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PUISSANCE CAPTURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- catching power
1, record 1, English, catching%20power
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- harvesting power 2, record 1, English, harvesting%20power
correct
- fishing power 1, record 1, English, fishing%20power
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most [stakeholders] felt that excessive harvesting power in any gear type is dangerous for the [fishing] resource. 2, record 1, English, - catching%20power
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puissance de capture
1, record 1, French, puissance%20de%20capture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des intervenants estiment qu'une puissance de capture excessive, quel que soit le type d’engin, est une menace pour la ressource [halieutique]. 1, record 1, French, - puissance%20de%20capture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- neutral waters
1, record 2, English, neutral%20waters
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Art. 1. Belligerents are bound to respect the sovereign rights of neutral Powers and to abstain, in neutral territory or neutral waters, from any act which would, if knowingly permitted by any Power, constitute a violation of neutrality. Art. 2. Any act of hostility including capture and the exercise of the right of search, committed by belligerent war-ships in the territorial waters of a neutral Power, constitutes a violation of neutrality and is strictly forbidden. 1, record 2, English, - neutral%20waters
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Context taken form the Convention (XIII) concerning the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers in Naval War, The Hague, 18 October 1907. 2, record 2, English, - neutral%20waters
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- eaux neutres
1, record 2, French, eaux%20neutres
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mer territoriale d’un État neutre à l’occasion de la règle qui interdit aux belligérants de s’y livrer à des opérations de guerre. 1, record 2, French, - eaux%20neutres
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Art. 1. Les belligérants sont tenus de respecter les droits souverains des Puissances neutres et de s’abstenir, dans le territoire ou les eaux neutres, de tous actes qui constitueraient de la part des Puissances qui les toléreraient un manquement à leur neutralité. Art. 2. Tous actes d’hostilité, y compris la capture et l'exercice du droit de visite, commis par des vaisseaux de guerre belligérants dans les eaux territoriales d’une Puissance neutre, constituent une violation de la neutralité et sont strictement interdits. C. XIII, La Haye, 18 octobre 1907. 1, record 2, French, - eaux%20neutres
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Relaciones internacionales
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- aguas neutrales
1, record 2, Spanish, aguas%20neutrales
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quedan prohibidas las acciones hostiles de fuerzas beligerantes en y sobre las aguas neutrales, incluidas las aguas neutrales que comprendan un estrecho internacional y las aguas en las que pueda ejercerse el derecho de paso por vías marítimas archipelágicas. [...] un Estado neutral puede condicionar, restringir o prohibir, sobre una base no discriminatoria, la entrada en sus aguas neutrales o el paso por ellas de los buques de guerra y de las naves auxiliares de los beligerantes. 1, record 2, Spanish, - aguas%20neutrales
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-10-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fertile capture
1, record 3, English, fertile%20capture
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Neutron irradiation of U-238 first produces Pu-239 by the fertile capture mechanism ... 1, record 3, English, - fertile%20capture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- capture fertile
1, record 3, French, capture%20fertile
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on appelle capture fertile, une capture neutronique par un noyau et qui conduit à un noyau fissile. Une capture est dite stérile dans le cas contraire. Par exemple 238 U conduit par capture neutronique à 239 Pu qui est fissile. C'est ainsi que 30 % de la puissance générée en REP provient des fissions de 239 Pu. 2, record 3, French, - capture%20fertile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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