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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Concours complémentaire

English translation:

Supplementary examination

Added to glossary by Ben Gaia
Oct 27, 2016 12:02
7 yrs ago
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French term

Concours complémentaire

French to English Law/Patents Law (general) Concours complémentaires de la magistrature
Does anyone know why the competitive examination "Concours complémentaires de la magistrature" is "complémentaire" or what it means in this context? How can I translate it?

It's listed in a letter of recommendation that I'm translating as one of the courses that the referee runs.

TIA.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 Supplementary examination
3 Reserve-list competitive judicial examination (for contingent vacancies)
5 -2 Complementary assessment
References
From the ENM website: Les concours co...
Change log

Nov 13, 2016 06:43: Ben Gaia Created KOG entry

Discussion

Adam Warren Nov 2, 2016:
Concours = competitive examination This should be included in whichever rendering is found to be right.
Catharine Cellier-Smart (asker) Oct 27, 2016:
Mainland France P.S. This has nothing to do with Reunion, context is in mainland France.
philgoddard Oct 27, 2016:
Additional? Supplementary?

Proposed translations

+2
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Supplementary examination

I think in the context of further education the right word in English woud be "supplementary" in the sense of a further or extra level of exam to "sort the sheep from the goats."
Example sentence:

" qualification technologique dans la formation professionnelle et la formation complémentaire des employés et des étudiants." Translated by Linguee as "higher technological qualifications in the training and further training of workers and students."

Reference:

http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/traduction/formation+compl%C3%A9mentaire.html

Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : Yes, or further or additional, or competition.
35 mins
agree B D Finch : Having now read Alison's reference, it might be as well to make it clear that this is not an additional examination for the main recruitment pool. Perhaps "supplementary recruitment examination"?
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French term (edited): Concours complémentaire de la magistrature

Reserve-list competitive judicial examination (for contingent vacancies)

Query: France, La Réunion or Mauritius - on the latter islands in the Indian Ocean where, as I understand from my fellow-Mauritian law students, the competitive exams may take a different form out-of-season.

Compare the EU's and ECHR's reserve I&T list exams
Example sentence:

Le nombre de places offertes aux concours est déterminé, annuellement, par le ministère de la Justice, en fonction des besoins prévisionnels en magistrats et des impératifs budgétaires.

Reference:

http://amicce.org/page-d-exemple/concours-complementaires/

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-2
2 hrs

Complementary assessment

The exact equivalent in English.
Peer comment(s):
disagree B D Finch : No, it's the exact faux ami in English.
3 hrs
disagree AllegroTrans : faux ami mon ami
3 days 6 hrs
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Reference comments

1 hr
Reference:

From the ENM website:

Les concours complémentaires
La loi organique du 25 juin 2001 donne la possibilité d’organiser si besoin est un concours complémentaire pour recruter des magistrats du second ou premier grade de la hiérarchie judiciaire et ayant déjà une expérience professionnelle
http://www.enm.justice.fr/sites/default/files/publications/p...
Complementary examination
The Law of 25 June 2001 opened up the possibility of organising a complementary examination, if necessary, to recruit judges or prosecutors of the second or first grade of the judiciary who already have professional experience
http://www.enm.justice.fr/sites/default/files/publications/p...

See also, for example:

Groupe ISP formation au concours complémentaire de la magistrature (1er et 2ème grade) session 2017
Deux concours complémentaires (ou exceptionnels) ont lieu certaines années en complètement de recrutement des voies dites classiques (concours étudiant, concours interne et troisième concours).
Le concours de recrutement du second grade est ouvert aux candidats (diplômés Bac + 4 au minimum) âgés de 35 ans qui justifient d’au moins 10 ans d’activité professionnelle dans le domaine juridique, économique administratif ou social (80 places en général).
Le concours de recrutement du premier grade est ouvert aux candidats (diplômés Bac + 4 au minimum) âgés de 50 ans au moins qui justifient d’au moins 15 ans d’activité professionnelle dans le domaine juridique, économique administratif ou social (20 places en général annoncées, entre 0 et 5 recrutements).
http://www.prepa-isp.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/BROCHURE-...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree writeaway
18 mins
agree B D Finch : I think it is unfortunate that the translator for your second reference translated it as "complementary", rather than "supplementary".
4 hrs
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