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FUNDS COMMITMENT [10 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2013-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
  • Public Sector Budgeting
CONT

Please note that the Tasmanian Government wrote to [the] Minister... in 2008 requesting that the APTCH [A Place To Call Home] election commitment funds be directed towards a supported accommodation facility within the Hobart CDB [commuity development planning] to be run along common ground principles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Budget des collectivités publiques

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2008-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Software
  • Compartment - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
DEF

Master Card or AMEX specific funds commitment in Saturn(financial system).

OBS

Card Document: term used in Saturn (financial system).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Logiciels
  • Tiroir - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
DEF

Engagement de fonds pour MasterCard ou AMEX dans le système financier Saturne.

OBS

pièce carte : terme en usage dans le système financier Saturne.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
  • Government Contracts
DEF

Formal documentation, required by Section 25(1) of the Financial Administration Act, certifying that funds are available within an allotment for a proposed transaction involving the future disbursement of funds. Normally signed by a Financial Officer who has ready access to the necessary financial information and who has been delegated specific authority to sign commitment certificates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
  • Marchés publics
CONT

On peut consulter l'attestation d'engagement, les critères et les autres renseignements sur le Programme de contrats fédéraux pour l'équité en matière d'emploi dans le Guide des clauses et conditions uniformisées d'achat (CCUA), dans la section 2, de même que dans le tableau d'affichage électronique du système MERX.

OBS

«certificate of commitment» et «attestation d'engagement» sont tirés du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor/Marchés.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
DEF

Could appraise and select projects for reducing emissions according to their cost-effectiveness and coordinate the funding of these projects. The net reduction in emissions resulting from any specific project should be credited to the country that contributes to the funding of the project and deducted from its national commitment. The clearing house would choose from a portfolio of potential projects, thereby facilitating a more efficient matching of projects and funds than a system of bilateral exchanges.

CONT

The Conference of the Parties, at its first meeting, shall determine how to establish a clearing-house mechanism to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation.

Key term(s)
  • clearing house mechanism
  • clearing house

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Organismes et associations (Admin.)
CONT

La Conférence des Parties [...] détermine comment créer un centre d'échange pour encourager et faciliter la coopération technique et scientifique.

Key term(s)
  • banque d'écoprojets

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Organismos y asociaciones (Admón.)
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Record 5 2000-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Operating Systems (Software)
OBS

You use the manual funds reservation(manual commitment) to enter costs which you expect to incur, but where you do not yet know what activity(purchase order, material reservation etc.) will actually cause them. You can thus reserve parts of the budget in advance to meet these costs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
OBS

On utilise la réservation manuelle de moyens financiers (engagement manuel) pour entrer des coûts qu'on prévoit engager, mais dont on ne connaît pas encore l'activité (commande, réservation d'articles) qui les engendrera effectivement. On peut donc réserver des parties du budget à l'avance pour couvrir ces coûts.

Spanish

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Record 6 1994-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Real Estate
DEF

A commitment to repay a loan with proceeds from another loan. The term is frequently used in real estate projects where a financial institution provides short term construction financing and a commitment is obtained from another financial institution to provide mortgage funds on completion of the building.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immobilier
OBS

désintéresser : Rendre (qqn) étranger à une affaire en l'indemnisant ou en lui payant ce qui lui est dû.

Spanish

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Record 7 1990-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
  • Forms Design
DEF

An internal request to obtain goods or services which authorizes commitment of funds.

OBS

"Requisition" has been standardized by the CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
  • Imprimés et formules
DEF

Demande faite à l'interne afin d'obtenir des biens ou des services et l'autorisation d'engager des fonds.

OBS

«Demande» a été normalisée par l'ONGC.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
DEF

The legal document which requests Supply and Services Canada, the Department of Public Works or Defence Construction(1951) Ltd. to obtain materiel or services on behalf of DND, and results in the commitment of departmental funds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
DEF

Document légal employé pour demander à Approvisionnements et Services Canada, à Travaux publics Canada ou à Construction de Défense (1951) Ltée, d'acquérir des biens ou des services pour le compte du MDN. Ce document entraîne l'engagement de crédits du Ministère.

Spanish

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Record 9 1984-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
  • Public Sector Budgeting
DEF

a document that makes the government liable for a future payment for goods or services to be received; a commitment results in a simultaneous encumbrance against the free balance to ensure future availability of funds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
  • Budget des collectivités publiques
DEF

document par lequel le gouvernement devient responsable d'un paiement futur pour des marchandises ou des services qu'il recevra; un engagement est immédiatement imputé au solde libre afin d'assurer la disponibilité de fonds.

Spanish

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Record 10 1980-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
OBS

[...] There is some considerable difficulty with the management of posting funds because of unforeseen problems with our cost move commitment control system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises

Spanish

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