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société par actions simplifiées

English translation: Simplified joint stock company

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French term or phrase:société par action simplifiées
English translation:Simplified joint stock company
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann

08:21 Mar 15, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Contract
French term or phrase: société par actions simplifiées
description of company
Helen S
Local time: 22:39
Simplified joint stock company
Explanation:
This is the more specific term. I continued my search and found that this is the exact term used in Europe.
Again, the reference is the European Commission/Translation.
Selected response from:

Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 23:39
Grading comment
Thank you, this si the confirmation I needed
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Joint Stock Company / JSC / s.a.s.
Yakov Tomara
4 +2Simplified joint stock company
Gayle Wallimann
4company limited by shares
Gayle Wallimann


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
company limited by shares


Explanation:
This is what I found for the term (SCA) in France.

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Note added at 2002-03-15 08:44:11 (GMT)
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I amended my answer with the more specific term below.


    Reference: http://www.europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Joint Stock Company / JSC / s.a.s.


Explanation:
"Société par actions simplifiées" is one of the types of French JSC. In a contract you can either write Joint Stock Company (JSC) or leave it in French "s.a.s." as it's part of the company name.

Yakov Tomara
Local time: 00:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Chrys Chrystello
4 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Gayle Wallimann: I also agree with this, I was still searching when your answer came through.Sorry!
29 mins
  -> Thank you, no need to apologise, you've given a more exact answer.
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Simplified joint stock company


Explanation:
This is the more specific term. I continued my search and found that this is the exact term used in Europe.
Again, the reference is the European Commission/Translation.

Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you, this si the confirmation I needed

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yakov Tomara: Yes, if we have to be 100% exact.
22 mins
agree  Gillian Hargreaves (X): This has already come up on KudoZ - see http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&eid_c=8409&id=132064&keyword=soci�t�...
40 mins
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