European Code of Professional Practice

At its Annual Meeting in Berlin on 11 September 2009, FIT Europe adopted a Code of Professional Practice (see link below). This Code lays down the basic rights and obligations of translators and interpreters as a non-exhaustive guide for its member associations. It is hoped that the Code will gain wider dissemination, for example by inclusion in the EU Self-regulation and Co-regulation Database.

The Code is the product of a FIT Europe project launched in 2005. The diverse codes of Europe's many associations were collected (see link below) and studied. On this basis a European Code of Professional Practice was drafted and then circulated among the members of FIT Europe for their comments and suggestions. Following various amendments, a final version was adopted in Berlin. The Code is available in English and French.

For the FIT Europe Steering Committee,

Reiner Heard

European code of professional practice

Codes submitted by translators' and interpreters' associations which are members of FIT Europe