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autoriser... le passage et l'intervention

English translation: authorise access by the security services/personnel/staff

17:54 Feb 19, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s) / Maintenance Contract
French term or phrase: autoriser... le passage et l'intervention
"Le Prestataire s'engage à respecter les consignes de sécurité applicables sur le site qui lui auront été notifiées par le Client et * à autoriser, à tout moment, le passage et l’intervention des prestations de sécurité du Client *."

This is in a contract for the maintenance of specialist machinery, under the terms of which the manufacturer's staff make emergency service calls (ALSO called 'interventions') to the customer's business to repair the machinery installed there. Under this section (Health and Safety) the manufacturer (here referred to as the service provider) agrees to allow the customer's security personnel to have access and, well, basically do their job, at all times. But I am REALLY struggling to put the last bit (the bit between the asterisks) into good English.

At the moment I'm working with something along the following lines: "shall allow/grant/permit the Customer's security personnel access and ?? at all times". I'm thinking this sentence is going to need some serious rejigging to make sense in English. And I hate the French word 'intervention'....

p.s. I am aware that this is a weird use of 'prestations de securité', but I'm relatively sure from the context that it must be the security staff (rather than the services they provide) that are being referred to. Unless anyone would like to argue otherwise? TIA.
Charlotte Allen
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:49
English translation:authorise access by the security services/personnel/staff
Explanation:
one way of re-wording it
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AllegroTrans
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Local time: 19:49
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2authorise access by the security services/personnel/staff
AllegroTrans
4to authorise, at any time, a visit and carry out any necessary work
Alison Sparks (X)
4shall permit/authorise the Customer's security personnel access and operation at all times
rokotas
4to have access to the premises and to carry out any work required
Mary Lalevee


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authorise access by the security services/personnel/staff


Explanation:
one way of re-wording it

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:49
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Notes to answerer
Asker: But what about the 'intervention' part of the sentence?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosa Paredes
35 mins
  -> thanks RP!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs
  -> thanks!
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to authorise, at any time, a visit and carry out any necessary work


Explanation:
Try this. Intervention is a tricky one can mean all sorts of things.

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Note added at 19 mins (2012-02-19 18:13:28 GMT)
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or the last bit could mean verify the security of the installations?

Alison Sparks (X)
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autoriser... le passage et l\'intervention
shall permit/authorise the Customer's security personnel access and operation at all times


Explanation:
I'm not exactly sure about 'operation', why not also 'intervention' or 'interception'?

rokotas
Local time: 21:49
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to have access to the premises and to carry out any work required


Explanation:
Just a suggestion.
HTH
Mary

Mary Lalevee
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:49
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