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INFLESZ Threshold: Why 98% of Spanish ICFs Fail
The Spanish-specific readability index LATAM IRBs increasingly enforce — and why 98.3% of Spanish ICFs already fail it.
By Julio G. Martinez-Clark
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Regulator-specific notes on translation requirements, review workflows, and submission readiness across Latin America.
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The RFI Anatomy: Six LATAM Rejections Deconstructed
Six real translation-grounds RFIs from INVIMA, ANVISA, COFEPRIS, ANMAT, ISP and DIGEMID: the flagged clause, the error, and the delay each caused.
By Julio G. Martinez-Clark
15 min read
The Three Bands of LATAM Regulatory Translation
A cited breakdown of the LATAM regulatory translation market: the $0.05–$0.14 freelance floor, the $0.28–$0.45 Big Four ceiling, and the infrastructure band in between.
By Julio G. Martinez-Clark
8 min read
Regulatory Translation Is Not a Translation Project
Traditional language services providers deliver a translated document. Regulatory Language Infrastructure delivers the translated document plus the evidence system that makes it defensible at audit.
By Julio G. Martinez-Clark
11 min read
Sworn vs. Certified Translation: When Each Applies
A document-by-document, country-by-country read on when LATAM and global regulators require a sworn public translator, when a certified statement is enough, and when neither is required at all.
By Julio G. Martinez-Clark
12 min read
Which Regulators Accept English Dossiers?
A module-level map of submission-language rules for devices, pharmaceuticals, and biologics across LATAM and the major global authorities — including where English is accepted and where it never is.
By Julio G. Martinez-Clark