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tot vrijwaring van 's lands concurrentievermogen

English translation: (the) competitiveness


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Dutch term or phrase:het concurrentievermogen
English translation:(the) competitiveness
Entered by: Kirsten Bodart
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18:36 May 6, 2009
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Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / divorce contract
Dutch term or phrase: tot vrijwaring van 's lands concurrentievermogen
Could somebody pls help me by explaining the term in Dutch or English? Thx!!

**CONTEXT**
"Indexering onderhoudsgeld voor kinderen:
Voorvermelde uitkeringen zijn gekopeld aan de schommelingen van het gezondheidsindexcijfer zoals bedoeld in het Koninklijk Besluit van 24 december 1993 (ter uitvoering van de wet van 6 januari 1989 tot vrijwaring van 's lands concurrentievermogen)."
Iris Sturbaut
in order to saveguard the competitiveness of this country
Explanation:
or 'in order to saveguard the country's competitiveness'. You could also translate 'concurrentievermogen' met 'ability to compete', but competitiveness is also identified as an economic term for that.
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Kirsten Bodart
Germany
Local time: 05:12
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4 +5in order to saveguard the competitiveness of this countryKirsten Bodart


  

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in order to saveguard the competitiveness of this country


Explanation:
or 'in order to saveguard the country's competitiveness'. You could also translate 'concurrentievermogen' met 'ability to compete', but competitiveness is also identified as an economic term for that.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitiveness
Kirsten Bodart
Germany
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tom Thumb
2 hrs
agree  Chris Hopley: Law to saFeguard (with an f in English). [fwiw French title is: Loi du 6 janvier 1989 de sauvegarde de la compétitivité du pays ]
12 hrs
  -> oh, yes! shame on me.
agree  Buck
14 hrs
agree  Piotrnikitin
15 hrs
agree  Dennis Seine
22 hrs
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May 8, 2009 - Changes made by Kirsten Bodart:
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