Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
A QUI, il donne pouvoir de pour lui et en son nom personnel
English translation:
To whom, is granted the authority to act on his behalf and in his name in these matters
French term
A QUI, il donne pouvoir de pour lui et en son nom personnel
Je vois cette même question posé dans le forum FR>ES, mais ce me n'apport pas grande chose pour la construction anglaise: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_spanish/law_patents/5564...
Serait-il tout simplement: "To effect on his/her behalf and in his/her name" ?
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The phrase comes from a document authorising a third party to act as a representative in a matter of probate under French law.
The same question has been asked, I see, in the FR>ES forum, although not overly helpful for my phrasaeology in English: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_spanish/law_patents/5564...
Would it simply be: "To effect on his/her behalf and in his/her name"?
Thanks and merci to all! :-)
| 4 +3 | To Whom, is granted the authority/power to act on his/her behalf and in his/her name |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 5 -2 | Whom it empowers him in his own name |
Salih YILDIRIM
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Nov 11, 2012 16:21: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): mchd, Rosa Paredes
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Proposed translations
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
To Whom, is granted the authority/power to act on his/her behalf and in his/her name
http://www.ehow.com/how_5816997__write-power-attorney.html
or
I hereby grant XXX authority to act in all matters on my behalf and in my name
presuming this is a procuration or power of attorney. you can change to grant power of attorney to act...)
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cc in nyc
: simpler w/o the slashes: To whom is granted authority to act on his behalf and in his name
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Thanks, slashes only there as options for illustrative purposes; Asker knows whether male/female
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Tony M
: The problem is, you have added in the sorely-missed verb 'to act', which makes it a lot easier to sort out this introductory phrase, but then gives you a problem to lead in to the list of verbs that are going to follow.
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not sure I see a problem? What list of verbs?
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B D Finch
: Re the problem perceived by Tony, the translation of "A L'EFFET :" should deal with that (e.g. 'in the following matters' / 'for the purposes of').
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Thanks yes, I gave "in all matters.." but "for all purposes" also good
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Cetacea
: with B D Finch as well.
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Many thanks Cetacea. Enjoy your weekend!
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United States
Meticulous, scrupulous, curious work!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) 
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
Whom it empowers him in his own name
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Tony M
: Not grammatical in EN, and certainly not natural or idiomatic
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Kim Metzger
: "Whom it empowers him" is grammatically impossible in English.
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Discussion
"To Whom, is granted the authority to act on his behalf and in his name:
AS FOLLOWS:
• To accept XXX
• To take cognizance of XXX, etc..."
"A par ces présentes, constitué pour mandataire spécial :
-Monsieur X,
Ou à défaut :
-Tout clerc de l’Office X.
A QUI, il donne pouvoir de pour lui et en son nom personnel :
A L'EFFET :
·D’accepter XXX.
·De prendre acte de XXX,
·Faire toutes déclarations d'état-civil et autres.
·Se présenter à XXX..."
The main problem is this inversion of the word order, which sits awkwardly in EN, and I think all you need do here is try and find an acceptable way of formulating this first part to lead in correctly to what follows.