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compromisso de adesao

English translation: compliance commitment

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Portuguese term or phrase:compromisso de adesao
English translation:compliance commitment
Entered by: Nick Taylor

11:48 Apr 26, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Forestry / Wood / Timber
Portuguese term or phrase: compromisso de adesao
compromisso de adesao aos principios da certificacao florestal
Helena Grahn
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:03
compliance commitment
Explanation:
compliance commitment
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 09:03
Grading comment
thx
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1adherence commitment
Sheila Gomes
4 +1commitment to obey/adhere to
Muriel Vasconcellos
4compliance commitment
Nick Taylor
4commitment to comply with
Walter Moura
3accession commitment [Intl Treaties]
Beatriz Souza
Summary of reference entries provided
commitment to adhere to
T o b i a s

  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
adherence commitment


Explanation:
http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=en&safe=active&sa=X&ei=Tb...

Sheila Gomes
Brazil
Local time: 05:03
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
0 min
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: How does this fit with the rest of the sentence? Interesting. That seems ungrammatical to me. I certainly would never say it.
5 hrs
  -> I would really appreciate then if you could enlighten me, if you don't mind. Both the asker and myself would profit from an obviously more experient answerer.
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
compliance commitment


Explanation:
compliance commitment

Nick Taylor
Local time: 09:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
thx
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
accession commitment [Intl Treaties]


Explanation:
sugestão, se a certificação florestal mencionada, ou outros assuntos do texto (se for o caso), forem sujeitos a Tratados Internacionais e assemelhados.
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ACCESSION: see Ratification. ACCESSION is the usual method by which a State, which has not taken part in the negotiations or signed the treaty, may subsequently consent to be bound by its terms. The treaty may stipulate accession by certain States. In that case, these States have a right TO ACCEDE TO the treaty. ACCESSION may also require an invitation to accede decided by the Committee of Ministers, upon request of the State interested. In general, ACCESSION is permitted after the entry into force of the treaty.

Ratification: Ratification is an act by which the State expresses its definitive consent to be bound by the treaty. Then, the State Party must respect the provisions of the treaty and implement it.

http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/v3Glossary.asp#Ratifica...
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Georgia: Compliance with commitments and obligations - Regular report prepared by the Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs (March 2008)
(…)
B. Outstanding conventions

55. The ACCESSION COMMITMENT of Georgia to sign and ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages still remains. The deadline for this commitment expired in September 2005. Despite the hopes in 2007 that the Charter would be signed and subsequently ratified by the Parliament in 2007, this has not happened as yet. It is now expected that discussions on the signature of this Convention would resume after the upcoming parliamentary elections. The delays are apparently due to the still pending (...)

90. Georgia should fulfill without further delay its ACCESSION COMMITMENT to sign and ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Further prompt efforts, in view of the signature and subsequent ratification are expected after the elections of the new Parliament.
(…)

http://www.nato.mfa.gov.ge/index.phplang_id=ENG&sec_id=141&i...
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HTH.
beatriz souza


Beatriz Souza
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
commitment to comply with


Explanation:
Another suggestion

commitment to comply with forest certification principles

Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 05:03
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
commitment to obey/adhere to


Explanation:
The expanded form is needed in this context.
You 'adhere to' principles, vs. 'comply with' laws. 'Obey' can be used with both principles and laws.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 01:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s
7 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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Reference comments


12 hrs
Reference: commitment to adhere to

Reference information:
But overall, the Forest Service has illustrated a strong commitment to researching and implementing sustainable forestry practices. This note concludes that the activities of the Forest Service are consistent with the United States' commitment to adhere to Chapter 11 of Agenda 21 and the Forest Principles.
http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?8 Duke Envtl. L. & Pol...


That the forest manager demonstrates a long-term commitment to adhere to the requirements of the Standard.
http://www.forestrystandard.org.au/files/Standards/4708S1.pd...

All participating forest owners have signed a commitment to
adhere to the standards set by the scheme.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTFORESTS/Resources/FCAG...

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