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CPSC [5 records]

Record 1 2013-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Customs and Excise
DEF

An area at exchange offices, generally at the port of entry, where an initial segregation is made between non-dutiable and potentially dutiable items before dispatch to destination or diversion to customs.

OBS

customs primary screening centre; CPSC: term and abbreviation used at Canada Post.

Key term(s)
  • customs primary screening center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Douanes et accise
DEF

Section des bureaux d'échange, située habituellement au point d'entrée au pays, dans laquelle le courrier qui n'est pas passible de droits de douanes est séparé de celui qui doit être dédouané, avant d'être acheminé vers sa destination ou vers les douanes.

OBS

centre de tri préliminaire douanier; CTPD: terme et abréviation en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Quality Control (Management)
Key term(s)
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
Key term(s)
  • Commission de surveillance des produits de consommation

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
OBS

Civilian Personnel Service Centre; CPSC: title and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
OBS

Centre des services du personnel civil; CSPC : titre et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Federal Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Administration fédérale

Spanish

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