Iris Schlagheck-Weber (asker) Jun 22, 2009:

Yes, Steffen, my interpretation of the sentence is the same as yours. I have just requested the client to clarify this matter.

Steffen Walter Jun 22, 2009:

Non-native gibberish I guessed as much - please ask the lawyer to explain what he meant and/or to rewrite the sentence. The first part "The agreement shall be open for acceptance until the date..." does make sense but is incomplete IMHO. I believe the part thereafter belongs in a completely different place.

That said, a <B>very</B> long shot might be to interpret the sentence as "The period during which the agreement shall be open for acceptance is limited by the date on which the JV company is incorporated (and organized)."

Iris Schlagheck-Weber (asker) Jun 22, 2009:

No, it was written by a native German (lawyer) who lives in Canada.

Peter Downes Jun 22, 2009:

Joint Venture-Vertrag the "for hereby" used together do not make any sense here, was the document translated from another language into Englsh?

hazmatgerman (X) Jun 22, 2009:

Erste Vermutung, daß eine Zeile fehlt. Zweite, daß der Punkt ein Komma sein sollte, aber unwahrscheinlich.