Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Carácter con el que suscribe Contrato el representante del Contratista

English translation:

the capacity in which the contractor\'s representative signs the contract

Added to glossary by Amanda DesJardins
Nov 12, 2011 14:23
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Carácter con el que suscribe Contrato el representante del Contratista

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s)
EN SU CARÁCTER DE [Carácter con el que suscribe Contrato el representante del Contratista]...

I know it translates as In their capacity as ...but I am unsure about "Carácter con el que suscribe Contrato el representante del Contratista"

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the capacity in which the contractor's representative signs the contract

I think it works fine like this; it's a standard form of words.

"The person executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite the signature the name of the person and capacity in which the person signs."
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=25.15.085

"The Contractor is represented on site by the Contractor's Representative who carries the overall responsibility for all the Contractor's on-site activities."
http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Contractor_s_Guide_to_...
Peer comment(s):

agree Richard Hill
6 mins
Thanks, Rich :)
agree Claudia Luque Bedregal
7 mins
¡Gracias, Claudia! :)
agree Silvina P.
36 mins
¡Gracias, Silvina!
agree Nigel Wheatley : I read it slightly differently, so that it could be the contractor who signs, or the contractor's attorney, or a director of a contractor company, etc; but this translation still works
2 hrs
Thanks, Nigel :) I assume that must be more or less what it's getting at: "carácter"/"capacity" meaning who the representative is and the nature of the representation.
agree James A. Walsh
6 hrs
Cheers, James ;)
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