Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
les règles de l’art et de la profession
English translation:
professional standards and practices
French term
les règles de l’art et de la profession
Just found a couple of refs online, one of which gives 'the state of the art and the industry'. Any thoughts? Many thanks.
Proposed translations
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
professional standards and practices
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or perhaps "professional standards and requirements"
40 years translating
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, French to English, and 5 more.
the rules of the art and the profession's standards
Bonne chance
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B D Finch
: "Art" just isn't used the same way in English as in French and is not appropriate here, though it might have been a couple of hundred years ago.
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writeaway
: nice and literal but not the right terminology, your CL is a bit OTT, especially since you provide no refs to back so much confidence.
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United Kingdom
Reliable, efficient and accurate.
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Spanish to English
professional code of conduct
United Kingdom
Chartered Linguist, MA Legal Translation
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: French to English
accepted industry and professional standards
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Andrew Levine
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Thanks, Andrew
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veratek
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Thanks!
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B D Finch
: Yes, but I don't think that you need the "accepted".
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Thanks - Yes, maybe it's redundant as far as standards go - though I'd probably leave it in for practices
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good practice
Australia
Australian English Localization Expert
Native in: English (Variant: Australian)
Works in: French to English, English to French, English
[industry] best practice
isrs7: Incorporating industry best practice.A joint industry project has been established to create the world's best system for improving safety, environmental and business performance.
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B D Finch
: That would be "meilleur pratique". Best practice would be over and above the industry and professional standard.
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