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26.07.2013 07:38 |
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Six-mile exemption
1) In connection with VED, provision whereby exemption applies (on application) to vehicles which travel on the road between premises owned by person/firm in whose name they are registered but not exceeding six miles in week.
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26.07.2013 07:37 |
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SITL
1) Semaine Internationale du Transport et de la Logistique. Annual week-long transport and logistics conference and exhibition held, usually in March, at the Pare des Expositions, Paris-Nord Villepinte, France.
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26.07.2013 07:34 |
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Single European market
1) Comprises 15 EU member states (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Irish Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK) with no trade barriers between them.
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26.07.2013 07:33 |
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Sine die
1) Latin term used in shipping meaning 'with no appointed day' (ie indefinitely).
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26.07.2013 07:31 |
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Simplified record book
1) Record (ie log) book for use by drivers operating within British domestic driving hours' rules (ie when exempt from EC rules). Comprises weekly sheet with columns for daily entries.
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26.07.2013 07:29 |
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Sidewall marking
1) Markings on tyre sidewall (see above) to indicate (among other things) make/model, size, pressure and load/maximum speed capability (by indices), etc. Also each has individual number (see tyre company literature for full details).
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26.07.2013 07:38 |
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SITPRO
1) Simplification of International Trade Procedures. Committee set up in 1968 by National Economic Development Council to study and improve trade procedures, simplify documents, etc (eg as with SAD).
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26.07.2013 07:36 |
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SITC
1) Standard International Trade Classifications. Term relevant to export trade for the purposes of determining precise trade classifications for goods.
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26.07.2013 07:33 |
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Single European Act
1) Act of 1985 designed to implement the requirements of the Treaty of Rome and ratified by EC (now EU) member states who adopted measures 'with the aim of progressively establishing the internal market over a period expiring on 31 December 1992'.
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26.07.2013 07:32 |
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Simulation modelling
1) The process of determining a clear understanding of a project, the objectives to be achieved and the likely costs/results, in advance, by means of computer simulation.
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26.07.2013 07:30 |
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Silo
1) A large drum-like storage facility for liquid, powder or granular (ie free flowing) materials.
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26.07.2013 07:28 |
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Sidewall
1) Part of vehicle tyre forming wall between tread and wheel (see below).
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