Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
font leur affaire personnelle
English translation:
Translation below
French term
font leur affaire personnelle
Would be grateful for some help with what exactly it means to exert a right based on shares. Here is the phrase in question but the translation seems rather literal. Thanks in advance.
FR:
Chaque fois qu'il est nécessaire de posséder plusieurs actions ou valeurs mobilières pour exercer un droit quelconque, les associés ou autres titulaires de valeurs mobilières font leur affaire personnelle du groupement du nombre d'actions ou de valeurs mobilières nécessaire.
EN:
Where it is necessary to own more than one share or security to exercise a right, it is a matter for associates or other owners of securities to determine the number of shares or securities required.
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Jun 6, 2017 13:31: Rachel Fell changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Proposed translations
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Translation below
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to combine is better than to group
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writeaway
: look below this answer to see the translations already in the glossary
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AllegroTrans
: proz aks you not to use 'see below' etc as this will not make an effective glossary entry: please look at rules for posting and answering
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Daryo
: "as they deem fit"? which bit of the ST would that be?
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Reference comments
France
Medical and Legal translations
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
to take/assume personal responsibility for
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/law_patents/4673...
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/law_general/6063...
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/law_patents/4673...
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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/real_estate/5121...
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philgoddard
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liz askew
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writeaway
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AllegroTrans
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