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			Agent - 




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One that acts or has the authority to act for another; one who performs business or legal transactions for another.
Related Terms: Agent - advocacy | broker | brokerage | carrier | insurance |

Bridge Formula -

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A bridge protection formula used by federal and state governments to regulate the amount of weight that can be put on each of a vehicle's axles, and how far apart the axles (or groups of axles) must be to legally carry a given weight. Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
Related Terms: Bridge Formula - transportation | trucking |

Cassis de Dijon -

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A 1979 ruling (Rewe-Zentral AG v. Bundesmonopolverwaltung fr Branntwein) by the Court of Justice that where a product is manufactured and legally on sale in one Member State, another Member State cannot prohibit its import and sale, except on the grounds that it constitutes a risk to public health. Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
Related Terms: Cassis de Dijon - international | trade |

Citizenship -

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First defined beyond limited and specified individual, mainly economic, rights in the Treaty on European Union, but it remains unclear what citizenship is or involves. There is no reference to the duties of citizens, and because the European Union does not have a legal personality and because sovereignty still Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
Related Terms: Citizenship - international | trade |

Contract -

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An legally-binding agreement between two parties.
Related Terms: Contract - clause | terms of agreement |

GALENO 2000 -

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An GAM '92. Established in 1992 to promote cooperation between customs officials to combat illegal trade, especially in armaments, pornography and strategic goods. Acronym: GALENO 2000 Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
Related Terms: GALENO 2000 - international | trade |

Mutual Recognition -

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The principle in competition policy that where a product is legally manufactured and marketed in one Member State, it may be freely offered for sale in other Member States, irrespective of whether it complies with their own national legislation in that area. Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
Related Terms: Mutual Recognition - international | trade |


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