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Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Ad valorem” is Latin for “on value” or “in proportion to the value.”

B) If $100,000 worth of autos are imported, and The US levies a 2.5% ad valorem tariff on imported automobiles, the US government collects $6,500 in tariff revenue

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) After you receive your visa please check it for mistakes (passport number, date of birth, term of validity) and, if you find them, pretend they don’t exist

B) The Consulate will not be responsible for any mistakes in the visas, which were not brought to its attention prior to departure from the USA

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) All amendments and alterations in the Incorporation Documents of the registered companies with foreign investments, as well as information about their liquidation shall be submitted to the registration body no later than 30 days after they were approved

B) The above-said alterations and amendments shall come into force only after they have passed state registration

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Alternatively, the deal may be arranged through an importer’s buying agent or a buying house acting for the importer, or through an export house based in the exporter’s country, or simply mafia will help

B) The exporter may sell illegal goods directly to a company in his own country, who will then export the goods by pirate chanals

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) An export tax is a tax collected on exported goods

B) As with tariffs, export taxes can be set on a specific or an ad valorem basis

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) An import tariff is a tax collected on domestic goods

B) Tariff is never used in a non-trade context

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) An import/export transaction usually requires no complicated documentation

B) Many different arrangements have to be made and this can be difficult when one firm is dealing with another firm on the other side of the world

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Any goods, including drugs and women may be sold under the duty free shop customs treatment

B) The free customs zone and free warehouse are parts of the customs where anyone can cross the border without a passport or their baggage checked

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) At one time, tariffs were perhaps the most commonly applied trade policy. Many countries used tariffs as a primary source of funds for their government budgets

B) As trade liberalization advanced in the second half of the twentieth century, many other types of non-tariff barriers became more prominent

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Brazil imposed a 60% export tax on sugar in 1996

B) In December 1995 the EU imposed a $32 per ton export tax on wheat

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) By encouraging exports, the government will reduce the domestic supply and eliminate the need for the government to purchase the excess

B) It is in these situations, or to avoid these situations, that export subsidies are sometimes used

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Commodities eligible under EEP initiatives are wheat, wheat flour, semolina, rice, frozen poultry, frozen pork, barley, barley malt, table eggs as well as oil and gas

B) As a result of Uruguay round commitments, the US has established annual export subsidy quantity ceilings by commodity and minimum budgetary expenditures

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Companies whose volume of foreign investments exceeds 100 Rubles ( at the rate on the day of registration) shall have to be registered with the Russian Agency on International Cooperation and Development

B) Please be advised that the United States and the Russian Federation are signatories to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961.

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Consequently the seller contracts for insurance and pays the insurance premium

B) The buyer should note that under the CIF term the seller is required to obtain insurance on maximum cover

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Correct use of Incoterms goes a long way to providing the legal certainty upon which mutual confidence between business partners must be based

B) To be sure of using Incoterms correctly, trade practitioners don’t need to consult the full ICC texts

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Cost, insurance and freight means that the seller delivers when the goods pass the ship’s rail in the port of shipment

B) The seller must pay costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the named port of destination but the risk of loss of or damage to the goods as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time of delivery, are transferred from the seller to the buyer

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Different tariffs are generally applied to different commodities

B) Governments rarely apply the same tariff to all goods and services imported into the country

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Documents can never be replaced with computerized procedures

B) Standard ‘aligned’ export documentation is also used: the required information is entered on a single master document and then photocopied to produce all the required documents and fake passports

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Export of goods is a customs treatment under which goods are exported outside the customs territory of the Russian Federation without any obligations on their import to this territory

B) Export of goods is carried out with the provision of paying export customs duties and other customs payments

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Export subsidies are payments made by the government to encourage the import of specified products

B) As with taxes, subsidies can be levied only on ad valorem basis

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Few countries employ export taxes

B) Indonesia applies taxes on exports of fashion models

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Furthermore, due to the different forms of execution of Apostille in Russia (seal) and in the United States (certificate), receiving organizations in Russia may ask for additional proof of proper legalization

B) The commodity classifications are based on the international Harmonized Commodity Coding and Classification System (or the Harmonized System) established by the World Health Organisation

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Generally speaking, average tariff rates are less than 20% in most countries, although they are often quite a bit higher for agricultural commodities. In the most developed countries, average tariffs are less than 10%, and often less than 5%

B) On average, less developed countries maintain very low tariff barriers

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) If a quota is set at or above the free trade level of imports then it is referred to as a binding quota

