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Feb 16, 2007 21:03
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English term

be it for the period

English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s)
Exclusive distribution agreement

written by the Italians

Obligations of purchase
Without prejudice to the conditions of art. 4 pertaining to the duration of this agreement, the Distributor shall purchase from XXX:

a) up to 01.01.2001 products in the minimum amount and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Enclosure B; and

b) products in the minimum amount and in accordance with the terms and conditions the parties shall have agreed upon at least three months in advance to the expiring of the year period, ******be it for the period ****** between the 1st of September and 31 December, and the period for the following Model Year. In case XXX does not use its right of withdrawal as in article 21 below and no agreement on new obligations of purchase is reached, the ones agreed upon for the preceding Model Year shall be used pro rata marked up by 10%; and

c) if this agreement is not renewed for the period between the 1st of September and 31 December Products in the minimum amount in proportion to the amounts agreed upon for the previous Model Year.

Could you reword this fragment for me, please?
Responses
4 +5 change and to or

Discussion

Ioanna Karamanou Feb 16, 2007:
Sorry, that first parenthesis should be a bracket. [note]
Ioanna Karamanou Feb 16, 2007:
Then I would add a translator's note indicating that you believe it may be a typographical error in the orginal. "and" (Tranlator's note: I believe this is a typographical error in the orgiinal and should read as follows: "or"]
ZenonStyczyrz (asker) Feb 16, 2007:
To Ioanna As it happens I cannot make any changes since it is a certified translation into Polish

Responses

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change and to or

b) products in the minimum amount and in accordance with the terms and conditions the parties shall have agreed upon at least three months in advance to the expiring of the year period, ******be it for the period ****** between the 1st of September and 31 December, ***or***the period for the following Model Year.

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-02-16 21:07:12 GMT)
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be it for the period = whether it be for the period
Peer comment(s):
agree Jack Doughty
1 hr
agree Richard Benham : This is almost certainly the problem, but as our asker has said, changing it could be a problem.
13 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
15 hrs
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
16 hrs
agree Pham Huu Phuoc
16 hrs
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