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PLANT LIFE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Environmental Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act
1, record 1, English, Environmental%20Violations%20Administrative%20Monetary%20Penalties%20Act
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- EVAMPA 2, record 1, English, EVAMPA
unofficial
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- An Act to establish a system of administrative monetary penalties for the enforcement of the Antarctic Environmental Protection Act, the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, the Canada National Parks Act, the Canada Water Act, the Canada Wildlife Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, the International River Improvements Act, the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, the Rouge National Urban Park Act, the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act 3, record 1, English, An%20Act%20to%20establish%20a%20system%20of%20administrative%20monetary%20penalties%20for%20the%20enforcement%20of%20the%20Antarctic%20Environmental%20Protection%20Act%2C%20the%20Canada%20National%20Marine%20Conservation%20Areas%20Act%2C%20the%20Canada%20National%20Parks%20Act%2C%20the%20Canada%20Water%20Act%2C%20the%20Canada%20Wildlife%20Act%2C%20the%20Canadian%20Environmental%20Protection%20Act%2C%201999%2C%20the%20Greenhouse%20Gas%20Pollution%20Pricing%20Act%2C%20the%20International%20River%20Improvements%20Act%2C%20the%20Migratory%20Birds%20Convention%20Act%2C%201994%2C%20the%20Rouge%20National%20Urban%20Park%20Act%2C%20the%20Saguenay%2DSt%2E%20Lawrence%20Marine%20Park%20Act%20and%20the%20Wild%20Animal%20and%20Plant%20Protection%20and%20Regulation%20of%20International%20and%20Interprovincial%20Trade%20Act
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The purpose of [the] Act is to establish, as an alternative to the existing penal system and as a supplement to existing enforcement measures, a fair and efficient administrative monetary penalty system for the enforcement of the environmental acts. 3, record 1, English, - Environmental%20Violations%20Administrative%20Monetary%20Penalties%20Act
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act: short title. 4, record 1, English, - Environmental%20Violations%20Administrative%20Monetary%20Penalties%20Act
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
An Act to establish a system of administrative monetary penalties for the enforcement of the Antarctic Environmental Protection Act, the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, the Canada National Parks Act, the Canada Water Act, the Canada Wildlife Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, the International River Improvements Act, the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, the Rouge National Urban Park Act, the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act: long title. 4, record 1, English, - Environmental%20Violations%20Administrative%20Monetary%20Penalties%20Act
Record 1, Key term(s)
- An Act to establish a system of administrative monetary penalties for the enforcement of the Antarctic Environmental Protection Act, the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, the Canada National Parks Act, the Canada Water Act, the Canada Wild Life Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, the International River Improvements Act, the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, the Rouge National Urban Park Act, the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
- Droit environnemental
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Loi sur les pénalités administratives en matière d'environnement
1, record 1, French, Loi%20sur%20les%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9s%20administratives%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27environnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- LPAME 2, record 1, French, LPAME
unofficial
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Loi établissant un régime de pénalités administratives pour l'application de la Loi sur les aires marines nationales de conservation du Canada, la Loi de 1994 sur la convention concernant les oiseaux migrateurs, la Loi sur les espèces sauvages du Canada, la Loi sur les ouvrages destinés à l'amélioration des cours d'eau internationaux, la Loi sur le parc marin du Saguenay — Saint-Laurent, la Loi sur le parc urbain national de la Rouge, la Loi sur les parcs nationaux du Canada, la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999), la Loi sur la protection de l'environnement en Antarctique, la Loi sur la protection d'espèces animales ou végétales sauvages et la réglementation de leur commerce international et interprovincial, la Loi sur les ressources en eau du Canada et la Loi sur la tarification de la pollution causée par les gaz à effet de serre 3, record 