A certified translation for a German authority, such as a birth certificate or a diploma, carries the translator’s confirmation that it is complete and correct. Saxony’s law on interpreters and translators said in its 2016 version that the translator hat die Richtigkeit und Vollständigkeit der von ihm angefertigten Übersetzungen zu bestätigen, must confirm the correctness and completeness of the translation. The confirmation must state if only part of the document was translated. It should also point out illegible words, changes or omissions in the original.