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die Promotionskommission legt .... vor

English translation: the promotions comission submitted

10:16 Oct 19, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / PhD certificate
German term or phrase: die Promotionskommission legt .... vor
Can someone please explain why they use the present tense in the following:

Als Empfehlung ***legt*** die Promotionskommission dem Fakultätsrat alle Einzelnoten und das Gesamtprädikat zur Beschlussfassung in der Sitzung am 08.11.1999 vor.

The certificate is actually dated 2007 and so I cannot understand why it is (vor)legt and not (vor)legte, when the submitting of the Einzelnoten etc. happened in 1999 (unless I have completely got the wrong end of the stick...)
Thank you
Charles Stanford
Czech Republic
Local time: 11:52
English translation:the promotions comission submitted
Explanation:
Everyone is right: in German it's in present, but in English it's in the past tense. This is very common as a legal slang of sorts. I hope the examples below will help.
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Nicholas Krivenko
Ireland
Local time: 10:52
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Thank you Nicholas
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the promotions comission submitted


Explanation:
Everyone is right: in German it's in present, but in English it's in the past tense. This is very common as a legal slang of sorts. I hope the examples below will help.

Example sentence(s):
  • "As reference/a letter of reference, the promotions commission submitted all individual grades... to the faculty board."
  • "As recommendation/a letter of recommendation, the promotion commission submitted all individual grades... to the faculty board."
Nicholas Krivenko
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