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Electrical Equipment
Any apparatus, appliance, device, instrument, fitting, fixture, machinery, material or thing used in or for, or capable of being used in or for, the generation, transformation, transmission, distribution, supply or utilization of electrical power or energy, and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, includes any assemblage or combination of materials or things which are used or are capable of being used or adapted, to serve or perform any particular purpose or function when connected to an electrical installation, notwithstanding that any of such materials or things may be mechanical, metallic or non-electric in origin. (23/06/94) (appareillage électrique)
End Item of Equipment
A final combination of end products, component parts and materials which is ready for its intended use, e.g. tank, mobile machine shop, airplane. (23/06/94) (matériel complet)
Equipment
Major items of materiel that are not expendable except through depreciation or wear and tear and which, although they may be fixed or positioned in prescribed places, do not lose their identity or become integral parts of other equipment and installations. Items in this category are normally susceptible to running maintenance. Equipment items are usually procured, issued and replaced on the basis of planned departmental capital acquisition programs, e.g. aircraft vehicles, vessels, boats, workshop machinery, electronics systems. (23/06/94) (équipement)
Equivalent Item
Items are equivalent when, without actually being identical, they have sufficient in common as to be capable of being used for the same purpose. (23/06/94) (articles équivalents)
Escrow
An agreement whereby a deed, money or other property is deposited with a third party to be held until certain conditions are fulfilled. A document is said to be delivered in escrow if it is delivered in circumstances which show that it is to take effect only when the specified condition has been performed. If the condition is not performed, then the document does not take effect. A software source code or a sum of money are examples of items which may be held in escrow. (23/06/94) (dépôt fiduciaire)
Ex gratia Payment
A payment made pursuant to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Policy on Claims and Ex gratia Payments, dated June 1, 1998. A benevolent payment made by the Crown under the authority of the Governor in Council. The payment is made to anyone in the public interest for loss or expenditure incurred for which there is no legal liability on the part of the Crown. An ex gratia payment is an exceptional vehicle used only when there is no statutory, regulatory or policy vehicle to make the payment. (01/12/00) (paiement à titre gracieux)
Exchange Rate Adjustment Amount
This amount represents, on a per unit basis and in Canadian funds, the difference between the FCC at the time of payment and the FCC determined at the time of contract award or bid solicitation. (23/06/94) (Facteur de rajustement du taux de change)
Exchange Rate Factor
The exchange rate to be applied to the FCC to arrive at the value of the FCC in Canadian funds. (23/06/94) (facteur de conversion)
Export Permit
A permit issued on application, by Industry Canada, to a resident of Canada for the export of certain goods covered by the Export Permit Regulations. (23/06/94) (permis d'exportation)
 
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