flowdown

English translation: the explanation is as follows....

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English term or phrase:	flowdown
Selected answer:	the explanation is as follows....
Entered by:	Katerina K

20:39 Feb 22, 2005

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)

English term or phrase: flowdown

Title of a clause in a contract.
(extract from the clause: Supplier will ensure that the third party recipient will accept in writing the confidentiality obligations in this Agreement before any disclosure of XY´s Proprietary Information.)
Please, can anyone explain what it means in English. I understand it is a legal term (American?) with a very specific meaning.
Thanks in advance.

Katerina K KudoZ activity Questions: 5 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 05:26

the explanation is as follows....

Explanation:
In a nutshell a flowdown clause is one which obligates a contractor to include certain language (as normally defined in that clause) to be incorporated in contracts with subcontractors

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It is American and in your contract the contractor (supplier) must ensure that the \"third party recipient\" must agree to a duty of confidentiality being imposed upon him before the supplier can divulge information him.

A flowdown clause is therefore not only limited to sub-contractors but to end-clients as well

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correction: can divulge information to him

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in other words the obligation imposed upon the contracting party in the clause in question \"flows down\" and is also binding through intervention by the contracting party upon sub-contractors, end-clients and other other designated third party in the particular clause.

Hope this helps

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correction: and other designated third parties

Selected response from:

Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 04:26

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Thanks very much to all. You have been a great help.
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the explanation is as follows....

Deborah do Carmo

4 -1

confidentiality

Clauwolf

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the explanation is as follows....

Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 04:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27

Grading comment

Thanks very much to all. You have been a great help.

45 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

confidentiality

Explanation:
:)

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And everything is explained in the clause

Clauwolf
Local time: 00:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

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