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EMISSION PRIMAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primary issue
1, record 1, English, primary%20issue
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An issue of securities being offered in a primary distribution. 2, record 1, English, - primary%20issue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- émission initiale
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9mission%20initiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- émission primaire 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9mission%20primaire
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Émission de titres nouveaux par le moyen d'une opération de placement. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mission%20initiale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À comparer avec «secondary issue». 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mission%20initiale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-12-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- primary emission
1, record 2, English, primary%20emission
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These indirect effects [of automotive emissions] include the formation of photochemical oxidants from primary emissions of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides in the presence of sunlight and the formation of nitrates and nitric acid from emissions of nitrogen oxides. The end products all have known or suspected adverse effects on various receptors. 1, record 2, English, - primary%20emission
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- émission primaire
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9mission%20primaire
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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