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GENERAL AVERAGE DEPOSIT [2 records]

Record 1 2018-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Transport of Goods
  • Trade
DEF

A written guarantee made by an insurance company to pay an insured’s proportion of a general average loss.

OBS

Such a guarantee is usually accepted by the general average adjuster in lieu of a cash deposit and is additional security to the bond signed by the owner of the goods subject to the general average loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Commerce
Key term(s)
  • garantie au titre d'avaries communes
  • garantie d'avaries communes

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Public Sector Budgeting
CONT

With the advent of new banking arrangements, the Department of Supply and Services through its Receiver General functions was able to modernize practices for the receipt and deposit of public money.... By concentrating deposits into collector accounts for forwarding to the Bank of Canada, cash inflow is accelerated by about $150 million on a daily average.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Budget des collectivités publiques

Spanish

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