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FOREIGN COLLECTION [13 records]

Record 1 2026-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • Intelligence (Military)
OBS

The defence intelligence enterprise(DIE) plays a critical role in the collection and production of foreign intelligence.

OBS

The DIE consists of all defence intelligence programmes, administration and activities across the DND [Department of National Defence] and the CAF [Canadian Armed Forces], including all operations.

Key term(s)
  • defense intelligence enterprise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
OBS

L'ERD comprend tous les programmes, l'administration et les activités liés au renseignement de défense dans l'ensemble du MDN [ministère de la Défense nationale] et des FAC [Forces armées canadiennes], y compris toutes les opérations.

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

Collection experience. This section reflects the experience of EDC(Export Development Corporation) and other creditors in receiving payment. The experience of individual Canadian exporters with an individual buyer in the foreign country may not follow the general pattern; on an individual basis, the situation could be better or worse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Antécédents de recouvrement. Cette section indique si la SEE (Société pour l'Expansion des Exportations) et d'autres créanciers sont en général bien remboursés. Les exportateurs canadiens dans un pays donné n'auront pas nécessairement la même expérience en matière de recouvrement avec tous les acheteurs dans ce pays, celle-ci pouvant être meilleure ou pire selon l'acheteur en question.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 3 2025-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interplanetary Space Exploration
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
DEF

A phenomenon not readily identifiable to the observer.

CONT

UAP clearly pose a safety of flight issue and may pose a challenge to U. S. national security. Safety concerns primarily center on aviators contending with an increasingly cluttered air domain. UAP would also represent a national security challenge if they are foreign adversary collection platforms or provide evidence [that] a potential adversary has developed either a breakthrough or disruptive technology.

OBS

The terms "UFO" (unidentified flying object) and "UAP" (unidentified aerial phenomena) refer to the same concept but differ in scope and modern usage. ... The term "UAP" is broader, covering not just flying objects but also other phenomena, such as unusual atmospheric events, making it more inclusive and less speculative. ... while both terms describe unidentified aerial occurrences, "UAP" is considered a more neutral and scientific term, whereas "UFO" carries a historical association with extraterrestrial speculation.

OBS

unidentified aerial phenomenon; unidentified anomalous phenomenon; unexplained aerial phenomenon: The plural forms of the term "phenomenon" are "phenomena" and "phenomenons."

Key term(s)
  • unidentified aerial phenomena
  • unidentified aerial phenomenons
  • unidentified anomalous phenomena
  • unidentified anomalous phenomenons
  • unexplained aerial phenomena
  • unexplained aerial phenomenons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploration interplanétaire
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
OBS

En France, le Centre national d'études spatiales (Cnes) leur préfère d'ailleurs le nom de «PAN» (phénomène aérospatial non identifié), pour tenir compte de la variété des observations qui lui sont rapportées, qui ne renvoient pas toujours à des «objets» qui «volent» [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Exploración interplanetaria
  • Vigilancia, detección y reconocimiento (Militar)
CONT

La NASA [Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica y del Espacio] anunció recientemente que intentará explicar científicamente los "fenómenos aéreos no identificados" (UAPs, por sus siglas en inglés) ... Los UAPs hacen referencia a las observaciones de sucesos en el cielo que no pueden identificarse como [...] fenómenos naturales conocidos.

OBS

UAP: por sus siglas en inglés "unidentified aerial phenomena".

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Record 4 2025-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Environmental Economics
CONT

Nicaragua has legislation in place that allows the issuance of concessions and licences to local and foreign firms as well as natural persons to supply services. In practice, however, basic environmental services are supplied largely by public companies. The public sector in Nicaragua remains largely responsible for the provision of the majority of environmental services, particularly those associated with sewage, the treatment and disposal of wastewater, garbage collection and the monitoring of vehicle emissions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Économie environnementale
DEF

Activité humaine qui contribue à la protection de l'environnement ou à la restauration de son état s'il a été dégradé.

