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service sector [3 records]

Record 1 2010-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
  • Production (Economics)
DEF

[The] set of economic activities related to the provision of services.

OBS

It includes banking, insurance, commerce, transport, communications, tourism, and all sorts of consultancies.

OBS

service industry; tertiary sector: terms and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
  • Production (Économie)
DEF

Secteur des activités économiques comprenant notamment le commerce, les transports, les services (les activités financières et d'assurance, etc.).

OBS

secteur tertiaire : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía
  • Producción (Economía)
DEF

Conjunto de actividades económicas relacionadas con la producción de servicios. Abarca la banca, los seguros, el comercio, el transporte, las comunicaciones, el turismo, y todo tipo de asesorías.

OBS

Se está empezando a usar el término sector cuaternario para englobar los servicios relacionados con los conocimientos, el ocio y el tiempo libre, como espectáculos y turismo.

OBS

sector terciario: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2004-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

First, there are the general GATS [General Agreement on Trade and Services] obligations, disciplines and other provisions which apply to all Members and to all service sectors. These cover, for example, most-favoured-nation (MFN) treatment, transparency and dispute settlement.

OBS

Terminology found in the 1999 Federal Budget.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Premièrement, on trouve les obligations, mesures de discipline et autres dispositions générales de l'AGCS [Accord général sur le commerce des services] qui s'appliquent à tous les membres et à tous les secteurs de service. Cette catégorie vise, par exemple, le traitement de la nation la plus favorisée (NPF), la transparence et le règlement des différends.

OBS

Terminologie extraite du Budget 1999.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 3 1984-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

The horizontal sector containing the main beam of the antenna radiation and including the direction required for service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Secteur horizontal contenant le faisceau principal de l'antenne et comprenant la direction requise pour l'exploitation.

Spanish

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