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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

à directoire et à conseil de surveillance

English translation:

with board of directors and supervisory board

Added to glossary by Expialidocio (X)
Oct 31, 2007 18:23
16 yrs ago
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French term

à directoire et à conseil de surveillance

French to English Law/Patents Law (general)
a legal status for companies in France. No context, as this is in a list:

"Administrateur : XXX S.A. à directoire et à conseil de surveillance" followed by a registration number and address.

Any suggestions appreciated!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 with board of directors and supervisory board
5 +4 with an executive board and a supervisory board
4 +2 with a management board and a supervisory board

Proposed translations

+3
4 mins
Selected

with board of directors and supervisory board

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/215963?keyword_kudoz=directoire

This has been asked before :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-31 20:23:12 GMT)
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http://www.corporate.com/glossary.jsp - board of directors: The governing body of a corporation who is elected by shareholders. The directors are responsible for selecting the officers and the supervision and general control of the corporation.

http://www.genesisexchange.com/Public/Investment/Terms/gloss...
:Individuals elected by a company’s shareholders to oversee the firm’s management. Board members are paid in cash and/or stock, meet several times annually and assume legal responsibility for corporate activities.
Note from asker:
Thanks very much! The previous entry didn't come up in my search results (probably because of à/de issues).
Peer comment(s):
agree Vania de Souza
1 min
disagree rkillings : rufinus has it right.
35 mins
agree writeaway : after checking a lot of reliable legal sources, it does seem to translate as board of directors when it's for a company
1 hr
agree Valeska Nygren
2 hrs
agree Michael Lotz
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! Went with this as "board of directors" was used by client in other contexts."
+4
39 mins

with an executive board and a supervisory board

'executive board' is sometimes translated 'management board'. But neither of the French terms is generally translated 'board of directors'.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-11-01 02:11:50 GMT)
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SEE DEFINITIONS IN CORNU:
Conseil de surveillance: DANS LA SA, SOCIETE COLLEGIAL COMPOSE DE TROIS MEMBRES AU MOINS ET DE DOUZE AU PLUS, DESIGNES PAR LES STATUTS OU PAR L'ASSEMBLEE GENERALE PARMI LES ACTIONNAIRES (hence made up of shareholders, not directors), AYANT POUR FONCTIONS LE CONTROLE PERMANENT DE LA GESTION DE LA SOCIETE PAR LE DIRECTOIRE..
Conseil d'administratiON: ORGANE COLLEGIAL DE LA SOCIETE ANONYME, COMPOSE D'ADMINISTRATEURS (i.e. directors, which is why this is the board of directors, among other reasons)... THEORIQUEMENT INVESTI DE TOUS LES POUVOIRS POUR AGIR EN TOUTE CIRCONSTANCE AU NOM DE LA SOCIETE... EX. LA CA DECIDE LA POLITIQUE GENERALE DE LA SOCIETE, PREND LES DECISIONS LES PLUS IMPORTANTES, CONTROLE LEUR EXECUTION PAR LE PDG...
Directoire: ORGANE EXECUTIF DE CERTAINES SOCIETES ANONYMES, EN GENERAL DEUX A CINQ MEMBRES (i.e. don't have to be directors).. QUI A SEUL POUVOIR POUR GERER LA SOCIETE ET EST INVESTI PAR LA LOI AVEC LES POUVOIRS LES PLUS ETENDUS POUR AGIR AU NOM DE CELLE-CI. COMP. administrateur
Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway : saw one source that backs this too, but how do you explain all the references that say it's board of directors?
18 mins
The CA (conseil d'administration) is the 'board of directors'.
agree Michael H G (X) : Oui, d'après IATE en Direction des Entreprises, Directoire = Executive Board
7 hrs
agree CFK TRAD : Entièrement d'accord, c'est "executive board" qu'il faut
18 hrs
agree Yolanda Broad : These are what I've used, too. Thank you for adding those descriptions to your answer.
2 days 21 mins
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+2
15 hrs

with a management board and a supervisory board

Cheers,

Béa
Peer comment(s):
agree Attorney DC Bar : also fine. It's the 'board of directors' that's incorrect.
1 day 4 hrs
agree Yolanda Broad : These are the terms I've used.
1 day 9 hrs
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