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World Trade Organization
Industry: Government
Number of terms: 7177
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.
The EU’s comprehensive system of production targets and marketing mechanisms designed to manage agricultural trade within the EU and with the rest of the world.
Industry:Economy
The Caribbean Community and Common Market, comprising 15 countries.
Industry:Economy
When an exporting country uses part of the following year’s quota during the current year.
Industry:Economy
When an exporting country utilizes the previous year’s unutilized quota.
Industry:Economy
Getting around commitments in the WTO such as commitments to limit agricultural export subsidies. Includes: avoiding quotas and other restrictions by altering the country of origin of a product; measures taken by exporters to evade anti-dumping or countervailing duties.
Industry:Economy
FAO/WHO commission that deals with international standards on food safety.
Industry:Economy
Having an office, branch, or subsidiary in a foreign country.
Industry:Economy
For patents: when the authorities license companies or individuals other than the patent owner to use the rights of the patent — to make, use, sell or import a product under patent (i.e. a patented product or a product made by a patented process) — without the permission of the patent owner. Allowed under the WTO’s TRIPS (intellectual property) Agreement provided certain procedures and conditions are fulfilled.
Industry:Economy
a system of small and large, informal and formal meetings handled by the chairperson, who is at the Center. The outer circle is the formal meeting of the full membership, where decisions are taken and statements are recorded in official minutes or notes. Inside, the circles represent informal meetings of the full membership or smaller groups of members, down to bilateral consultations with the chair. Members accept the process so long as they all have input and information is shared.
Industry:Economy
Unauthorized representation of a registered trademark carried on goods identical or similar to goods for which the trademark is registered, with a view to deceiving the purchaser into believing that he/she is buying the original goods.
Industry:Economy