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CLAUSE DROITS ACQUIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
- Collective Agreements and Bargaining
- Parliamentary Language
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acquired rights clause
1, record 1, English, acquired%20rights%20clause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- legacy clause 2, record 1, English, legacy%20clause
correct
- grandfather clause 3, record 1, English, grandfather%20clause
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an exemption that allows persons or entities to continue with activities or operations that were approved before the implementation of new rules, regulations, or laws. 2, record 1, English, - acquired%20rights%20clause
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The origin of the term "grandfather clause" refers to statutes put in place after the Civil War by seven Southern states in an attempt to block African Americans from voting, while exempting white voters from taking literacy tests and paying poll taxes required to vote. In the statutes, white voters whose grandfathers had voted before the end of the Civil War were exempt from taking the tests and paying the taxes under the legacy clause. 2, record 1, English, - acquired%20rights%20clause
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
- Conventions collectives et négociations
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clause de droits acquis
1, record 1, French, clause%20de%20droits%20acquis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clause de maintien des droits acquis 2, record 1, French, clause%20de%20maintien%20des%20droits%20acquis
correct, feminine noun
- clause du maintien des avantages acquis 3, record 1, French, clause%20du%20maintien%20des%20avantages%20acquis
correct, feminine noun
- clause grand-père 4, record 1, French, clause%20grand%2Dp%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disposition permettant à une catégorie donnée de personnes de ne pas être assujetties à une nouvelle loi ou à un nouveau règlement en raison des droits dont jouissaient ces personnes avant que cette loi ou ce règlement n'entre en vigueur. 5, record 1, French, - clause%20de%20droits%20acquis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces dispositions se rencontrent dans les lois instaurant les ordres professionnels, dans les conventions collectives et, parfois, dans les règlements. 4, record 1, French, - clause%20de%20droits%20acquis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Leyes y documentos jurídicos
- Convenios colectivos y negociaciones
- Lenguaje parlamentario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cláusula de derechos adquiridos
1, record 1, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20de%20derechos%20adquiridos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cláusula que protege la prerrogativa de una persona o colectividad de tal modo que no sea afectada por una nueva ley. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cl%C3%A1usula%20de%20derechos%20adquiridos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-09-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- grandfather clause
1, record 2, English, grandfather%20clause
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- grandfathering clause 2, record 2, English, grandfathering%20clause
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A GATT provision that allowed the original contracting parties to accept general GATT obligations despite the fact that some existing domestic legislation was otherwise inconsistent with GATT provisions. 3, record 2, English, - grandfather%20clause
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- clause d'antériorité
1, record 2, French, clause%20d%27ant%C3%A9riorit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- clause de droits acquis 2, record 2, French, clause%20de%20droits%20acquis
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disposition du GATT qui permettait aux Parties contractantes fondatrices d'accepter les obligations générales du GATT malgré le fait que certaines lois nationales alors en vigueur allaient par ailleurs à l'encontre de certaines dispositions du GATT. 3, record 2, French, - clause%20d%27ant%C3%A9riorit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cláusula de derechos adquiridos
1, record 2, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20de%20derechos%20adquiridos
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- cláusula de exención por derechos adquiridos 1, record 2, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20de%20exenci%C3%B3n%20por%20derechos%20adquiridos
correct, feminine noun
- cláusula de precedencia 1, record 2, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20de%20precedencia
correct, feminine noun
- cláusula de ruptura con el pasado 2, record 2, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20de%20ruptura%20con%20el%20pasado
feminine noun
- cláusula del abuelo 1, record 2, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20del%20abuelo
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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