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GRAVAMEN VARIABLE IMPORTACION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Foreign Trade
- Agricultural Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- variable import levy
1, record 1, English, variable%20import%20levy
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... sugar producers are supported by a sugar regime which is administered as part of [a] common agricultural policy ... This regime guarantees sugar producers in the member countries a price for sugar [that] is higher than the world price. The [domestic] market is shielded from the fluctuations of prices in the international market through a system of variable import levies ... The variable import levies are used to prevent lower-priced imports from entering the market. 2, record 1, English, - variable%20import%20levy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
variable import levy: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - variable%20import%20levy
Record 1, Key term(s)
- variable import levies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Commerce extérieur
- Économie agricole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prélèvement variable à l'importation
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20variable%20%C3%A0%20l%27importation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les producteurs de sucre sont soutenus par un régime du sucre qui s'inscrit dans [une] politique agricole commune [...] Ce régime garantit aux producteurs de sucre des pays membres un prix qui est supérieur au prix mondial. Le marché [domestique] est protégé contre les fluctuations de prix sur le marché international par un système de prélèvements variables à l'importation [...] Les prélèvements variables à l'importation empêchent les importations à faible prix d'entrer sur le marché. 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20variable%20%C3%A0%20l%27importation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prélèvement variable à l'importation : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20variable%20%C3%A0%20l%27importation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- prélèvements variables à l'importation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aduana e impuestos internos
- Comercio exterior
- Economía agrícola
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gravamen variable a la importación
1, record 1, Spanish, gravamen%20variable%20a%20la%20importaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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