European standard for translation services

The quality standard EN 15038:2006 is a specific European standard for translation services “to establish and define the requirements for the provision of translation quality”. It specifies the requirements for translation services providers in human and technical resources, quality management and project management, contract framework and service procedures.

The UNE-EN 15038:2006 was approved by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) on April 13, 2006 and officially published in the month of May 2006. Standards bodies of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.