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English translation: (provision for) statutory plant shutdown for maintenance

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French term or phrase:	(provision) grand arrêt
English translation:	(provision for) statutory plant shutdown for maintenance
Entered by:	Conor McAuley

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08:04 Sep 18, 2008

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Bus/Financial - Accounting / Sick leave?

French term or phrase: provision grand arrêt

Relating to a company's accounts:

"la provision ***grand arrêt***, pour une valeur de XXXXXXX €"

Long-term absence?

Conor McAuley KudoZ activity Questions: 986 (14 open) (1 without valid answers) (71 closed without grading) Answers: 1863 France
Local time: 00:51

provision for major/long-term shutdown

Explanation:
yes, it could be referring to an "arrêt technique"

Lilly met à profit son grand arrêt. 18/10/2006. Social. Engagée dans un vaste programme de développement et d'optimisation de ses activités, l'usine Lilly ...
www.usinenouvelle.com/article/lilly-met-a-profit-son-grand-...

But perhaps you could check with your client to be sure.

Selected response from:

cmwilliams
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:51

Grading comment

Client said: "Grand arrêt : arrêt périodique pour maintenance légale (obligatoire) des unités
industrielles. Dans ce cas, on arrête l'unité industrielle et on la vérifie de
fond en comble/on la répare avant de la redémarrer. Pour nous, tous les 6 ans
environ." Thanks to all.
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Summary of answers provided

lay-off provision

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provision for major/long-term shutdown

cmwilliams

major outage provision

mohanv

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

lay-off provision

Explanation:
Hi Conor I think it's funds put aside for pay-offs to workers made redundant :
Excessing Rules = No-Layoff Provision - United Federation of Teachers - [ Traduire cette page ]5 Jun 2006 ... This new provision not only gives our members a no-layoff provision under ordinary circumstances but keeps them from being bumped or ...
www.uft.org/member/rights/excessing/provision/ - Pages similaires - À noter
Translation lay-off provision in the Business English-French ... - [ Traduire cette page ]lay-off provision translation English - French : lay-off provision n provision pour indemnité de licenciement f … . English - French, business dictionary, ...
dictionary.reverso.net/business-english-french/lay-off%20provision - Pages similaires - À noter
Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education - [ Traduire cette page ]After this layoff provision was upheld in litigation arising from the Board's noncompliance with the provision, the Board adhered to it, with the result ...
www.law.cornell.edu/supct-cgi/get-us-cite?476 267 - 13k - En cache - Pages similaires - À noter
LAYOFF PROVISIONS BUOY AUTO UNION - New York Times - [ Traduire cette page ]One reason is a provision of the United Automobile Workers' tentative contract with the company under which General Motors may lay off workers for only 36 ...
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Iraq
Local time: 00:51
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 27

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

provision for major/long-term shutdown

cmwilliams
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:51
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 44

Grading comment

2 hrs confidence:

major outage provision

Explanation:
major outage provision

mohanv
India
Local time: 04:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Tamil
PRO pts in category: 21

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