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Finanzprokuratur

English translation: (office of) the state attorneys at the ministry of finance (relates to Austria)

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German term or phrase:Finanzprokuratur
English translation:(office of) the state attorneys at the ministry of finance (relates to Austria)
Entered by: Bernhard Sulzer

18:10 Dec 27, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Government / Politics / examination of contract
German term or phrase: Finanzprokuratur
Obwohl sich Kanzler XXX und Wissenschaftsminister YYY mit dem ZZZ (a private person who is selling an art collection) einig wurden, verzögert sch der Vertragsabschluss weiterhin. Einerseits sei der Vertrag sehr komplex, wie AAA vom Bundeskanzleramt erklärt.
Derzeit würden juristische Detailfragen diskutiert, im Anschluss daran müsse die *Finanzprokuratur*, der schon eine Rohfassung vorgelegt wurde, den Vertrag rechtlich prüfen.

"Financial" procurator's office?

Sugg.:
Currenty, legal details are being discussed, and after that the financial procurator’s office, which has already been sent a rough draft, must examine the contract regarding its legal accuracy.
Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 22:05
(roughly) Attorney General
Explanation:
Thought I could as well post an answer on the basis of the links provided above (and below :-))


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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-27 20:25:09 GMT)
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... or "Attorney General's Office/Department" - cf.
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk/
http://www.usdoj.gov/
http://www.ag.gov.au/
http://www.attorneygeneral.ie/index_en.html

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Note added at 7 days (2008-01-04 08:58:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the feedback, Bernhard!
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:05
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1(roughly) Attorney General
Steffen Walter
3Inspector General
Susan Zimmer


Discussion entries: 5





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Inspector General


Explanation:
The Office of the Inspector General is the executive branch's equivalent of the City Council's DC Auditor. The Inspector General investigates accusations of waste, fraud, mismanagement, and corruption in the District government. If the office discovers matters that are possibly criminal, it refers them to the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, or possibly to the Corporation Counsel, for prosecution. Otherwise, the Inspector General has the power to write and issue reports on its findings. The Office was made independent of the Mayor by the same federal legislation that created the DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, the Control Board.

Maybe this will help. I wasn't able to find anything relating to a "procurator" other than in a context dealing with church organizations.

Susan Zimmer
United States
Local time: 22:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. Susie! This is for the Austrian office, as in Steffen's link. :-)

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(roughly) Attorney General


Explanation:
Thought I could as well post an answer on the basis of the links provided above (and below :-))


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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-27 20:25:09 GMT)
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... or "Attorney General's Office/Department" - cf.
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk/
http://www.usdoj.gov/
http://www.ag.gov.au/
http://www.attorneygeneral.ie/index_en.html

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Note added at 7 days (2008-01-04 08:58:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the feedback, Bernhard!


    Reference: http://finanzprokuratur.bmf.gv.at/Aufgaben/_start.htm
    Reference: http://finanzprokuratur.bmf.gv.at/Aufgaben/VergleichbareEinr...
Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 149
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hallo. Danke schon mal. Es bezieht sich auf Österreich! :-)

Asker: I went with: The office of the State attorneys at the Ministry of Finance. See: http://www.coe.int/t/e/legal_affairs/legal_co-operation/public_international_law/office_of_legal_affairs/documents/Austria%20OLA%202005%20E.pdf The OLA has privileged contacts with other legal services of the Government,in particular with the Constitutional Law Service at the Federal Chancellery,the Ministry of Justice and the State attorneys (Finanzprokuratur)at the Ministry of Finance. Thanks for your links! :-)

Asker: thanks for re-classifying!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: Laut Duden: "österr. für Vertretung des Staates bei Gerichten und Behörden"
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