Although these may also be legitimately referred to as " pearls " by gemological labs and also under U. S. Federal Trade Commission rules, and are formed in the same way, most of them have no value, except as curiosities.

** Trade, the trading of something of economic value such as goods, services, information or money

One of the main arguments in A Discourse of Trade was that money did not have enough intrinsic value to justify a government's hoarding of it ; policies intended to help accumulate supposedly " valuable " commodities such as silver and gold were not appropriate, because the laws of supply and demand were the main determiner of their value.

Trade fair organisations e. g. find this concept an added value for their exhibitors because it gives them the opportunity of advanced planned meetings.

Next, the state was divided into two economic zones: the Free Trade Zone was open to entrepreneurs of any European nation, who were allowed to buy 10-and 15-year monopoly leases on anything of value: ivory from a particular district, or the rubber concession, for example.

The anti-globalization movement objects to the obvious disparity between the value assigned to life in developed nations versus developing nations — most particularly as reflected in World Bank, World Trade Organization ( WTO ), and International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) decisions.

There being no standards, imaginative approaches came to be so common that the US Federal Trade Commission intervened in the market and required all amplifier manufacturers to use an engineering based measure ( root-mean square ) in addition to any other value they might cite.

In the United States, domestic firms can file an antidumping petition under the regulations determined by the United States Department of Commerce, which determines " less than fair value " and the International Trade Commission, which determines " injury ".

Trade value estimates can be found at sites such as NADA, KBB, Edmunds, and Consumer Reports.

The official reason of the Leipzig Trade Fair for cancelling the traditional concerts was that, with the Symphonic Game Music Concerts they wanted to prove to politics and the economy that video games are objects of cultural value.

In May 2004, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor established the Gadish Committee to investigate reform in the Israel Land Administration ; the committee proposed an exchange of state-held land in the Galilee and the Negev for land of equal value held by the JNF in the center of the state.

Many financial reports will state Receivables Turnover defined as Net Credit Account Sales / Trade Receivables ; divide this value into the time period in days to get DSO.

E-minis are futures contracts traded primarily on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Globex electronic trading platform and on the New York Board of Trade, that represent a fraction of the value of normal futures contracts.

The second, an Essay on the Causes of the Decline of the Foreign Trade, consequently of the value of the lands in Britain, and on the means to restore both ( 1744 ), has been attributed to W. Richardson, but internal evidence is strongly in favor of Decker's authorship.

Trade paperbacks and graphic novels are the preferred format for circulating library collections, since these collections are focused on patron use and do not have a mission to preserve in original condition for retention or increase in value.

* Global Trade documents how global trade and investment policies impact informal workers, and promotes ethical and fair trade practices for homeworkers and small producer groups by building knowledge of their situation in select global value chains.

Since 2004, only chewing gum of therapeutic value is allowed into Singapore following the Singapore – United States Free Trade Agreement.

The center for the Live Food Fish Trade is located in Hong Kong -- the markets consumers contribute $ 400 million to the estimated $ 1 billion of the trades global value ( Seaweb ).

Of the three sectors of the municipality: Primary ( Agriculture, Livestock ), Secondary ( Industry ) and Tertiary ( Services and Trade ), the last produces 45 percent of the gross value of production ( GVP ).

With many Canadians at the time regularly crossing the border due to relaxed duties after the recently-concluded Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement and the Canadian dollar at 90 % of the value to its American counterpart, the new stores were in the right place at the right time and did even better business than expected.

And, after becoming the right-hand man of Enver Pasha, he is sent by the latter to pave the way for a new Turkish Empire embracing `` the union of all Turks throughout Central Asia from Adrianople to the Chinese oases on the Silk Trade Route ''.

With loud huzzahs for the artistic success of the Presbyterian-St. Luke's Fashion show still ringing in her ears, its director, Helen Tieken Geraghty ( Mrs. Maurice P. Geraghty ) is taking off tomorrow on a 56 day world trip which should earn her even greater acclaim as director of entertainment for next summer's International Trade fair.

