Traduction de «commodity assistance » (Anglais → Français) :

DAC Members agree to untie, by 1 January 2002, ODA to the least developed countries in the following areas: balance of payments and structural adjustment support; debt forgiveness; sector and multi-sector programme assistance; investment project aid; import and commodity support; commercial services contracts, and ODA to non-governmental organisations for procurement related activities.

These major increases to the Main Estimates over last year's Estimates include: $874 million to the Department of Finance for Canada Health and Social Transfer payments; $840 million to the Department of Human Resources Development for increased employment insurance benefit payments; $600 million to the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for income disaster assistance for farmers in response to recent declines in commodity prices; $377 million to the Department of National Defence for payments to the provincial governme ...[+++]nts for damages suffered during recent natural disasters under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements; and $287 million to various departments and agencies for the Year 2000 compliance requirements.

(a) the parties agree to accord each other most-favoured-nation treatment on trade in goods in all areas specifically covered by the Agreement, save as regards advantages accorded by either Party within the context of customs unions or free trade areas, trade arrangements with neighbouring countries or specific obligations under international commodity agreements; (b) to promote and intensify trade between the Parties, and to encourage the steady expansion of sustainable economic cooperation, in accordance with the principles of equality and mutual advantage; (c) to strengthen cooperation in fields closely related to economic progres ...[+++]s and benefiting both Parties; (d) to develop lasting trade relations and diversify trade between the Community and the Lao PDR, to achieve a lasting opening-up of markets to a degree which is compatible with the Parties¢ economic situations and the assistance which the Lao PDR will need in the light of its application to join the WTO; (e) to contribute to the Lao PDR¢s efforts to improve the quality of life and standards of living of the poorest sections of its population, together with measures using rural development to combat poverty in the countryside and assistance with achieving the transition to a market economy and developing human resources in a number of sectors of the economy; (f) to encourage job creation in both the Community and the Lao PDR, with priority being accorded to programmes and operations which could have a favourable effect in this respect.

Food assistance may involve the direct provision of food, but may utilize a wider range of tools, including the transfer or provision of relevant services, inputs or commodities, cash or vouchers, skills or knowledge.

At the conceptual level there has been an important shift over the last 15 years from the use of in-kind commodity food aid as a default response to emergency food needs, towards consideration of a broader set of humanitarian food assistance tools tailored to tackling the diverse causes and symptoms of transient food insecurity.

- 4 - SEVERAL ACP STATES Assistance to ACP/CEE 5th EDF 1 416 000 ECU business organizations set up Grant to improve production and export marketing of commodities The aim of the project is to help APROMA (Association des Produits a Marche) respond to the requests for assistance it received from ACP companies or organizations involved in developing export sales of "soft" commodities (agricultural and forestry products) incuding coffee, cocoa, oils and fats, timber, hides and skins. Recognizing that success in this field does not depend ...[+++] only on international agreements (e.g. the International Coffee and Cocoa Agreements), but also on commercial facilities and skills, APROMA is keen to develop a support programme over three years to provide : - training for ACP managers and administrators from marketing organizations and companies ; - selective up-to-date information to serve as a basis for commercial strategy and trade negotiations ; - specialist coordination in areas relating to the activities of ACP marketing organizations and companies and their dealings with European professionals and colleagues ; - technical assistance to ACP marketing and export bodies to help them improve their organization and operational resources.