Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

(provision) grand arrêt

English translation:

(provision for) statutory plant shutdown for maintenance

Added to glossary by Conor McAuley
Sep 18, 2008 08:04
16 yrs ago
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French term

provision grand arrêt

French to English Bus/Financial Accounting Sick leave?
Relating to a company's accounts:

"la provision ***grand arrêt***, pour une valeur de XXXXXXX €"

Long-term absence?
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 provision for major/long-term shutdown
4 lay-off provision
3 major outage provision

Discussion

Conor McAuley (asker) Sep 18, 2008:
Or... Long-term shutdown of plant, for whatever reason?

Proposed translations

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provision for major/long-term shutdown

yes, it could be referring to an "arrêt technique"

Lilly met à profit son grand arrêt. 18/10/2006. Social. Engagée dans un vaste programme de développement et d'optimisation de ses activités, l'usine Lilly ...
www.usinenouvelle.com/article/lilly-met-a-profit-son-grand-...

But perhaps you could check with your client to be sure.
Peer comment(s):

agree rkillings : It's to recognise *probable* costs of an expected shutdown -- not a contractual provision.
2 days 15 hrs
Thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Client said: "Grand arrêt : arrêt périodique pour maintenance légale (obligatoire) des unités industrielles. Dans ce cas, on arrête l'unité industrielle et on la vérifie de fond en comble/on la répare avant de la redémarrer. Pour nous, tous les 6 ans environ." Thanks to all. "
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lay-off provision

Hi Conor I think it's funds put aside for pay-offs to workers made redundant :
Excessing Rules = No-Layoff Provision - United Federation of Teachers - [ Traduire cette page ]5 Jun 2006 ... This new provision not only gives our members a no-layoff provision under ordinary circumstances but keeps them from being bumped or ...
www.uft.org/member/rights/excessing/provision/ - Pages similaires - À noter
Translation lay-off provision in the Business English-French ... - [ Traduire cette page ]lay-off provision translation English - French : lay-off provision n provision pour indemnité de licenciement f … . English - French, business dictionary, ...
dictionary.reverso.net/business-english-french/lay-off%20provision - Pages similaires - À noter
Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education - [ Traduire cette page ]After this layoff provision was upheld in litigation arising from the Board's noncompliance with the provision, the Board adhered to it, with the result ...
www.law.cornell.edu/supct-cgi/get-us-cite?476 267 - 13k - En cache - Pages similaires - À noter
LAYOFF PROVISIONS BUOY AUTO UNION - New York Times - [ Traduire cette page ]One reason is a provision of the United Automobile Workers' tentative contract with the company under which General Motors may lay off workers for only 36 ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4D6123BF93AA2575AC
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major outage provision

major outage provision
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