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German: ABl

English translation: Official Journal (OJ; in connection with EU) / Official Gazette







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German term or phrase:ABl (Amtsblatt)
English translation:Official Journal (OJ; in connection with EU) / Official Gazette
Entered by:Steffen Walter
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German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
German term or phrase: ABl
ABl. Nr. L 27 vom 30.1.1997, S. 20. Siehe zum buchhalterischen Unbundling in der Elektrizitätswirtschaft nach geltendem Recht auch die Erwägungsgründe Nr. 32 und Nr. 33 Richtlinie 96/92/EG.

The above sentence appears in a legal text and I would like to know the full form of the abbreviation ABI. Is it by any chance "Aktionsbündnis barrierefreie Informationstechnik"
Just a wild guess that!
xxxfachexpert
Germany
Clarification request(s) and response
xxxfachexpert (asker): 12:50am Dec 21, 2003: ABI - The earlier question was mistakingly posted with a BI in place of an ABI! Sorry about that.

Official Journal or OJ
Explanation:
Amtsblatt is right, but if it's EU, as it appears from the context, it is the Official Journal.
Selected response from:

Margaret Marks
Germany
Note from asker to answerer
Well Kim was quite right there and damn quick topo but I will have to grant it to you because the word Official journal is better in the given context. THanks both of you!
Forgive me for the terrible guess I made!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +1Official Journal or OJMargaret Marks
4 +1official register or gazette
Kim Metzger


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ABI official register or gazette

Explanation:
ABl. Amtsblatt

Official register or gazette

http://www.zap-verlag.de/online-dienste/iusgratis/akv.html



    Reference: http://www.zap-verlag.de/online-dienste/iusgratis/akv.html
Kim Metzger
Mexico
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 847

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree tectranslate: Yes, the question was not asked right. There is no letter "I" in that abbreviation...
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Official Journal or OJ

Explanation:
Amtsblatt is right, but if it's EU, as it appears from the context, it is the Official Journal.

Margaret Marks
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 240
Note from asker to answerer
Well Kim was quite right there and damn quick topo but I will have to grant it to you because the word Official journal is better in the given context. THanks both of you!
Forgive me for the terrible guess I made!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Kim Metzger: Didn't see that little EU reference.
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