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PAY AS YOU POLLUTE PRINCIPLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-06-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polluter-pays principle
1, record 1, English, polluter%2Dpays%20principle
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PPP 1, record 1, English, PPP
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- polluter pays principle 2, record 1, English, polluter%20pays%20principle
correct, noun
- PPP 3, record 1, English, PPP
correct, noun
- PPP 3, record 1, English, PPP
- pay as you pollute principle 4, record 1, English, pay%20as%20you%20pollute%20principle
correct, noun
- PPP 4, record 1, English, PPP
correct, noun
- PPP 4, record 1, English, PPP
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] principle whereby a polluter has to pay to clean up the damage his pollution causes. 5, record 1, English, - polluter%2Dpays%20principle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Polluter pays principle: CEPA [Canadian Environmental Protection Act] 1999 embodies the principle that users and producers of pollutants and wastes should bear the responsibility for their actions. Companies or people that pollute should pay the costs they impose on society. 6, record 1, English, - polluter%2Dpays%20principle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The polluter-pays principle (PPP) was adopted by [the] OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] in 1972 as an economic principle for allocating the costs of pollution control. 1, record 1, English, - polluter%2Dpays%20principle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
polluter pays principle: designation found in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999). 7, record 1, English, - polluter%2Dpays%20principle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- polluter-pay principle
- polluter pay principle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Économie environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe du pollueur-payeur
1, record 1, French, principe%20du%20pollueur%2Dpayeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PPP 2, record 1, French, PPP
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- principe pollueur-payeur 3, record 1, French, principe%20pollueur%2Dpayeur
correct, masculine noun
- PPP 4, record 1, French, PPP
correct, masculine noun
- PPP 4, record 1, French, PPP
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principe, à l'origine de dispositions juridiques, selon lequel les frais engagés pour prévenir, réduire ou combattre une pollution ou toute autre atteinte à l'environnement sont à la charge de celui qui en est reconnu responsable. 5, record 1, French, - principe%20du%20pollueur%2Dpayeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Principe du pollueur payeur : La LCPE [Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement] 1999 comprend le principe selon lequel les utilisateurs et les producteurs de polluants et de déchets devraient assumer la responsabilité de leurs actions. Les entreprises ou les personnes qui polluent devraient payer les coûts qu'elles infligent à la société. 6, record 1, French, - principe%20du%20pollueur%2Dpayeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le principe pollueur-payeur (PPP) a été adopté par l'OCDE [Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques] en 1972, en tant que principe économique visant l'imputation des coûts associés à la lutte contre la pollution. 4, record 1, French, - principe%20du%20pollueur%2Dpayeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
principe du pollueur-payeur : désignation tirée de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999). 7, record 1, French, - principe%20du%20pollueur%2Dpayeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
principe du pollueur-payeur; PPP : désignation, abréviation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 12 avril 2009. 8, record 1, French, - principe%20du%20pollueur%2Dpayeur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- principe du pollueur payeur
- principe pollueur payeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
- Economía del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- principio de quien contamina paga
1, record 1, Spanish, principio%20de%20quien%20contamina%20paga
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- principio "quien contamina, paga" 2, record 1, Spanish, principio%20%5C%22quien%20contamina%2C%20paga%5C%22
correct, masculine noun
- principio "contaminador-pagador" 3, record 1, Spanish, principio%20%5C%22contaminador%2Dpagador%5C%22
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[…] principio que […] fue adoptado por primera vez a nivel internacional en 1972 por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE). Postula básicamente que los responsables de contaminar deben pagar el costo de las medidas necesarias para evitar o reducir esa contaminación de manera de cumplir con las normas y medidas de calidad ambiental. 3, record 1, Spanish, - principio%20de%20quien%20contamina%20paga
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