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FREE-TRADE AREA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Market Structure (Trade)
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free trade area
1, record 1, English, free%20trade%20area
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FTA 2, record 1, English, FTA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- free-trade area 3, record 1, English, free%2Dtrade%20area
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An association of two or more countries that agree to remove substantially all tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade with each other, each maintaining its own schedule of tariffs and customs measures vis-à-vis all other nations. 4, record 1, English, - free%20trade%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cooperation may take several forms; the following are the most important: formation of a free trade area or customs union to increase the scale of the internal market and simultaneously protect domestic producers against outside competitors... 4, record 1, English, - free%20trade%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de libre-échange
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20libre%2D%C3%A9change
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ZLE 2, record 1, French, ZLE
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Union de deux ou plusieurs pays qui acceptent d'éliminer toutes les barrières tarifaires et non tarifaires qui font obstacle à l'essentiel de leurs échanges, chacun maintenant en place son propre tarif douanier et ses mesures douanières pour ce qui est de toutes les autres nations. 3, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20libre%2D%C3%A9change
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- zona de libre comercio
1, record 1, Spanish, zona%20de%20libre%20comercio
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- zona de libre cambio 2, record 1, Spanish, zona%20de%20libre%20cambio
correct, feminine noun
- área de libre cambio 3, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1rea%20de%20libre%20cambio
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona establecida entre dos o más países eliminando los derechos de aduana para las mercancías procedentes de la zona afectada. 4, record 1, Spanish, - zona%20de%20libre%20comercio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Una Zona de Libre Comercio va más allá que un sistema preferente, que conserva los aranceles para proporcionar cuotas más favorables para sus miembros. Sin embargo, no va hasta donde llega una Unión Aduanera, que además de establecer una tasa de libre comercio, fija aranceles externos comunes, aplicables a todos sus miembros. En un acuerdo de Zona de Libre Comercio, los miembros son absolutamente libres para desarrollar sus políticas individuales de comercio con el resto del mundo. 3, record 1, Spanish, - zona%20de%20libre%20comercio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ante la comprobación del fracaso de la ALALC, los estados latinoamericanos participantes decidieron, en 1980, reemplazar la entidad por la Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI), que ya no pretende formar una zona de libre comercio, sino sólo un sistema regional preferencial... 5, record 1, Spanish, - zona%20de%20libre%20comercio
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