Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
sous le sceau du secret
English translation:
on a confidential basis
French term
France
sous le sceau du secret
• celles transmises sur la demande expresse des autorités administratives.
• celles qui sont du domaine public ou qui seraient portées à la connaissance du public, sauf par la faute de l’une des Parties.
• Celles qui appartenaient en propre à l’une des Parties avant communication, étant entendu que ladite partie pourra apporter la preuve qu’elles n’avaient pas été obtenues par l’autre partie, directement ou indirectement sous le sceau du secret.
I have said "in the context of the exchange of confidential information" but have to admit that I am not entirely sure of the thrust of this clause and would welcome any clarification.
Dec 12, 2009 13:56: Sandra & Kenneth Grossman changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, Chris Hall, Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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Proposed translations
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French 
, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
on a confidential basis
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John Detre
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Thanks a lot~! :))
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Jack Dunwell
: rolls over the tongue,D
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-> Thanks a lot~! :))
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Barbara Wiebking
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Thanks a lot~! :))
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219 témoignages et ils ne cessent pas...
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: French to English, English
in strictest secrecy / confidentiality
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Note added at 4 mins (2009-12-11 11:48:42 GMT)
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sous le sceau du secret - in strictest secrecy
Israel
Quality, Reliability, Experience.
Native in: English , Romanian
Works in: French to English, Hebrew to English, Romanian to English, and 3 more.
designated as confidential information
This is mutual, of course, so "exchange of confidential information" is OK.
Canada
Subscribe to my newsletter ...
Native in: French
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
Under the seal of secrecy
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Note added at 7 heures (2009-12-11 19:42:06 GMT)
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When a Catholic goes to confession, we can talk about secrecy, confidentiality or secrecy. In this case, we seem to be talking
about the relation between a lawyer and his client or a doctor and his patient ...
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Chris Hall
: The most literal translation without doubt, but doesn't sound quite right to me.
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It sounds quite right to me! "seal of secrecy" rakes in 27 600 ghits and "under the seal of secrecy" rakes in 144 000 ghits ...
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Reference comments
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sous le sceau du secret under the seal of secrecy
WWW search
sceau traduction sceau définition sceau dictionnaire
Définition de sceau dans le dictionnaire français en ligne. Sens du mot. ... Sous le sceau du secret, sous la condition que le secret sera bien gardé. ... sous le sceau du secret → under the seal of secrecy sous le sceau de l'anonymat ...
fr.thefreedictionary.com/sceau - France
Traduction : sous le sceau du secret - dictionnaire Français ...
[cachet] seal apposer ou mettre son sceau sur un document to affix one's seal on ou to a document. sous le sceau du secret under the seal of secrecy ...
www.larousse.fr/.../sous le sceau du secret/70570
Traduction violation du secret professionnel dans le dictionnaire ...
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in the utmost secrecy, adv. sous le sceau du secret, Reverso DG8. under the seal of secrecy, adv. sous le sceau du secret, Reverso DG8 ...
dictionnaire.reverso.net/.../violation%20du%20secret%20professionnel - France
etc.
Discussion
que ladite partie pourra apporter la preuve qu’elles n’avaient pas été obtenues par l’autre partie, directement ou indirectement sous le sceau du secret
= that the said party will be able to prove that the information had not been obtained by the other party, directly or indirectly in strictest secrecy / confidentiality.