exipiration d'un délai de 50 jours, decade suivante

English translation: within 10 days following a period of 50 days (or within 60 days)

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French term or phrase:	exipiration d'un délai de 50 jours, decade suivante
English translation:	within 10 days following a period of 50 days (or within 60 days)
Entered by:	Enza Longo

15:45 Jun 16, 2006

French to English translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications) / general conditions of a mainenance and service contract

French term or phrase: exipiration d'un délai de 50 jours, decade suivante

est précisé que les paiements sont effectués les 10, 20 et dernier jour de chaque mois. Les paiements seront réalisés en Euros, par virement bancaire à l’une des dates précitées suivant l’expiration :

- d’un délai de cinquante (50) jours, décade suivante à compter de la date de facture ou de la demande d’acompte pour les factures relatives à la Redevance de Maintenance.

I just can't seem to make any sense out of this

does it mean the next 10-day period after a period of 50 days from receipt of invoice?

Enza Longo KudoZ activity Questions: 945 (none open) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 1420 Canada
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within 10 days following a period of 50 days

Explanation:
the French love these kinds of strange payment deadlines. Maybe to confuse suppliers so they forget to ask to be paid?...

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Kimberly De Haan
Canada
Local time: 05:25

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thanks Kimberley - it just sounded a lot more complicated than it really was
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within 10 days following a period of 50 days

Kimberly De Haan

a deadline of 50 days, counting from 10 days after the date of...

nnaemeka Odimegwu

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within 10 days following a period of 50 days

Explanation:
the French love these kinds of strange payment deadlines. Maybe to confuse suppliers so they forget to ask to be paid?...

Kimberly De Haan
Canada
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 6

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thanks Kimberley - it just sounded a lot more complicated than it really was

1 day 2 hrs confidence:

a deadline of 50 days, counting from 10 days after the date of...

Explanation:
this is how it was meant to be read. thanks

nnaemeka Odimegwu
Nigeria
Local time: 10:25
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English

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