im Zuge einer gegenseitigen Vollmacht

English translation: by way of a power of attorney (countersigned/acknowledged by the same)

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German term or phrase:im Zuge einer (gegenseitigen) Vollmacht
English translation:by way of a power of attorney (countersigned/acknowledged by the same)
Entered by: Bettina Grieser Johns

13:59 Jul 30, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Law (general) / Klinische Prüfungen
German term or phrase: im Zuge einer gegenseitigen Vollmacht
Aus dem Schreiben einer Ethik-Kommission an den Durchführer einer Studie.

"Sofern der Sponsor nicht .... ansässig ist, ist ein sogenannter Legal Representative zu ernennen. Diese Ernennung ist im Zuge einer gegenseitigen Vollmacht zu deklarieren."

Heißt das, dass eine gegenseitige Vollmacht (mutual power of attorney) aufgesetzt werden muss, oder dass von beiden Partieen jemand dabei sein muss? Und auf Englisch?

Danke für Eure Hilfe, wie immer!
Bettina Grieser Johns
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:20
appointed as co-sponsor (and recorded on the application form)
Explanation:

Legal representatives – CTIMPs

If a sponsor(s) of a CTIMP is not based in the European Economic Area (EEA), it is a statutory requirement to appoint a legal representative based in the EEA for the purposes of the trial. Details of the legal representative should be entered in the ‘legal representative’ section of IRAS.

The legal representative:

may in some cases enter into specific contractual arrangements to undertake some or all of the statutory duties of the sponsor in relation to the trial, in which case the legal representative would also be regarded as a co-sponsor and would then require insurance or indemnity cover.

Where the legal representative is also a co-sponsor, this should be separately recorded on the application form and details given of the allocation of sponsorship responsibilities. Evidence of insurance or indemnity cover should be provided.

https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/resea...

Mutual power of attorney would only be applicable to natural persons in case of illness or otherwise, but I am not aware that a mutual power of attorney would be made between companies. In this case, the Legal Representative would probably be a CRO (Clinical Research Organisation).

In any event, I would ask the client for confirmation.

I hope it helps

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-30 17:25:21 GMT)
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And maybe it is best to use the literal translation:

"by means of/within the process of a mutual power of attorney" and add a question if this is about co-sponsorship. Normally, when applying for approval of a clinical trial, companies have to submit many application forms, use platforms established by the monitoring bodies, etc.

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Note added at 23 hrs (2020-07-31 13:19:03 GMT)
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Based on further context:

If the sponsor is not based in … a legal representative must be appointed. The legal representative must be appointed by way of a power of attorney countersigned/acknowledged by the same.

Depending on the context, it can also be that the legal representative has a “Bevollmächtigten” who would also have to sign the power of attorney.

Jedem Antrag ist ein vom Sponsor oder seinem gesetzlichen Vertreter oder dessen Bevollmächtigten unterzeichnetes Anschreiben in deutscher Sprache mit entsprechender Vollmacht (in deutscher oder englischer Sprache) beizulegen, das folgende Angaben umfassen muss:

https://www.bfarm.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Arzneimittel/Zu...

In addition to the information listed in the DIMDI's template, the application is to be accompanied by the following documents, in German or English as applicable in the individual case, unless expressly specified in the following that submission is to be in German (Section 3 MPKPV):

1. The trial protocol - or, in case of a performance evaluation study, the evaluation protocol - signed by investigator, leading investigator of the clinical trial or the performance evaluation study as well as by the sponsor or appointed representative,

11. a power of attorney for the representative appointed by the sponsor according to Section 20 sub-section 1 sentence 4 number 1a MPG,

https://www.bfarm.de/EN/MedicalDevices/ClinicalTrials-MD/Aut...
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Stuart and Aida Nelson
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:20
Grading comment
Thank you so much to everybody for their input. I went with Stuart's and Aida's suggestion in the end because they discovered that the BfArM itself uses the words "power of attorney". I am still not sure about the "reciprocal" bit - it might simply be what Johanna suggested, but it probably would need to be confirmed by both signatures, so Stuart's and Aida's solution makes perfect sense. Thanks again!
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3appointed as co-sponsor (and recorded on the application form)
Stuart and Aida Nelson
3reciprocal authorisation
Daniel Arnold (X)


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appointed as co-sponsor (and recorded on the application form)


Explanation:

Legal representatives – CTIMPs

If a sponsor(s) of a CTIMP is not based in the European Economic Area (EEA), it is a statutory requirement to appoint a legal representative based in the EEA for the purposes of the trial. Details of the legal representative should be entered in the ‘legal representative’ section of IRAS.

