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Acte d'Engagement

English translation: pledge of commitment


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08:57 Apr 8, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / Translation of contract/tender
French term or phrase: Acte d'Engagement
ARTICLE 1 - DOCUMENTS CONTRACTUELS
Le marché est régi par les documents ci-après dans l'ordre de priorité décroissante :
1.1. L'acte d'engagement du lot concerné et son annexe n° 1, signé par les représentants de la
personne publique et du titulaire.


Any ideas whether "Agreement" (which seems to be used by the Cyprus MOD) suffices? The UK MOD doesn't seem to put its standard contract and tender documents on line.

The context is a the signing of a tender with its various annexes, thus transforming it into a contract.
Thanks

Judith
judithr
Local time: 07:59
English translation:pledge of commitment
Explanation:
Note: You may want to simply add the translation between parenthesese, since it refers to a contract document (which remains) IN FRENCH and is to be signed by the bidder.
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JL01
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5pledge of commitmentJL01
4deed of undertaking
Nikki Scott-Despaigne


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pledge of commitment


Explanation:
Note: You may want to simply add the translation between parenthesese, since it refers to a contract document (which remains) IN FRENCH and is to be signed by the bidder.

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acte d'engagement
deed of undertaking


Explanation:
A standard legalese catch-all rendering for this one.

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Note added at 3 days8 hrs (2011-04-11 16:59:43 GMT) Post-grading
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For UK targets, "pledge of commitment" has overtones which set the phrase in a context of professional ethics, religious vows and so on. There is something of pledging allegiance to one's country, to a spiritual order. In a legal context, I would suggest that it might not be the best solution ... a number of options are possible, mine is one of many. It might have been a good idea to wait and see what other suggestions came forward!

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