Regulations on the Ordinance on Translation - Representation of the Specialist Group to the Outside (§ 5 of the Ordinance)

1. The chairperson of the specialist group represents the specialist group externally.

2. Within the scope of its duties (§ 7 of the Regulation), the coordination office is responsible for representing the specialist group.

1. The Translator Directory contains the following information

a. Personal details (First name, Address, Gender, Age, Nationality, Phone numbers, Email address)

b. Language proficiency (Native language, Working languages)

2. Only data of natural persons are included in the Translator Directory.

1. The application pursuant to section 10 paragraph 1 of this regulation must be submitted using the official form provided by the coordination office. In addition to a current criminal record extract, proof of language skills (German as well as working languages at least level C2), a declaration regarding obligations, and a release from official secrecy for the police, public prosecutor's office, courts, debt enforcement offices, and child and adult protection authorities must be included.

2. If these formal requirements are met and there is a demand for translators in terms of the working languages requested by the applicant, a delegation from the specialist group, if possible with the involvement of a court presidency or a public prosecutor, will conduct a personal interview with the applicant.

3. If this interview reveals that the applicant is suitable for the role of a translator, they will be admitted to the admission course and examination.

4. Upon passing the examination, the applicant will be entered into the translator directory.

1. The professional and personal requirements include, in addition to the requirements according to § 11 of the ordinance, particularly the understanding of roles and conduct in deployment.

1. The admission course is subject to a fee for the participants. The course costs to be borne by the participant amount to CHF 350.-

2. The examination costs to be borne by the participants amount to CHF 100.-

3. The admission course can also be completed in the Cantons of Zurich or Zug.

4. The examination can be retaken once. If there is an overriding public interest, the Translation Department will, upon request, grant permission for an additional retake of the examination.

1. If a translator has not been engaged for more than 2 consecutive years, the specialized group shall consider removal for administrative reasons.

1. The Coordination Office provides the affected party with orders and decisions of the expert group as well as notifications in accordance with § 15 paragraph 1 letter b.

1. The translator shall be compensated for the actual time of engagement as well as for a maximum of two times half an hour of travel time in accordance with the rates set forth in the Ordinance of 12 March 2013 on the Compensation of Mandates for Salaried Employees.

2. Separate travel expenses will not be reimbursed; they are included in the travel time compensation.

1. If the planned deployment is 1 day (8 hours) but the actual deployment lasts less than half a day (4 hours), a flat fee of CHF 300 will be reimbursed.

1. If a translator is notified less than 24 hours before an assignment lasting a maximum of 1 day is due to commence that the assignment is canceled, the scheduled time for the assignment shall be compensated, but not exceeding a flat rate of CHF 300.

2. If an assignment lasting more than 1 day is canceled and the translator credibly demonstrates that this has resulted in a loss of earnings, 1 day will be fully compensated, and half of the remaining planned assignment time will be compensated.

3. A maximum of 5 working days can be compensated.

1. The increased hourly rate of CHF 90.- can be applied by the commissioning authority in justified individual cases. The justification must be communicated to the Coordination Office.

2. The increased rate for all assignments may be granted to a translator upon their application by the specialist group, provided that all the following conditions are met

a. A university degree in the relevant language;

b. Listed for at least 5 years in the translator directory of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft;

c. At least 20 assignments in the two years preceding the application;

d. No justified complaints from the commissioning bodies.

3. The decision of the specialist group shall be noted in the translator directory.

1. Contracting authorities submit the official billing form to the coordination office immediately after the assignment, thereby triggering the corresponding payment. They provide a copy of the form to the translator.

1. The Code of Conduct for Judges of the Cantonal Court applies mutatis mutandis. The appearance of bias is sufficient grounds for recusal.

1. Translators who were registered on the courts' interpreters list as of December 31, 2014, will be transferred to the new translators' directory.

2. They must fulfill the conditions set forth in § 3 of these regulations by December 31, 2017. Otherwise, they will be administratively removed from the translators' directory in accordance with § 14 of the ordinance. The requirement to complete an admission course may be waived if all other conditions are met.

1. This regulation shall enter into force on January 1, 2015.