One of those odder usages, where 'managing subjects' refers to persons, individudals, so in regulatory terms we probably have 'persons with managerial responsibilities'....

Пока так, но ещё буду думать. Контекст дан очень хороший, полный, даёт пищу для размышлений.
Удачи!

Уверенности нет, но, может быть, и так.

Удачи,
Юля

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Еще один вариант - economic unit

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Economic unit - это \"хозяйственная единица\". Только что проконсультировалась с юристом: \"хозяйствующий субъект\" и \"хозяйственная единица\" - это одно и то же.

Вот так

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Learnthat.com Choosing a Business Entity: Overview
There are several ways to form a business. The most popular among small business owners is a sole propietorship. Also, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and \"S\" Corporations.
(http://www.learnthat.com/courses/business/type/)
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и т.д.


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Choose a Business Entity (Continued)

Understand your options

Before delving into the details, it\'s important to have a general understanding of the three basic forms a business can take. Here\'s the breakdown:

Corporation. The word \"incorporate\" has Latin roots, meaning \"to create a separate body.\" That\'s basically what you do when you turn your business into a corporation. In the eyes of the state, a corporation is essentially a separate citizen with its own rights and responsibilities. A corporation can sue, borrow money, open bank accounts, and enter into contracts. It can also be sued and must pay taxes on its income. Because a corporation is a separate entity, it\'s responsible for its own debts and other liabilities. That means shareholders (people who own part of the business) can\'t lose more money than they\'ve put in, even if the business owes much more, if certain requirements are met. Corporations can be privately held, with as few as one or two shareholders, or they can be publicly held, with open trading of shares and literally millions of shareholders.

S corporation and LLC. S corporations (a regular corporation with special tax status) and LLCs can be a profitable compromise for some businesses. They protect owners and investors from business debts and other liabilities, yet provide the tax breaks available to both corporations and sole proprietorships or partnerships. In many ways, these options provide the best of both worlds. However, not all businesses meet the strict rules these options impose and, like corporations, they must handle increased paperwork.

Sole proprietorship or partnership. Despite the benefits of incorporating, you may not want to do so. Instead, you can opt for sole proprietorship (if you\'re the only owner) or a partnership (if ownership is shared among two or more people). Such arrangements leave the sole proprietor or at least one partner personally liable for business debts and other liabilities. However, they also free you from paperwork and certain regulations. And since partnerships and sole proprietorships don\'t have to pay corporate income taxes, they may let you keep more of the money you earn.
(http://www.learn2.com/09/0907/09071.asp)

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хозяйствующие субъекты - любые юридические и физические лица, осуществляющие хозяйственно-коммерческую деятельность и выступающие участниками товарного оборота;



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И последнее:
en·ti·ty Pronunciation Key (nt-t)
n. pl. en·ti·ties
Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit: Persons and corporations are equivalent entities under the law. (http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=entity)

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Ответ Якову. Я, конечно, не юрист, и, как всегда, \"нутром чувствую, что пол-литра, а доказать не могу\" :-). В общем, считаю, что в данном случае можно обозвать и физ. лицо как entity, потому что закон в данном случае интересуют не человеческие качества данного лица, а исключительно его возможности заниматься хоз. деятельностью и отвечать по своим обязательствам.

Вот еще одна цитата: \"A sole proprietorship is a business owned and operated by an individual who has full authority and responsibility for all business decisions. The sole proprietor owns the business and all the property used in the business. No legal distinction exists between the business and the owner with regard to the assets and liabilities of the business and the personal assets and liabilities of the owner.\"

Кстати, я так всегда перевожу, и наших экспатов это в заблуждение не вводит.

Но я предложила не economic entity, а business entity.

думаю - так. Вообще-то, первое Contractors (Subcontractors)было бы достаточно (тем более, что в русском все дано не через зпт а через -).

I remembered vaguely of a similar question that was discussed here before. You might want to check it out:

Question: основные фонды всех хосяйствующих субъектов муниципального образования

I am primarily concerned with finding a good concise English translation for the term "хозяйствующие субъекты" as it is used here, to mean subordinate agencies or organizations within a city.

Answer: All natural/juridical persons [transacting business] within a municipality

PS: there is a typo in the question itself (хоСяйствующих instead of хоЗяйствующих) so it would not show up in a glossary search for "хозяйствующий субъект"

Судя по тому, что все эти элементы поданы не перечислением (через запятую), а разделены дефисом, похоже, что это расширение понятия. Поэтому я бы предложила следующий вариант перевода: ...
According to Paragraph 3.9 of the given Regulations/Instructions, Full Project Estimate for a non-state funding construction project must be approved by Customer (a contractor or owner,- a company or individual as the case may be), based upon...

Hope it'll help. Good luck.

хозяйствующий субъект = economic entity
хозяйствующая единица = business entity

это одно и тоже.

Lingvo 7