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Community Transit
1) Customs system for dealing with the movement of goods between EU member states where Customs duty barriers no longer exist and where common tariffs are applied against non-EU goods. See also Customs union.
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Common carrier
1) Haulier who has not limited his liability against claims for loss or damage to goods by operating under the terms of ‘Conditions of Carriage’. See also Private carrier.
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Comitology
1) Euro-jargon for a committee comprising, for example, officials from member state governments, trade union representatives, technical people from relevant manufacturers plus representatives from trade associations, etc and chaired by an official of the European Commission (eg as with that currently dealing with the specification for digital tachographs).
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Combined transport
1) Transport system involving use of multiple modes (eg road/rail, road/water, road/sea, road/air). See also CTO.
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Combined mode
1) A term meaning intermodal freighting, particularly road-rail operations, where each mode is used to its best advantage to provide overall economy and efficiency for the whole journey.
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Combi
1) Abbreviated term used where a mode of transport carries both passengers and freight - eg in air transport.
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Common Transport Policy
1) One of the basic tenets of the Treaty of Rome was that member states (originally 6, now 15) would develop a ‘common transport policy’ to provide harmonization of legislation standards, etc across the Union.
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Commercial Motor
1) Leading UK weekly road transport journal, founded 1905.
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COMECON
1) Council for Mutual Economic Aid. Affiliation of countries in the erstwhile ‘Communist Bloc’ in central Europe which were committed to assist each other economically.
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Combined test
1) A combined driving test taken on a goods vehicle whereby the learner driver may gain both ordinary and large goods vehicle driving licences on passing the test. This facility is no longer available in the UK.
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Combination weight
1) The combined weight of a powered vehicle and a goods-carrying trailer (ie as in gross combination weight for articulated vehicles).
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Co-managed inventory (CMI)
1) Practice whereby the retailer and supplier are jointly responsible for setting and maintaining inventory levels.
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