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New Translation Contracts Standard

DIN 2345 to be published in early 1998

Deborah Fry, Fry & Bonthrone Partnerschaft

After over three and a half years’ preparatory work, the draft DIN 2345 standard, “Übersetzungsvorhaben” (English working title “Translation Contracts”) is ready for submission. In addition to providing practical definitions of a number of key translation concepts, the new standard documents the entire translation workflow in very general terms, and lays down the rights and duties of both the translator and his or her client within this. Following publication of the standard within Germany, it is hoped to be able to have it adopted at the European level as well.

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