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Sachherrschaft

English translation: (actual) physical control

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German term or phrase:(tatsächliche) Sachherrschaft
English translation:(actual) physical control
Entered by: Barbara Wiebking

19:48 Jul 13, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Definition of ownership
German term or phrase: Sachherrschaft
The text is distinguishing between the roles of "Eigentümer, Besitzer, Halter und Betreiber" of rolling stock and track. The particular sentence is:
"Als Besitzer bezeichnet man die natürliche oder juristische Person, in deren Sachherrschaft sich ein Fahrzeug oder eine Strecke befindet."
monbuckland
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:51
actual physical control
Explanation:
Vgl. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=en&ihmlang=... unter Punkt 48.

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Barbara Wiebking
Germany
Local time: 17:51
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3 +2actual physical control
Barbara Wiebking
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Sachherrschaft
Ellen Kraus

  

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actual physical control


Explanation:
Vgl. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=en&ihmlang=... unter Punkt 48.

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Note added at 8 days (2009-07-21 20:37:30 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks everybody!

Example sentence(s):
  • Besitz zeichne sich durch die tatsächliche Sachherrschaft aus. Texaco habe keine solche Herrschaft im Hinblick auf die Tankanlagen oder die gelagerten Kraftstoffe innegehabt.
  • In their view, possession is characterised by actual physical control and Texaco had no such control over the tanks or the fuel in storage.
Barbara Wiebking
Germany
Local time: 17:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Kim Metzger: Nice references. You've convinced me.
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Reference comments


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Reference: Sachherrschaft

Reference information:
Die tatsächliche Sachherrschaft als Anknüpfungspunkt für den BesitzTatsächliche Sachherrschaft setzt das Bestehen einer Machtbeziehung einer Person zu einer Sache voraus, ohne daß sich die Person dieser Machtbeziehung ...
www.jura.uni-duesseldorf.de/.../sr/.../sachtats.htm

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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