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défaillances

English translation: failures /failing

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French term or phrase:défaillances
English translation:failures /failing
Entered by: jeantrans (X)

19:52 Mar 2, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s) / Business
French term or phrase: défaillances
Toutes les charges liées à l'accréditif en Guinée, seront supportées par les Acheteurs et celles en dehors de la Guinée, dont notamment les frais de confirmation des Lettres de Crédit, par le Vendeur.

Un Acheteur ne sera pas tenu de faire face aux défaillances d'un autre Acheteur ni de supporter les frais supplémentaires causés par un autre Acheteur, étant entendu, ainsi que précisé ci-dessus, que le Vendeur se réserve le droit de reporter le déchargement du navire jusqu’à ce que toutes les lettres de crédit soient ouvertes.


possible failure to provide documentation?
jeantrans (X)
failures
Explanation:
Individual buyers shall not be held liable for the failures of the other buyers to provide letters of credit, or for the extra costs caused thereby. However, the Seller reserves the right to may defer the unloading of the ship until all the letters of credit have been provided.

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Note added at 36 mins (2013-03-02 20:28:24 GMT)
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Since the previous sentence refers to letters of credit and since the consequence of the "défaillances" is deferment of the unloading jusqu’à ce que toutes les lettres de crédit soient ouvertes, I believe this is about failing to provide the credit rather than about breach of contract in general.
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Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
Local time: 14:09
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone. Nikki, I wish you had posted your suggestion, because I decided to use it. : )
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3failures
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
2 +1non-performance/breach/default
liz askew


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
non-performance/breach/default


Explanation:
Breach of Contract and Non-Performance - Lawyers.com
business-law.lawyers.com › ... › Small Business Law
A contract is an agreement between two or more parties which creates an obligation to do or not to do a specific thing. Each party to a contract is responsible for ...

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Note added at 22 mins (2013-03-02 20:14:56 GMT)
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sorry

defaulting

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/law_general/3961...

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Note added at 23 mins (2013-03-02 20:16:13 GMT)
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Default | Define Default at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/browse/default
noun. 1. failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default. 2. failure to meet financial obligations. 3. Law. failure to perform an act or ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 41

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: not in this context
13 hrs
  -> fair enough:)
agree  Francis Marche: yes: default
1 day 12 hrs
neutral  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: A "défaillance" is more general than "breach" or "non performance". "Default", here "another Purchaser's defaults", is more accurate.
1 day 13 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
failures


Explanation:
Individual buyers shall not be held liable for the failures of the other buyers to provide letters of credit, or for the extra costs caused thereby. However, the Seller reserves the right to may defer the unloading of the ship until all the letters of credit have been provided.

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Note added at 36 mins (2013-03-02 20:28:24 GMT)
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Since the previous sentence refers to letters of credit and since the consequence of the "défaillances" is deferment of the unloading jusqu’à ce que toutes les lettres de crédit soient ouvertes, I believe this is about failing to provide the credit rather than about breach of contract in general.

Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
Local time: 14:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 141
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone. Nikki, I wish you had posted your suggestion, because I decided to use it. : )

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: "Failings" (UK), not "failures", cf. 2. noun here : http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/failing
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
8 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  writeaway
13 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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