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Record 1 2015-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

A professional builder or installer of landscapes.

CONT

The landscape contractor's work may include the building of pathways, roads, outdoor structures, walls, patios, fences, retaining walls, planters and other like items. The landscape contractor also prepares soil, installs plants, irrigation systems, lighting and associated items of work. He or she may employ subcontractors to assist with certain technical phases of his or her work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

[...] l'entrepreneur paysagiste a une activité agricole [...]Il fournit une main-d'œuvre visant à l'utilisation d'une production agricole [...] [Il] est également considéré comme commerçant [...] à partir du moment où le chef d'entreprise d'une manière habituelle achète des végétaux dans une pépinière pour les planter, achète des dalles dans une carrière pour les poser, achète aussi toute autre fourniture [...] Donc, il procède à des achats pour revente sans qu'il y ait production agricole au sens strict du mot (par exemple : achat de semences pour culture de production). En conclusion, l'entrepreneur paysagiste [...] de par ses activités et aussi des usages, bénéficie d'une double appartenance agricole et commerciale.

Spanish

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