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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The Polish Army Veterans Association (PAVA) is an independant, mutual aid organization of former Polish soldiers operating continuously since 1921. It is the oldest institution of this type in the world. The headquarters is located in Manhattan, New York City in the "Polish Veterans Home" that is owned by PAVA District 2, at 119 East 15th Street. Its organizational archives are housed here, as also the Polish Military Heritage Museum founded in 1996. PAVA promotes Polish culture and Polish-American traditions, and also organizes celebrations of Polish national holidays and historical events.  2, record 1, English, - Polish%20Army%20Veterans%20Association%20of%20America

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

PAVA [is] a water based synthetic OC [Oleoresin Capsicum] irritant spray currently being researched by Hertfordshire Constabulary as an alternative to CS and OC [tear gases].  1, record 2, English, - PAVA

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT

PAVA spray is dispensed from a hand held canister in a liquid stream that contains a 0.3% solution of PAVA (Pelargonic Acid Vanillylamide) in a solvent of aqueous ethanol. The propellant is nitrogen. ... The liquid stream is a spray pattern and has a maximum effective range of up to 4 metres. Maximum accuracy, however, will be achieved over a distance of 1.25 - 2 metres. The operating distance is the distance between the canister and the subject's eyes not the distance between the officer and the subject. ... PAVA primarily affects the eyes causing closure and severe pain.  2, record 2, English, - PAVA

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Ces essais ont aussi montré que si la personne ciblée a auparavant été aspergée d'un «aérosol incapacitant de la police (gaz CS ou PAVA)», ou si elle a de l'essence ou un alcool fort sur elle, «il est possible que le solvant prenne feu et que l'individu et ses vêtements soient dévorés par les flammes».  1, record 2, French, - PAVA

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The Civil Defence Supply (CDS) has proposed a reformulation of the product [Captor I, an incapacitant spray]. The new formulation would contain the same amount of PAVA (0.3%) as Captor I, but with the ethanol/water (50:50) solvent replaced by a mixture of propylene glycol (72%), water (25%) and ethanol (2.7%). ... The new product is called Captor II.  2, record 3, English, - PAVA

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

... PAVA: pelargonic acid vanillyamide.  3, record 3, English, - PAVA

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS

PAVA [pelargonyl vanillylamide] is [also] used as a food flavour (up to 10 ppm) in Europe and in the USA where it has been given GRAS (Generally Agreed as Safe) status by the FDA. It is also used in human medicine as a rubefacient for topical application (0.012% a.i. in the UK).  2, record 3, English, - PAVA

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Le PAVA, une version synthétique de la capsicine oléorésineuse, est de plus en plus utilisé pour les activités de maintien de l'ordre car il est plus puissant que le produit naturel. Il existe toutes sortes de cartouches, grenades et de pulvérisateurs pour diffuser les agents de lutte antiémeute et les dernières études s'intéressent à de nouvelles méthodes comme des projectiles de type paintball remplis de PAVA, de capsicine oléorésineuse ou de poudre de CS, que peuvent lancer les systèmes PepperBall et FN 303.  2, record 3, French, - PAVA

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT

[Liste d'équipements et de produits :] dispositifs portatifs conçus ou modifiés aux fins de lutte anti-émeute ou d'auto-protection par l'administration d'une substance chimique incapacitante telle qu'un gaz lacrymogène, OC (capsicum oléorésine ou spray au poivre) et PAVA (vanillylamide de l'acide pélargonique, spray au poivre synthétique).  3, record 3, French, - PAVA

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish