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Feb 5, 2018 16:58
6 yrs ago
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English term

head of terms

English to French Law/Patents Law (general)
"The following expressions beginning with capital letters have the definitions hereinafter indicated whenever used in this agreement. Capitalised terms not herein defined shall refer to terms defined in any other Transaction Document comprising notably the Head of Terms..."

Bonjour,

Quelqu'un aurait-il une idée sur cette notion de head of terms ?

Peut-être cela renvoie-il à "titres"...

Merci d'avance,
Proposed translations (French)
4 +4 protocole d'accord
4 +1 lettre d'intention / compromis de vente / accord préliminaire / accord de principe
4 -1 modalités principales
References
It should be "Heads of terms", with an "S"

Discussion

B D Finch Feb 6, 2018:
Linguee Linguee is far less useful than it was in the days when one could grade their entries - i.e. when they were exploiting our freebee corrections with a view to later claiming to be a dictionary. It is still useful when you know what something means, but want some alternative ideas on how to translate it. It is absolutely not a reference that should be quoted to support a KudoZ answer. That's on a par with quoting a Google search as a reference rather than a citation found and selected as a result of that search.
Germaine Feb 5, 2018:
Daryo, Il faut se garder de jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain! TOUT ce qui se trouve sur le Net - et par seulement sur Linguee - est à utiliser avec circonspection, comme d'ailleurs tout ce qui se trouve sur Proz, au cas où vous ne l'auriez pas remarqué. Il ne faut pas s'arrêter aux extraits. Il faut cliquer sur les liens, vérifier la qualité générale et contrevérifier à partir de sources différentes ou par une recherche précise.
Daryo Feb 5, 2018:
says it all ... Sources externes (non révisées)

... linguee ...

I find linguee a total waste of time - few rare gems buried deeeep under a mountain of rubbish!
Germaine Feb 5, 2018:
Note:
Head agreement: convention principale - selon juriterm.ca
De là, "head of terms" pourrait conduire à "Conditions principales".
Germaine Feb 5, 2018:
Si l'on en croit ces extraits:
https://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/heads of ...

il semble qu'il s'agit des "Conditions générales" ou des "Conditions essentielles" du contrat. Mais sans voir, on peut présumer n'importe quoi. Je n'hésiterais pas à vérifier auprès du client.

Proposed translations

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protocole d'accord

Also known as letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, heads of agreement, letters of potential interest, term sheets or protocols. A document which sets out the terms of a commercial transaction agreed in principle between parties in the course of negotiations.
Reference:

http://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/0-107-6683?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true&bhcp=1

Peer comment(s):
agree FX Fraipont (X)
28 mins
Thanks
agree B D Finch
2 hrs
agree Daryo
3 hrs
agree Germaine : http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/legis-redact/j...
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
1 hr

modalités principales

"terms" souvent traduit par "modalités"
Peer comment(s):
disagree Daryo : "souvent traduit par" ne prouve rien concernant ce texte précis.
2 hrs
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+1
16 hrs

lettre d'intention / compromis de vente / accord préliminaire / accord de principe

une traduction tranchée n'est pas possible. Il convient de préciser le domaine dont il est question:

Fusion acquisition: lettre d'intention

immobilier: compromis de vente

accord international: accord de principe

Peer comment(s):
agree Daryo
6 hrs
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Reference comments

2 hrs
Reference:

It should be "Heads of terms", with an "S"

"In a commercial property transaction in the UK, a heads of agreement is often known as the heads of terms (HOTS). The main purpose of the heads of terms is to identify and highlight the requirements of both the seller and the purchaser of the property. There are a number of advantages of using the heads of terms. For instance, by carrying this out, both parties will fully understand what they are subject to, and reduce or abolish any misunderstandings from either party.[4] The heads of terms normally contains the following information:

Details of the property seller
Details of the property purchaser
Address of the commercial property
Details of the commercial property
The purchase price both parties have agreed to
The payment information
Any special conditions
Transaction completion date"


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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-02-05 19:42:34 GMT)
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However, heads of terms aren't just for commercial property transactions.
Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heads_of_terms

Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree Daryo
1 hr
Thanks Daryo
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