The European Commission's translation service (DG Translation) outsources part of its translation work to private contractors. The links and guidelines listed here help them to produce high-quality translations on EU matters.

General EU information

EU institutions

• Names of institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union
• List of directorates-general and departments of the European Commission

European legislation

• EU legislation — databases and information about legislative procedures
• EUR-Lex — EU law currently in force
• PreLex
• Official documents from EU institutions

Contractor guides

Guidelines

• Guide for contractors translating for the European Commission [391 KB]
• Translation checklist [207 KB]
• Guidelines for translating into Maltese [328 KB]
• Guidelines and reference materials for translating European Judicial Atlas (EJA) and European Judicial Network (EJN) documents [233 KB]

EU terminology

• IATE — EU terminology database
• TARIC codes — online customs tariff database
• EU Budget online
• RAMON — Eurostat's statistical metadata website (including combined nomenclature)

Style guides

• Maltese style guide [501 KB] — DG Translation in-house style guide
• Interinstitutional Style Guide — for Maltese
• Joint practical guide for EU legislative drafting — for Maltese

Language-specific information

Terminology and glossaries

• Country names and adjectives [129 KB]
• Combined nomenclature
• EU law glossary
  • part 1 [6 MB]
  • part 2 [5 MB]
  • part 3 [6 MB]
• Names of chemical substances [168 KB]

Models and templates

• LegisWrite models (EN/FR/MT) [23 KB] (TMX)
• LegisWrite models [182 KB] (Word)
• Manual of precedents for acts established within the Council of the European Union [596 KB]
• PDO and PGI models [245 KB] — protection of geographical indications and designations of origin
• Multilingual translation memory of EU law

Useful links (national legislation / authorities / expert bodies)

• see Language resources and useful links for Maltese