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French translation: whether it is ... or ...

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French term or phrase:que ... soit ... ou
Selected answer:whether it is ... or ...
Entered by: Tony M

19:47 Jan 19, 2016
French language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / proposition legislative
French term or phrase: que
Les projets des centres [...], définis comme les lieux fermés [...], peuvent - lorsqu'ils constituent des installations soumises à autorisation au titre de l'article L. 512-1 du code de l'environnement – faire l'objet d'un certificat, que ces projets soient situés sur le territoire d'une des régions Aquitaine, Bretagne, Champagne-Ardenne ou Franche-Comté ou sur le territoire de toute autre région de France métropolitaine.

Should I interpret "...que ces projets soient situés..." as "...except when these projects are located..."?

Thanks!
GRmed
whether they are... or ...
Explanation:
You need to treat the formula as a whole; the use of the subjunctive 'soient' indicates the intended meaning of 'whether'; In 'proper' EN, we too would use the subjunctive "whether they be...", but I doubt that would go down terribly well these days!
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Tony M
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Local time: 21:15
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que... ils soient ... ou
whether they are... or ...


Explanation:
You need to treat the formula as a whole; the use of the subjunctive 'soient' indicates the intended meaning of 'whether'; In 'proper' EN, we too would use the subjunctive "whether they be...", but I doubt that would go down terribly well these days!

Tony M
France
Local time: 21:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Germaine
1 hr
  -> Merci, Germaine !
agree  Alyona Sharapova
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alyona!
agree  svetlana cosquéric
23 hrs
  -> Thanks, Svetlana!
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