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AUTORISATION PAIEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Finances
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cash authority
1, record 1, English, cash%20authority
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cash credit 1, record 1, English, cash%20credit
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A credit authorized against a budget, which allows an expenditure or expenditures to be made. 1, record 1, English, - cash%20authority
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cash authority; cash credit: designations and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 1, English, - cash%20authority
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Finances militaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autorisation de paiement
1, record 1, French, autorisation%20de%20paiement
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crédit de paiement 1, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9dit%20de%20paiement
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crédit autorisé au titre d'un budget, permettant d'effectuer une ou plusieurs dépenses. 1, record 1, French, - autorisation%20de%20paiement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
autorisation de paiement; crédit de paiement : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN. 2, record 1, French, - autorisation%20de%20paiement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
- Auditing (Accounting)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- payment authority
1, record 2, English, payment%20authority
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The authority delegated by the minister, under Section 33 of the Financial Administration Act, to financial officers in a department to requisition payments and their charge to appropriations after reviewing the conformity of payments with the Act prior to their requisition and the exercising of all appropriate financial controls. 2, record 2, English, - payment%20authority
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
to delegate, exercise, have, be given, respect payment authority. 2, record 2, English, - payment%20authority
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pouvoir de payer
1, record 2, French, pouvoir%20de%20payer
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- autorisation de paiement 2, record 2, French, autorisation%20de%20paiement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pouvoir délégué de procéder à des paiements et d'autoriser leur imputation sur les crédits budgétaires correspondants, après vérification de la conformité des paiements à la loi et de l'exercice des contrôles financiers qui s'imposent. 3, record 2, French, - pouvoir%20de%20payer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
déléguer, exercer, avoir, avoir reçu le pouvoir de payer, respecter la délégation du pouvoir de payer. 4, record 2, French, - pouvoir%20de%20payer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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