Abbreviations

Results for area 9.8 Documents

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registration certificate
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vehicle registration document (paper or smart card) issued by the registration authority for vehicles in which the vehicle and its owner or lessee are registered

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data group
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collection of closely related data attributes which together describe a distinct part of a transaction

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AVI/AEI attribute
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an attribute specifically defined for the AVI/AEI application

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bill of lading
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document which evidences a contract of the carriage and the taking over or loading of the goods by the carrier, and by which the carrier undertakes to deliver the goods against surrender of the document

NOTE A provision in the document that the goods are to be delivered to the order of a named person, or to order, or to bearer, constitutes such an undertaking. The document has the following functions: — a receipt for goods, signed by a duly authorised person on behalf of the carriers; — a document of title to the goods described therein; — evidence of the terms and conditions of carriage agreed upon between the two parties.

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manifest
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document which lists complete specifications of the goods loaded for transport to various destinations by a vessel or other means of transport

NOTE As a rule cargo manifests are drawn up by the agents in the ports of loading and are based upon the bills of lading. For shipping, a manifest represents a cumulating of bills of lading for official and administrative purposes.

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