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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

disposizioni di legge di carattere imperativo

English translation:

law

Added to glossary by philgoddard
Nov 25, 2013 10:42
10 yrs ago
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Italian term

disposizioni di legge di carattere imperativo

Italian to English Bus/Financial Law: Contract(s) General Conditions of Use
Terms and Conditions of Use (of a business that sells food products online)

Tutte le comunicazioni, quindi, avverranno tramite e-mail o mediante la pubblicazione di avvisi sul sito. Fatte salve le specifiche ***disposizioni di legge di carattere imperativo****, per le finalità del presente contratto, l’utente accetta di ricevere da parte di AGP TRADE comunicazioni in forma elettronica e riconosce che tutti i contratti, le notifiche, le informative e le altre comunicazioni che verranno fornite in forma elettronica soddisfano il requisito della forma scritta, quando previsto dalla legge.

The entire second sentence (59 words long) all seems terribly redundant, but it must be included. Legal provisions of an imperative nature? Aren't all legal provisions 'imperative' or at least prescriptive in nature? Thanks for any suggestions.
Proposed translations (English)
4 law
4 +1 mandatory provisions
4 +1 mandatory legal requirements
5 imperative legal provisions
4 ....... mandatory statutory provisions
Change log

Nov 25, 2013 11:29: Daniela Zambrini changed "Term asked" from "....... disposizioni di legge di carattere imperativo" to "disposizioni di legge di carattere imperativo"

Nov 26, 2013 14:40: philgoddard Created KOG entry

Discussion

Thomas Roberts Nov 25, 2013:
The point is more that the law may require a form of writing that cannot be satisfied electronically - i.e. it may have to be done on paper following particular procedures.
Janice Giffin (asker) Nov 25, 2013:
the last 4 words Thank you both for these comments. I will point them out to the client. In this type of General Terms and Conditions of Sale/Use document, is there any type of transaction or service agreement that does NOT require a written form, whether electronic or paper-based? I find it hard to imagine.
Thomas Roberts Nov 25, 2013:
the last four words apply to the requirement of written form
philgoddard Nov 25, 2013:
Those last four words, "quando previsto dalla legge", are also redundant. The rest of the sentence says that they will accept electronic communications except where the law specifies otherwise, and then they say "where required by law".

Proposed translations

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law

I would translate it as "except where otherwise required by law".

I agree that "di carattere imperativo" is redundant, because there's no such thing as an optional law that you can comply with if you feel like it.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Simple and clear. Thank you to everybody for your suggestions."
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Italian term (edited): ....... disposizioni di legge di carattere imperativo

mandatory provisions

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Note from asker:
Thank you, Cedric.
Peer comment(s):
agree giuseppina franich
23 hrs
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2 mins
Italian term (edited): ....... disposizioni di legge di carattere imperativo

....... mandatory statutory provisions

i.e. those that the parties cannot agree to set aside
Note from asker:
Thanks also for your explanation, Thomas.
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Italian term (edited): ....... disposizioni di legge di carattere imperativo

mandatory legal requirements

my version
Note from asker:
Thanks very much, Tom.
Peer comment(s):
agree norabeatriz
2 hrs
neutral philgoddard : This is a tautology in my opinion - if they're not mandatory, they're not requirements.
4 hrs
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43 mins
Italian term (edited): ....... disposizioni di legge di carattere imperativo

imperative legal provisions

"terribly redundant?!" Maybe. However has a straightforward legal meaning for the Italian burocrats.

The second sentence concerns "equipollence" between different ways for transmission of legal documents.
Note from asker:
Thanks very much, Francesco.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Thomas Roberts : imperative is never used in this sense in legal English
17 mins
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