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Incomplete foreign document in Belgium

An incomplete document does not become complete because it is translated. It merely becomes more expensive. The real exit is to rebuild the useful source.

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Identify what is missing before the quote

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Check pagination, annex references and both sides. Distinguish a page missing from the file from information absent from the original record. Rescan in the first case; in the second, ask the issuer or recipient which version to obtain. Do not reconstruct missing entries yourself.

Disclose the limits of the supplied record

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Include a list of available pages and pending documents with the translation request. Reassess the scope if additional material arrives before final signing. A faithful translation of an extract does not guarantee that the extract is sufficient for the procedure; obtain confirmation from the recipient.

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The references below are the public sources used to document this page. The competent authority always retains the final decision.

Official sourcee-Justice portal - Public documents in the EUOfficial sourceFPS Justice - National register of sworn translators and interpretersOfficial sourceFPS Justice - Legalisation of sworn translationsOfficial sourceHCCH - Apostille Convention

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