quota system

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A helpful program note by dramaturg Adrian Trujillo Centeno explains that the law eliminated “the national origins quota system that had favored Northern and Western Europeans since the 1920s.”

From Los Angeles Times

At least 25 percent of parliamentary seats must go to women, according to the quota system that also reserves nine seats for minorities.

From Barron's

Execution risks remain, as does uncertainty surrounding the U.S. tariff quota system, Deutsche adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

The EU says Brussels and Washington will work to cut that number and that they will be replaced by a quota system to come beyond 1 August.

From BBC

However, the EU Commission president has also suggested that Brussels and Washington remain in talks about a quota system, whereby EU steel exports under the quota would also be subject to a lower rate.

From BBC