We have never had to be able to say anything in Latin - the syllabus is just so different to the other language eg.
You have to know 300 lines of latin intricately - literary devices, author purpose, the allusions that a word evokes, scansion, word order, metrical devices, sound effects, language choice - so it certainly goes beyond being able to translate Virgil's verse - basically think poetry analysis in a different language
Then you have to be able to understand around 700 lines of latin and be able to be given a passage and write a thematic style essay (a little different to an english essay- probably closest to classics) in 30 mins (from the Latin text)
As well as being able to translate real latin texts (ie stuff written over 2000 years ago) from latin into english - (hence know vocab, latin grammar etc)