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GENERAL TERMS CONDITIONS [10 records]

Record 1 2025-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

... by treating investment as one element of trade in services, the GATS [General Agreement on Trade in Services] addresses not only the terms and conditions upon which a foreign investor may enter the market, but also deals with "establishment trade" — or in other words, the conditions of operation in the post-investment phase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

[...] en considérant l'investissement comme un des éléments du commerce des services, l'AGCS [Accord général sur le commerce des services] traite non seulement des modalités et conditions régissant l'accès aux marchés des investisseurs étrangers, mais aussi du «commerce par le biais d'un établissement» — en d'autres termes, des conditions d'exploitation dans la phase postérieure à l'investissement [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Working Practices and Conditions
DEF

[The] assurance ... that an employee has about the continuity of gainful employment for his or her work life.

OBS

Job security usually arises from the terms of the contract of employment, collective bargaining agreement, or labor legislation that prevents arbitrary termination, layoffs, and lockouts. It may also be affected by general economic conditions.

PHR

job security provision

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Régimes et conditions de travail

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
  • Convenios colectivos y negociaciones
  • Prácticas y condiciones de trabajo
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Record 3 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plans and Specifications (Construction)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Government Contracts
DEF

[A] document [that] sets forth the conditions of contract for the erection of the structure described in the drawings and specifications which it accompanies ...

CONT

General conditions of the contract. The general conditions include rules affecting nearly all decisions concerning the rights of the owner or contractor.

CONT

The general conditions contain provisions that should be included in the contract documents for every project.

OBS

general conditions of contract; general conditions of the contract; general conditions; general provisions :Terms usually used in the singular.

Key term(s)
  • general condition
  • general provision

French

Domaine(s)
  • Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Marchés publics
DEF

Document fixant les clauses applicables à une généralité de marchés de bâtiment.

CONT

Parmi les documents constitutifs d'un marché de travaux privés de bâtiment, il en est un particulièrement important, qui doit fixer de façon générale les droits et obligations de chaque partie contractante : le Cahier des Clauses Générales.

OBS

Cahier des Clauses Générales; C.C.G. : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planos y pliegos de condiciones (Construcción)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
  • Contratos gubernamentales
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Record 4 2013-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Legal System
CONT

A written reference to general terms and conditions which contain an acknowledgement of jurisdiction may be accepted as fulfilling the first of these requirements. However, the reference must be explicit and the general terms must have been physically available(printed terms on the reverse page of signed agreements would certainly suffice).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Théorie du droit

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Government Contracts
  • Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
  • Military (General)
CONT

Airworthiness Verification, Product Conformity Inspection and Airworthiness Reverification of Bundeswehr Aircraft, Aircraft Systems and Flight Essential Equipment. 1. General. 1. 1. The establishment of airworthiness in respect of aircraft, aircraft systems and flight essential equipment, and system compatibility in respect of nonessential equipment, ground support and test equipment, and ground facilities, in connection with development and/or procurement, and the restoration of airworthiness in respect of aircraft, aircraft systems and flight essential equipment, and system compatibility in respect of nonessential equipment, ground support and test equipment, and ground facilities, in connection with modification or maintenance, in accordance with the following regulations, together with demonstration of the same, are integral to fulfillment of contract by the contractor. This responsibility extends to all subcontractual obligations and services. With regard to contracts subject to the General Terms and Conditions for Development Contracts with the Industry(Allgemeine Bedingungen für Entwicklungsverträge mit der Industrie, ABEI), 1 para. 1 of these Terms is not applicable in conjunction with this Annex.

OBS

Refers to contracts undertook by the armed forces of Germany.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Marchés publics
  • Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

Expression se rapportant à des contrats conclus par les forces armées de l'Allemagne.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Real Estate
DEF

Terms and conditions of a contract describing standard general provisions.

OBS

Standardized by CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Immobilier
DEF

Conditions d'un contrat qui décrivent des dispositions générales courantes.

OBS

Normalisé par l'ONGC.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

Classification of climates in terms of their conditions of formation and, in particular, of the general atmospheric circulation.

OBS

genetic classification of climates: This type of classification has been made by Alisov and Flohn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
DEF

Classification des climats d'après les conditions de leur formation et, en particulier, d'après les conditions de la circulation atmosphérique générale.

OBS

classification génétique des climats : Ce type de classification a été effectuée par Alissov et Flohn.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
DEF

Clasificación de los climas, atendiendo a su génesis y, en particular, a la circulación general de la atmósfera.

OBS

clasificación genética de los climas: Este tipo de clasificación ha sido realizado por Alisov y Flohn.

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Record 8 1987-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Travel Agencies
CONT

[In Japan], a travel agent must have his general terms and conditions for travel contracts authorised by the Government.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agences de voyage

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

the protocols of accession and association which spell out precise terms and conditions applied by members at variance with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

Terme anglais et son équivalent français confirmés par le Service de traduction des Affaires Extérieures.

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
CONT

The recessionary conditions in most member countries in 1971 slowed the growth of imports slightly more than that of exports while the terms of trade also moved in favour of the industrialized countries as a result of a general weakening in commodity prices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
CONT

Si l'on considère l'ensemble des échanges entre la zone de l'O.C.D.E. et les autres pays (essentiellement les pays en voie de développement), on observe que la conjoncture de récession qu'a connue la [...]

Spanish

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