Al Fike, an ex-schoolteacher from Colorado, is currently pursuing the three R's -- rhythm, reminiscence and repartee -- in a return class session at the Trade Winds Hotel.

Ara Vartanian, the chairman of the Armenian Trade and Industry Chamber, thinks that this measure is a far more objective indicator of the tourist influx into the country.

Armenia is a member of more than 40 different international organizations including the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Trade Organization and La Francophonie.

The African National Congress ( ANC ) is South Africa's governing political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions ( COSATU ) and the South African Communist Party ( SACP ), since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994.

The city is still a major center for textiles in Turkey and is home to the Bursa International Textiles and Trade Center ( Bursa Uluslararası Tekstil ve Ticaret Merkezi, or BUTTIM.

The Bahamas is a beneficiary of the U. S .- Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act ( CBTPA ), Canada's CARIBCAN program, and the European Union's Lome IV Agreement.

He is then responsible for appointing a Foreign Minister, Minister of Foreign Trade, and other ministers as appropriate.

In general they are loosely organized " in-house " unions, although the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions ( BFTU ) is consolidating its role as the sole national trade union centre in the country .< ref >

According to its Memorandum & Articles of Association, its objectives are :- “ To act as Nominee or agent or attorney either solely or jointly with others, for any person or persons, partnership, company, corporation, government, state, organisation, sovereign, province, authority, or public body, or any group or association of them ....” Bank of England Nominees Limited was granted an exemption by Edmund Dell, Secretary of State for Trade, from the disclosure requirements under Section 27 ( 9 ) of the Companies Act 1976, because, “ it was considered undesirable that the disclosure requirements should apply to certain categories of shareholders .” The Bank of England is also protected by its Royal Charter status, and the Official Secrets Act.

Chile is a strong proponent of pressing ahead on negotiations for a Free Trade Area of the Americas ( FTAA ) and is active in the WTO's Doha round of negotiations, principally through its membership in the G-20 and Cairns Group.

Costa Rica also is a member of the Cairns Group which is pursuing global agricultural trade liberalization in the World Trade Organization and helping to maintain the proper economy level in Costa Rica.

Trade is vital to the Cypriot economy — the island is not self-sufficient in food and until the recent offshore gas discoveries had few known natural resources — and the trade deficit continues to grow.

For the purpose of section 243 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations ( Consolidation ) Act 1992, a crime means an offence punishable on indictment, or an offence punishable on summary conviction, and for the commission of which the offender is liable under the statute making the offence punishable to be imprisoned either absolutely or at the discretion of the court as an alternative for some other punishment.

Membership in International Organizations: The major organizations in which Colombia is a member include: the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, Andean Pact, Caribbean Development Bank, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Group of 3, Group of 11, Group of 24, Group of 77, Inter-American Development Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Chamber of Commerce, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Criminal Police Organization, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Labour Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Maritime Satellite Organization, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), International Olympic Committee, International Organization for Migration, International Organization for Standardization, International Telecommunication Union, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Trade Union Confederation, Latin American Economic System, Latin American Integration Association, Latin Union, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of American States ( OAS ), Permanent Court of Arbitration, Rio Group, United Nations ( UN ), UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Universal Postal Union, World Confederation of Labour, World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Meteorological Organization, World Tourism Organization, and World Trade Organization.

It is a member of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

CITES ( the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention ) is a multilateral treaty, drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ).

Trade with Korea and Japan grew significantly, but China remained Chile's most important trading partner in Asia.

Use of modern refining techniques was especially important because the British Slave Trade Act 1807 abolished the slave trade in the British Empire ( but slavery itself remained legal until the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ).

Although the service sector has recently overtaken agriculture as the leading employer of Dominicans ( due principally to growth in tourism and Free Trade Zones ), agriculture remains the most important sector in terms of domestic consumption and is in second place ( behind mining ) in terms of export earnings.