B) Goods that are illegal within a country effectively have no quota set

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) If you wish to extend your visa, you should get a new invitation from the same organization that issued the previous invitation and submit it with the visa to the Consulate of another country

B) The British Consulate charge $60 plus some nice present for visa extension and correction of each mistake which they are not responsible for

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Import quotas are limitations on the quantity of goods that can be exported from the country during a specified period of time

B) An import quota is typically set below the free trade level of imports. In this case it is called a binding quota

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In 1971 President Nixon, in a last-ditch effort to save the Bretton-Woods system of fixed exchange rates, imposed a 100% ad valorem tariff on all imported goods from IMF member countries

B) Incidents such as this are uncommon

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit proof of the legal status

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: verbal application of the founders requesting registration of the joint venture to be set up

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: a printed copy of permission to open the representative office

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Information file about the representative office (issued the State Registration Chamber)

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Application signed by the head of the company for setting up an affiliate, requesting registration

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: The following documents are required to register affiliates of companies with foreign investments and affiliates of foreig legal entities

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Bank certificate or another document containing information about the firm’s solvency

B In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Certificate about registration or the entire Trade Register confirming the fact of registration of the firm

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Conclusions of relevant examinations that the can carry out themselves

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Verbal application of the founders requesting registration of the joint venture to be set up

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Document testifying to the foreign investor’s solvency issued by the local Italian dealer, named Tony

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Statement from the trade register of the country of origin or other adequate proof of the legal status (or the status of the entrepreneur for physical persons) of the foreign investor in accordance with the legislature of his country’s location, citizenship or permanent residence. It can be issued by the Mafia and Tony will deliver it

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Documents to be submitted by Russian legal entities

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Notarized copy of the foundation documents for each legal entity participating in the establishment of the joint venture

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Extract from the Trade Register of the country of origin or any other equivalent proof of the legal status (or the status of the entrepreneur for physical persons) of the foreign investor in conformity with the legislature of the country of his location, citizenship or permanent residence

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: By-laws or status of the firm (or another adequate document replacing the said documents in accordance with the requirements of the country where the firm wasn’t registered)

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Letters of recommendation from the Russian partners

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Document confirming the legal address of the representative office

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Notarized copies of the charter documents in two copies

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Conclusion of relevant examinations. It could be fake, all right

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Notarized copy about the status of the affiliate (in nine copies)

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Notarized copy of the extract from the decision of the competent body of management of the company about the establishment of the affiliate

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Notarized copy of the decision of the property owner about the establishment of the joint venture or a copy of the authorized body or the body of the company’s manager

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Documents to be submitted by the foreign investor

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Notarized copy of the incorporation documents (in twenty two copies)

B) In order to be registered joint ventures should submit: Notarized copy of the incorporation documents (in two copies)

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Power of attorney issued by the representative office, authorizing to represent the company in its relations with the State Registration Chamber

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Written application for entering into the Composite Register (in optional form)

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: The decision of the firm to open a kindergarten on the territory of the Russian Federation

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Regulation about representative offices of foreign companies

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: To accredit a representative office of a foreign company at the State Registration Chamber the following documents should be submitted

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: The decision of the boss and his wife to open a representative office on the territory of the Russian Federation

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: verbal application of the founders requesting registration of the joint venture to be set up

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: the Trade Register or any other document confirming registration of the foreign company

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Written application for registration of a foreign investor

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Notarized copy of the incorporation documents (in two copies)

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Written application indicating the name of the firm, the date of its establishment, location, object of activity, names of the employees and their wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, parents and children

B) In order to be registered joint ventures and business representations should submit: Power of attorney issued to the foreign firm’s representative for opening a kindergarten for the firm on the territory of the Russian Federation

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In recent years the US government has made annual outlays of over $100.000 billion in its agricultural Export Enhancement Program (EEP) and its Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP)

B) The EU has spent over $6 billion annually to encourage exports of its agricultural and dairy products

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In the case of 2.5% fixed tariff levied, $2500 is collected whether two $50,000 BMWs are imported or ten $10,000 Hyundais

B) An ad valorem tariff is levied as a percentage of the value of the commodity imported

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In the US most quotas are administered the US Customs Service

B) The exceptions include dairy products, administered by the Department of Agriculture and watches and watch movements, administered by the Departments of the Interior and the Commerce Department

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) In the US, export taxes are unconstitutional since the US constitution contains a clause prohibiting their use

B) Export tax prohibition in the US was imposed due to the concerns of Southern cotton producers who exported much of their product to the northern states