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Translations Gruending - Rates
Rates
depend on subject matter and scope of the job: per line of target text
(55 characters including spaces), per source word or per hour. Rates are agreed on an individual basis.
The certification rate depends on the text volume. A charge of EUR 5.50 up to 10 pages is normally made.
In general, fees are based on the regulations of the German law on the
remuneration of expertise providers, interpreters, translators and on
the compensation for honorary magistrates, witnesses and third parties
(German Judicial Remuneration and Compensation Act), JVEG. For more
information in German please refer to: www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/jveg/gesamt.pdf
A translation of relevant extracts of this law follows:
Section 11 - Fee for translations
- The
fee for a translation amounts to 1.25 EUR for each 55 keystrokes or
fraction thereof in the written text. If the translation is
considerably more difficult, in particular due to the use of technical
terms or due to poor legibility of the text, the fee increases to 1.85
EUR; in the case of extraordinarily difficult texts it is 4 EUR. The
target language text is the standard for the number of keystrokes; if,
however, Latin characters are used only in the source language, the
number of keystrokes in the source language text is the standard. If
counting the keystrokes is associated with excessive effort, their
number is determined by taking into account the average number of
keystrokes per line and counting the lines.
- For one or more translations which are part of the same order, the minimum fee is 15 EUR.
- Insofar
as the service of the translator consists of reviewing documents or
telecommunication recordings for specific content without the need of
preparing a written translation for these, the fee received will be
that of an interpreter.
Section 9, Paragraph 3 of the JVEG specifies that interpreters are to be remunerated at a rate of 55 EUR per hour.
The basic line rate of 1.25 EUR in target text for German to English is
equivalent to approximately 18 cent (EUR) per source word.
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