Traduction de «achats compensatoires » (Français → Anglais) :

While the existence of a positive sales price cannot be disputed as regards the original sales agreement of August 2007, according to which LBBW would have paid at least EUR 300 million plus an up-front cash payment for Sachsen LB, it is no longer the case after the December renegotiations, because the Free State of Saxony has provided a guarantee of EUR 2,75 billion and received in return [.] % of the sales price of EUR 328 million (EUR [.] million) in cash plus the revenues resulting from the potential provision (nominal value of EUR [ (> 90)] million) (29).

Concerning the observations of the third party Germany argued that the guarantee granted to the Super SIV did not constitute state aid because, even including the potential liabilities stemming from the EUR 2,75 billion guarantee granted to the Super SIV, the owners of Sachsen LB had still sold the bank for an overall positive price, and that the contribution from LBBW to Sachsen LB’s 2007 results as well as the EUR 250 million prepayment had been considered by LBBW to be part of the sales price and therefore the sales price paid by LBBW to the owners reflected the market price of the bank. Germany stressed that, apart from the EUR 391 m ...[+++]illion contribution from LBBW to Sachsen LB’s 2007 results, no other loss compensation had been paid.

We also want to maximize trade opportunities for Canadian goods and services, to maximize the opportunity for Canadian companies to make a business out of generating offsets and to help build an effective functioning market to allow Canadian firms to purchase permits at a reasonable price.

When developed countries have privatised their national assets and utilities they have required investors to also invest in Offset projects in those countries where "Offset" is the umbrella term for a broad range of industrial and commercial "compensatory" practices required of outside suppliers or investors as a condition of purchase in either government-to-government sales or commercial sales under public agency procurement programs.

Senator Ringuette: In regard to the costs of implementing a new tax credit, would it be Treasury Board — I do not know, perhaps Finance — that would decide whether or not the purchasing of carbon offsets would be a taxable good or service?

That is what is called industrial participation or economic benefits or offset purchases, and this practice has been adopted by many governments, including this one.