Feb 14, 2001 15:30
24 yrs ago
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German term

Prokura

Non-PRO German to English Bus/Financial
Umsatz 32 Mio. DM, 10 Mitarbeiter, 12 Handelsvertreter, Prokura

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power of procuration / full commercial authority

As you see from the following explanation, there is no real equivalent. See if any of the options offered by Schäfer fit your context.

Prokura f
(Re, no equivalent) ,Prokura` ## 48ff HGB
– power of procuration (abbreviation ,p. p.` preceding signature of holder)
– full commercial authority
– general commercial power of attorney (or representation)
(ie, kaufmännische Hilfsperson mit den weitestgehenden Befugnissen; es sind drei Rechtsverhältnisse auseinanderzuhalten: Dienstvertrag, Vollmacht und Vertretungsmacht; under commercial law, it is a far-reaching, almost unrestricted authority defined by law and entered in the Commercial Register; plural: Prokuren; cf, Übersicht Prokura/Handlungsvollmacht)

Handlungsvollmacht f
(Re) limited commercial authority
(ie, zur Vornahme e–r bestimmten zu e–m HdlGewerbe gehörigen Art von Geschäften od zur Vornahme einzelner Geschäfte; granted to represent a firm or company, defined in §§ 54-58 HGB and § 164 ff BGB, narrower than Prokura and entered in the Commercial Register; may be general, partial, or specific)
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22 mins

power to act or to sign on behalf of a firm, authorization

... 12 autorized commercial representatives?
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27 mins

Power of attorney

Prokura=power of attorney
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28 mins

Full power of attorney

A more formal translation would be "procuration".
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10 hrs

procuration

<uel> is absolutely right. However, I would opt for the shorter "procuration" as the term already includes the "power". "power" is therefore redundant, particularly in the telegramm style descripiton provided as context.
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