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Nov 8, 2009 00:15
14 yrs ago
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German term

Dreadful sentence

German to English Bus/Financial Law: Contract(s)
Dem Verkäufer gegen Vertragspartner der übernommenen Verträge etwa zustehende Ansprüche wegen Lieferung fehlerhafter Produkte oder mangelnder Leistungen, soweit diese Produkte oder Leistungen Gegenstand dieses Unternehmenskaufvertrages sind, tritt der Verkäufer bereits hiermit an den Käufer ab.

Any tips on unravelling this monstrosity are appreciated
Proposed translations (English)
3 Here goes
3 +5 Any rights/claims Seller might have
4 My stab at it
3 In case of supply of incorrect products or deficient service..

Discussion

British Diana Nov 8, 2009:
slight slip.. Sorry, I meant
Der Verkäufer (subject) tritt ab (main verb) Ansprüche (direct object) an den Käufer (indirect object).
And a "y" is missinmg later on. My 60's German teacher Miss Jackson would have killed me for such sloppiness !
British Diana Nov 8, 2009:
SPO (Subjekt, Prädikat, Objekt) Agree with all these attempts - it usually boils down to looking for the subject, predicate (main verb) and object in your source sentence. Der Verkäufer (subject) tritt ab (main verb) Ansprüche (direct object) an den Verkäufer (indirect object). Once you have done that, the rest is usually manageable. When Germans learn English, they tend to ignore usual word order, which is why the always have to be reminded of the SPO rule.
BTW When I learnt German in England in the 1960's it was considered almost equivalent to Latin from the point of view of learning how grammar works!
Teresa Reinhardt Nov 8, 2009:
Agree w/Johanna's version; lots of English sentences are best unravelled/translated from the other end.
Susanne Rindlisbacher Nov 8, 2009:
Der Verkäufer gibt auch Verträge mit Vertragspartnern an den Käufer weiter. Wenn diese Vertragspartner ihren Verpflichtungen nicht nachkommen, hat nicht der Käufer Ansprüche gegen die Vertragspartner, sondern der Käufer.
Johanna Timm, PhD Nov 8, 2009:
Entwirrungsversuch Der Verkäufer tritt bereits hiermit alle Ansprüche an den Käufer ab, die ihm in Bezug auf Verträge zustehen, die er vom Vertragspartner űbernommen hat und die sich auf die Lieferung fehlerhafter Produkte oder mangelnder Leistungen beziehen, soweit diese Produkte oder Leistungen Gegenstand dieses Unternehmenskaufvertrages bilden
BirgitBerlin Nov 8, 2009:
maybe this helps it's very late, and I cannot offer a translation, but try to read the sentence as follows, and it might become clearer:
Dem Verkäufer möglicherweise zustehende Ansprüche tritt der Verkäufer bereits hiermit an den Käufer ab.
This is your main sentence. Now just add all the other bits.

Proposed translations

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Selected

Here goes

Claims resulting from the delivery of defective products or inadequate performance, in as much as these products and services are the subject of this sales contract, which the Seller is entitled to make against parties to whom this contract is transferred are herewith assigned to the Purchaser.

There are quite a few Google hits for defective products and inadequate product performance.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Seems the most straightforward"
54 mins

In case of supply of incorrect products or deficient service..

In case of supply of incorrect products or unsatisfactory performance, whereas these products and service are the subject of this business sales contract, the salesman surrenders all rights and entitlements described herein to the buyer's subsequent new supplier.
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1 hr

My stab at it

The Seller hereby transfers to the Buyer any claims of the Seller against other parties to the assumed agreements arising from defective products or deficient performance, to the extent that said products or performance are the subject matter of the present (company) purchase agreement.
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+5
2 hrs

Any rights/claims Seller might have

Dem Verkäufer gegen Vertragspartner der übernommenen Verträge etwa zustehende Ansprüche wegen Lieferung fehlerhafter Produkte oder mangelnder Leistungen, soweit diese Produkte oder Leistungen Gegenstand dieses Unternehmenskaufvertrages sind, tritt der Verkäufer bereits hiermit an den Käufer ab.

Any rights/claims Seller might have (or: might be entitled to) against (his) contractual partners of the assumed contracts with regard to delivery of defective (faulty) products or poor (inadequate) services, as far as these products or services are subject to this M&A contract, are herewith as of now*relinquished Seller to Buyer.

* or:
as of the date of this agreement /
by virtue of this agreement

http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2008/10/21/when-are-representat...
M&A contracts

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-08 02:19:58 GMT)
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corr:
last line:

are herewith as of now*relinquished by Seller to Buyer.


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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-08 02:24:45 GMT)
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or turn it around:

Seller relinquishes to Buyer any rights (claims) Seller might have against (his) contractual partners of the assumed contracts with regard to delivery of defective (faulty) products or poor (inadequate) services, as far as these products or services are subject to this M&A contract.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-08 02:25:40 GMT)
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I am not sure which will fit better, inadequate services or (poor) performance
Peer comment(s):
agree Rosa Paredes : Turn it around.
2 hrs
many thanks, rosa!
agree Ingrid Moore : With Rosa!
5 hrs
thank you, Ingrid!
agree Rolf Keiser : with the gals!
7 hrs
danke, Goldcoaster!
agree Monika Elisabeth Sieger
8 hrs
thank you, sivara!
agree Jutta Scherer : Gute Lösung, Bernhard!
10 hrs
danke, Jutta!
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