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TRADE COMPLAINT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- throttling practices
1, record 1, English, throttling%20practices
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The company] will pay $60 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint filed in 2014 over the company's throttling practices. The FTC charges that while [the company] promised its customers unlimited data, it didn’t adequately disclose that data speeds could be slowed to the point where common smartphone applications, such as web browsing and video streaming, would be difficult, if not impossible, to use. 2, record 1, English, - throttling%20practices
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mesures de ralentissement du trafic
1, record 1, French, mesures%20de%20ralentissement%20du%20trafic
correct, plural feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Government Contracts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- procurement practice
1, record 2, English, procurement%20practice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A potential supplier may file a complaint concerning a procurement practice to the CITT [Canadian International Trade Tribunal] if the supplier is concerned that any part of the procurement process was unfair or discriminatory under the three trade agreements. 1, record 2, English, - procurement%20practice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Marchés publics
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pratique d'approvisionnement
1, record 2, French, pratique%20d%27approvisionnement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un fournisseur potentiel peut déposer une plainte au sujet d'une pratique d'approvisionnement au TCCE [Tribunal canadien du commerce extérieur] s'il juge qu'un aspect du processus d'approvisionnement est injuste ou discriminatoire aux termes des trois accords. 1, record 2, French, - pratique%20d%27approvisionnement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-05-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Grain Growing
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- arbitrating commercial disputes
1, record 3, English, arbitrating%20commercial%20disputes
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Commodity exchanges provide a place for those who buy and sell commodities to meet and to trade with one another. Acutal trading may be done in an area set aside for that purpose and often referred to as "the trading pit". Exchanges also establish trading rules and set uniform contract terms. They publish trade information and provide the means for investigating complaint and arbitrating commercial disputes. 1, record 3, English, - arbitrating%20commercial%20disputes
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Culture des céréales
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- arbitrage en cas de litiges commerciaux
1, record 3, French, arbitrage%20en%20cas%20de%20litiges%20commerciaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans l'industrie céréalière, les transactions s'effectuent aux «Bourses de commerce» ou «Bourses des denrées». 1, record 3, French, - arbitrage%20en%20cas%20de%20litiges%20commerciaux
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bourses fixent également les règles à observer dans les transactions et établissent des clauses contractuelles uniformes. Elles publient des informations commerciales et disposent des mécanismes nécessaires d'enquête et d'arbitrage en cas de litiges commerciaux. 1, record 3, French, - arbitrage%20en%20cas%20de%20litiges%20commerciaux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cultivo de cereales
- Molinería y cereales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- arbitraje de litigios comerciales
1, record 3, Spanish, arbitraje%20de%20litigios%20comerciales
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- arbitraje de disputas comerciales 1, record 3, Spanish, arbitraje%20de%20disputas%20comerciales
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-08-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Advertising
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- advertising-related complaint
1, record 4, English, advertising%2Drelated%20complaint
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In these cases, the complainant will be reminded that alternative approaches should be considered by the complainant for registering an advertising-related complaint, such as under Advertising Standard Canada's Trade Dispute Procedure or Special Interest Group Complaint Procedure. 1, record 4, English, - advertising%2Drelated%20complaint
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Publicité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plainte en matière de publicité
1, record 4, French, plainte%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20publicit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- plainte relative à la publicité 2, record 4, French, plainte%20relative%20%C3%A0%20la%20publicit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'audition de la plainte est retardée dans l'attente d'une décision du Tribunal des professions à l'égard d'une autre plainte en matière de publicité. 1, record 4, French, - plainte%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20publicit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-11-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dairy trade
1, record 5, English, dairy%20trade
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By way of background, in 1997, the National Milk Producers Federation, the U. S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association petitioned the Office of the U. S. Trade Representative to challenge Canada's dairy trade practices as inconsistent with its WTO obligations on export subsidies and market access. After bilateral consultations, the U. S. referred its complaint to a WTO dispute settlement panel in February 1998. At the same time, New Zealand filed a similar challenge to Canada's export subsidies and the two challenges were combined in early 1998. 2, record 5, English, - dairy%20trade
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- commerce laitier
1, record 5, French, commerce%20laitier
correct, 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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