as machnie manufacturers the Machinery Directive takes precedent

English translation: the Machinery Directive prevails, takes precedence

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English term or phrase:as machnie manufacturers the Machinery Directive takes precedent
Selected answer:the Machinery Directive prevails, takes precedence
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

13:11 Apr 19, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Manufacturing
English term or phrase: as machnie manufacturers the Machinery Directive takes precedent
Declaration of Product for Food Safety

EC Directive 1935/2004 specifically relating to food packaging materials is covered by section2.1.1 of the machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and as machine manufacturers the Machinery Directive takes precedent
gosiaf
Poland
the Machinery Directive prevails, takes precedence
Explanation:
as this is obviously to do with the manufacture of machinery or a machine manufacturer

the most important Directive therefore is the machinery one

in other words it won't be an Agricultural, Electricity or Food processing or, or... Directive in first place...

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or HAS PRECEDENCE

or IS PRECEDENT

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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precedence

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Happy Easter to all who celebrate it...

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as others have pointed out, a comma or two would help

2006/42/EC and, as machine manufacturers, the Machinery Directive is precedent/prevails/takes precedence

2006/42/EC and, being machine manufacturers, the Machinery Directive is precedent/prevails/takes precedence

"takes precedent" is a typo
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
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4 +8the Machinery Directive prevails, takes precedence
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as machnie manufacturers the machinery directive takes precedent
the Machinery Directive prevails, takes precedence


Explanation:
as this is obviously to do with the manufacture of machinery or a machine manufacturer

the most important Directive therefore is the machinery one

in other words it won't be an Agricultural, Electricity or Food processing or, or... Directive in first place...

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Note added at 15 mins (2014-04-19 13:26:49 GMT)
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or HAS PRECEDENCE

or IS PRECEDENT

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Note added at 16 mins (2014-04-19 13:27:37 GMT)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precedence

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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-04-19 16:27:39 GMT)
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Happy Easter to all who celebrate it...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-04-19 16:33:10 GMT)
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as others have pointed out, a comma or two would help

2006/42/EC and, as machine manufacturers, the Machinery Directive is precedent/prevails/takes precedence

2006/42/EC and, being machine manufacturers, the Machinery Directive is precedent/prevails/takes precedence

"takes precedent" is a typo

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 06:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: I think there should be a comma after "manufacturers"
4 mins
  -> Thanks Jack, commas certainly help understanding but EU directives are notorious for omitting them...Happy Easter!

agree  Tina Vonhof (X): There should be a subject for 'as machine manufacturers, e.g., as we are machine manufacturers,...'
1 hr
  -> Thanks Tina:-)

agree  airmailrpl: the Machinery Directive prevails (takes precedence) with the machine manufacturers
2 hrs
  -> Thanks airmailpl:-)

agree  Edith Kelly
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Edith:-)

agree  Charlesp
16 hrs
  -> Thanks Charles:-)

agree  David Moore (X)
23 hrs
  -> Thanks David:-)

agree  AllegroTrans: a good precedent of an answer if I may so submit
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Thanks AT (very good:-))

agree  Phong Le
4 days
  -> thanks Phong!
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