this tag not to be removed exept by the consumer

French translation: seul le consommateur peut retirer cette étiquette

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English term or phrase:this tag not to be removed exept by the consumer
French translation:seul le consommateur peut retirer cette étiquette

15:46 Aug 2, 2014
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English to French translations [PRO]
Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
English term or phrase: this tag not to be removed exept by the consumer
mention on a tag for a mattress. I am looking for a French equivalent
Chloe Chevreton
France
Local time: 13:50
seul le consommateur peut retirer cette étiquette
Explanation:
ou est autorisé à...

C'est pour la France ?
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GILOU
France
Local time: 13:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6seul le consommateur peut retirer cette étiquette
GILOU
4 +2sous peine d’amende cette étiquette ne peut être retirée par quiconque excepté le consommateur
FX Fraipont (X)
4cette étiquette ne devant pas être retirée sauf par le consommateur
orgogozo
4 -2cette étiquette d'inviolabilité ne doit être retirée que par le consommateur
mchd
Summary of reference entries provided
Why Do Mattresses Have 'Do Not Remove' Tags?
Marion Feildel (X)
fyi.
writeaway

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cette étiquette ne devant pas être retirée sauf par le consommateur


Explanation:
une traduction possible

orgogozo
France
Local time: 13:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 14
Notes to answerer
Asker: ce n'est pas une phrase mais plutôt une "note", donc oui ça correspondrait à "cette étique de doit être retirée que par le consommateur".

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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sous peine d’amende cette étiquette ne peut être retirée par quiconque excepté le consommateur


Explanation:
Trouvé sur un pdf canadien:

"Information sur la garantie d’un matelas en mousse
Exemple d'étiquette réglementaire

Sur chaque ensemble de literie Serta se trouve attachée une étiquette réglementaire (voir exemple à gauche) où figure le numéro de code de garantie. Pour déterminer les termes de votre garantie, faites correspondre le numéro de code de garantie avec la ligne appropriée sur le calendrier de la garantie.
Sous peine d’amende cette étiquette ne peut être retirée par quiconque excepté le consommateur.
Foam Mattress Warranty Information - Serta
http://www.sertacanada.com/.../Serta foam_Warranty_b..

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 176

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Germaine: (Je viens de lire l'ajout dans la discussion.) Mais je tenterais d'abréger: ...retirée que par le consommateur.
2 hrs

agree  Tony M: I'm so glad you have understood the context properly!
5 hrs

neutral  writeaway: What fine? This is 'under penalty of law'. also agree with Germaine. fwiw, your ref doesn't work./I did try hard enough (as did a colleague) and we got this: Page not found. Your second link works. Don't agree with the translation
15 hrs
  -> it does if you try hard enough : http://tinyurl.com/Serta-Canada // Trying hard enough means copying/pasting the quoted text between quotation marks - Not my fault if Google/Proz trims URLs.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
seul le consommateur peut retirer cette étiquette


Explanation:
ou est autorisé à...

C'est pour la France ?

GILOU
France
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 257
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierre Lefebvre: ok
1 hr

agree  Germaine: peut retirer... (il n'y a pas "d'autorisation" à obtenir)
1 hr

agree  Jocelyne Cuenin
14 hrs

agree  writeaway: Typical on US mattresses. always amusing to read. No mention of fine at all. You have understood the context properly!
15 hrs

agree  Marion Feildel (X)
17 hrs

agree  Annie Rigler
18 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
cette étiquette d'inviolabilité ne doit être retirée que par le consommateur


Explanation:
il s'agit d'une étiquette d'inviolabilité
http://www.esiac-ouest.com/etiquette-de-securite-inviolabili...
http://www.materielmedical.fr/A-10007352-bracelets-identific...

mchd
France
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 1

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Germaine: L'étiquette d'un matelas qui ne peut être enlevée que par le consommateur porte généralement sur la composition des tissus de recouvrement et de rembourrage. Il n'y a pas "d'ilnviolabilité" en jeu, comme c'est le cas en électronique, par ex.
1 hr
  -> bien sûr ! c'est une garantie que le matelas n'a jamais été utilisé.

disagree  Tony M: It's not "inviolabilité" — it is a consumer warning, primarily about fire safety.
4 hrs

neutral  writeaway: nothing to do with fire safety. see Germain'e explanation. I've added refs as well.
14 hrs
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Reference comments


15 hrs peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: Why Do Mattresses Have 'Do Not Remove' Tags?

Reference information:
The "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law" tags found on most mattresses have baffled and amused consumers for decades, but there's a very good reason for why they're there.

Although the tags are for the consumer's safety, the warning is actually levied at the mattress seller.

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, government officials became concerned about the materials manufacturers were using to stuff mattresses. To cut costs, some manufacturers "recycled" old, used bedding materials and stuffed them into "new" mattresses. Therefore, the new mattresses were actually full of bacteria and sometimes even contained vermin or bug-infested stuffing.
[...]
The warning caused puzzlement among consumers , who wondered why the government would care about what they did with the tags in the privacy of their homes. In the 1990s, in an effort to clear up the confusion, the tag's warning was officially changed to "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law Except by the Consumer." So snip off those pesky mattress tags.


    Reference: http://www.livescience.com/33039-why-do-mattresses-have-do-n...
Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M
33 mins
agree  writeaway: yes, it was always amusing to read a threat on one's mattress tag. But the under penalty of law only applies in US/Canada. Is irrelevant for EU etc. imo.
1 hr
agree  FX Fraipont (X): interesting ;-)
2 hrs
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16 hrs
Reference: fyi.

Reference information:
Is It Illegal to Remove Mattress, Pillow Tags?
By Aditi Mukherji, JD on January 19, 2014 11:04 AM

Every person notices the intimidating warnings on pillows and mattresses that say it's against the law to remove the tags. As a child, the prospect of being hauled off to jail for snipping off a tag tickled your fancy; perhaps some of the intrigue has lasted into adulthood.

But is it actually illegal to remove mattress and pillow tags?

Pillow and Mattress Tag Law

If you've lawfully purchased the pillow or mattress, the answer is no. It's only against the law to remove the tag prior to the sale and delivery of a pillow or mattress to the final consumer. Essentially, that means sellers can't remove a "stamp, tag, label, or other identification" on a pillow or mattress; only consumers can.
http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2014/01/is-it-illegal-...

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