legislação competente

English translation: (pass) the applicable legislation

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Portuguese term or phrase:legislação competente
English translation:(pass) the applicable legislation
Entered by: Wallane Andrade

23:15 Mar 22, 2021
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Taxation & Customs
Portuguese term or phrase: legislação competente
"O congresso tem que aprovar a legislação competente .. "

Encontrei 'applicable law' e legislative competence mas continuei em dúvida.
Wallane Andrade
Brazil
Local time: 09:21
(pass) the applicable legislation
Explanation:
“Even now, the government can simply pass the applicable legislation but they are perhaps just too cowardly to do so!” http://www.tribune242.com/news/2013/jan/25/briefly/
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Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 05:21
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4 +2appropriate legislation
David Hollywood
4 +1(pass) the applicable legislation
Oliver Simões


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(pass) the applicable legislation


Explanation:
“Even now, the government can simply pass the applicable legislation but they are perhaps just too cowardly to do so!” http://www.tribune242.com/news/2013/jan/25/briefly/

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

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agree  Sergio Carré
6 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
appropriate legislation


Explanation:
to enact suitable legislation vesting the Fair Employment Practice Committee ... memorializing Congress to pass appropriate legislation to make possible the ...


David Hollywood
Local time: 09:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ulissescarvalho
8 hrs
  -> ty Ulisses

agree  Ana Rita Santiago: A meu ver, "applicable" seria apenas para legislação que já existe e se aplica ao caso concreto. No contexto, como o congresso ainda não aprovou, na minha opinião "appropriate" fica melhor.
9 hrs
  -> I agree Ana and ty
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