OBS

Un service environnemental peut par exemple être un dispositif d’épuration ou d’assainissement des eaux, la collecte et l’élimination de déchets. Il peut aussi contribuer à la réalisation d’un service écosystémique, comme la pollinisation ou la séquestration du carbone.

OBS

service environnemental : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 19 janvier 2025.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
OBS

Intelligence activity linking security intelligence and foreign intelligence collection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Activité de renseignement fusionnant la collecte du renseignement de sécurité et du renseignement étranger.

Spanish

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Record 6 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

The product resulting from the collection, processing, analysis, integration and interpretation of available information concerning foreign states, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, geography and social and cultural factors that contributes to the understanding of an actual or potential operating environment.

OBS

intelligence; INT; INTEL; Int.: term and abbreviations standardized by NATO.

OBS

intelligence; int: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces; term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

OBS

intelligence: term officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee (STC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
DEF

Produit de la recherche, du traitement, de l'analyse, de l'intégration et de l'interprétation des informations disponibles sur les États étrangers, les forces ou éléments hostiles ou susceptibles de l'être, la géographie et les facteurs sociaux et culturels qui contribue à la compréhension de l'environnement opérationnel réel ou potentiel.

OBS

renseignement; Rens. : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

renseignement; rens : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité (CTS); terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense.

OBS

renseignement : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inteligencia (militar)
DEF

El producto resultante de la elaboración de la información concerniente a naciones extranjeras, fuerzas o elementos hostiles o potencialmente hostiles, o zonas de operaciones actuales o potenciales.

OBS

El término se aplica también a la actividad que da lugar al producto y a las organizaciones involucradas en tal actividad.

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Record 7 2015-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Practice and Procedural Law
DEF

A sample that is collected with a view to prosecution (e.g., the toxicity results might be admissible in court).

CONT

A legal sample is considered to be representative of the material being sampled and must be free of contamination by foreign substances during or after sampling. The origin of the sample, time and method of collection must be identified, and the chain-of-custody clearly documented. Legal samples are transported in labeled containers with a seal, stored in a secure and locked place, and processed as soon as possible after collection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Droit judiciaire
DEF

Échantillon prélevé en vue de poursuites (en d'autres termes, les résultats de l'analyse toxicologique pourraient être recevables devant les tribunaux).

CONT

L'échantillon judiciaire est considéré comme représentatif de la matière échantillonnée et ne doit pas avoir été contaminée par des substances étrangères pendant l'échantillonnage ou par la suite. L'origine de l'échantillon, la date et l'heure du prélèvement ainsi que la méthode de prélèvement doivent être consignées, et il faut établir clairement la chaîne de conservation. L'échantillon judiciaire est transporté dans un récipient étiqueté et scellé, gardé dans un endroit sûr, sous clé, et traité le plus tôt possible après le prélèvement.

Spanish

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Record 8 2012-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Energy (Physics)
DEF

Intelligence derived from the collection and analysis of noninformation-bearing elements extracted from the electromagnetic energy unintentionally emanated by foreign devices, equipment, and systems, excluding those generated by the detonation of nuclear weapons.

CONT

Unintentional radiation intelligence (RINT) involves the integration and specialized application of MASINT [measurement and signature intelligence] collection, processing, and exploitation techniques against unintentional radiation sources that are incidental to the RF [radio frequency] propagation and operating characteristics of military and civil engines, power sources, weapons systems, electronic systems, machinery, equipment, or instruments. These techniques may be valuable in detecting, tracking, and monitoring a variety of activities of interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Énergie (Physique)

