meeting or supplied to meet (API specification)

English translation: Meeting the API spec. or supplied as a component for something that does so

05:58 Jul 29, 2014

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / Turbular Goods

English term or phrase: meeting or supplied to meet (API specification)

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to the provisions of section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, has conducted an inquiry to determine whether the dumping and subsidizing of oil country tubular goods made of carbon or alloy steel, welded or seamless, heat-treated or not heat-treated, regardless of end finish, having an outside diameter from 2 ? inches to 13 ? inches (60.3 mm to 339.7 mm),
meeting or supplied to meet American Petroleum Institute specification 5CT or equivalent standard, in all grades, excluding drill pipe...

I am unsure about "supplied to meet". Does that mean that the products are supplied kind of unfinished (and not yet meeting the specifications) and then processed further to meet the requirements?

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Selected answer:Meeting the API spec. or supplied as a component for something that does so

Explanation:
That's how I read it.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-07-29 08:41:09 GMT)
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I understand the second part as meaning that X is supplied as a component for Y that will enable Y to meet the API spec.

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B D Finch
France
Local time: 04:40

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4 +1

the suppliers claim to meet the specifications

Shera Lyn Parpia

3 +2

Meeting the API spec. or supplied as a component for something that does so

B D Finch

to conform to API specification

Wilsonn Perez Reyes

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46 mins confidence:

meeting or supplied to meet (api specification) to conform to API specification

Explanation:
...supplied according to API specification,
...supplied to satisfy API specification.

Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
Local time: 20:40
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

meeting or supplied to meet (api specification) the suppliers claim to meet the specifications

Explanation:
I don't think it's a question of unfinished projects, just of opinion whether th eproducts actually are what they claim to be.

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 04:40
Native speaker of:

English

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

meeting or supplied to meet (api specification)

Meeting the API spec. or supplied as a component for something that does so

B D Finch
France
Local time: 04:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you very much

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