Certified translation by a sworn translator registered with a French court of appeal
Official translation bearing the seal and signature of a sworn translator registered with a French court of appeal, produced in line with the requirements that apply to the receiving body. Abroad, and in English-speaking countries in particular, this is often called a “certified translation”: in France, its official form is the sworn translation. Asiatis does not claim any British or American certification status; the receiving body decides what it accepts.
This service at a glance
Authenticity
Official seal, stamp, sworn translator signature and certified-true-copy attestation.
Document scope
Articles of association, board minutes, powers of attorney, court judgments, corporate filings.
Delivery
HD scan delivered by email, followed by the original hard copy via registered post.
Recognition
Documents accepted in France and internationally (Apostille available upon request).
Cross-border filings rejected due to a non-certified translation.
The most costly problem in cross-border corporate transactions (M&A, joint ventures, subsidiary registrations) is having filings rejected because the translation was produced by a non-sworn generalist agency.
The Asiatis solution is clear: we assess the target jurisdiction's requirements with your legal team and assign exclusively a translator registered on the official list of experts of the Court of Appeal. We check the known requirements of the receiving body with you, to reduce the risk of rejection or of a request for further documents.
Important: A sworn translation cannot be produced by simply proofreading a "self-translated document". The sworn translator must translate the entire source document to engage their professional and criminal liability.
Sworn, certified, apostille, legalisation: telling them apart
These four terms are often used interchangeably. They do not cover the same acts and are not obtained from the same authorities.
- Sworn translation
- A translation produced by a translator listed as an expert with a French Court of Appeal, bearing their stamp, signature and statement of conformity.
- Certified translation
- A generic term used abroad. Depending on the country it means a translation accompanied by a statement from the translator or the agency, with no judicial authority involved.
- Apostille
- A certificate issued by an authority of the country of origin authenticating the signature on a document, for countries party to the 1961 Hague Convention.
- Legalisation
- The equivalent procedure for countries outside that convention: it goes through the ministry of foreign affairs and then the consulate of the receiving country.
The final decision rests with the receiving body
Whether a translation is accepted depends on the country, the administration or court involved, the type of document, the certifying authority and any apostille or legalisation requirement. We produce the translation in line with the requirements known for your recipient, but we cannot guarantee their decision.
What to send us before we quote
- The country and the name of the receiving administration, court or body.
- The type of document and its exact source language.
- The number of pages and a legible scan of each one, including stamps and handwritten notes.
- The filing deadline.
- Whether an apostille or legalisation has been requested, and which document it must be attached to.
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Frequent intervention scenarios
Cross-Border M&A & Corporate Transactions
Sworn translations of articles of association, shareholder agreements, board resolutions, due diligence packs and corporate filings for subsidiary registration in foreign jurisdictions.
International Arbitration & Litigation
Court-admissible translations for ICC, LCIA or ad hoc arbitration proceedings, exequatur applications and enforcement of foreign judgments across jurisdictions.
Notarial & Succession Law
Certified translations of public deeds, wills, succession instruments, powers of attorney and pre-nuptial agreements for cross-border estate management.
Legal translation without sworn certification →Intellectual Property & Patent Filings
Sworn translations of patent applications (PCT/EPO), trademark registrations, licence agreements and IP litigation documents for multi-jurisdictional filings.
How ordering works
Five steps, from scanning your document to receiving the original.
- 1
You send a scan
Of each document, in colour at 300 dpi (PDF or JPEG), with the destination country and authority.
- 2
Check and quote
We check that authority’s known requirements and reply with a quote within 60 minutes on business days.
- 3
Full translation
The sworn translator translates the entire document, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes.
- 4
Certification
They affix their stamp, signature and statement of accuracy.
- 5
Delivery
You receive the scanned PDF by email, then the paper original by post.
Apostille and legalisation are coordinated on request and are not included in the translation price.
The documents we translate
Individuals
- Birth certificate
- Marriage or divorce certificate
- Diploma and transcript
- Criminal record
- Driving licence
Companies
- Kbis extract and articles of association
- Meeting minutes, powers of attorney, shareholder agreements
- Judgments and notarial deeds
Save time: obtain your certified translation within a secure, expedited timeframe.
Languages covered
Asian languages
Other languages: on quote, subject to the availability of a sworn translator registered for that language.
Price and turnaround
Per-page rates with their conditions: no single flat fee.
Price
€60 to €100 excl. VAT per page, depending on the language, the number of pages in the project and how much text each page carries.
Turnaround
1 to 3 business days, on the same criteria.
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Successful cross-border transactions start with an unimpeachable certification.
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