1, French, Loi%20%C3%A9tablissant%20un%20r%C3%A9gime%20de%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9s%20administratives%20pour%20l%27application%20de%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20aires%20marines%20nationales%20de%20conservation%20du%20Canada%2C%20la%20Loi%20de%201994%20sur%20la%20convention%20concernant%20les%20oiseaux%20migrateurs%2C%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20esp%C3%A8ces%20sauvages%20du%20Canada%2C%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20ouvrages%20destin%C3%A9s%20%C3%A0%20l%27am%C3%A9lioration%20des%20cours%20d%27eau%20internationaux%2C%20la%20Loi%20sur%20le%20parc%20marin%20du%20Saguenay%20%26mdash%3B%20Saint%2DLaurent%2C%20la%20Loi%20sur%20le%20parc%20urbain%20national%20de%20la%20Rouge%2C%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20parcs%20nationaux%20du%20Canada%2C%20la%20Loi%20canadienne%20sur%20la%20protection%20de%20l%27environnement%20%281999%29%2C%20la%20Loi%20sur%20la%20protection%20de%20l%27environnement%20en%20Antarctique%2C%20la%20Loi%20sur%20la%20protection%20d%27esp%C3%A8ces%20animales%20ou%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tales%20sauvages%20et%20la%20r%C3%A9glementation%20de%20leur%20commerce%20international%20et%20interprovincial%2C%20la%20Loi%20sur%20les%20ressources%20en%20eau%20du%20Canada%20et%20la%20Loi%20sur%20la%20tarification%20de%20la%20pollution%20caus%C3%A9e%20par%20les%20gaz%20%C3%A0%20effet%20de%20serre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le but de la loi est] d'établir, comme solution de rechange au régime pénal et comme complément aux autres mesures d’application des lois environnementales en vigueur, un régime juste et efficace de pénalités. 3, record 1, French, - Loi%20sur%20les%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9s%20administratives%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27environnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Loi sur les pénalités administratives en matière d'environnement : titre abrégé. 4, record 1, French, - Loi%20sur%20les%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9s%20administratives%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27environnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Loi établissant un régime de pénalités administratives pour l'application de la Loi sur les aires marines nationales de conservation du Canada, la Loi de 1994 sur la convention concernant les oiseaux migrateurs, la Loi sur les espèces sauvages du Canada, la Loi sur les ouvrages destinés à l’amélioration des cours d’eau internationaux, la Loi sur le parc marin du Saguenay — Saint-Laurent, la Loi sur le parc urbain national de la Rouge, la Loi sur les parcs nationaux du Canada, la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement (1999), la Loi sur la protection de l’environnement en Antarctique, la Loi sur la protection d'espèces animales ou végétales sauvages et la réglementation de leur commerce international et interprovincial, la Loi sur les ressources en eau du Canada et la Loi sur la tarification de la pollution causée par les gaz à effet de serre : titre intégral. 4, record 1, French, - Loi%20sur%20les%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9s%20administratives%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27environnement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Ecosystems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- plant life
1, record 2, English, plant%20life
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... "water pollution" means a condition of water, arising wholly or partly from the presence in water of any substance, that directly or indirectly (a) endangers the health, safety or welfare of humans; (b) interferes with the normal enjoyment of life or property; (c) endangers the health of animal life; (d) causes damage to plant life or to property ... 1, record 2, English, - plant%20life
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Statute cited: Canadian Environmental Protection Act. 2, record 2, English, - plant%20life
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Écosystèmes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vie végétale
1, record 2, French, vie%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] «pollution des eaux» vise la condition des eaux causée, en tout ou en partie, par la présence d'une substance qui, directement ou indirectement, selon le cas : a) met en danger la santé, la sécurité ou le bien-être des humains; b) fait obstacle à la jouissance normale de la vie ou des biens; c) menace la santé des animaux; d) cause des dommages à la vie végétale ou aux biens [...] 1, record 2, French, - vie%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi citée : Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement. 2, record 2, French, - vie%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- microscopic plant life 1, record 3, English, microscopic%20plant%20life
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vie végétale microscopique
1, record 3, French, vie%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale%20microscopique
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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