Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

försiktighetsprincip

English translation:

precautionary principle

Added to glossary by Nina Engberg
Feb 12, 2002 23:50
22 yrs ago
Swedish term

försiktighetsprincip

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks auto
"Det finns idag rekommendationer om en gräns på 0,2 uT för den som vill följa försiktighetsprincipen när det gäller medelvärde under en dag i ett bostadsrum"

It's about electromagnetic fields in cars.

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Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 the principle of caution

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Feb 13, 2002:
Am I right? I was thinking of precautionary principle initially, but it sounded wrong. Now, after surfing the Internet a bit, I have found that this seems to be some sort of environmental term used in the EU and other places. Can someone please confirm?

Proposed translations

+1
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the principle of caution

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Peer comment(s):

agree Peter Johansson
19 mins
Thank you very much!
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Sven. I think Iäll stick with precautionary principle since I fould that on several EU web pages. :-)"
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