James (Jim) Davis Jul 31, 2013:

English is able to say things much more concisely Wow that is a sweeping statement. I would agree with "the English like to say things much more concisely".

James (Jim) Davis Jul 31, 2013:

@Phil Your interpretation is attractive, but I've never seen this before. I mean life in Italy is full of certificates, so I've seen and translated loads of them. Also what use would a certificate with that proviso be?

philgoddard Jul 30, 2013:

I don't think you need to fill it out - as is often the case, English is able to say things much more concisely than Italian. But if you really needed to, you could say something like "this certificate is correct to the best of our knowledge, but may be subject to computer errors".

Lara Barnett (asker) Jul 30, 2013:

@ Phil Would this fit in with your idea? (I feel I should fill it out a bit with original wording):
"This certificate is valid except for where it may be subject to computer errors."

Lara Barnett (asker) Jul 30, 2013:

@ James Il basically did not think that the type of certificate would be relevant (so I did not ask the client) because the text just looks like a standard piece of "Ital-Certification" small print as is often used at the bottom of these certificates regardless of what it is for. The entire 98 words I was given is:

l presente certificato non può essere prodotto agli organi della pubblica amministrazione o ai privati gestori di pubblici servizi (art. 40 D.P.R. 28 dicembre 2000, n. 45), fatta salva l’ipotesi in cui sia prodotto nei procedimenti disciplinati dalle norme sull’immigrazione (d.Lgs. 25 luglio 1998, n. 286 e circolare del Ministero per la pubblica amministrazione e la semplificazione e del Ministero del’Interno n 3/2012)”. Il certificato è valido all’estero.
La veridicità della presente certificazione è subordinata all’ottimale funzionamento del sistema informatico.

philgoddard Jul 30, 2013:

It does seem odd that you have 98 words and don't know what kind of a certificate it is. But don't you agree with my interpretation, Jim?

James (Jim) Davis Jul 30, 2013:

I think you should ask the client otherwise you are translating in the dark and may make errors of interpetation.

Lara Barnett (asker) Jul 30, 2013:

@ James I do not know what exactly the certificate was for. The reason for this is because my client has literally sent me a short extract (98 words) of a certificate. There is no indication about what certificate this is.

James (Jim) Davis Jul 30, 2013:

What is being certified? Full context info would be helpful Laura.

Lara Barnett (asker) Jul 30, 2013:

Or? "The validity of this certificate is subject to the exception of computer errors" ??