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Commissaire-Enquêteur

English translation: investigating commissioner

09:36 Sep 25, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Surveying / Software
French term or phrase: Commissaire-Enquêteur
When a cattle-breeder (f.i.) wishes to breed 500 cows instead of 100, there is a "Public Enquiry" about nuisances, how to get rid of manure etc... The same goes when you wish to build a windmill farm, etc... The person appointed to carry on the PU is called "Commissaire-Enquêteur", but is nothing to do with Police!
Is there any equivalent in English or U.S. English?
Thanks for your help.
Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 02:43
English translation:investigating commissioner
Explanation:
From my Harrap's Shorter French-English dictionary
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Chris Pott
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:43
Grading comment
Thanks, but I think it is not "pin-pointed" because the "office" does not exist in the same way in U.K. or U.S.A., as far as I know...
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5 +7investigating commissioner
Chris Pott


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investigating commissioner


Explanation:
From my Harrap's Shorter French-English dictionary

Chris Pott
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:43
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks, but I think it is not "pin-pointed" because the "office" does not exist in the same way in U.K. or U.S.A., as far as I know...

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