matières contrôlées
English translation: materials subject to inspection
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materials with controlled specifications Explanation: Actually, this is used with more technical products (some of them patented), which are checked against an index. |
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29 mins confidence:
especially as a basis product (or material) Explanation: matière contrôlées = controlled matter I think they're saying here that it can especially be sold in this form to the Italiens, who will transform it and use the Americans to sell the end-product... |
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regulated Explanation: Regulated/controlled (raw) material |
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59 mins confidence:
verified OR checked material Explanation: I think the sense here may be that there are some products that are being specifically checked (controlled) for specification, quality etc., and it is these that are singled out by the words in brackets. This should be clear from the your reading of what is supposed to happen in the "quelques mois.." |
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4 hrs confidence:
materials subject to inspection Explanation: is how i would translate it... |
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