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AUTORISATION ENGAGEMENT [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
OBS

commitment authorization: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
OBS

autorisation d'engagement : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Sector Budgeting
  • Government Accounting
DEF

The authority to commit funds from a budget for future payments when an order is placed or a contract or contribution agreement is signed.

CONT

Commitment authority should be delegated to managers with spending authority or to officers who have been delegated payment authority or to subordinates whom the manager has designated, depending on how the department can best meet its obligation to maintain records of undischarged commitments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Budget des collectivités publiques
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Habilitation budgétaire à l'engagement de dépenses publiques, après confirmation d'un solde suffisant au crédit particulier ou aux postes budgétaires pour respecter un tel engagement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Presupuestación del sector público
  • Contabilidad pública
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