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Thread poster: Inese Poga-Smith
Inese Poga-Smith
Inese Poga-Smith  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 04:45
Latvian to English
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Nov 14, 2005

Has anybody done a verified pharmaceutical translation? Because I am not sure if I should verify it. When I took the assigment (it was in August) we didn't agree on any verfication, now I am urgently asked to verify it and have been sent also money for this task. I sighned all pages but I have started to think - what if something happens due to misuse of the text or of the medical product? What are my responsibilities - just the translation or anything else? Should I attach anything like that I ... See more
Has anybody done a verified pharmaceutical translation? Because I am not sure if I should verify it. When I took the assigment (it was in August) we didn't agree on any verfication, now I am urgently asked to verify it and have been sent also money for this task. I sighned all pages but I have started to think - what if something happens due to misuse of the text or of the medical product? What are my responsibilities - just the translation or anything else? Should I attach anything like that I assume just the responsibity regarding the text? I am not a lawyer and I don't have much experience with such verified translations. Thanks in advance!Collapse


 
Sonja Tomaskovic (X)
Sonja Tomaskovic (X)  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 09:45
English to German
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Verified Translation Nov 15, 2005

I can't give you any advice on the legal implications of such a verification.

I work with several clients and some of them require me to sign such a verification with every job, no matter if it's pharmaceutical or medical or something more general in nature.

Did your client ask you to have it notarized? I don't usually notarize mine, I just sign their standard forms and fax them back.

Someone told me once that, since in the UK and the US there is no such
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I can't give you any advice on the legal implications of such a verification.

I work with several clients and some of them require me to sign such a verification with every job, no matter if it's pharmaceutical or medical or something more general in nature.

Did your client ask you to have it notarized? I don't usually notarize mine, I just sign their standard forms and fax them back.

Someone told me once that, since in the UK and the US there is no such thing as a sworn translation, a translator certificate or verification serves as some sort of proof that the translator/proofreader has performed the job to the best of his/her knowledge.

HTH.

Sonja

[Edited at 2005-11-15 11:40]
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Inese Poga-Smith
Inese Poga-Smith  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 04:45
Latvian to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks Nov 15, 2005

Thank you Sonja so much, that explains the matter. Now I can see why that verfication is needed. Regards, Inese

 


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