Month: September 2018

"We are experiencing the most outrageous migratory and humanitarian crisis in the recent history of the region": President Duque before the UN General Assembly

"We are experiencing the most outrageous migratory and humanitarian crisis in the recent history of the region": President Duque before the UN General Assembly

MIL OSI Translation. Region: Spanish / Latin America / UN – New York (Sep. 26/18). Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo accompanied President Iván Duque Márquez on Wednesday, September 26, during his speech before the General Assembly of the United Nations, in which he dedicated part 

Travel to the Republic of South Africa

Travel to the Republic of South Africa

September 24, 2018 – Note to editors Visit of Mr. Édouard PHILIPPE, Prime Minister, to the Republic of South AfricaOn Thursday, October 4 to Friday, October 5, 2018After President Cyril RAMAPHOSA came to power last February, the Prime Minister will travel to South Africa from 

Courier and parcels: what to do in case of delivery problem?

Courier and parcels: what to do in case of delivery problem?

MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from English to French – Credits: © Narong Jongsirikul – Fotolia.com

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Your package has already been lost or delayed? You waited impatiently for a mail that never finally arrived? The Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts (Arcep) has created a digital platform intended to allow users (private, business, for example) to report issues related to the delivery of a package or mail .

The digital platform, , allows Arcep to follow in real time the difficulties encountered by users.

The user can report the problem encountered by clicking on a series of detailed proposals, for example:

I am not satisfied with the conditions of deposit of my mail / parcels; I sent a mail / parcel but am not satisfied with the conditions of delivery; I am not satisfied with the conditions of delivery of my mail / parcel.

Then, information can be processed by Arcep or the Directorate General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF).

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Congratulation of President Raimonds Vējonis on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the constitutional law "On the Statehood of the Republic of Latvia"

Congratulation of President Raimonds Vējonis on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the constitutional law "On the Statehood of the Republic of Latvia"

Source: President of Latvia in English Twenty-seven years ago, we fulfilled the dream of a half-century of covetous patriotism in Latvia – we regained freedom and national independence. The vote of the Supreme Soviet of Latvia on August 21, 1991, led to a popular struggle 

Presentation of the 33rd edition of the Agricultural Fair

Presentation of the 33rd edition of the Agricultural Fair

Source: Government of French Polynesia The Minister of the Green Economy, Tearii Alpha, accompanied by representatives of the Chamber of Agriculture and Lagoon Fisheries (CAPL), chaired by Yvette Temauri, and Epic Vanille representative, Laïza Vongey, presented Monday morning, the 33rd edition of the Agricultural Fair. 

Establish a voting power of attorney

Establish a voting power of attorney

Source: Republic of France – Foreign Affairs in French

You can obtain the form of proxy at the consular section of the embassy and complete it on the spot (by appointment by sending an email to elections.singapour-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr) or download it from the Internet by clicking here.See also the prior explanations addressed to the principal by clicking here.You will have to provide the following information: your name, first name, date of birth and address, as well as those of your mandatary (person to whom you give power of attorney). The representative must enjoy his electoral rights and be registered on the same consular electoral roll or in the same municipality as you. In any case, you must go personally to the consular section of the embassy to have your voting proxy validated. (By appointment by sending an email to elections.singapour-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr), provided with an ID and attesting on the honor to be unable to go to the office of vote on polling day.If it is a proxy to vote abroad, your proxy can not receive more than 3 voting proxies of which only one in France.This means: 1, 2 or 3 proxies established abroad and 0 in France; 1 or 2 proxies established abroad and 1 in France If it is a proxy to vote in France, your proxy can not receive more than 2 voting proxies of which only one in France.This means : 1 or 2 proxies established abroad and 0 in France; 1 power of attorney established abroad and 1 in France.The power of attorney may be established: abroad: by the consular authority, in France: at the district court, at the police station or at the gendarmerie of the place of If the power of attorney is established abroad for a vote in France, it is the consular authority that will send it to your registration office in France. The process must be carried out in time for the mayor of destination to process the information on time before polling day. The power of attorney can be established for one of two rounds or two rounds of voting. Its duration may also be extended to three years from the date of its establishment.Notes: You may, at any time, terminate the power of attorney that you have given before the authority that established it.Even if you have given Power of attorney, you can vote in person on the condition that you present yourself at the polling station before your proxy.Where an agent receives a number of proxies greater than the one authorized, only the oldest proxies chronologically are taken into account.

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President congratulates the winners of the European U-22 championship beach volleyball in Riga Castle

President congratulates the winners of the European U-22 championship beach volleyball in Riga Castle

Source: President of Latvia in English President Raimonds Vejonis on Friday, August 17, 2018, welcomed Latvia's winners of the European U-22 championship beach volleyball on Friday, August 17, 2018. During his visit, the President thanked the players and their coaches for their work and outstanding 

Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for infrastructure work together to build stronger communities while creating good jobs for the middle class

Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for infrastructure work together to build stronger communities while creating good jobs for the middle class

MIL OSI Translation. Canadian French to English Source: Government of Canada – MIL OSI in French Historic investments in infrastructure improve quality of life for all Canadians Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 27, 2018 – Well-planned investments in public infrastructure help build strong communities, create jobs 

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Real estate agency fees: an online simulator to find out how much you have to pay

MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from English to French – Credits: © DigiClack – Fotolia.com

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You are looking for a rental (empty or furnished) and you go through a real estate agency? Do you know that Service-public.fr offers an online simulator to calculate the amount of agency fees?

Agency agency fees charged to the tenant can not exceed both:

the amount billed to the lessor; and a ceiling that varies according to the geographical area where the dwelling is located (very tense zone, tense zone and rest of the territory).

Simply indicate, on the rental charge calculator attributable to the tenant , the postal code of the municipality where the accommodation is located.

The result obtained gives you the maximum price per m² of living space that can be requested from the tenant to pay for the services of the real estate agent when renting housing, services that include the visit of housing, the constitution of the file of the tenant and the drafting of the lease contract.

Attention, the costs related to the inventory, subject to other calculation rules, are not taken into account by this simulator.

To know :

The remaining agency fees are borne by the lessor.

Recall :

Living space refers to the floor space deducted from walls, partitions, steps and staircases, ducts, door and window embrasures, spaces whose height is less than 1.80 meters …

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Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for infrastructure work together to build stronger communities while creating good jobs for the middle class

Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for infrastructure work together to build stronger communities while creating good jobs for the middle class

MIL OSI Translation. Canadian French to English Source: Government of Canada – MIL OSI in French Historic investments in infrastructure improve quality of life for all Canadians Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 27, 2018 – Well-planned investments in public infrastructure help build strong communities, create jobs