A trade mandate is a restriction in which one country will only buy goods if a certain standard is met or conditions are followed. It grants special support to one country over another more than just a simple
trade preference
A trade preference is a preference by one country for buying goods from some other country more than from other countries. It grants special support to one country over another. It is the opposite of a trade prohibition.
For example, the Agreemen ...
. It functions in a similar way to a
trade prohibition, without actually formally being one.
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Trade preference
A trade preference is a preference by one country for buying goods from some other country more than from other countries. It grants special support to one country over another. It is the opposite of a trade prohibition.
For example, the Agreemen ...
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Trade prohibition
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Trade sanctions
Economic sanctions or embargoes are commercial and financial penalties applied by states or institutions against states, groups, or individuals. Economic sanctions are a form of coercion that attempts to get an actor to change its behavior throu ...
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National treatment
National treatment is a principle in international law. Utilized in many treaty regimes involving trade and intellectual property, it requires equal treatment of foreigners and locals. Under national treatment, a state that grants particular righ ...
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Most favored nation
In international economic relations and international politics, most favoured nation (MFN) is a status or level of treatment accorded by one state to another in international trade. The term means the country which is the recipient of this treatme ...
Commercial policy
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