Their combined impact minimizes the positive spillover and multiplier effects inherent in tourism and undermines the financial capacity of developing countries and their ability to earmark necessary resources to maintain and upgrade basic infrastructure and quality standards in order to adapt in an adequate way to competitive conditions and international demand.

Developing countries seek access to global distribution channels for their goods and services as a means for their effective integration into the global economy.

Retailers are distributors selling to end consumers.

Most domestic distributors of branded products, such as cars, clothing and cosmetics, are commission agents of foreign distributors or manufacturers.

In distribution of tourism products, the role of wholesalers continues to be important, along with the emerging trend towards on line retailing of tourist packages.

The dispute arose out of a sales contract for agricultural products which provided for arbitration under the Rules of the Commodity Exchange for Central Germany.

Audiovisual services Certain business practices of distributors of audiovisual services give rise to concern about possible anti competitive behaviour, especially due to the vertical linkages between producers and distributors.

The court concluded therefore that the Italian company could not be held liable for breach of the part of the commercial collaboration contract pertaining to sales.

The GATS covers distribution services, defining them primarily as distribution of goods.

Tourism services The distribution of tourism services relies on different distribution channels.

SMEs often account for a large number of firms in distribution services, which at the same time provide employment opportunities for people with a low level of skills, as well as for women.

Liberalization of trade in the distribution market leads to the distribution sector assuming key roles in marketing, designing and branding, and power shifts away from manufacturers.

Emphasis will be placed on establishing lead agency roles, increasing the level of common contracting within the United Nations and outsourcing non essential commodities to United Nations agencies and selected distributors.

They are either broad line distributors, dealing with a wide range of products, or product specialized wholesalers.

The liberalization of the distribution sector in China has implied benefits for example, the development of different distribution formats, including specialty stores, the enhancement of local marketing and managerial capacity, and the possibility for domestic manufacturers to enter the international supply chain of foreign retailers (95 per cent of the products distributed by foreign retailers in China are locally sourced and foreign retailers export Chinese products abroad).

(c) commercial transaction means

The Court of Appeal found that the commercial collaboration contract pertained partly to sales and partly to representation, and that the part falling under sales law was governed by CISG since it had been concluded between a seller and a buyer based in Italy and France respectively, both States being parties to CISG (art.1(1)(a)).

This initiative is already under way through partnerships with commercial distributors and will be further expanded with the creation of a dedicated platform for the sale of United Nations publications, planned for early 2006.

50 companies signed up, 200 products came out, generated 100 million in sales.

After the necessary commercial contracts had been drawn up, ITT refused to allow its products to be sold to Acueducto Sur.

The regulatory framework in the distribution sector and, more specifically, in the retailing segment includes regulations relating to the operation of stores, building codes, pricing practices, shop opening hours, promotional activities, planning and zoning, single unit pricing, deceptive advertising, unfair contract law and consumer protection.

The gift shop at Headquarters is operated by a contractor who is required to provide the United Nations with a percentage of gross sales.

Some distributors have chosen to adopt labour and environmental standards for their suppliers.

Its key objectives included the establishment of a common system of practice for Australian chemical manufacturers, importers and distributors of scientific equipment and instrument suppliers.

Distribution services can be classified according to their position in the distribution chain, their business format, and also the products they supply.

The Court of Appeal considered the question of the possible liability of the Italian company for breach of contract regarding the part of the commercial collaboration contract pertaining to sales.

Some distribution markets have developed along vertical division lines, with specialized retailers and wholesalers around each product, for example in the brand name or automobile markets.

The distribution sector includes commission agents, wholesalers and retailers who act as enablers of trade.

Many service stations carry the brand of one of the oil majors (BP, Shell, Mobil, etc.) others carry the brand of secondary marketers, while still others carry the brand of a distributor and some carry their operators' own brand or no brand at all.

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Local committees on contracts to be abolished

The distribution of tourism information and products over the Internet is the main area where technological innovation has had the most profound impact on tourism enterprises (producers and distributors).

Successful suppliers of audiovisual products, however, including the United States and India, rely on distribution led and integrated approaches incorporating the production, distribution and exhibition of films.

Some products enter the market through wholesalers who in turn distribute the products to a variety of retailers, while in other cases the producer sells directly to the retailer.

(a) In the area of sales, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the United Nations Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods

31. The United Nations Postal Administration should develop an appropriate marketing strategy taking into account the possibility of increasing the share of dealer sales and the need to minimize the cost of sales.

The interface of GDS and the Internet has made it possible for small operators to circumvent intermediation and to trade directly with other operators at lower cost.

Its membership consists of growers, product marketing organizations and growers' cooperatives, food manufacturers and retailers.

The arbitral court distinguished between the sale of goods and the sale of rights and held that the CISG was not applicable since the contract at issue dealt with the sale of rights and thus did not fall within the ambit of the CISG (article 1(1)(a) CISG) .

(a) in the area of sales, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the United Nations Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods

As a result, contracts were awarded mostly to a restricted group of vendors.

A French seller, a jeans manufacturer, concluded a contract for the sale of a given quantity of goods with a buyer based in the United States of America.

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