Retain 16:01 Aug 17, 2019
Retain the abbreviated names.
Normally you won't know what the full names are. In this case it is possible to make a good guess, based on Björn Vrooman's sleuthing... but what if the personnel at the institution has recently changed, or the website is out-of-date?
Essentially you can treat these like an internal identity code. For example, the document might also have a reference number "180000137". It wouldn't be your job to try to 'decode' that and guess that maybe "18" represents the year 2018, and maybe "0000137" represents the 137th such document issued in that year.... It would just be speculation, and the reader doesn't need to know, just as the recipient of the German source text typically wouldn't know.
The purpose of such things is to provide 'traceability', in that it is possible in future to contact the institution and enquire about the document, and they will then be able to make use of the various abbreviated names and codes and reference numbers.
Optionally you can add a translator's (foot)note saying that the letters are ('almost certainly'?) abbreviated names — or simply mention it to the client. |