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English translation: charter of ethics

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French term or phrase:	charte ethique
English translation:	charter of ethics
Entered by:	Robert Schlarb

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13:16 Jul 25, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / company report

French term or phrase: charte ethique

Employees getting upset

"Ils ont meme ete jusqu'a bruler la charte ethique en place
publique"

Kpy KudoZ activity Questions: 90 (2 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 208
Local time: 09:59

charter of ethics

Explanation:
more common
http://www.ieice.org/eng/about/ethics.html

Selected response from:

Robert Schlarb
Local time: 09:59

Grading comment

Thanks, Robert, and to you all for your help
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

charter of ethics

Robert Schlarb

5 +4

code of ethics

translatol

4 +2

ethical charter

Richard Benham

4 +1

ethics charter / ethical code

Joao Vieira

Code of Business Ethics

CatherineG

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

ethical charter

Explanation:
Why not?

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 09:59
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

charter of ethics

Explanation:
more common
http://www.ieice.org/eng/about/ethics.html

Robert Schlarb
Local time: 09:59
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks, Robert, and to you all for your help

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

ethics charter / ethical code

Explanation:
An ethics charter can also be known as ethical code or conduct. This particular usage I would use ethics charter since it seems to be statutory within the company.

Joao Vieira
Portugal
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Richard Benham: A "code" is not the sort of thing you burn, whereas a "charter" can refer either to the code or the piece of paper it's written on. "Ethics charter" is not idiomatic English.

3 mins

-> agree Richard but as you may see I personally chose ethics charter. However, a "code" CAN be burned in public as a symbolic gesture. Personally don't think you have to use an idiomatic form here.

agree

Nikki Scott-Despaigne: "Code of Ethics" works perfectly well. Note : statutory bodies gvng lib. prof. in such matters differentiate between the Code of (Professional) Conduct and Ethics - not quite the same... (2) Code / charter are the potentially same

2 hrs

-> Tks Nikki. In fact, there is no such thing as a pattern. Code and ethics are sometimes misused as conduct and vice-versa. Unions usually talk of a code while institutions/corporations refer to a charter. Your code of ethics is also acceptable.

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

code of ethics

Explanation:
The translators association that I belong to has a Code of Ethics.

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Note added at 4 hrs 33 mins (2004-07-25 17:49:41 GMT)
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Although I have to admit that in French it\'s called `déontologie\', so now I\'m not so sure.

translatol
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of:

English

2618 days confidence:

Code of Business Ethics

Explanation:
Sorry, I clicked too quickly after entering Agree on Code of Ethics:
Often called Code of Business Ethics too.

CatherineG
Local time: 09:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

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