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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

l'assainissement des professions commerciales

English translation:

anti-corruption measures in business professions

Added to glossary by MatthewLaSon
Jun 14, 2010 14:53
14 yrs ago
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French term

l'assainissement des professions commerciales

French to English Law/Patents Law (general) Disqualification
"Mr.X intervenant aux présentes déclare accepter ces fonctions (de directeur générale) et n'être pas frappé d'aucune des inrterdictions ou déchéances édictées par les lois sur "l'assainissement des professions commerciales".

1947 Act as amended, giving the circumstances in which company directors are disqualified.

This is in a Chairman's resolution to appoint a MD for a company in formation.
Proposed translations (English)
3 laws regarding anti-corruption in business professions
4 +3 enhancing the integrity of commercial practice
4 business/professional integrity
4 business clean-up
References
cleaning up of the commercial and industrial businesses
all I have found is that your first word...
Change log

Jul 10, 2010 02:08: MatthewLaSon Created KOG entry

Discussion

Jack Dunwell (asker) Jun 14, 2010:
Clanola These might be, in a UK context then, without the social structure content, sole traders, partners and directors.
Question mark.
Jack Dunwell (asker) Jun 14, 2010:
I'm rather surprised about The VERY direct and somewhat naff translation, well referenced by Stéphanie. I suppose that the UK equivalent is the Directors' Disqualification Act 1986. Which is a neat, non-emotive, non-reactive approach. I note the use of "rehabilitation" for "assainissement" in Bridge. What are "business professions"?
MatthewLaSon Jun 14, 2010:
Comment I think it's just a way of saying "to clean house" in the profession (i.e., remove corrupt people, practices, etc).

Best of luck!

Proposed translations

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laws regarding anti-corruption in business professions

Hello,

This may be the best route to go.

Promoting ethical behaviour and anti-corruption in business, professions, politics and public administration. Edited, and mostly written, by David J Murray ...
a-cleaner-world.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html

Best of luck!
Note from asker:
Thank you Matt. I think this is a much better approach than the "official" one.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Matt. What I ACTUALLY went with (rightly or wrongly!) was "Legislation on Company Directors' disqualification (l'assainissement des professions commerciales)""
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enhancing the integrity of commercial practice

Basically a mission impossible.
Note from asker:
Thank you, A. This is very specific disqualification law, covering in this case, company directors
Peer comment(s):
agree Gabriella Bertelmann : agree
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agree liz askew : I am voting for this because I actually understand the English!!
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agree B D Finch : Though I am not sure about "enhancing"; perhaps "protection/upholding of the integrity ...".
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business/professional integrity

I don't think you need to translate "assainissement". You don't need to say "enhancement" or "rehabilitation" or whatever, because by implication, a "business integrity law" is designed to improve integrity, just as a pollution law would be intended to prevent pollution.
Note from asker:
Thank you PhilG I agree. I think it's worth remembering this was 1947 and a lot of post occupation cleaning up was going on!
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business clean-up

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Example sentence:

Wal-Mart and Tiffany are trying to clean up the gold-mining industry.

Note from asker:
Are they staking other miners' claims, K? Is this just the Klondyke or might they be moonlighting at Auschwitz on the tooth front? A hearty breakfast for all and the League of Gentlemen walk off with the lot...
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Reference comments

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Reference:

cleaning up of the commercial and industrial businesses

This is what you find on the English pages of Legifrance website:

The provisions of Act no. 47-1635 of 30 August 1947 relating to the cleaning up of the commercial and industrial businesses are applicable to persons carrying out door-to-door selling.
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/html/codes_traduits/consolegte...
Note from asker:
Phil has hit a couple of nails on the head, I think. It is NOT GOOD and I cringe from using it.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree writeaway : pertinent ref
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neutral liz askew : I believe this is a translation. beware! I got into serious trouble quoting this site the other day./Hmm, well I shall be doubting official translation from now on, after the telling off I received.
15 mins
Of course it is a translation, but so far it's the "official" one (since Legifrance is the official French law portal). So this should be a good reference (unless badly translated!)
neutral philgoddard : I think it has been badly translated. You wouldn't use a phrase like "cleaning up" in the title of an act of parliament. Another sign of poor translation is the definite article before "businesses".
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ok
neutral B D Finch : Looks like there is a job for somebody there correcting Legifrance's English version.
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ok
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Reference:

all I have found is that your first word could = sanitation

don't know whether this is relevant

[PDF]
DRAFT - The Global Framework for Action on Sanitation and Water ...
- [ Translate this page ]
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
annuelle sur l'assainissement et l'eau potable dans le monde - Global Annual Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water). Ce rapport GLAAS, qui analyse ...
www.unwater.org/downloads/s4aHLMConcNote-fr.pdf - 17 hours ago

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I do not meet the criteria!!!

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Translation exercer... la profession - Business French-English ...
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bénéfice des professions industrielles et commerciales, nm. profit from industrial and commercial occupations, Reverso Dict. ...
dictionary.reverso.net/business.../exercer...%20la%20profession - United States

good luck!

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Note added at 38 mins (2010-06-14 15:31:57 GMT)
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HI
here is a translation (I believe) of the French law relating to your query

Legifrance - Le service public de l'accès au droit
The provisions of Act no. 47-1635 of 30 August 1947 relating to the cleaning up of the commercial and industrial businesses are applicable to persons ...
www.legifrance.gouv.fr/html/codes_traduits/consolegtextA.ht... - Cached

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http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gen3_I1...


III. - The provisions of Act No. 47-1635 of 30 August 1947 relating to the cleaning up of the commercial and industrial occupations are applicable to members of the Financial Markets Authority. No person who has been penalised under the provisions of the present Code during the previous five years may be a member of the Financial Markets Authority.


I cannot vouch for the translation here.
Note from asker:
Thank you Liz!
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