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Common Law
jointly and severally
Civil Law
solidarily
Title of the Legislative Text
Telecommunications Act, S.C. 1993, c. 38
Provision
74.1 (7) Any persons convicted in respect of
the forfeited apparatus are jointly and severally or solidarily liable for all the costs ....
Problem
The term conjointement et individuellement has no meaning in civil law in French and may cause confusion. The term solidairement is sufficient for
purposes of civil law and common law in French.
Solution
In the French version, the term conjointement et individuellement is deleted. The term solidairement is maintained.
Harmonized Provision
(amendment to the French version only)
74.1 (7) Any persons convicted in respect of the forfeited apparatus are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable for all the costs ....
Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 1, S.C. 2001, c. 4, s. 123
