Pouvoir du

English translation: Power of signatory/signing authority

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French term or phrase:	Pouvoir du
English translation:	Power of signatory/signing authority
Entered by:	Lara Barnett

16:51 Dec 13, 2016

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Business/Commerce (general) / Instructions for a tender

French term or phrase: Pouvoir du

From list of items that tenderer must include in his general or administrative file.

Pouvoir du signataire habilité à agir au nom et pour le compte du soumissionnaire et engageant la société ou l’entreprise pour la réalisation du marché objet du présent cahier des charges. Il doit être original, daté et signé par le soumissionnaire ;

Lara Barnett KudoZ activity Questions: 2102 (7 open) (12 without valid answers) (216 closed without grading) Answers: 1884 United Kingdom
Local time: 12:04

Power of signatory/signing authority

Explanation:
It is POSSIBLE but not necessary for a signatory to hold a formal power of attorney, hence this alternative answer to Tony's

In UK it's usually just a written authority

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Important notice : Persons authorised to collect the documents must provide an
identity document and a power of signatory for the aforementioned documents.
monaco.gouv.mc

[...] habilitées à retirer les documents doivent se munir d'une pièce
d'identité et d'un pouvoir du signataire desdits documents.
monaco.gouv.mc

What is signing authority? definition and meaning ...
www.businessdictionary.com/definition/signing-authority.htm...
Legal power delegated by an authoritative body (such as a board of directors) to organizational positions (such as president, managing director, manager) appointing them as agents of the organization for general or specific purposes (such as payment authority, revenue authority, spending authority).

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https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web...

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY SIGNING AUTHORITY FOR ...
https://www.ttb.gov/forms/f51001.pdf
SIGNING AUTHORITY FOR CORPORATE AND LLC OFFICIALS. OMB No. 1513-0036 (06/30/2017). NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF CORPORATION ...
Signing Authority and Class Codes | Finance | Finance | UPEI.
www.upei.ca/finance/accounting/signing-authority-and-class-...
Signing Authority and Class Codes. Signing Authorities. All expenditures of University funds (including research) require the signature of the University ...

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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:04

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

Proof of authority [credentials]

Daryo

3 +3

power of attorney

Tony M

3 +3

Power of signatory/signing authority

AllegroTrans

Power as (an authorised signatory)

B D Finch

Answers

44 mins confidence:

Power as (an authorised signatory)

Explanation:
Pouvoir du signataire habilité //à agir au nom et pour le compte du soumissionnaire ...

http://www.seqlegal.com/blog/10-key-facts-about-english-cont...
"Authorised Signatures and Authorised Persons
One of the mistakes made by many small businesses is in obtaining the signature of the correct person on a contractual agreement. Legally, to bind a company to a contract, it must be signed by a person who has the authority to do so. This would normally be a director of the company, its solicitor, or a manager. Far too often in my experience small businesses enter into transactions sending a written contract for a signature and they failed to ask the questions to confirm that the individual whom they are dealing with is legally representing the company. It can be as easy as obtaining confirmation in the form of an email or fax stating that “Joe Bloggs” is Director of X Ltd and authorised to sign on behalf of the company."

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http://rfconseil.grouperf.com/article/0239/ms/rfconsms0239_5...
https://goo.gl/zE9lhe

B D Finch
France
Local time: 13:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 308

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Pouvoir du signataire Proof of authority [credentials]

Explanation:
Pouvoir du signataire habilité à agir au nom et pour le compte du soumissionnaire et engageant la société ou l’entreprise pour la réalisation du marché objet du présent cahier des charges. Il doit être original, daté et signé par le soumissionnaire

Il doit être original, daté et signé par le soumissionnaire => "pouvoir" HERE is a standalone document, prepared on purpose to confirm the authority of the signatory to sign on behalf of the bidder(s).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credential

one very relevant sample of corporate "proof of authority" - used for bidding:

https://www.mdt.mt.gov/publications/docs/forms/contracting/r...

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Serbian,

French
PRO pts in category: 166

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

pouvoir power of attorney

Explanation:
The 'du' shouldn't really be parsed wlong with the 'pouvoir'.

A 'pouvoir' is any kind of 'power of attorney' or 'form of proxy' etc. that a principal gives to an agent so they have the power to sing document and transact other business on their behalf. It is both the abstract notion of what they are given ('power to act...') and also the physical embodiment of this in an actual document etc.

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Note that despite Asker's confusing parsing, I firmly believe that 'pouvori' stands on its own here, and simply means 'the [document] held by the person duly authorized to sign'.

Although in general legal terms we do of course speak of a 'power of attorney' — which can be both the abstract notion AND the physical document — as a number of people have pointed out, this is probably not the right term in this specifically contractual context. I would therefore withdraw my suggestion in terms of the actual expression (though I stand by my explanation!), in favour of the more appropriate suggestion made by our colleague Daryo.

Tony M
France
Local time: 13:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 571

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Pouvoir du signataire

Power of signatory/signing authority

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 321

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