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GOVERNING MECHANISM [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-12-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of International Laws and Regulations
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- General Agreement on Trade in Services
1, record 1, English, General%20Agreement%20on%20Trade%20in%20Services
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GATS 1, record 1, English, GATS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The General Agreement on Trade in Services(GATS) is the first multilateral agreement covering trade in services. It was negotiated during the last round of multilateral trade negotiations, called the Uruguay Round, and came into force in 1995. The GATS provides a framework of rules governing services trade, establishes a mechanism for countries to make commitments to liberalize trade in services and provides a mechanism for resolving disputes between countries. 2, record 1, English, - General%20Agreement%20on%20Trade%20in%20Services
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements internationaux
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Accord général sur le commerce des services
1, record 1, French, Accord%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20sur%20le%20commerce%20des%20services
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- AGCS 1, record 1, French, AGCS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Accord général sur le commerce des services (AGCS) est le premier accord multilatéral couvrant le commerce des services. Il a été négocié pendant le dernier cycle de négociations [commerciales multilatérales], appelé le cycle de l'Uruguay, et est entré en vigueur en 1995. L'AGCS fournit un cadre de règles régissant le commerce des services, établit un mécanisme permettant aux pays de prendre des engagements pour libéraliser le commerce des services et offre un mécanisme de règlement des différends entre les pays. 2, record 1, French, - Accord%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20sur%20le%20commerce%20des%20services
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de leyes y reglamentos internacionales
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Acuerdo General sobre el Comercio de Servicios
1, record 1, Spanish, Acuerdo%20General%20sobre%20el%20Comercio%20de%20Servicios
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- AGCS 1, record 1, Spanish, AGCS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Debido a la importancia económica del sector servicios y a su potencial comercial, en 1995 entró en vigor el Acuerdo General sobre el Comercio de Servicios (AGCS) de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), cuyos objetivos son liberalizar el comercio de servicios y establecer las normas y disciplinas que lo rijan. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Acuerdo%20General%20sobre%20el%20Comercio%20de%20Servicios
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-08-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dispute resolution mechanism
1, record 2, English, dispute%20resolution%20mechanism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- DR mechanism 2, record 2, English, DR%20mechanism
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the Indigenous governing body, the Minister and the government of each of those provinces make reasonable efforts to enter into a coordination agreement but do not enter into a coordination agreement, a dispute resolution mechanism … may be used to promote entering into a coordination agreement. 3, record 2, English, - dispute%20resolution%20mechanism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Modes substitutifs de résolution des différends
- Droit judiciaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mécanisme de résolution des différends
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20de%20r%C3%A9solution%20des%20diff%C3%A9rends
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mécanisme de résolution des litiges 2, record 2, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20de%20r%C3%A9solution%20des%20litiges
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si le corps dirigeant autochtone, le ministre et les gouvernements de chacune de ces provinces font des efforts raisonnables pour conclure l'accord de coordination mais qu'ils ne le concluent pas, le mécanisme de résolution des différends […] peut être utilisé afin d'en favoriser la conclusion. 3, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9canisme%20de%20r%C3%A9solution%20des%20diff%C3%A9rends
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-03-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Broca's center
1, record 3, English, Broca%27s%20center
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Broca's field 1, record 3, English, Broca%27s%20field
correct
- Broca's area 1, record 3, English, Broca%27s%20area
correct
- motor speech center 1, record 3, English, motor%20speech%20center
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus of the left hemisphere, corresponding approximately to Brodmann's area 44; Broca identified this region as an essential component of the motor mechanism governing articulated speech. 1, record 3, English, - Broca%27s%20center
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Broca's speech center
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- aire de Broca
1, record 3, French, aire%20de%20Broca
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- centre moteur de la parole 1, record 3, French, centre%20moteur%20de%20la%20parole
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Paul Broca] est le premier à conclure que l'intégrité d'une circonvolution cérébrale de l'hémisphère gauche est responsable et nécessaire au langage articulé. David Ferrin (1843-1928) nommera cette région «Aire de Broca - centre moteur de la parole». 1, record 3, French, - aire%20de%20Broca
