Английский язык для юристов. Предпринимательское право. Перевод контрактов. Учебное пособие для студентов вузов, обучающихся по специальности «Юриспру

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Answer the following questions:

(1)What is the term of the Distribution Agreement?

(2)Shall Distributor have any right, due to the termination of the Distribution Agreement, to claim any amount whatsoever as

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damages for loss of profit now or in the future on sales or deliveries already made or planned?

(3)What are ABC's obligations pursuant to Clause 4.3 in case it terminates the Distribution Agreement before the five year period?

(4)Shall any compensation be due if ABC has terminated the Distribution Agreement for any ground stipulated under art. 14.1.2, 14.1.3, 14.1.5, 14.1.6, 14.1.7 of the said Agreement?

(5)Shall Distributor sell any products that are competitive with ABC's Products without ABC's express written consent?

(6)What product lines do the parties agree to view as competitive with ABC's Products?

(7)Why shall Distributor maintain an inventory of Products of sufficient size? Should Distributor allow inventory shortage or accumulate inventory in excess of the aggregate amount of normal deliveries for one season?

(8)Why shall Distributor employ and maintain sales and customer services staff?

(9)What kind of persons shall Distributor confine sales of the Products to?

(10)Can violation of Clause 5.5. cause unilateral termination of the Distribution Agreement by ABC?

(11)Shall Distributor sell Products to any purchaser if Distributor knows or assumes that Products are intended for distribution and sale outside the Territory? What shall Distributor do if it becomes aware of any shipment by its purchaser/s outside the Territory?

(12)For what purpose shall ABC be entitled to examine the records concerning business with ABC products?

(13)How often and for what purposes shall ABC have the right, by its duly authorized representatives, to visit Distributor's office and meet Distributor's personnel?

(14)What obligation shall Distributor include in its contracts with every customer/purchaser according to Section 5.5 of the Distribution Agreement?

(15)How many meetings per year shall Distributor cause its employees who are responsible for the sale of the Products to attend?

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CONTRACT LAW GRAMMAR PECULIARITIES

Task 22. (a) Revise the following English-Russian patterns with the Passive Infinitive Constructions which are frequently used in legal context:

(b) Complete the following sentences by translating the words and word combinations in brackets into English. Make use of the Passive Infinitive where necessary. Translate the following sentences into Russian:

(1)The price for gas-analyzers (которые должны быть поставлены) pursuant to the provisions hereunder shall equal (full amount in figure and in words) USD per unit.

(2)ABC shall sell Products to Distributor at prices set by ABC from time to time on a price list (который «АВС», будет передавать Дистрибьютору).

(3)The Seller shall notify the Buyer of the readiness of the equipment (которое подлежит инспекции) not later than fifteen days prior to the proposed time of the inspection.

(4)The Company agrees to coordinate its employees and the authorized third parties in compliance with the project requirements in such a way that the conditions (которые должны быть предоставлены) are rendered within the agreed upon timeframe.

(5)The quality of cigarettes (которые должны быть поставлены) shall correspond to that of the samples approved and confirmed by both parties.

(6)The quality of the goods (которые должны быть проданы по данному Контракту) shall conform to the Russian national

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standards and shall be documented by the quality certificate issued by the Manufacturer or the Seller.

(7)Payments for goods sold hereunder shall be effected based on the irrevocable letter-of-credit (который открывает покупатель) in the Seller's favour for the full cost of each goods consignment (подлежащего поставке) plus/minus 10 percent [based on the irrevocable letter-of-credit — на основе безотзывного аккредитива].

(8)The details of the services (которые должны быть предоставлены компанией) under this Agreement are listed in Attachment 1 hereto [to provide/to render services — предоставлять/оказывать услуги].

(9)As regards penalties (которые подлежат выплате) as a lump sum, the penalty payment period starts from the date the right for claiming any such penalty arises.

(10)The packing of goods (которые должны быть поставлены) under this Agreement shall conform to the country's national standards.

(11)Charging royalties includes all amounts (которые должны быть выплачены Компанией) pursuant to Clause 5 hereto.

(12)No claims made in respect of any consignment of goods can be used by the Buyer as a justification for his refusing to accept all other goods (которые должны быть поставлены) under this Contract and to pay for them.

(13)The Seller shall issue a test certificate (который должен быть отправлен) to the Buyer's representative office without delay.

(14)The Criminal Undercover Operations Review Committee shall consist of appropriate employees of the FBI designated by the Director and Criminal Division attorneys designated by the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division, (который должен быть назначен/возведен в должность [to chair]) by a designee of the Director.

(15)Among the factors (которые должны быть рассмотрены) in a determination by any approving official of whether an undercover operation should be renewed or extended are: (a) the extent to which the operation has produced the results anticipated when it was established; (b) the potential for future success beyond that initially targeted…

(16)The price for gas-analyzers (поставляемых по настоящему Договору) shall equal (full amount in figure and in words) USD per unit, and shall be assumed CIF-Moscow.

