Editing Procuration (section)

==Business usage==
A common usage of ''per procurationem'' in the English-speaking world occurs in business letters, which are often signed on behalf of another person.  For example, given a secretary authorized to sign a letter on behalf of the president of a company, the signature takes the form:

::'''p.p.''' ''Secretary's Signature''
::President's Name

or

::President's Name 
::'''p.p.''' ''Secretary's Signature''

Commonly in practice, an alternative form is used:

::''Secretary's Signature''
::'''p.p.''' President's Name

In German-speaking countries, ppa. (per procura {{not a typo|autoritate}}) indicates that the person signing the document has special authority according to commercial law to sign documents in the name and on behalf of the company that a normal employee or representative of the company does not have.