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PASSIVE MEASURE [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
OBS

passive measures: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Key term(s)
  • passive measure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
OBS

Destinées simplement à gérer une situation, par ex., allocations de chômage.

OBS

mesures passives : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Key term(s)
  • mesure passive

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A prevention and mitigation measure used to reduce the consequences of a dangerous event or to prevent an event from becoming a disaster.

OBS

passive measure; passive prevention measure: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Mesure de prévention et d'atténuation qui vise à réduire les conséquences d’unévénement dangereux ou à empêcher qu'un événement ne dégénère en catastrophe.

OBS

mesure passive; mesure passive de prévention : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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