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NEGATIVE COVENANT [4 records]

Record 1 2013-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Covenants may be classified according to several distinct principles of division ... affirmative or negative. The former being those in which the party binds himself to the existence of a present state of facts as represented or to the future performance of some act; while the latter are those in which the covenantor obliges himself not to do or perform some act. (Black, 5th, p. 327)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

covenant négatif : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Restrictive Practices (Law)
DEF

Agreement restricting the validity or scope of a contract. Normally this would be applied to geographic zones, types of commercial channel, or clients or products that are specified in the contract.

OBS

limiting clause: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
DEF

Disposition dans un contrat qui limite la période de validité des accords ou son contenu. Cette clause s'utilise pour certaines régions, réseaux de distribution, certains clients ou produits spécifiés dans le contrat.

OBS

clause restrictive : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
  • Prácticas restrictivas (Derecho)
DEF

En un contrato, disposición que limita la validez o el alcance de lo acordado. Normalmente se aplica a zonas geográficas, tipos de canal de comercialización o clientes y productos que se especifican en el propio contrato.

OBS

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

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Record 3 2003-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Loans
DEF

A clause in an agreement obligating a borrower not to do something.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Prêts et emprunts

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Préstamos
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Record 4 1996-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
Key term(s)
  • negative covenant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
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