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REFERENCE PERIOD [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Working Practices and Conditions
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reference period
1, record 1, English, reference%20period
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A five-year period beginning with 1992 and with every fifth year thereafter. 1, record 1, English, - reference%20period
Record 1, Key term(s)
- period of reference
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régimes et conditions de travail
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- période de référence
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chaque période de cinq ans à compter de 1992. 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Law
- Climate Change
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- baseline reference period
1, record 2, English, baseline%20reference%20period
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- reference period 2, record 2, English, reference%20period
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the context of commitments for limitation action, normally refers to the time span over which the data used as the standard for assessing future performance in meeting such commitments is measured. 2, record 2, English, - baseline%20reference%20period
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The time period should be long enough to remove possibly large inter-annual variabilities of inventories, preferably two or three years. 3, record 2, English, - baseline%20reference%20period
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Économie environnementale
- Droit environnemental
- Changements climatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- période de référence
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période pendant laquelle les inventaires d'émissions seront utilisés comme base de comparaison pour évaluer la performance ultérieure d'un pays en ce qui a trait à ses engagements de réglementer, contrôler ou de réduire ses émissions selon l'échéancier auquel il aura souscrit dans une convention internationale. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En raison de la variabilité annuelle et régionale des facteurs touchant les émissions annuelles de gaz à effet de serre, une période de référence devrait non seulement être la même pour tous les signataires de la convention, mais elle doit être de plus d'un an. Les fluctuations ci-dessus sont considérablement réduites lorsqu'elles sont établies en moyenne sur deux ans. 3, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La période de référence est généralement une année ou une moyenne d'années consécutives. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-04-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- base period
1, record 3, English, base%20period
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- reference period 1, record 3, English, reference%20period
correct
- benchmark period 1, record 3, English, benchmark%20period
correct
- standard period 2, record 3, English, standard%20period
correct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- période de base
1, record 3, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20base
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- période de référence 2, record 3, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-08-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
- Strength of Materials
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- reference period
1, record 4, English, reference%20period
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The principal representative value of an action is its "characteristic value". Insofar as this characteristic value can be fixed on statistical bases, it is chosen so as to correspond to a prescribed probability of not being exceeded on the unfavourable side during a "reference period" taking into account the intended life of the structure and the duration of the design situation. 1, record 4, English, - reference%20period
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term standardized by ISO. 2, record 4, English, - reference%20period
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- durée de référence
1, record 4, French, dur%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La valeur représentative principale d'une action est sa "valeur caractéristique". Dans la mesure où cette valeur caractéristique peut être fixée sur des bases statistiques, elle est choisie de manière à correspondre à une probabilité donnée de ne pas être dépassée du côté des valeurs les plus défavorables au cours d'une "durée de référence" tenant compte de la durée de vie escomptée de la structure et de la durée de la situation du projet. 1, record 4, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 4, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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