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TAUX DOUANIER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ceiling binding
1, record 1, English, ceiling%20binding
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the practice in the WTO [World Trade Organization] of binding all, or large sections, of a tariff at a specified maximum level, often with a comfortable cushion above the applied tariff rates. 2, record 1, English, - ceiling%20binding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bindings are normally the result of negotiations. 3, record 1, English, - ceiling%20binding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ceiling binding: designation usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - ceiling%20binding
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ceiling bindings
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- consolidation à des taux plafonds
1, record 1, French, consolidation%20%C3%A0%20des%20taux%20plafonds
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- consolidation à un taux plafond 2, record 1, French, consolidation%20%C3%A0%20un%20taux%20plafond
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le cadre de l'OMC [Organisation mondiale du commerce], pratique consistant à consolider à un niveau spécifié, souvent avec une marge confortable au-dessus du taux de droits appliqués, l'ensemble d’un tarif douanier ou de larges sections de celui-ci. 1, record 1, French, - consolidation%20%C3%A0%20des%20taux%20plafonds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les consolidations résultent normalement de négociations. 1, record 1, French, - consolidation%20%C3%A0%20des%20taux%20plafonds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
consolidation à des taux plafonds; consolidation à un taux plafond : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - consolidation%20%C3%A0%20des%20taux%20plafonds
Record 1, Key term(s)
- consolidations à des taux plafonds
- consolidations à un taux plafond
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-07-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Shipping and Delivery
- Customs and Excise
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heading description 1, record 2, English, heading%20description
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Customs tariffs contain tariff items to which duty rates are attached. To avoid the repetition of very long product descriptions, customs tariffs also contain heading descriptions covering several tariff items. Those headings are only textual and no duty rate is attached to them. 1, record 2, English, - heading%20description
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Expédition et livraison
- Douanes et accise
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- désignation des rubriques
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9signation%20des%20rubriques
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un tarif douanier donne une liste de positions tarifaires auxquelles sont associés des taux de droits. Pour éviter de répéter des désignations de produits qui peuvent être très longues, les positions tarifaires sont regroupées dans différentes rubriques. La désignation d’une rubrique est une information uniquement textuelle à laquelle aucun taux de droit n’ est associé. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9signation%20des%20rubriques
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Guide de l’utilisateur de la base de données intégrées de l’OMC [Organisation mondiale de la Santé] - Glossaire (IDB/URM/2). 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9signation%20des%20rubriques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-07-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Foreign Trade
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- high duties 1, record 3, English, high%20duties
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- high duty 1, record 3, English, high%20duty
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Within a customs tariff, high tariff rates can be defined as the top 10% or the top 20% of the rates. 1, record 3, English, - high%20duties
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Commerce extérieur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- droits élevés
1, record 3, French, droits%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9s
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- droit élevé 1, record 3, French, droit%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un tarif douanier, on considère comme élevés, par définition, les 10 ou 20 pour cent de taux les plus élevés. 1, record 3, French, - droits%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9s
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Guide de l’utilisateur de la base de données intégrées de l’OMC [Organisation mondiale du commerce] - Glossaire (IDB/URM/2). 1, record 3, French, - droits%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9s
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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