPORTES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Goods
- Freight Service (Rail Transport)
- Pricing (Rail Transport)
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- commodity rate
1, record 1, English, commodity%20rate
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rate covering more or less regular shipments (the bulk of the business) and applicable for one particular commodity or item from one specific point or area to another. 2, record 1, English, - commodity%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some of these rates are designed to enable Canadian producers to meet competition in Canada from imported goods and to market Canadian goods as widely as possible within Canada as well as in foreign countries; as such, they are largely market competitive. Other commodity rates are published by the railways to meet competition from other modes of transportation; as such, they are carrier competitive and are used mainly for the transportation of manufactured goods. 2, record 1, English, - commodity%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
commodity rate: term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd. 2, record 1, English, - commodity%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport de marchandises
- Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
- Tarification (Transport par rail)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prix de concurrence
1, record 1, French, prix%20de%20concurrence
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 s'appliquant à des envois plus ou moins réguliers (la plus grande partie du trafic) et valables pour une marchandise particulière acheminée entre deux points donnés. 1, record 1, French, - prix%20de%20concurrence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains de ces prix ont pour but d'aider les producteurs canadiens à concurrencer les produits importés et à commercialiser les produits canadiens au Canada comme à l'étranger. D'autres prix de concurrence sont publiés par les chemins de fer pour concurrencer les autres modes de transport et s'appliquent notamment au transport de produits manufacturés. 1, record 1, French, - prix%20de%20concurrence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transporte de mercancías
- Servicio de carga (Transporte ferroviario)
- Tarificación (Transporte ferroviario)
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tarifa especial en transportes
1, record 1, Spanish, tarifa%20especial%20en%20transportes
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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