A commodity classification request is when a company exporting goods internationally from the United States asks the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to determine their products’ Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) under the Commerce Control List.
A common law lien is a lien that is created due to common law and does not depend on any statute or contract for its existence. Unless abolished by statute or judicial decision, common law liens generally have the force of law in each U.S. state.
Communications law is primarily related to the regulation of computer telecommunications, cable, internet, as well as radio and television broadcasting. The federal government has largely governed broadcasting because by its nature, broadcasting transcends state boundaries.
Community interest developments (CID) are common interest developments, a type of property development with multiple owners and a governing association. Each owner in CIDs has their own property with rights to the common area.
Community trusts are 501(c)(3) organizations designed to pool funds together to help fund projects in a community. These trusts can be used for a variety of needs such as scholarships, environmental projects, preservation, and affordable housing.
The compensation committee is a committee composed of a company’s board of directors in charge of reviewing and approving the compensation of a company’s officers.
The term competent is used in various legal contexts, including procedure, evidence, and employment. More generally, it refers to the ability to act in the circumstances, including the ability to perform a job or occupation, the capacity to reason, or to make decisions.
Under the Copyright Act, a compilation is a "work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting work as a whole constitutes an original work of authorship.
Complete Integration refers to a record of the full expression of two parties’ intent. An oral discussion or written document is a complete integration if it captures the full agreement between the parties on some subject matter.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), codified in 42 U.S.C. Chapter 103, is a large piece of legislation passed in 1980 that gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the ability to intervene in managing land contaminated with high levels of hazardous materials.
