Aug 19, 2004 09:04
19 yrs ago
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Flemish term

Wordt uiteengezet wat volgt

Flemish to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s)
a formula at the start of Belgian contract, with a short summary of the facts - but I can't come up with a sensible translation

Proposed translations

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Whereas

Whereas

Good luck!
Hanna

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Note added at 15 mins (2004-08-19 09:20:13 GMT)
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http://www.sbcounty.gov/sbco/cob/AG071304/ITM39/W0081832.PDF
http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/publications/replacement-7-2...
http://www.faa.gov/agc/odra/adrsett2.htm
http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3404c/2004InterimCts/2004MercyS...

ETC.

In an English contract, you can just put \"WHEREAS\" above the section where you are stating the facts (enumerated). That section is usually followed by another headed with \"NOW THEREFORE\" and at the end you will probably find \"IN WITNESS WHEREOF\". Look up the three together in Google, in inverted commas (so type exactly this into Google: \"whereas\" + \"now therefore\" + \"in witness whereof\") and you will see.

Hope that helps!
Hanna
Peer comment(s):

neutral jarry (X) : I think recitals is the right word in this context. See the note added to my suggested answer.
5 mins
Hi Jarry! Yes, "whereas" would indeed be translated as "overwegende dat" if you were translating into Dutch, but where in a contract a list of facts is given, you nearly always put "whereas" in English.
disagree writeaway : agree with Jarry (or 'in aanmerking nemende dat'), checking now (nearly a year later), this was the wrong answer. it never means whereas. the following has been established is the proper translation .
20 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "As it happens "Whereas" fits and the others don't. Even though it isn't actually the precise translation... sorry"
26 mins

...has been set forth as follows

me thinks.

LEGALDOCS - California Pre-Marital Agreement
... dispute later as to what property was owned by either parties prior to ... As set forth as follows: (List individual items of assets to be subject to this Agreement ...
https://www.legaldocs.com/ docs/states.d/ca.d/prenup_1.mv - 16k

LasVegasVegas.com -- About Us -- Terms and Conditions of Use
... related tips and subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth as follows. ... appear on this Web site may be marks of third parties that are ...
www.lasvegasvegas.com/terms.php

[DOC] DEPARTMENTAL CHECKLIST
File Format: Microsoft Word 2000 - View as HTML
... CONTRACT FOR SALE OF REAL ESTATE. ... University (MSU) who agrees to sell the hereinafter described real estate on the terms and conditions set forth as follows: ...
www.msstate.edu/dept/gcounsel/section2.doc
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14 mins

Parties make the following representations/ submit as follows

...

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Note added at 37 mins (2004-08-19 09:42:28 GMT)
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Paypal uses RECITALS in its agreement (see below)

http://contracts.corporate.findlaw.com/agreements/paypal/pro...
Recitals
A. Providian Bancorp Services is an affiliate of Providian National Bank and Providian Bank, each a Card Association member issuing general-purpose credit cards. Providian provides marketing, credit, technology, operations, compliance, audit and other card-related services and support to its card-issuing affiliates and enters into this Agreement for and on their behalf in connection with the Program.;
B. PayPal operates the world\'s largest Internet-based payment network, providing a secure online payment service to its over six million customers. PayPal operates a World Wide Web site at http://www.paypal.com (the \"PayPal Web Site\"), that allows users to sign up for or use the PayPal products and services involving its online payment services (collectively, the \"PayPal Services\");
C. The parties desire to enter into this Agreement so that a PayPal co-branded Card (bearing a PayPal Mark and a Providian Mark) issued by Providian will be the preferred credit card promoted through the PayPal Services, and as such will be afforded by PayPal the \"preferred alliance partner\" opportunities set forth in this Agreement; and
D. Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Providian has made a $10 million equity investment in PayPal by purchasing Series D preferred stock, and PayPal has agreed that Providian may designate a representative to serve on the PayPal board of directors.



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Note added at 48 mins (2004-08-19 09:53:03 GMT)
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Definition of \"Recitals\" (Black\'s Law Dictionary)
The formal statement or setting forth of some matter of fact, in any deed or writing, in order to explain the reasons upon which the transaction is founded. The recitals are situated in the premises of a deed, that is, in the part of a deed between the date and the habendum, and they USUALLY commence with the formal word \"whereas\".
Peer comment(s):

agree SpanTran : Hi Jarry, again I agree with you that they are most probably "recitals", but as you quoted yourself, the heading of the part of a contract in which the recitals/facts/etc. are stated is nearly always headed with "whereas".
57 mins
No, the heading would be 'Recitals' (see the above url). 'Whereas' would come after that, if at all.
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