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137 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

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137 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle   wrote:

business value

My comment:

or agency value, this is misleading it looks as if it means "civil money or public funds" but here it means the value of the business (Preneur = Lessee)

137 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

agency value or civil business

My comment:

My reference for civil business is clearly found here: http://books.google.com.mt/books?id=hESvEbbDSrIC&pg=PA277&lpg=PA277&dq=fonds+civil+definition&source=bl&ots=W2Rvqpravc&sig=ciKRHdNirtdCGssvat9N8pi2WRY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OsBlVOagA4XaavbwgvgI&ved=0CGgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=fonds%20civil%20definition&f=false. and for agency value: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/business_commerce_general/3456628-fonds_civil.html

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137 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

Sorry Claude, I did not copy your link-it might be the same. It is what came up

137 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

Civil liabilities

137 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

Civil business

My comment:

This is a concept in French civil law that has no equivalent, so I'd use the translation found in scholarly publications

My references:

http://books.google.com/books?id=hESvEbbDSrIC&pg=PA277&lpg=PA277&dq=%22fonds+civil%22+d%C3%A9finition&source=bl&ots=W2Rvqlv6ui&sig=y0J_5PCzh4xQtKS2ZBjrtIWa3BU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BjJlVKW2FY2IgwTDnoKABQ&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22fonds%20civil%22%20d%C3%A9finition&f=false

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137 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

Civil business

My comment:

This is a concept in French civil law that has no equivalent, so I'd use the translation found in scholarly publications

My references:

http://books.google.com/books?id=hESvEbbDSrIC&pg=PA277&lpg=PA277&dq=%22fonds+civil%22+d%C3%A9finition&source=bl&ots=W2Rvqlv6ui&sig=y0J_5PCzh4xQtKS2ZBjrtIWa3BU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BjJlVKW2FY2IgwTDnoKABQ&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22fonds%20civil%22%20d%C3%A9finition&f=false

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137 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

its clientele

My comment:

Fonds civil here has nothing to do with public funds: when you sell a business (fonds de commerce), you also sell its clientele. Fonds civil is the addition of material ( computers, documents, files,etc.) and of customers or clients. For example, a chartered accountant who sells his business sells also his clientele and all the files linked with them.

My references:

https://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDEQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oec-paris.fr%2Fdocuments%2F158_modele_type_acte_cession_fonds_liberal.pdf&ei=vTllVP7uCcyiPdCygLgC&usg=AFQjCNEgO7oFVGyiTsQwwbtzWROKwSbkPw&sig2=9TSOM5Il0ckOmoKeurgfqQ&bvm=bv.79189006,d.ZWU

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137 months ago

martynback   wrote:

Correct