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09:27 Mar 20, 2001 |
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na | or, as the case may be, the operator of . . |
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na | The ... of ... provides specifically for the needs of our minister |
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na | See below |
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na | respectively |
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or, as the case may be, the operator of . . Explanation: exploitant is in the Van Dale unfortunately I cannot find a back-up for my translation of onderscheidenlijk - in my opinion it just is a formal way of saying 'or' - and I do have some six years of experience in translating patents . . . Van Dale |
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The ... of ... provides specifically for the needs of our minister Explanation: That is how I understand the phrase; "exploitant" is French for "ondernemer" (1) in the field of agriculture and natural ressources, raw materials (sugar beet, let's say). Unfortunately, I do not have any French/English or Dutch/English in my hands at the moment... (1) Le Robert & Van Dale, Dictionnaire fran�ais-n�erlandais |
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See below Explanation: It is rather AND than OR. See (Eurodicautom): Collection EC Treaties (=TRA74) Dutch Phraseology: de taak van de Commissie onderscheidenlijk van het Hof van Justitie vaststellen English Phraseology: to define the respective functions of the Commission and of the Court of Justice Translation: ...serves our minister and /as well as the operator of... Hope it helps. Davorka Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/ |
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respectively Explanation: the Minister or the operator, respectively, should ... |
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