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legal clearance

English translation: approval by the legal authorities

13:55 Feb 21, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Trade
English term or phrase: legal clearance
EBS Spot, EBS Prime and certain EBS Market Data products are limited to certain types of institutions and are available only where legal clearance has been obtained.

Does 'legal clearance' mean legal approval, background check or something else?
Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 08:49
Selected answer:approval by the legal authorities
Explanation:
for example regulatory agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission
Selected response from:

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 08:49
Grading comment
Thank you all very much for your contribution.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +6approval by the legal authorities
Marian Greenfield
5Clearance = background check, obtained legally
Rutie Eckdish
3 +1yes.
Norbert Hermann
5 -1legal approval
Johan Venter
5 -1approved by the appropropriate governmental authorities
Charlesp


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
yes.


Explanation:
checking for any legal restrictions, etc.

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 13:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aisha Maniar
11 mins
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Rania KH
1 hr
  -> thanks :-)
disagree  Rutie Eckdish: background check obtained legally
12 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
legal approval


Explanation:
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Johan Venter
Czech Republic
Local time: 14:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Rutie Eckdish: background check obtained legally
12 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
approval by the legal authorities


Explanation:
for example regulatory agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 08:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thank you all very much for your contribution.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vita Merkulova
18 mins
agree  Alexander Demyanov: Yes, the "obtained" in the original suggests that authorities are to be involved
52 mins
agree  conejo
2 hrs
agree  RHELLER: may include background checks or other investigations, if necessary
4 hrs
agree  Mohamed Gaafar
7 hrs
agree  Karen Ordanic
8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
approved by the appropropriate governmental authorities


Explanation:
who have considered and found it complying with the requirements of the law

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 14:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Rutie Eckdish: who have BEEN considered and found complying with the requirements of the law after background check
11 hrs
  -> I dont understand your comment, and sorry but your grammar makes it less understandable.
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Clearance = background check, obtained legally


Explanation:
Clearance refers to background check. Here: stipulated that is has to be obtained legally, according to the rules of the company or country involved.

Rutie Eckdish
United States
Local time: 08:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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