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PAYMENT DOCUMENT [5 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Notation on a draft used in export transactions in connection with collection against documents and documentary credits indicating that the documents may be handed over to the buyer only against payment.

Key term(s)
  • document against payment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Mention qui figure sur une lettre de change utilisée dans l'encaissement documentaire et le crédit documentaire, qui signifie que les documents seront remis à l'acheteur contre paiement seulement.

Key term(s)
  • document contre paiement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Mención hecha en un giro utilizado en operaciones de exportación en relación con el cobro contra documentos o créditos documentarios, indicando que los documentos se entregarán al comprador solamente si efectúa el pago.

OBS

Se emplea mucho en las remesas documentarias del exterior, con el significado de que los documentos no pueden entregarse si antes no se pagan.

Key term(s)
  • documento contra pago
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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Finance
  • Cattle Raising
  • Compartment - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, form PF4063.

OBS

Form used at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Finances
  • Élevage des bovins
  • Tiroir - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Administration du rétablissement agricole des prairies, formulaire PF4063.

OBS

Formulaire en usage à Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Federal Administration
OBS

Published by the Treasury Board Secretariat, Office of Information Management, Systems and Technology, Administrative Renewal.

Key term(s)
  • Guide on Procurement and Payment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Administration fédérale
OBS

Publié par le Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor, Bureau de la gestion, des systèmes et des technologies de l'information, Renouveau administratif.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Any paper document that is used to transfer funds from one party to another.

CONT

To achieve the standard 30-day payment period it is essential that all payment documents are in the mails within the least amount of time possible.

OBS

The most common form of payment is a letter of credit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos comerciales y administrativos
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 5 1997-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
Key term(s)
  • documents on payment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
Key term(s)
  • documents sur paiement

Spanish

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