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EC

The two-character ISO 3166 country code for ECUADOR.

EC

1. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the Republic of Ecuador. This is the code used in international transactions to and from Ecuadorian bank accounts.

2. ISO 3166-2 geocode for Ecuador. This is used as an international standard for shipping to Ecuador. Each province has its own code with the prefix "EC." For example, the code for the Province of Cotopaxi is ISO 3166-2:EC-X.

EC

see EUROPEAN UNION.

EC

(EUROPEAN COMMUNITY) see EUROPEAN UNION.
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The European Community is therefore a 'foreign state' for purposes of [section] 1332(a)(4) if it is an 'agency or instrumentality of a foreign state.
Where European community alleges private u.s. company's participation in international money laundering, second circuit finds that the European community is an organ and agency of a foreign state, and thus there is diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. section 1332
1) Treaty Establishing the European Community, opened for signature 7 February 1992, [1992] OJ C 224/6 (entered into force 1 November 1993) ('EC Treaty').
Commission of the European Communities v. Sweden (2009) (C-249/06) & Commission of the European Communities v. Austria (2009) (C-205/06)
approved cartels, restricts entry by outsiders, and ensures that the European Community "has become the perfect source for intrusive, picayune socialist legislation that national parliaments would be loath to pass for fear of public retribution.
Holllow threats
Although the EC's December 31, 1992, deadline has passed, European Community officials continue to address a number of the 282 White Paper directives on which the EC is based.
Opportunities & barriers
Gillet, is the European Community directive that says European Community-domiciled captives may issue policies anywhere within the Community.
Taking the lead in the new Europe
In December of 1985, the heads of state of the European Community member nations met to sign the Single European Act, which contained among its provisions language to commit the Community to follow the outline of the white paper, with the idea of removing the remaining barriers.
Job training in Europe: lessons from abroad
During the 1980s, and in particular the last few years, there has been significant restructuring of industry in the European Community, much of it long overdue.
Prospering in the European Community: state aids and financial reporting
Since the beginning of 1988, momentum toward completion of the internal market in the European Community has increased markedly.
Mutual recognition: integration of the financial sector in the European Community
Several measures for the implementation of the VWP reform fall under the responsibility of the European Community.
European Commission Recommends Negotiations for an Agreement with the United States of America on Certain Conditions for Access to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program
The EU Council gave its green light to the European Community becoming a party to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), on 27 November.
EC JOINS UN CONVENTION ON RIGHTS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
The legal practice in international law and European community law; a Spanish perspective.
The legal practice in international law and European community law; a Spanish perspective
Former Communist countries from Eastern Europe have joined the European Community, bringing the total to 25 nations, this is a marvellous achievement, peace and stability are now guaranteed, and any threat of war breaking out in Europe has now been finally removed.
Blair is right over the EU

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