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Austria is an EU-Member-State und therefore is obliged to implement the Medical Device Regulation MDR 2017/745 into national law. Medical device manufacturers should know the language requirements of each and every EU country if they plan to market their products in the European Union and since there are 24 official languages, it may be easy to get confused sometimes. Each Member State determines...
Every translation agency has to take into account the differences between countries and their respective languages when communicating. Today we will talk about some of them: the use of formal or informal language . Generally speaking, there is a guideline that applies in the vast majority of regions: depending on the scenario in which a communication takes place, the interlocutor adapts his or...
The European Commission has changed the rules for all medical device manufacturers with the Medical Device Regulation MDR , which was introduced to increase patient safety. Belgium as EU-Member State determines three languages as official: Dutch (Flemish), French, and German. These languages reflect the linguistic diversity within the country. Dutch is spoken by the majority of the population,...
ISO standards are a set of provisions agreed by this international organisation whose general mission is the standardisation of products. Thanks to these "laws" established for all areas of the business sector, consumers and buyers can enjoy satisfactory quality standards . It currently boasts one of the highest international recognition among large companies. In these terms, it can be said that...
All MedTech companies are facing new challenges since the Medical Device Regulation MDR (EU) 2017/745 has become effective in 2021. A key aspect of distributing your medical devices in the European Union is the translation of all product information. If you want to sell your products in Greece you may not be sure what your real translation needs are, but let us help you to understand the...
Viticulture is a discipline that enjoys prestige and a millenary tradition in the European countries bordering the Mediterranean. Especially the south, such as the Provence area of France and Spain, has countless hectares of vineyards and large wineries where the best wine in the world is produced. In recent decades, the export of wine to other countries where oenology has a very weak tradition...
Scandinavian languages, also known as Nordic languages , are those derived from Germanic roots such as Swedish, Danish and Norwegian, which come from the same language as English : the Germanic languages, which were introduced across the European continent , Scandinavian and even British after the fall of the Roman Empire. What was originally a single, large language , the Scandinavian languages...
Since the origin of the European Union, its objective has been to promote union and cooperation between member countries and, as you know, the figure of the translation agency and the profession of interpreter have been essential. However, despite its efforts to create an integrated trade and economic bloc, is the EU also committed to ethical and cultural values ? Learn about the role played by...
The EU-Medical Device Regulation MDR 2017/745 is applicable to all medical devices that are marketed or distributed in EU-Member States, resulting in an impact and an increase in translation needs on all medical device manufacturers, since there a total of 24 official languages. The Member State determines the languages accepted . In Croatia the Medical Devices Act was originally enacted in 2013...
[TOC] The challenge of linguistic diversity in health care We live in an increasingly globalised world. It is common to find people from different backgrounds. Many of them speak different languages. Language diversity enriches our lives, but it can also create obstacles in important sectors such as healthcare. How can we ensure that all of us, regardless of our mother tongue, receive the quality...