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Maritime Law
OBS

In 1964, Congress passed the Bartlett Act(Pub. L. No 88-308, 78 Stat. 194) which excluded foreign vessels from fishing within the United States’ territorial sea, defined as all ocean waters within three miles from the coast. Two years later, Congress passed the Contiguous Fisheries Zone Act(Pub. L. No. 89-658, 80 Stat. 908), which created a nine-mile contiguous zone extending out from the three-mile limit, from which foreign fishing vessels would be excluded. These acts and treaties failed to protect U. S. fisheries as they were intended to. The Bartlett Act provided no authority for federal management measures, limiting the federal government's role to data collection and law enforcement against foreign fishers. Other nations also found their fisheries to be suffering, as most treaties provided no means of enforcement against nations who had not chosen to enter into an agreement. As a result, several countries moved to extend the area of their marine jurisdiction. By 1975, of the parties involved in ongoing law-of-the-sea negotiations, sixty nations including the United States, favored a twelve-mile territorial sea and a two-hundred-mile resource conservation zone.

Key term(s)
  • Twelve Mile Fishery jurisdiction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Droit maritime
Key term(s)
  • Loi instituant une zone de pêche de 12 milles

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Farm Management and Policy
OBS

The functions of the International Affairs Directorate include liaison with world agricultural agencies, the collection and dissemination of international agricultural intelligence, and the development of technical assistance in foreign aid programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Gestion et politique agricole
OBS

Le rôle de la Direction des affaires internationales est d'assurer la liaison avec les organismes agricoles internationaux, de recueillir et de diffuser de l'information internationale sur l'agriculture et d'intégrer des projets d'assistance technique dans les programmes d'aide à l'étranger.

Spanish

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Record 11 1999-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
OBS

The United Nations Operations in Mazambique(ONUMOZ) was created in 1993 to monitor and verify cease-fire arrangements, the separation and concentration of forces, their demobilization, the collection, storage and destruction of weapons, the complete withdrawal of foreign forces, and the disbanding of private and irregular armed groups. ONUMOZ was also responsible for the authorization of security arrangements for vital infrastructures, the provision of security for UN and other international activities in support of the peace process, the monitoring of the entire electoral process and the coordination and monitoring of humanitarian assistance operations. Ceased to exist in 1995.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
OBS

Les Opérations des Nations Unies au Mozambique (ONUMOZ) avaient pour mandat de surveiller et vérifier l'application du cessez-le-feu; la séparation, le rassemblement et la démobilisation des forces; le rassemblement, l'entreposage et la destruction des armes; le retrait complet des forces étrangères ainsi que le démantèlement des groupes armés privés ou irréguliers. L'ONUMOZ était aussi chargée d'autoriser des arrangements de sécurité concernant les infrastructures essentielles et d'assurer la sécurité voulue pour l'action de l'ONU et autres organisations internationales visant à appuyer le processus de paix; de surveiller l'ensemble du processus électoral; et de coordonner et surveiller toutes les opérations d'aide humanitaire. La mission a débuté en 1993 pour se terminer en 1995.

Spanish

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Record 12 1987-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
CONT

The Canadian banking system consists of domestic and foreign banks that provide a wide variety of automated collection, disbursement, and cash control services. Corporate borrowing requirements are reduced due to automated branch-banking capabilities combined with a netted cash pooling arrangement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière

Spanish

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Record 13 1986-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
CONT

The essential ingredients of a recombinant DNA experiment are : 1. A DNA vehicle(vector, replicon) which can replicate in living cells after foreign DNA is inserted into it. 2. A DNA molecule to be replicated(passenger), or a collection of them. 3. A method of joining the passenger to the vehicle. 4. A means of introducing the joined DNA molecule into a host organism in which it can replicate(DNA transformation or transfection). 5. A means of screening or genetic selection for those cells that have replicated the desired recombinant molecule. This is necessary since transformation and transfection methods are inefficient, so that most members of the host cell population have no recombinant DNA replicating in them. This selection or screening for desired recombinants provides a route to recovery of the recombinant DNA of interest in pure form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Génétique
CONT

En créant expérimentalement des mutations par des rayons UV p. ex., on observe que le spectre d'action des longueurs d'ondes recouvre celui de l'ADN. Les transformations de l'ADN qui provoquent des mutations donnent des renseignements intéressants (sur] l'ordre linéaire des gènes des chromosomes.

Spanish

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