Jul 12, 2016 00:39
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term

se encuentra exceptuada

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s) disaster financing
This phrase puzzled me. I thought it could be taken in two opposite ways: such contracts are either (1) disallowed or (2) outside the scope of the Law on Indebtedness. I opted for the latter (see my translation below). The context:

Cabe señalar que la elección de los instrumentos financieros tendrá en cuenta las condiciones establecidas en la Ley General de Endeudamiento, descrita líneas arriba. La contratación de ese tipo de financiamiento **se encuentra exceptuada** de la Ley de Contrataciones del Estado y se puede efectuar con entidades multilaterales y de cooperación bilateral.

My translation is:
'It should also be pointed out that the choice of financial instruments needs to take into account the provisions of the General Law on Indebtedness described above. Contracting for this type of financing falls outside the terms of the Law on Public Contracts and may be negotiated with bi- and multilateral cooperation agencies.'

Proposed translations

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is not governed by / is exempt from [the provisions of]

Yes Muriel, I see it that way too, especially since the next part part refers to multilateral agencies, which clearly would not be bound by national laws.

My take is "The Law on Public Contracts does not govern this type of financing arrangement, which may be negotiated..." or "this type of financing arrangement is exempt from the provisions of the...."
Note from asker:
Perfect! Thanks, Robert.
Peer comment(s):

agree lorenab23 : Yes :-)
14 mins
Thanks, Lorena :-)
agree David Hollywood : although I like "falls outside"
59 mins
Thanks, David.
agree Ana Claudia Macoretta : Si la Ley de CdelE excluye expresamente en un artículo ese tipo de financiamiento coincido en *is exempt from*. Pero si la Ley de CdelE ni siquiera menciona ese financiamiento porque escapa a su ámbito de aplicación, *is not governed by* o *falls outside*
14 hrs
Thanks, Ana. Yes, for certainty, you'd need to check the law itself, I guess.
agree Sandro Tomasi
15 hrs
Thanks, Sandro.
agree AllegroTrans
20 hrs
Thanks, AllegroTrans.
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