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GENERAL GUARANTEE [7 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 2015-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Loans
CONT

Private mortgage insurers and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation(CMHC) pay guarantee fees to the Receiver General to compensate the government for mortgage insurance risks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Prêts et emprunts
CONT

Les assureurs privés de prêts hypothécaires et la Société canadienne d’hypothèques et de logement (SCHL) versent des droits de cautionnement au receveur général en guise d’indemnisation au gouvernement au titre des risques reliés à l’assurance hypothécaire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treaties and Conventions
CONT

[the League of Nations circles] transformed the idea of a general treaty of mutual guarantees against aggression, following and elaborating the Covenant, into a series of special guarantee treaties between those States which felt themselves mots nearly threatened.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traités et alliances
OBS

garantie mutuelle : Expression employée dans quelques traités pour désigner l'engagement que prennent deux ou plusieurs États de s'assurer réciproquement, même à l'encontre d'autrui le respect de leur existence, de leur indépendance, de leur statut international, de leurs frontières.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
DEF

Every company limited by shares or by guarantee and having a share capital shall hold a general meeting of the members of the company between one and three months from the date from which the company is authorised to commence business. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

CONT

... the statutory meeting in England ... must be held to receive and adopt the notary’s attestation that capital has been subscribed ... to appoint directors and auditors and to approve the articles of association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
OBS

--réunion de tous les souscripteurs d'une société anonyme en voie de formation, lorsqu'elle fait appel publiquement à l'épargne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
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Record 5 1996-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
CONT

A [U. S. General Services Administration] schedule contract is an agreement to sell a specific product, at a set price, for a definite period(usually a year) in indefinite quantities. It does not guarantee any orders. Those who win a schedule contract must still market to their prospects individually, but the schedule contract sets the buying mechanism in place, and makes purchasing easier for federal customers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
DEF

Marché ayant pour objet des livraisons successives de marchandises, dans des conditions réglées par avance par les parties.

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Investment
OBS

Capital cost allowance represents the depreciation of fixed assets over a number of accounting periods. When a contractor plans the acquisition of specialized capital equipment to undertake a government contract, the government may promise him full recovery of the relevant capital cost through a guarantee or continued work or granting of accelerated depreciation. The General Conditions provide for appropriate recovery of capital costs in the event of termination by the Crown.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

Indemnité qui représente l'amortissement d'immobilisation au cours d'un certain nombre de périodes comptables. L'entrepreneur qui projette l'acquisition de biens d'équipement spécialisés en vue d'exécuter un marché de l'État peut se voir promettre, par ce dernier, des commandes continues ou des privilèges d'amortissement accéléré qui lui permettent de recouvrer intégralement son investissement. Les conditions générales assurent le recouvrement d'investissement approprié dans le cas d'une annulation par la Couronne.

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Landscape maintenance refers to the general upkeep of exterior site spaces, including both hard and plant materials. The initial maintenance program on a site is the contractor's responsibility. A maintenance agreement for the period of construction and after is usually included in the tender documents as part of the landscape contract. It continues usually for four to six weeks after the project is finished and includes a one-year replacement guarantee for plant material. After this period, maintenance becomes the owner's responsibility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère

Spanish

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