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réception vaudra acceptation

English translation: taking delivery shall be deemed to be acceptance

15:45 Mar 24, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
French term or phrase: réception vaudra acceptation
This appears in standard terms of purchase:

"En absence de réserves ou de confirmation de celles-ci, la réception vaudra acceptation."

I would normally translate "réception" as acceptance and so am a bit stuck here.

thanks
Jane RM
France
Local time: 03:00
English translation:taking delivery shall be deemed to be acceptance
Explanation:
I don't think réception is acceptance - acceptance is the formal confirmation that the goods are OK, réception is simply the receipt of the goods. One could use receipt here, but the word is ambiguous.
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David Wright
Austria
Local time: 03:00
Grading comment
perfect, just what I was looking for!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6taking delivery shall be deemed to be acceptance
David Wright
4 +1reception constitutes acceptance
rkillings
4acknowledgement of delivery will equate acceptance
jmleger
3Receipt of goods shall be deemed acceptance of the goods received
MatthewLaSon
3 -1no claims will be considered unless reported upon receipt
Lori Cirefice


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
réception vaudra accepta
taking delivery shall be deemed to be acceptance


Explanation:
I don't think réception is acceptance - acceptance is the formal confirmation that the goods are OK, réception is simply the receipt of the goods. One could use receipt here, but the word is ambiguous.

David Wright
Austria
Local time: 03:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
perfect, just what I was looking for!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jmleger: Great minds think alike, I see.
1 min
  -> thanks jm
agree  Tony M
4 mins
  -> thanks Tony
agree  cmwilliams (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks cm
agree  silvester55
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Silvester
agree  AllegroTrans
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Allegro
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
réception vaudra accepta
acknowledgement of delivery will equate acceptance


Explanation:
voilà ma solution.

jmleger
Local time: 20:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Right idea, of course... but I'm not too sure we can actually say 'will equate' here, can we?
4 mins
  -> i was not concerned about the second part of the sentence. My interest was in getting the translation of réception across. The rest you can translate in any number of ways.
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Receipt of goods shall be deemed acceptance of the goods received


Explanation:
Hello,

You can say this a variety of way.

réception = receiving goods

acceptation = acceptation of the goods

Claims: Receipt of goods shall be deemed acceptance of the goods received. All claims for de- fective goods or revocation of acceptances, for shortages, ...
www.safe-n-secureinc.com/Support/DVR1300/dvr1300manual.pdf



Acceptance of Goods, Buyer's acknowledgement of receipt of goods shall not constitute acceptance of goods or acknowledgement of the quantity of goods ...
www.misametalblanking.com/.../MMB-MI TERMS AND CONDITIONS 4...


Jul 18, 2008 ... For example rush delivery versus standard delivery. ... Seller warrants that all goods sold are free of any security ... The Buyer's receipt and retention of the goods covered by this invoice shall constitute acceptance ...
saywhatscreenprint.com/companyinfo.htm


I hope this helps.

Failure to reject any delivery upon receipt shall constitute acceptance .... all goods and services purchased from EndocorpUSA are cash on delivery (COD). ...
www.endocorpusa.com/commerce/info/salesterms.jsp -

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 21:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 314

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: right idea, but much too convoluted///it's the double use of received/receipt and goods/goods that's making it clumsy
4 hrs
  -> This is commonly said in legal docs. Not jumping on the "agree" bandwagon (taking delivery?). OK, take out "goods", but that's a matter of opinion. More verbose is just a preference by legal writers at times. I don't live by "sweet and simple" ALL the tim
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reception constitutes acceptance


Explanation:
Short, snappy. :-)

If the Receiving Dept. takes it, it has been accepted.

rkillings
United States
Local time: 18:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 105

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gaelle Linard: I've seen "shall constitute acceptance" in a number of documents
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
no claims will be considered unless reported upon receipt


Explanation:
Here, I think the whole sentence needs to be considered, not just the last part.


    Reference: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:HurWIZ8...
Lori Cirefice
France
Local time: 03:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AllegroTrans: You have completely altered the text without any justification, and also made a presumption
1 hr
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