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FOREIGN COUNTRY ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF [2 records]

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Record 1 1993-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Phraseology
CONT

... in relation to the government of a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, [agent means] a person empowered to perform a function or duty on behalf of the government of the foreign country or political subdivision, other than a function or duty in connection with the administration or management of the estate or property of a natural person. [Bank Act].

Key term(s)
  • empowered person

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Phraséologie
CONT

[...] à l'égard du gouvernement d'un pays étranger ou d'une de ses subdivisions politiques, [le mandataire est] la personne habilitée, pour le compte de ce gouvernement, à exercer des attributions non reliées à l'administration ou à la gestion de la succession ou des biens d'une personne physique. [Loi sur les banques].

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Phraseology
CONT

A bank shall not, without the approval in writing of the Superintendent, in any transaction or series of transactions with the same party during a period of twelve months, acquire or dispose of, directly or indirectly, assets, other than assets that are... debt obligations issued by the... government of a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or by any agency thereof, or by a prescribed international agency,.... [Bank Act].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Phraséologie
CONT

Il est interdit à la banque, sans l'autorisation écrite du surintendant, d'acquérir ou d'aliéner [...] des éléments d'actif dont la valeur excède dix pour cent de la valeur globale de son actif total; cette interdiction ne s'applique toutefois pas aux éléments d'actif constitués par : [...] des titres de créance émis par le gouvernement d'un pays étranger ou d'une de ses subdivisions politiques un organisme d'un tel gouvernement ou un organisme international prévu par règlement [...] [Loi sur les banques].

Spanish

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