Abbreviations

Results for area 11.3 State supervision of freight transport

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audit
definition

methodical examination/verification/evaluation of the information associated with items in a cargo and other relevant data

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audit; auditing
definition

review of a party’s capacity to meet, or continue to meet, the initial and ongoing approval agreements as a service provider

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auditor
definition

person or organization approved as an auditor by an approval authority

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customs
definition

government organization that deals with the levying of duties and taxes on imported goods from foreign countries and the control over the export and import of goods

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certification
definition

formal affirmation that an applicant has satisfied all the requirements for appointment as a service provider

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jurisdiction regulator; regulator
definition

agent of the jurisdiction appointed to regulate and manage TARV within the domain of the jurisdiction

NOTE 1 to entry This may or may not be the approval authority (regulatory).

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appoint; appointment; appointed
definition

assign officially to take responsibility for a role

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jurisdiction
definition

government, road or traffic authority which owns the regulatory applications

EXAMPLE Country, state, city council, road authority, government department (customs, treasury, transport), etc.

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certificate of approval
definition

written agreement made between an approval authority and a service provider

NOTE An approval authority approval agreement recognizes the fact that a service provider, having satisfied the ‘approval authority’s’ requirements for appointment as a service provider, is appointed in that capacity, and sets out the legal obligations of the parties with respect to the on-going role of the service provider.

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inspection service provider
definition

person who does counting and status checking against cargo when cargos are loaded to or unloaded from transport means

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approval
definition

formal affirmation that an applicant has satisfied all the requirements for appointment as an application service provider or that an application service delivers the required service levels

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approval authority
definition

regulatory organization (usually independent) which conducts approval and ongoing audit for service providers on behalf of a jurisdiction

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authority
definition

statutory body existing within a jurisdiction and a specific area of responsibility that administers legislation to regulate trade and/or monitors compliance with existing legislation

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applicant
definition

party which has applied for approval as a service provider

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approval agreement
definition

organisation (usually independent) which conducts approval and ongoing audit for service providers on behalf of a jurisdiction

NOTE 1 to entry An approval authority (regulatory) approval agreement recognizes the fact that a service provider, having satisfied the approval authority’s requirements for appointment as a service provider, is appointed in that capacity and sets out the legal obligations of the parties with respect to the ongoing role of the service provider.

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exception report
definition

report that is generated according to the condition(s) in an application, and forwarded to a jurisdiction by a service provider

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