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exposé préalable

English translation: recitals

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French term or phrase:exposé préalable
English translation:recitals
Entered by: Paul Stevens

08:37 Jul 22, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s)
French term or phrase: exposé préalable
This is from a short agreement between a law firm and its client regarding a specific case and is under the clause headed "Interprétation":

"Toutes les clauses et conditions du présent contrat en ce compris l'exposé préalable et les annexes éventuelles qui en font partie intégrante sont de rigueur".

Please note that there are no whereas/recital clauses in the agreement, so it cannot be referring to those. However the agreement does "formalise des relations de travail anciennes de plusieurs mois sur le dossier en objet", so I suspect that this phrase may be (indirectly)referring to this and could mean a previous presentation/paper, but I am not sure of this.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Paul Stevens
Local time: 16:21
recitals
Explanation:
I would say that it is a standard phrase tht has been included in the agreement even though there are no recitals - may be worth checking with the client
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Jane RM
France
Local time: 17:21
Grading comment
I suspect that this is the most likely answer, even though, per my posting, I ruled this out initially.
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3 +5recitals
Jane RM
3preliminary statement
Anne Bohy


  

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recitals


Explanation:
I would say that it is a standard phrase tht has been included in the agreement even though there are no recitals - may be worth checking with the client

Jane RM
France
Local time: 17:21
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
I suspect that this is the most likely answer, even though, per my posting, I ruled this out initially.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rkillings: Give 'em an even shorter translation by leaving this part out!
37 mins
agree  Julie Barber: I would think the same - that it's a standard phrase
53 mins
agree  B D Finch
1 hr
agree  Clair Pickworth
4 hrs
agree  George C.
4 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
preliminary statement


Explanation:
means that this introduction, as well as the appendixes, are considered part of the contract for this matter

Anne Bohy
France
Local time: 17:21
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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