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MEILLEUR ACHAT [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Epidemiology
CONT

[The] WHO [World Health Organization] has developed "best buys" – a set of 16 practical and cost-effective interventions that work and can be delivered at the primary level. The aim of the "best buys" is to promote health and prevent [noncommunicable] diseases through introducing policies such as increasing tobacco taxes, restricting alcohol advertising and reformulating food products with less salt, sugar and fat.

OBS

best buy: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • best buys

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

[L']OMS [Organisation mondiale de la Santé] a mis au point les «meilleurs achats» – un ensemble de 16 interventions pratiques et rentables qui fonctionnent et peuvent être réalisées au niveau primaire. L'objectif des «meilleurs achats» est de promouvoir la santé et de prévenir les maladies [non transmissibles] en introduisant des politiques telles que l'augmentation des taxes sur le tabac, restreindre la publicité sur l'alcool et reformuler les produits alimentaires avec moins de sel, de sucre et de matières grasses.

OBS

meilleur choix; meilleure option; meilleur achat : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • meilleurs choix
  • meilleures options
  • meilleurs achats

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
OBS

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) allows for purchase of a product that is not lowest cost if there is a compelling reason that the higher cost item is the best value for the Government.

OBS

best value: an assessment of the return which can be achieved when based on the life cycle costs of that item.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
OBS

meilleur rapport qualité-prix : évaluation du rendement réalisable en fonction des coûts du cycle de vie de l'article en cause.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commercialisation

Spanish

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