Carriersnet Proposes Anti-Terrorist International Cargo System To EU.Business Editors Topical topical /top·i·cal/ (top´i-k'l) pertaining to a particular area, as a topical antiinfective applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied. top·i·cal adj. News: War On Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act DEARBORN Dearborn, city (1990 pop. 89,286), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the River Rouge, adjoining Detroit; settled 1795, consolidated with the city of Fordson in 1928, inc. as a city 1929. , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003 Tense times in the Middle East have increased the sense of urgency at Carriersnet Group, Inc., the Dearborn-based international e-logistics network company. Carriersnet representatives met with European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community officials last week in Brussels to discuss the company's commercially patented system that also safeguards U.S.- bound cargo against terrorist tampering tampering The adulteration of a thing. See Drug tampering. . "Now that the threat of war has become the reality of war, the possibility of terrorist tampering with commercial cargo has increased. It is more important than ever that the E.U. and the U.S. resolve their disagreements over international cargo security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security ," said Carriersnet Chairman Capt. H. Salloum. Carriersnet presented its strategy to Jean Trestour, head of maritime security for the European Union and Christian Dupont, who is drafting E.U. rules for cargo security to be submitted to the E.C. later this week. Salloum welcomed Tuesday's announcement that E.U. countries had given the E.C. a mandate to negotiate port security arrangements for all E.U. ports with the U.S. and that the Commission had agreed to drop legal action against E.U. countries that had previously agreed to allow U.S. customs inspections at their ports. "This compromise, reached just days before the war, opens the door to a more comprehensive system, such as the Carriersnet system, that can eliminate the unfair trade advantages the E.U. was concerned about, and ensure businesses that they will not be unduly harmed by additional security measures imposed by governments," Salloum said. "As with earlier meetings with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, E.U. officials now appreciate that a more holistic approach holistic approach A term used in alternative health for a philosophical approach to health care, in which the entire Pt is evaluated and treated. See Alternative medicine, Holistic medicine. to cargo security is needed to help place the U.S. and E.U. on common ground." The meeting with E.U. officials took place in Brussels, Belgium. |
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