An important aspect of the Dominican economy is the Free Trade Zone industry ( FTZ ), which made up U. S. $ 4. 55 billion in Dominican exports for 2006 ( 70 % of total exports ).

Dispute Resolution is an important requirement in International Trade: Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration and Legal Action.

As was observed after other disasters involving destruction and loss of life and their media depictions, such as those of the 2001 World Trade Center Attacks or Hurricane Katrina — and has been recently observed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it is also important not to pathologize the reactions to loss and displacement or disruption of governmental administration and services, but rather to validate these reactions, to support constructive problem-solving and reflection as to how one might improve the conditions of those affected.

India has also played an important and influential role in other international organizations like East Asia Summit, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), G8 + 5 and IBSA Dialogue Forum.

One of the most important economic centres in Galicia, Santiago is the seat for organisations like Association for Equal and Fair Trade Pangaea.

Among the most important are the Council of Economic Advisers ( 1946 ), the National Security Council and its staff ( 1947 ), the Office of the U. S. Trade Representative ( 1963 ), the Council on Environmental Quality ( 1970 ), the Office of Science and Technology Policy ( 1976 ), the Office of Administration ( 1977 ), and the Office of National Drug Control Policy ( 1989 ).

LINX provides its members with an important Regulatory and Public Affairs service, and liaises where appropriate with many third parties including the Internet Watch Foundation, Ofcom, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Information Commissioner, and other government departments in matters such as content regulation, telecoms regulation, privacy and data protection, e-mail spam, online fraud / phishing, law enforcement, counter-terrorism, and other regulatory matters in the UK and Europe affecting the Internet industry.

Irbit had once been an important Trade and Fair centre in Russia before the Revolution of 1917.

A large economic potential and the existence of important institutions like the Pomeranian Tax Office and the Pomeranian Chamber of Industry and Trade, helped Grudziądz become the economic capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in the interwar period.

" It is important to establish a relationship between the European exhibitions that I have mentioned and the Ponce Fair, as the Fair was meant as a showcase of the advancements of the day: Agriculture, Trade, Industry, and the Arts.

The Lords passed the Trade Disputes Act, the Workmens Compensation Act and the Eight Hours Act, but rejected the Education Bill of 1906 and the Licensing Bill of 1908, both of the latter being important measures in the eyes of Liberal nonconformist voters.

During the late 1980s the McAllen Foreign Trade Zone was an important general-purpose foreign trade zone.

The inaugural prize was awarded to Brenne Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH for the restoration of the former ADGB Trade Union School, an important Bauhaus structure in Bernau bei Berlin, Germany.

Dillon was important in securing presidential power for reciprocal tariff reductions under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

Trade ( via trade cards ) is the most important activity in Civilization.

Trade also became important, and some merchants had considerable power in politics, the most prominent of which was Lü Buwei, who rose to become Chancellor of Qin and was a key supporter of the eventual Qin Shihuang.

Trade paperbacks are often used to reprint several issues of a comic series in one volume, usually an important storyline or the entire series itself, and the name " trade paperback " has become synonymous with a collection of reprinted material.

During his tenure at this department MacEntee introduced the important Trade Union Act ( 1941 ).

Trade in the animal's fur, sourced from nearby Lake Orestiada, has traditionally been an important element of the city's economy.

Trade unions are one type of private society, and a special focus of this encyclical: " The most important of all are workingmen's unions, for these virtually include all the rest .... it were greatly to be desired that they should become more numerous and more efficient.

"... an important conference of Trade Unionists was held in Sydney to further the idea of one big union ... to get the Unionists formed into a one big union organization which, at any time, by the proclamation of a general strike, could stop all production and transport, and force from any government in office whatever concessions were demanded ...

Despite Joseph's reputation as a right-winger, Heath promoted him to Trade spokesman in 1967, where he had an important role in policy development.