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MESURE COMPENSATOIRE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- Customs and Excise
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- countervailing measure
1, record 1, English, countervailing%20measure
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An action taken by [an] importing country, usually in the form of increased duties, to offset subsidies given to producers or exporters in the exporting country. 2, record 1, English, - countervailing%20measure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
countervailing measure: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - countervailing%20measure
Record 1, Key term(s)
- countervailing measures
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Douanes et accise
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mesure compensatoire
1, record 1, French, mesure%20compensatoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mesure de compensation 2, record 1, French, mesure%20de%20compensation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mesure prise par [un] pays importateur, généralement sous la forme d'une augmentation des droits de douane, pour compenser les subventions accordées aux producteurs ou exportateurs dans le pays exportateur. 3, record 1, French, - mesure%20compensatoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mesure compensatoire; mesure de compensation : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - mesure%20compensatoire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mesures compensatoires
- mesures de compensation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
- Aduana e impuestos internos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- medida compensatoria
1, record 1, Spanish, medida%20compensatoria
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- medida de efecto compensatorio 1, record 1, Spanish, medida%20de%20efecto%20compensatorio
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-08-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- Customs and Excise
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- countervailable subsidy
1, record 2, English, countervailable%20subsidy
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a subsidy against which, after an appropriate examination, countervailing measures may be taken. 2, record 2, English, - countervailable%20subsidy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Douanes et accise
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- subvention pouvant donner lieu à une mesure compensatoire
1, record 2, French, subvention%20pouvant%20donner%20lieu%20%C3%A0%20une%20mesure%20compensatoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] subvention à l'égard de laquelle, après un examen approprié, des mesures compensatoires peuvent être prises. 2, record 2, French, - subvention%20pouvant%20donner%20lieu%20%C3%A0%20une%20mesure%20compensatoire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Economics
- Urban Planning
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- compensatory measure
1, record 3, English, compensatory%20measure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- compensation measure 2, record 3, English, compensation%20measure
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a framework for impact management ... consists of four basic components: - mitigation measures which aim to prevent or reduce potential negative effects; - compensation measures which aim to redress or offset unavoidable negative effects; - contingency measures which aim to aid in the detection and timely response to potential problems and unanticipated effects; and - community relations measures which aim to ensure effective two-way communication and joint problem-solving to resolve concerns and issues on an on-going basis. 2, record 3, English, - compensatory%20measure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Compensation measures, in the context of facility siting, ... fall into two broad categories: (a) those which are impact-related, that is, they aim to offset unavoidable adverse residual impacts or damages thereby leaving the community no worse off than it was before the facility was sited there; and (b) those which are equity-related, that is, they aim to redress the unfair distribution of costs and benefits by ensuring that the local community derives benefit from the siting decision such that it is better off than it was before the facility was sited there. 2, record 3, English, - compensatory%20measure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Économie environnementale
- Aménagement urbain
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mesure de compensation
1, record 3, French, mesure%20de%20compensation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mesure compensatoire 2, record 3, French, mesure%20compensatoire
correct, feminine noun
- mesure d’indemnisation 3, record 3, French, mesure%20d%26rsquo%3Bindemnisation
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mesure en faveur de l'environnement permettant de contrebalancer les dommages qui lui sont causés par un projet et qui n'ont pu être évités ou limités par d'autres moyens. 2, record 3, French, - mesure%20de%20compensation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette mesure est généralement obligatoire, en ce sens qu'il s'agit de respecter un droit, une règle, une coutume. 4, record 3, French, - mesure%20de%20compensation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mesure compensatoire : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 4 février 2010. 5, record 3, French, - mesure%20de%20compensation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía del medio ambiente
- Planificación urbana
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- medida de compensación
1, record 3, Spanish, medida%20de%20compensaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- medida de indemnización 1, record 3, Spanish, medida%20de%20indemnizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- non-countervailable subsidy 1, record 4, English, non%2Dcountervailable%20subsidy
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Key term(s)
- non countervailable subsidy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- subvention ne donnant pas lieu à compensation
1, record 4, French, subvention%20ne%20donnant%20pas%20lieu%20%C3%A0%20compensation
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- subvention ne donnant pas lieu à une mesure compensatoire 1, record 4, French, subvention%20ne%20donnant%20pas%20lieu%20%C3%A0%20une%20mesure%20compensatoire
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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