Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bundesoberbehörde
English translation:
Higher Federal Authority
German term
Bundesoberbehörde
I would appreciate it if you could seriously indicate your confidence level.
Thanks a lot!
| 4 +2 | Higher Federal Authority |
Slindon
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| 4 +1 | superior federal authority |
Adam Kiolle
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| 4 +1 | upper-level federal agency |
IP-Chemist
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| 3 +1 | Federal Regulatory Authority |
Andrea Winzer
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May 24, 2009 08:28: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Bundesoberbehörde ( Deutschland)" to "Bundesoberbehörde" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Deutschland"
Jun 9, 2009 19:20: Lirka Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): writeaway, Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Proposed translations
Higher Federal Authority
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robin25
: I agree, also with your comment on the reference!
3 days 1 hr
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Thanks robin25, also for pointing to earlier reference
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Thanks Harald!
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Netherlands
Commercial lawyer in the Netherlands
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Dutch to English
superior federal authority
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Erich Friese
: ...these are invariably Federal Ministries...you will need to be more specific or provide more context
1 hr
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
13 hrs
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United States
Top Quality: Fast, reliable & certified
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Latin to German, and 1 more.
Federal Regulatory Authority
according to the ATA Glossary for clinical trials
http://www.americantranslators.org/divisions/GLD/docs/44_kon...
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gangels (X)
: but 'regulatory agency' (e.g., the FDA, which has the 'authority' to approve or reject)
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Erich Friese
: ......careful.....see my comment above.....
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upper-level federal agency
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hazmatgerman (X)
: Nach der Rückmeldung vom Frager und writeaways ref dürfte dies das korrekte Niveau treffen.
3 days 57 mins
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Reference comments
Bundesoberbehörde
Bundesbehörden werden errichtet für die bundeseigene Verwaltung (Art. 86 GG). Diese Behörden gliedern sich in oberste Bundesbehörden, Oberbehörden sowie Mittel- und Unterbehörde
Federal agencies in Germany are established to assist the administration of the federal government. Federal agencies are hierarchically organized on four levels:
* Top-level federal agencies include the Federal Ministries, the Federal Chancellor's Office or Federal Chancellery, the Office of the President of Germany, the Federal Auditing Office and the Representative of the Federal Government for Culture and Media. Top level agencies are distinguished from all other agencies because they are specifically mentioned in the Basic Law.
* Upper-level federal agencies include those that stand directly subordinate to a federal ministry but which do not have any agencies subordinate to them, such as the Federal Administrative Agency, the Federal Criminal Police Office, the Federal Insurance Agency, or the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Technisches Hilfswerk).
* Middle-level federal agencies are situated between a federal ministry and the lowest administrative level. Their responsibilities are limited to specific regions, for example, the Higher Financial Directorates and the Defense Administrations.
* Low-level federal agencies are subordinate to middle-level agencies and are responsible for relatively small areas such as the District Defense Agencies or the Waterway Administrations.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesbehörde_(Deutschland)
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Helen Shiner
: very useful
22 hrs
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hazmatgerman (X)
: It would be the "upper-level" authorities presumably. However, only with more context one could be sure.
1 day 5 hrs
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Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Info
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/docViewer.aspx?docID=508#sta...
(1) The Federal Banking Supervisory Office (Bundesaufsichtsamt für das Kreditwesen) is established as an independent superior Federal authority (Bundesoberbehörde). It is domiciled in Bonn.
http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/KWG.htm
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Cilian O'Tuama
: nice photo, one that resembles you (from our brief encounter) :-)
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Not so arrogant.
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hazmatgerman (X)
: It is important to keep the distinction between "oberste" and "obere" Bundesbehörde, as shown nicely on these examples for the latter. Regards.
1 day 3 hrs
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