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SAFE HARBOUR PRINCIPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- safe harbor rule
1, record 1, English, safe%20harbor%20rule
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- safe harbour principe 2, record 1, English, safe%20harbour%20principe
correct
- safe-harbour rule 3, record 1, English, safe%2Dharbour%20rule
correct
- safe haven rule 4, record 1, English, safe%20haven%20rule
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A provision in a law or regulation that protects those who have met certain requirements from possible legal actions by not allowing others to challenge the consequences or making it difficult for others to do so by shifting the burden of proof to them. 1, record 1, English, - safe%20harbor%20rule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Americans are offering to endorse a "safe harbour" principle whereby companies within the safe harbour undertake to apply standards of privacy protection equivalent to those in the European Union. In return, they will be allowed to collect data unimpeded. 2, record 1, English, - safe%20harbor%20rule
Record 1, Key term(s)
- safe harbor
- safe-harbor
- safe harbour
- safe-harbour
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- règle refuge
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20refuge
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- règle libératoire 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20lib%C3%A9ratoire
correct, feminine noun
- règle d'exonération 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20d%27exon%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Règles refuge :] Règles que l'on a suggéré d'adopter en vue d'atténuer la responsabilité civile ou professionnelle du comptable dans la mesure où ce dernier s'est conformé à certaines exigences. Ainsi il a été proposé qu'une responsabilité légale ne soit attribuée au professionnel comptable que si le requérant peut démontrer clairement qu'un examen normal des comptes aurait permis de découvrir qu'ils avaient été mal établis. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20refuge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En Belgique, le réviseur d'entreprises se voit interdire par la loi toute clause contractuelle diminuant sa responsabilité. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20refuge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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