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-08-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- System Names
- Environmental Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- The Global Environmental Information Exchange Network
1, record 4, English, The%20Global%20Environmental%20Information%20Exchange%20Network
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- INFOTERRA 1, record 4, English, INFOTERRA
correct, international
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- INFOTERRA network 2, record 4, English, INFOTERRA%20network
correct, international
- International Environment Information System 3, record 4, English, International%20Environment%20Information%20System
correct
- INFOTERRA 3, record 4, English, INFOTERRA
correct, international
- INFOTERRA 3, record 4, English, INFOTERRA
- International Environmental Information System 4, record 4, English, International%20Environmental%20Information%20System
correct
- INFOTERRA 4, record 4, English, INFOTERRA
correct, international
- INFOTERRA 4, record 4, English, INFOTERRA
- International Referral System for Sources of Environmental Information 5, record 4, English, International%20Referral%20System%20for%20Sources%20of%20Environmental%20Information
correct
- INFOTERRA 5, record 4, English, INFOTERRA
correct, international
- INFOTERRA 5, record 4, English, INFOTERRA
- International Referral System of Environmental Information 6, record 4, English, International%20Referral%20System%20of%20Environmental%20Information
former designation, correct
- IRS 6, record 4, English, IRS
former designation, correct, international
- IRS 6, record 4, English, IRS
- International Referral System 1, record 4, English, International%20Referral%20System
former designation, correct
- IRS 1, record 4, English, IRS
former designation, correct, international
- IRS 1, record 4, English, IRS
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, convened by the United Nations in 1972 to consider the condition of the environment, called for an international mechanism for the exchange of environmental information. The result was The International Referral System(IRS), later renamed INFOTERRA, The Global Environmental Information Exchange Network, established in 1975 by a decision of the third session of the Governing Council of UNEP. Together with IRPTC, the Global Environmental Monitoring System(GEMS) and the Global Resource Information Database(GRID), INFOTERRA is a complement of UNEP's Earthwatch Programme and therefore plays an important part in fulfilling UNEP's global mandate of monitoring, assessment and dissemination of information on the environment, catalysing and spurring others to action at international, regional and national levels. 1, record 4, English, - The%20Global%20Environmental%20Information%20Exchange%20Network
Record 4, Key term(s)
- UNEP's Global Environmental Information Exchange Network
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms de systèmes
- Gestion environnementale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Système international d'information sur l'environnement
1, record 4, French, Syst%C3%A8me%20international%20d%27information%20sur%20l%27environnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- INFOTERRA 1, record 4, French, INFOTERRA
correct, masculine noun, international
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Système international de référence à l'environnement 2, record 4, French, Syst%C3%A8me%20international%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20%C3%A0%20l%27environnement
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- Système international d'orientation pour les sources d'information en matière d'environnement 3, record 4, French, Syst%C3%A8me%20international%20d%27orientation%20pour%20les%20sources%20d%27information%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27environnement
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Système international de l'information environnementale
- Système international d'orientation pour l'information en matière d'environnement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombres de sistemas
- Gestión del medio ambiente
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Sistema Internacional de Información Ambiental
1, record 4, Spanish, Sistema%20Internacional%20de%20Informaci%C3%B3n%20Ambiental
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
- INFOTERRA 1, record 4, Spanish, INFOTERRA
correct, masculine noun, international
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- Sistema Internacional de Consulta en Materia de Fuentes de Información Ambiental 2, record 4, Spanish, Sistema%20Internacional%20de%20Consulta%20en%20Materia%20de%20Fuentes%20de%20Informaci%C3%B3n%20Ambiental
masculine noun
- INFOTERRA 2, record 4, Spanish, INFOTERRA
correct, masculine noun, international
- INFOTERRA 2, record 4, Spanish, INFOTERRA
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-08-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
- Courts
- Legal System
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- default dispute resolution mechanism 1, record 5, English, default%20dispute%20resolution%20mechanism
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This approach presupposes that litigation is the default dispute resolution mechanism and the governing template or model that can be tinkered with or modified from time to time with an add-on or enhancement from an ADR kit, but always with litigation occupying a central place. 1, record 5, English, - default%20dispute%20resolution%20mechanism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
- Tribunaux
- Théorie du droit
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moyen par défaut de disposer de différends
1, record 5, French, moyen%20par%20d%C3%A9faut%20de%20disposer%20de%20diff%C3%A9rends
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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