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MEMORANDUM DECISION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Business and Administrative Documents
- Decision-Making Process
- Federal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- record of decision
1, record 1, English, record%20of%20decision
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ministers consulted their cabinet colleagues regarding public problems through the vehicle of the Memorandum to Cabinet.... After discussion in the appropriate(policy) committee(or more rarely committees) the Memorandum would be forwarded along with the committee's recommendation, in the form of a Committee Report, for consideration by full cabinet.... most Memoranda and Committee Reports... got approval... without further explicit discussion in full cabinet. However arrived at, cabinet's decisions constituted government policy and were embodied in documents known as Records of Decision. 2, record 1, English, - record%20of%20decision
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
- Processus décisionnel
- Administration fédérale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rapport de décision
1, record 1, French, rapport%20de%20d%C3%A9cision
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compte rendu de décision 2, record 1, French, compte%20rendu%20de%20d%C3%A9cision
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Document sur lequel on transcrit les décisions adoptées par le Cabinet. 3, record 1, French, - rapport%20de%20d%C3%A9cision
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-01-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Federal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- memorandum of clarification 1, record 2, English, memorandum%20of%20clarification
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a decision is made to accommodate an employee's request, a memorandum of clarification must be drafted between the manager and the employee before part-time employment begins. 1, record 2, English, - memorandum%20of%20clarification
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration fédérale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mémoire de clarification 1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9moire%20de%20clarification
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor / Ressources humaines. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20de%20clarification
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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