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DUREE MATERIELLE [2 records]

Record 1 2007-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
DEF

The period of time over which a fixed asset is productive, regardless of obsolescence and excessive maintenance costs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
DEF

Période au cours de laquelle un bien est susceptible de rendre service même s’il est devenu désuet ou donne lieu à des frais d’entretien élevés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Government Accounting
DEF

Non-financial assets having physical substance that are acquired, constructed or developed and: (i) are held for use in the production or supply of goods and services; (ii) have useful lives extending beyond an accounting period and are intended to be used on a continuing basis; and (iii) are not intended for sale in the ordinary course of operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Avoirs non financiers ayant une existence matérielle qui sont acquis, construits, développés ou mis en valeur et : i) qui sont destinés à être utilisés pour la production de biens ou la prestation de services; ii) dont la durée de vie utile s’étend au-delà de l'exercice et qui sont destinés à être utilisés de façon durable; iii) qui ne sont pas destinés à être vendus dans le cours normal des activités.

Spanish

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