they had initiated
-avaient initié
Past perfect they conjugation of initiate.

initiate

Some of the prisoners testifying in the case themselves admitted that they had initiated conflicts with the officers of the Prison Service.
Certains des détenus ayant déposé dans l'affaire ont reconnu eux-mêmes qu'ils avaient suscité des conflits avec les gardiens.
The law does not sufficiently guarantee the urgency of the proceedings and most victims tend to abandon the proceedings they had initiated.
La loi ne garantit pas suffisamment que la plainte sera traitée en urgence et la plupart des victimes ont tendance à abandonner la procédure qu'elles avaient engagée.
EC, Myanmar, New Zealand, Portugal, the Philippines, Qatar and the United States reported that they had initiated implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management.
La Communauté européenne, les États-Unis, le Myanmar, la Nouvelle-Zélande, le Portugal, les Philippines et le Qatar ont indiqué qu'ils avaient continué à suivre une approche écosystémique pour la gestion des pêches.
Morocco and Portugal reported that they had initiated awareness campaigns on the importance of responsible fisheries and the principles in the FAO Code for the benefit of fishing operators.
Le Maroc et le Portugal ont lancé des campagnes visant à sensibiliser l'opinion à l'importance que revêtaient les pêches responsables et les principes contenus dans le Code pour les entreprises de pêche.
The EC reminded the DSB that several other Members had questioned the compatibility of the US measures with WTO rules and that they had initiated DSU proceedings concerning the same problems.
Les CE ont rappelé à l'ORD que plusieurs autres Membres avaient contesté la compatibilité des mesures des États-Unis avec les règles de l'OMC et avaient engagé, au titre du Mémorandum d'accord sur le règlement des différends, une procédure concernant les mêmes problèmes.
At the meeting on 14 March 2011 AESA briefed the Commission that they decided to limit the AOC of Flightline to prevent operation of the Fairchild Metro 3s, and that they had initiated the process to suspend the AOC.
Phosphite de triéthyle (122-52-1) ;
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