Guidelines for contractors translating into Swedish

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
• EEA Agreement (EN-SV)(3.1 Mb)   — European Economic Area Agreement

 

 

Contractor guides

Guidelines

• Guide for contractors translating for the European Commission(391 Kb)  
• Translation checklist(206 Kb)  
• Guidelines for translating and revising Commission communications(297 Kb)  
• Guidelines for translating and revising texts intended for the general public(84 Kb)  

EU terminology

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

Style guides

• Swedish style guide (Anvisningarna)(626 Kb)   — DG Translation in-house style guide
  • What's new?(71 Kb)  
• Interinstitutional Style Guide — for Swedish
• Joint practical guide for EU legislative drafting — for Swedish

 

 

Language-specific information

Terminology and glossaries

• Lisbon Treaty(23 Kb)   — new expressions and standard phrases
• EU glossaries(69 Kb)   — available on EUROPA (the EU's website)
• List of glossaries in/for Swedish(20 Kb)  
• List of transliterated names and Swedish forms (exonyms) in current usage(201 Kb)  
• About transliteration and alternative geographical names(934 Kb)  
• Council glossaries(266 Kb)   — common words and phrases in EU texts (EN-SV, FR-SV, DE-SV)

Models and templates

• Manual of precedents for acts established within the Council of the European Union(638 Kb)   (Formulärhandboken)
• Manual of precedents for international agreements and related acts(322 Kb)  
• Explanatory memorandum(17 Kb)   — headings
• Financial statement(169 Kb)  
• Impact assessment(9 Kb)   — headings
• Standard footnote — articles 101 and 102 TFEU(8 Kb)   (EN-SV)
• Standard recital — prevent market divergence(9 Kb)   (EN-FR-SV)
• Standard recital + article — protection of the financial interests of the Union(14 Kb)   (EN-FR-SV)

Agriculture DG

• Geographical indications and designations of origin(567 Kb)  
• Traditional specialities(147 Kb)  
• XA state aid(132 Kb)  
• Marketing standards(140 Kb)  

Competition DG

• Notified aids — positive decision(127 Kb)  
• Unnotified aids — positive decision(127 Kb)  
• Notified aids — negative decision(107 Kb)  
• Unnotified aids — negative decision(134 Kb)  
• Notified aids — conditional decision(128 Kb)  
• Unnotified aids — conditional decision(128 Kb)  

Economic and financial affairs DG

• Opinion on stability or convergence programme(209 Kb)  
• Opinion on stability or convergence programme (EN-SV)   (TMX)
• Euro coins(486 Kb)  

EEA

• EEA joint committee decision(21 Kb)  

EFTA

• EFTA decision — state aid(96 Kb)  
• EFTA order — president of court(62 Kb)  
• EFTA request — advisory opinion(9 Kb)  
• EFTA advisory opinion(11 Kb)  
• EFTA court action(87 Kb)  
• EFTA court judgement(92 Kb)  

Employment and social affairs DG

• Gender equality vocabulary(329 Kb)  

Environment DG

• Active substances(115 Kb)   (Annex I, Directive 98/8)

Eurostat

• European system of accounts(1.72 Mb)   (TMX)

Maritime affairs and fisheries DG

• Summary information(69 Kb)   — state aid
• Partnership agreement, Kiribati regulation(394 Kb)  
• Partnership agreement, Kiribati decision(333 Kb)  

Health DG

• Health certificates(1.7 Mb)   (TMX)
• Absorption of active substances (EN-SV)(414 Kb)   (TMX)
• Plant products (EN-SV)   (TMX)
• How to refer to EFSA documents(14 Kb)   (TMX)

Trade DG

• Dumping explained(86 Kb)  
• Antidumping vocabulary(115 Kb)  
• Antidumping procedure(91 Kb)  
• Interim review(107 Kb)  
• Quantitative limits(150 Kb)  
• Sampling(69 Kb)  

Mobility DG

• Public obligation, air service tender(92 Kb)  
• Public obligation, air service scope(78 Kb)  
• Licensing railway undertakings(59 Kb)  

Useful links (national legislation / authorities / expert bodies)

• see Language resources and useful links for Swedish