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(c) Translate an extract from Article 7 of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of AntiPersonnel Mines and on their Destruction into Russian. Pay attention to the use of the Passive Infinitive Construction:

Article 7 — Transparency measures

1. Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General of the United Nations as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than 180 days after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party on: <…>;

(c) To the extent possible, the location of all mined areas that contain, or are suspected to contain, anti-personnel mines under its jurisdiction or control, to include as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when they were emplaced;

(f)The status of programmes for the destruction of anti-personnel mines in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, including details of the methods which will be used in destruction, the location of all destruction sites and the applicable safety and environmental standards to be observed;

(g)The types and quantities of all anti-personnel mines destroyed after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party, to include a breakdown of the quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine destroyed, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, respectively, along with, if possible, the lot numbers of each type of anti-personnel mine in the case of destruction in accordance with Article 4; …

Task 23. (a) Make the following sentences complete by translating the word combinations in brackets. Pay special attention to the use of the conjunction unless which has the meaning if not; except if; except when. Translate the sentences into Russian:

unless otherwise agreed (upon by the Parties hereto) — если Стороны не условились о противном

unless otherwise provided in this Agreement — если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Договором

unless the contrary is proved — если не доказано обратное

(1)Distributor shall present all proposed advertisements to ABC for approval prior to each season in which Distributor wishes to display or publicize such advertisements. (Если АВС не попросит) additional time for review or informs Distributor of advertisement disapproval, ABC shall be deemed to have approved any advertisement it receives within 20 days after receipt.

(2)You will fail (если Вы не будете работать более усердно).

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(3)The Improvements arising from work carried out jointly belong to the Parties equally (если Стороны не договорятся об ином).

(4)The Parties shall not disclose to each other any Confidential Information (если только это не случай раскрытия информации, полу- ченной от третьей стороны или подпадающей под обязательства соблюдения конфиденциальности в пользу третьей стороны).

(5)Neither of the parties shall grant any licenses under all jointly held intellectual propertry rights to a third party (если другая сторона не подтверждает потенциальному лицензиату право этой стороны на выдачу такой лицензии).

(6)FS shall (не раскрывать конфиденциальную информацию, полученную ФС согласно настоящему Договору) to any third party (если только этой третьей стороной не являются собственные директора и работники ФС, которые непосредственно участвуют в использовании, продаже или производстве Лицензионных продуктов).

(7)Neither of the Parties shall inform any third party of the terms and conditions hereof (если только на это не будет получено письменное разрешение другой Стороны).

(8)No person who has been tried by another court for conduct also proscribed under article 6,7 or 8 shall be tried by the International Criminal Court with respect to the same conduct (если только судебное разбирательство [proceedings] в другом суде не было) for the purpose of shielding the person concerned from criminal responsibility for crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court (Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Art.20).

(9)A person shall not be criminally responsible under this Statute (если только подобное поведение не составляет [to constitute]), at the time it takes place, a crime within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Art.22).

(10)(Если нет иного соглашения), a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court only if the material elements are committed with intent and knowledge.

(11)A person shall not be criminally responsible within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court if, at the time of that person's conduct the person is in a state of intoxication that destroys that person's capacity to appreciate the unlawfulness or nature of his or her conduct to conform to the requirements of law, (если только данное лицо не) has become voluntarily intoxicated under such circumstances that the person knew, or disregarded the risk, that,

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as a result of the intoxication, he or she was likely to engage in conduct constituting a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court (Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Art.31).

(12)This Agreement shall take effect on the date indicated above and shall be for a term of three years (если не будет расторгнут досрочно) pursuant to this Agreement.

(13)You won't pass the exam (если не будете работать усерднее).

(14)He is going to look for another job (если компания не предложит ему более высокое жалованье).

(15)You are not allowed into the office (если Вы не являетесь сотрудником фирмы).

(16)Don't notify the other parties of that event (если только Вас не спросят об этом прямо).

(17)The fact that a crime within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court has been committes by a person pursuant to an order of a Government or of a superior, whether military or civilian, shall not relieve that person of criminal responsibility (если только это лицо не было) under a legal obligation to obey orders of the Government or the superior in question; the person didn't know that the order was unlawful… (Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Art.33).

(18)(Если Стороны не условились о противном) to in writing by ABC, orders accepted by ABC shall not be subject to cancellation, change or modification by Distributor.

(19)(Если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Договором) no modification or waiver of any of the provisions, or any future representation, promise, or addition, shall be binding upon the Parties (только в том случае, если они оформлены в письменном виде и подписаны обеими Сторонами).

(b)Choose the correct word or expression for each sentence. Remember that the expressions as long as or so long as; provided

(that) or providing (that) mean if or on condition that.

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