Bekendtgørelse

English translation: Executive Order

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Danish term or phrase:Bekendtgørelse
English translation:Executive Order
Entered by: Neil Crockford

09:32 Feb 6, 2009
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Danish term or phrase: Bekendtgørelse
Heading of some Danish legislation.
What is the English equivalent :

Statutory Instrument?

Implementing Regulations?

or what?
Neil Crockford
Local time: 21:03
Executive Order
Explanation:
It sounds to me like an executive order.

Try googling "executive order" + Danish (I use AltaVista for various reasons.) That should filter out the US examples and give you the Danish ones to compare with yours.

There is a selection here:
http://www.ftnet.dk/sw1324.asp

and a few more here:
http://www.dkma.dk/visUKLSArtikel.asp?artikelID=1463

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Here is an executive order in English, that mentions a Consolidating Act (which is a lovbekendtgørelse):
http://www.sns.dk/biosafety/english/bkgengelsk.pdf



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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 22:03
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Summary of answers provided
4statutory order
Christina Kjaergaard
3 +1Executive Order
Christine Andersen


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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
statutory order


Explanation:
Juridisk ordbog, Helle Pals

Example sentence(s):
  • the Danish Statutory Order on Lead

    Reference: http://www.mst.dk/Udgivelser/Publications/2006/12/87-7052-31...
Christina Kjaergaard
Denmark
Local time: 22:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 14
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Executive Order


Explanation:
It sounds to me like an executive order.

Try googling "executive order" + Danish (I use AltaVista for various reasons.) That should filter out the US examples and give you the Danish ones to compare with yours.

There is a selection here:
http://www.ftnet.dk/sw1324.asp

and a few more here:
http://www.dkma.dk/visUKLSArtikel.asp?artikelID=1463

****

Here is an executive order in English, that mentions a Consolidating Act (which is a lovbekendtgørelse):
http://www.sns.dk/biosafety/english/bkgengelsk.pdf





Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 22:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 175
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the very helpful answer


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