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Jan 17, 2009 19:40
15 yrs ago
French term

assemblée effective

French to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) articles for a new company
This comes from an incorporation deed for an NGO and refers to the articles/regulations for meetings - what can be decided there, how the members should be represented, when they should meet etc. There was a whole section on "assemblée generale", and now "assemblee effective" - I am sorry if this question has been posed before, but I cannot find archival reference.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 valid meetings
3 quorum

Discussion

Marian Greenfield Jan 17, 2009:
yes, your last comment under my answer (which crossed in cyberspace with my last note) is the idea...
Hermien Desaivre (asker) Jan 17, 2009:
Last point in the section about AG "Une décision écrite signée par tout qui a le droit de voter à une assemblée générale est considérée équivalente à une décision prise lors d’une assemblée effective." Could it mean that a decision taken at the AG has the same power as a decision taken at a special meeting, called for that specific purpose? I.e. they won't be able to call a special meeting to deal with an issue or vote on something if a valid vote has been cast at a general meeting.
Vicky James Jan 17, 2009:
It doesn't look like a common term at all - have you got any more context, for example, items mentioned in this section and how these might differ from the AG?

Proposed translations

+1
32 mins
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valid meetings

don't think this is a type of meeting, just the heading for the rules govern meetings

my bet is that the types of meeting are proceeded by the definite article...

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Note added at 34 mins (2009-01-17 20:14:51 GMT)
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now that I see your addl context, I would say it is singular... just valid meeting... a valid meeting in your context (since we use the definite and indefinite article differently than French...

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Note added at 47 mins (2009-01-17 20:27:35 GMT)
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once I saw your addl text I realized this is basically the same thing you see in many Bylaws... that a written recolution signed by all those with voting rights is deemed equivalent to a resolution passed at a duly convened meeting with a quorum
Note from asker:
Thank you - this is part of the articles for the incorporation deed of an organisation, and this sentence falls under the heading "assemblee generale"! Infuriating :-)
So... what they really mean is that if all procedures are followed then the meeting was valid... "A written decision signed by everybody with voting rights at a general meeting is considered a decision taken at a valid meeting. - i.e. it is considered a valid decision...
A written decision signed by everybody with voting rights at general meetings is considered the equivalent of a decision taken at a real meeting. I think that is the true meaning - there doesn't have to have been a real meeting if these procedures have been followed in the decision making process - the decision is valid as if made at a meeting.
Peer comment(s):
agree lundy : yes, in fact it is considered as valid as if the "meeting had effectively taken place"
32 mins
exactly... thanks
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for your assistance - it indeed refers to the power the Board has to reach a decision in ways other than at a formal meeting."
15 hrs

quorum

meetings with a quorum present
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