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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages   Article 16 Examination of the reports The reports presented to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe under Article 15 shall be examined by a committee of experts constituted in accordance with Article 17. Bodies or associations legally established in a Party may draw the attention…

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages   Article 12 Cultural activities and facilities With regard to cultural activities and facilities especially libraries, video libraries, cultural centres, museums, archives, academies, theatres and cinemas, as well as literary work and film production, vernacular forms of cultural expression, festivals and the culture industries, including inter alia the…

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages   Article 10 Administrative authorities and public services Within the administrative districts of the State in which the number of residents who are users of regional or minority languages justifies the measures specified below and according to the situation of each language, the Parties undertake, as far as…

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages   Article 8 Education With regard to Education , the Parties undertake, within the territory in which such languages are used, according to the situation of each of these languages, and without prejudice to the teaching of the official language(s) of the State: to make available pre-school education…

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages   Part I General provisions Article 1 Definitions For the purposes of this Charter: “regional or minority languages”means languages that are: traditionally used within a given territory of a State by nationals of that State who form a group numerically smaller than the rest of the State’s population;…