Legal and sworn translations

As a translator specialised in legal and technical subjects, Francis Auquier meets your translation needs from English and German into French with efficiency and reliability, both in terms of quality and on-time delivery.

He will handle the documents for which you would like to have a professional translation in French or which you are required to produce in French as certified translations for legal or administrative purposes: birth certificates, certificates of residence, certificates of no-impediment, marriage licences and certificates, pension forms, judicial decisions, as well as law texts, diplomas, examination results and other acts and statements.

With more than 30 years' experience (and as a sworn translator registered with the Court of first instance of Brussels in 1994), Francis Auquier continuously strives to develop his expertise and qualifications to better serve individuals, companies and public services alike, paying always special attention to assignments he takes on.

For the ministry of Justice
Judicial documents, files and expert reports as part of the mutual assistance in criminal matters for Belgian judicial authorities
Foreign laws, civil law judgements, also in judicial aid and legal assistance

For individuals
Legal documents, official acts, certificates, judgements
Law texts (filial relationship, marriage)
Diplomas, examination results, lists of courses and subjects

For companies
Agreements, contracts, statutes, articles of association
Legal notices, terms and conditions, terms of use
Company rules
Safety regulations
Personal data protection policies (GDPR) and transparency statements

Sworn translations and legalisation:

Certified or sworn translations are translations made by a sworn translator (certified translator). They must fulfil a number of conditions in terms of form, notably as regards legal statements and the signature of the sworn translator.
The legalisation step ensures that the translator’s signature is genuine and matches the one registered with the national register of sworn translators and interpreters.

A smal history of legalisation for sworn translations in Belgium (from a recent past)

On the 1^st of January 2020, in Brussels, the legalisation process was taken over by the relevant service of the national register of sworn translators and interpreters.
The legalisation service of the French-speaking Court of first instance of Brussels has been put to an end.
On the 1^st of January 2021, the legalisation service of the national register of sworn translators and interpreters took over the legalisation process for sworn translations from all Belgian judicial districts.

Between the 1^st of March 2021 and the 30^th of November 2022, sworn translators who had received an official stamp from the judicial authorities did not need to submit their sworn translations to the legalisation service any more. The official stamp that was valid until the 30^th of November 2022 did confirm the validity of the sworn translator’s signature as a means of legalisation.