 Identify the relevant national legislation  Go to http://eur-lex.europa.eu and choose your language;  In the section ‘search by document reference’ (or the equivalent in your language) type ‘2010’ in the ‘Year’ field and ‘64’ in the ‘Number’ field, and click the ‘Directive’ box (searching for Directive 2010/64/EU);  This will return a link with the full title of the Directive. Click on this;  In the display, you will see the text of the directive and a table with links to several language versions. Above this, there are tabs, one of which is called ‘Linked documents’ (or the equivalent in your language). Click on this;  Further down the page you will see an option saying ‘Display the national implementing measures: NIM’, a link to the implementing laws of each country. Click on this;  Scroll through the list of results until you see the name of your Member State appear as the ‘author’, with the title of the legislation in question. The results will include new implementing measures and references to old laws covering the relevant topic. Scroll down and find the entries which are relevant to your country. We suggest that you review your national legislation, bearing in mind your understanding of how it operates in practice, to establish how the Directive is being applied on the ground in your jurisdiction. The key questions, we would suggest, are these:  Examine national law and procedure in light of the Directive Interpretation  What mechanism is there in place for ascertaining whether a suspect/ accused needs interpretation and what factors are taken into account?  Which are the authorities competent for making that assessment at the different stages of criminal proceedings?  What governs the selection of an interpreter? Is there a register or official guidance?  If the suspect / accused objects to a decision concerning interpretation, what mechanism is available to challenge it? Translation  What documents are required to be translated?  Are documents translated in full and in writing, or is recourse had to oral explanations of documents or the translation of only parts of the documents? What criteria apply?  If the suspect / accused objects to a decision concerning translation of documents, what mechanism is available to challenge it? Quality requirements  What systems in place for measuring the quality of interpretation and translation?  What system is available for raising a complaint as to quality? 13