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Einzelgeschäftsführung

English translation: sole management

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German term or phrase:Einzelgeschäftsführung
English translation:sole management
Entered by: Kim Metzger

10:36 Nov 24, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Einzelgeschäftsführung
I can't find this in any of my excellent dictionaries. Would sole management be right?
Ich bestätige daß Herr ______ ordnungsgemäß zum Senior Vice President von (Corporation) bestellt worden und ohne irgendwelche Einschränkungen befugt ist, eine Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung nach dem Recht der Bundesrepublik Deutschland unter der Firma _______ GmbH mit dem Sitz in _________ zu gründen und alle hierzu erforderlichen Rechtshandlungen, insbesondere Feststellung des Gesellschaftsvertrages, Übernahme der Einzelgeschäftsführung und Antrag zur Eintragung im Handelsregister, vorzunehmen.
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 17:31
sole management in the sense of §§114ff HGB
Explanation:
sole management in the sense of §§114ff HGB


Einzelgeschäftsführung (Re): capacity to transact business of each individual partner of OHG ad KG. §§114ff HGB
(Schäfer, Wirtschaftswörterbuch ISBN3 8006 18532)

Einzelgeschäftsführung: single power of management
(Romain, W, der Rechts- und Wirtschaftssprache, ISBN 3 4-6 35863 5)

Einzelgeschäftsführungsbefugnis: sole management authority
(Zahn, Bank u. Börsenwensen, ISBN 3 7819 2031 3)

HTH Tom
Selected response from:

Tom Funke
Local time: 19:31
Grading comment
My thanks to Tom and Rasha and Sabine too. I chose Tom's answer because of all the extra background info.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4sole management in the sense of §§114ff HGB
Tom Funke
5sole proprietorship
Sabine Tietge
4sole management or sole control of the business
Rasha Brinkmann-Yahya


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sole management or sole control of the business


Explanation:
both should be right, Kim

Rasha Brinkmann-Yahya
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 39
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
sole management in the sense of §§114ff HGB


Explanation:
sole management in the sense of §§114ff HGB


Einzelgeschäftsführung (Re): capacity to transact business of each individual partner of OHG ad KG. §§114ff HGB
(Schäfer, Wirtschaftswörterbuch ISBN3 8006 18532)

Einzelgeschäftsführung: single power of management
(Romain, W, der Rechts- und Wirtschaftssprache, ISBN 3 4-6 35863 5)

Einzelgeschäftsführungsbefugnis: sole management authority
(Zahn, Bank u. Börsenwensen, ISBN 3 7819 2031 3)

HTH Tom


Tom Funke
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2419
Grading comment
My thanks to Tom and Rasha and Sabine too. I chose Tom's answer because of all the extra background info.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Fred Thomson
10 mins
agree  Beate Lutzebaeck: Within in the meaning of section 114 HGB (115 et al refer to Geschäftsführung durch mehrere Gesellschafter)
50 mins
agree  Sven Petersson
2 hrs
agree  Steffen Pollex (X)
14 hrs
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sole proprietorship


Explanation:
sole proprietorship
(com) Einzelfirma f
– Einzelunternehmung f
– Einzelkaufmann m
(syn, US, individual proprietorship; GB, sole trader)
(Re) alleiniges Eigentumsrecht n (syn, sole ownership)


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Sabine Tietge
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 730
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