The legal representative:

may in some cases enter into specific contractual arrangements to undertake some or all of the statutory duties of the sponsor in relation to the trial, in which case the legal representative would also be regarded as a co-sponsor and would then require insurance or indemnity cover.

Where the legal representative is also a co-sponsor, this should be separately recorded on the application form and details given of the allocation of sponsorship responsibilities. Evidence of insurance or indemnity cover should be provided.

https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/resea...

Mutual power of attorney would only be applicable to natural persons in case of illness or otherwise, but I am not aware that a mutual power of attorney would be made between companies. In this case, the Legal Representative would probably be a CRO (Clinical Research Organisation).

In any event, I would ask the client for confirmation.

I hope it helps

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-30 17:25:21 GMT)
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And maybe it is best to use the literal translation:

"by means of/within the process of a mutual power of attorney" and add a question if this is about co-sponsorship. Normally, when applying for approval of a clinical trial, companies have to submit many application forms, use platforms established by the monitoring bodies, etc.

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Note added at 23 hrs (2020-07-31 13:19:03 GMT)
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Based on further context:

If the sponsor is not based in … a legal representative must be appointed. The legal representative must be appointed by way of a power of attorney countersigned/acknowledged by the same.

Depending on the context, it can also be that the legal representative has a “Bevollmächtigten” who would also have to sign the power of attorney.

Jedem Antrag ist ein vom Sponsor oder seinem gesetzlichen Vertreter oder dessen Bevollmächtigten unterzeichnetes Anschreiben in deutscher Sprache mit entsprechender Vollmacht (in deutscher oder englischer Sprache) beizulegen, das folgende Angaben umfassen muss:

https://www.bfarm.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Arzneimittel/Zu...

In addition to the information listed in the DIMDI's template, the application is to be accompanied by the following documents, in German or English as applicable in the individual case, unless expressly specified in the following that submission is to be in German (Section 3 MPKPV):

1. The trial protocol - or, in case of a performance evaluation study, the evaluation protocol - signed by investigator, leading investigator of the clinical trial or the performance evaluation study as well as by the sponsor or appointed representative,

11. a power of attorney for the representative appointed by the sponsor according to Section 20 sub-section 1 sentence 4 number 1a MPG,

https://www.bfarm.de/EN/MedicalDevices/ClinicalTrials-MD/Aut...


Stuart and Aida Nelson
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Thank you so much to everybody for their input. I went with Stuart's and Aida's suggestion in the end because they discovered that the BfArM itself uses the words "power of attorney". I am still not sure about the "reciprocal" bit - it might simply be what Johanna suggested, but it probably would need to be confirmed by both signatures, so Stuart's and Aida's solution makes perfect sense. Thanks again!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: This doesn't fit the context: "diese Ernennung ist". And corporations can grant one another power of attorney.
1 hr
  -> But what would the representative be granting to the sponsor in this case? "Diese Ernennung ist zu deklarieren" The representative and the sponsor have to enter into an agreement... The representative has to be appointed by means of an agreement, etc....
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1 day 43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
reciprocal authorisation


Explanation:
I think this is what you are looking for - the "gegenseitig" isn't "mutual" in this case, but reciprocal. I would use authorisation because power of attorney is too broad in this context.

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Note added at 1 day 48 mins (2020-07-31 14:47:14 GMT)
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forgot your "im Zuge einer" - I would simply translate that "must be declared in a reciprocal authorisation" or, if you want it a bit fancier, "by way of". Hope that helps.


    https://www.rcr.ac.uk/sites/default/files/di_irmer_guidance_consultation_draft_29-10-2019.pdf
    Reference: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=52E...
Daniel Arnold (X)
Australia
Local time: 07:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stuart and Aida Nelson: reciprocal is also mutual https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reciproc... Thus, we have the same problem what authorisation does the representative give to the sponsor? In addition the BfArM uses in its website 'power of attorney?
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