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ANTICIPATORY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Management
- Anti-pollution Measures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anticipatory environmental protection 1, record 1, English, anticipatory%20environmental%20protection
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- preventive environmental protection 2, record 1, English, preventive%20environmental%20protection
proposal
- precautionary environmental protection 2, record 1, English, precautionary%20environmental%20protection
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "precaution (or prevention) principle" and "no regret policy". 2, record 1, English, - anticipatory%20environmental%20protection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Gestion environnementale
- Mesures antipollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gestion préventive de l'environnement
1, record 1, French, gestion%20pr%C3%A9ventive%20de%20l%27environnement
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gestion de l'environnement axée sur des mesures de précaution 1, record 1, French, gestion%20de%20l%27environnement%20ax%C3%A9e%20sur%20des%20mesures%20de%20pr%C3%A9caution
proposal, feminine noun
- gestion de l'environnement axée sur la prévention 1, record 1, French, gestion%20de%20l%27environnement%20ax%C3%A9e%20sur%20la%20pr%C3%A9vention
proposal, feminine noun
- gestion anticipatrice de l'environnement 1, record 1, French, gestion%20anticipatrice%20de%20l%27environnement
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
principe de précaution : Règle de conduite consistant à prendre en compte, avant toute prise de décision, la probabilité et la gravité d'un dommage écologique dont la certitude n'est pas acquise. 2, record 1, French, - gestion%20pr%C3%A9ventive%20de%20l%27environnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
préventif : Qui tend à empêcher (une chose fâcheuse) de se produire. [P. ex. :] Prendre des mesures préventives contre les accidents de la route [...]. Médecine préventive [...] Traitement préventif. 3, record 1, French, - gestion%20pr%C3%A9ventive%20de%20l%27environnement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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