Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

acceptation / réception

English translation:

Acceptance / Approval

Added to glossary by Rebecca Elliott
Feb 24, 2009 16:26
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French term

acceptation / réception

French to English Law/Patents Law (general) Terms and conditions of purchase
What is the difference between "Acceptation" and "Réception" here? I usually translate "réception" as "acceptance" in this context so I'm not sure what differentiation is being made here - "réception" seems to be more than just "receipt".

5. ACCEPTATION / RECEPTION
1. La Commande est soumise à une acceptation finale (ou réception) à la fin de son exécution par le Prestataire.
2. En outre, pour les Commandes d'un délai supérieur à deux mois, ces dernières peuvent prévoir une(des) acceptation(s) en cours d'exécution.
3. Cette(ces) acceptation(s) peut(peuvent) reposer sur la détermination contradictoire d'un avancement à une échéance prédéterminée ou sur le franchissement d'un jalon dans l'exécution de la Commande.
4. Sauf si la Commande prévoit un délai différent pour exécution des contrôles par l'Acheteur, ce dernier dispose d'un délai de huit jours à compter de la date de présentation par le Prestataire des Prestations pour prononcer leur acceptation ou leur réception ou leur rejet.

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Change log

Feb 24, 2009 20:22: Gayle Wallimann changed "Term asked" from "ACCEPTATION / RECEPTION" to "acceptation / réception"

Discussion

Julie Barber Feb 25, 2009:
not much difference I don't think that there is any real difference here. The first sentence tells you what it is: La Commande est soumise à **une acceptation finale (ou réception)** à la fin de son exécution. It's the approval/reception of works upon completion; in other words the party who order the works or product acknowledges that they are complete, the quality is fine and they are handed over
writeaway Feb 24, 2009:
what is the product/service being provided?

Proposed translations

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Receipt / Approval

I think this is the format which works best here, particularly in the last line of your text, where you need to indicate that the goods have been received and either approved or rejected.

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I also think that Acceptance / Approval works well.
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French term (edited): ACCEPTATION / RECEPTION

ACCEPTANCE/ADMISSION

acceptation - definition of acceptation by the Free Online

3. acceptation - the act of accepting with approval;

Definition of Reception

The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; ...
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French term (edited): ACCEPTATION / RECEPTION

acceptance / (receipt of) delivery

I disagree with "admission". I feel the difference is more one of approval. In building contracts, for example, after "acceptation", the responsibility of the service provider to guarantee quality is shared by the customer depending on the context (see jurisprudence). After "réception", the customer generally still has a period of time in which to reflect on the quality of work completed and require the service provider to undertake rectification as necessary.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Julie Barber : "réception" in building contracts means that you approve the quality of the works, it doesn't leave you a period of time afterwards
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acceptance/commissioning

"réception" peut dans certains cas, comme en agriculture, être dénommée "recette". Voir deux définitions aux adresses ci-dessous.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Julie Barber : I don't think that this would make sense if you read the definition: La Commande est soumise à une acceptation finale (ou réception) à la fin de son exécution
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