Translation of "accroissement négatif " (French → English) :

More broadly, when we look at the Consumer Price Index in Canada, we see services growing at a rate of around 3 per cent, but the goods component is negative year-over-year of about 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent.

percentage increases in value of the immovable property which secures the shared equity credit agreement, and the rate of any inflation index referred to in the agreement, shall be assumed to be a percentage equal to the higher of the current central bank target inflation rate or the level of inflation in the Member State where the immovable property is located at the time of conclusion of the credit agreement or 0 % if those percentages are negative.

A new report on the EU's Food Facility, set up in 2008 to counter the negative effects of the food crisis, show that in three years, the EU has improved the lives of over 59 million people in 49 countries, and provided indirect support for 93 million others (by for instance enabling people to benefit from increased opportunities for trade in the area, and to learn improved skills from neighbouring farmers).

However, some human activities (such as increasing human settlements and economic assets in floodplains and the reduction of the natural water retention by land use) and climate change contribute to an increase in the likelihood and adverse impacts of flood events.

The creation of a coherent framework for environmental product policy will avoid the adoption of unco-ordinated measures that could lead to an overall negative result; for example eliminating a toxic substance from a product, such as mercury from lamps, might lead to increased energy consumption, which on balance would have a negative impact on the environment.

With regard to Bow River water quality below Lake Louise, Alberta: (a) what are the potential cumulative impacts that development, community development and increased visitor use at Lake Louise may have on Bow River water quality; (b) what studies on the potential cumulative impacts are complete, and if not complete, why not; (c) what cumulative impact studies include considerations for communities downstream; (d) what is the maximum value for effluent loading of the Bow River at Lake Louise and below Lake Louise; (e) what are the parameters for aesthetic considerations of Bow River water quality below Lake Louise; (f) what are the ...[+++]parameters for “naturally occurring water” and “measurement of” in relation to the Bow River below Lake Louise; (g) what is the benchmark for the maximum amount of sewage effluent to discharge for the Bow River at Lake Louise and below Lake Louise; (h) what options to reduce effluent volumes to the Bow River below Lake Louise have been comprehensively evaluated; (i) based on the cumulative effects of proposed development community development and increased visitor use at Lake Louise, what are the potential adverse impacts on the ecological integrity of the Bow River?