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Troostbrief

English translation: comfort letter

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Dutch term or phrase:Troostbrief
English translation:comfort letter
Entered by: Dietger Houben

11:28 Apr 29, 2012
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / European Commission
Dutch term or phrase: Troostbrief
´De voorwaarden die in de troostbrief van de Europese Commissie werden vooropgesteld zijn niet vervuld. ´

Context: de kwestie is of de klagende partij wel of geen recht heeft op de oplegging van voorlopige maatregelen aan de andere partij.

Brontaal: Vlaams Nederlands
Doeltaal: Brits Engels

Groet,
Simone
Simone Prins
Netherlands
Local time: 19:26
comfort letter
Explanation:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/comfort_letter.asp

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-04-29 13:51:02 GMT)
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Reference:
3. Een beschikking tot afwijzing van een klacht (...) bevat enkel een oordeel van de Commissie over de betrokken overeenkomsten en feitelijke gedragingen. Zij heeft derhalve dezelfde rechtskracht als een "troostbrief".

3. A decision to reject a complaint (...) is merely an assessment by the Commission of the agreements and practices in question. Accordingly, it has the same legal status as a "comfort letter".

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lng1=nl,en&lang=...
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Dietger Houben
Belgium
Local time: 19:26
Grading comment
Alright, comfort letter it is then! Thanks very much.
Simone
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2comfort letter
Dietger Houben
3consolation letter / letter of condolence
W Schouten


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
consolation letter / letter of condolence


Explanation:
is the meaning, unless in Belgium it means something else?

W Schouten
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: relying on Van Dale and other NL Dutch dictionaries to translate Bel Dutch texts can often lead to wrong answers. This is one such case
47 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
comfort letter


Explanation:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/comfort_letter.asp

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-04-29 13:51:02 GMT)
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Reference:
3. Een beschikking tot afwijzing van een klacht (...) bevat enkel een oordeel van de Commissie over de betrokken overeenkomsten en feitelijke gedragingen. Zij heeft derhalve dezelfde rechtskracht als een "troostbrief".

3. A decision to reject a complaint (...) is merely an assessment by the Commission of the agreements and practices in question. Accordingly, it has the same legal status as a "comfort letter".

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lng1=nl,en&lang=...

Dietger Houben
Belgium
Local time: 19:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Alright, comfort letter it is then! Thanks very much.
Simone

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sindy cremer
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  writeaway: the ref only explains the English but doesn't show how the translation came about. I know it's right but by not relying on the Dutch. Hope no one minds a native Anglo posting here......
2 hrs
  -> Thanks writeaway; I added a reference translation extracted from a Commission text.
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