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ACCESION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diplomacy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accession to a treaty
1, record 1, English, accession%20to%20a%20treaty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An act by which a State, on whose behalf the treaty has not been signed orratified, formally, and in accordance with the terms of the treaty, accepts, in a written instrument duly executed, the treaty as binding. 2, record 1, English, - accession%20to%20a%20treaty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Diplomatie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- accession à un traité
1, record 1, French, accession%20%C3%A0%20un%20trait%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- adhésion à un traité 2, record 1, French, adh%C3%A9sion%20%C3%A0%20un%20trait%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acte par lequel un État déclare prendre à sa charge les engagements arrêtés entre deux ou plusieurs États et faire son profit personnel des avantages que le traité est susceptible d'offrir. 3, record 1, French, - accession%20%C3%A0%20un%20trait%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diplomacia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- accesión a un tratado
1, record 1, Spanish, accesi%C3%B3n%20a%20un%20tratado
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- adhesión a un tratado 1, record 1, Spanish, adhesi%C3%B3n%20a%20un%20tratado
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproducido de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - accesi%C3%B3n%20a%20un%20tratado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- International Relations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- protocol of accession
1, record 2, English, protocol%20of%20accession
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The legal document that recognizes the rights and obligations agreed to as a consequence of signing an international agreement or joining an organization. 2, record 2, English, - protocol%20of%20accession
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Relations internationales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- protocole d'accession
1, record 2, French, protocole%20d%27accession
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
- Relaciones internacionales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- protocolo de adhesión
1, record 2, Spanish, protocolo%20de%20adhesi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- protocolo de accesión 2, record 2, Spanish, protocolo%20de%20accesi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-03-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- accession
1, record 3, English, accession
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of becoming a contracting party to a multilateral agreement such as the GATT. Negotiations with established GATT contracting parties, for example, determine the concessions (trade liberalization) or other specific obligations a non-member country must undertake before it will be entitled to full GATT membership benefits. 2, record 3, English, - accession
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- accession
1, record 3, French, accession
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus par lequel on devient une partie contractante à un accord multilatéral comme le GATT. Les négociations engagées avec des Parties contractantes du GATT, par exemple, déterminent les concessions (libéralisation du commerce) ou autres obligations spécifiques qu'un pays non membre doit s'engager à honorer pour pouvoir devenir membre à part entière du GATT. 2, record 3, French, - accession
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En droit international, les termes «accession» et «adhésion» sont pratiquement synonymes. Toutefois, l'Accord général, dans sa terminologie propre, utilise exclusivement «accession». 3, record 3, French, - accession
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- adhesión
1, record 3, Spanish, adhesi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- accesión 2, record 3, Spanish, accesi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A un tratado internacional. 1, record 3, Spanish, - adhesi%C3%B3n
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