Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
notion plus latine
English translation:
more Latin notion
Added to glossary by
Thomas T. Frost
Nov 2, 2017 20:19
6 yrs ago
French term
United States
notion plus latine
French to English
Law/Patents
Finance (general)
Banking regulation - MiFID
I'm translating a speech by a bank executive that includes several references to future MiFID provisions. He's evoking a contrast between two legal principles, and I don't think I'm getting the full weight of his comment. The passage is:
"D’une manière plus générale, l’élaboration de la directive Mifid a montré à quel point la Commission Européenne était aujourd’hui influencée par la notion omniprésente de conflit d’intérêt qui sous-tend toute argumentation juridique à Bruxelles.
Cette notion laisse peu de place à celle d’intérêt général, plus latine, et les conséquences en sont parfois dommageables."
"D’une manière plus générale, l’élaboration de la directive Mifid a montré à quel point la Commission Européenne était aujourd’hui influencée par la notion omniprésente de conflit d’intérêt qui sous-tend toute argumentation juridique à Bruxelles.
Cette notion laisse peu de place à celle d’intérêt général, plus latine, et les conséquences en sont parfois dommageables."
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Native in: Danish (Variant: Standard (rigsdansk)) 
, English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish, French to Danish
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more Latin notion
Latin: "Relating to the countries using languages, such as French and Spanish, that developed from Latin." (ref. Oxford)
It looks pretty straightforward to me. He's referring to what he perceives as a Latin preference (referring to countries like France, Spain, Italy, etc., also often loosely referred to as the Club Med countries) for legislation in what he calls the general interest.
It looks pretty straightforward to me. He's referring to what he perceives as a Latin preference (referring to countries like France, Spain, Italy, etc., also often loosely referred to as the Club Med countries) for legislation in what he calls the general interest.
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Discussion
Of course, it is possible to make an argument that something is "in the general interest" and be wrong, even if believing yourself to be right.