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It is a freight transport equipment: - of a permanent nature and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use; - specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading; - fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of transport to another; - so designed as to be easy to fill and empty; - having a length of 20 feet or more.
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Glossary
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EU Policy
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Eurostat Transport Glossary on web

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