Official Status
The official status of Valencian is regulated by the Spanish Constitution and the Valencian Statute of Autonomy, together with the Law of Use and Education of Valencian.
The Valencian Statute of Autonomy sets the legal status of Valencian, providing that:
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- Valencian is the Valencian Community's own language (article 6 section 1).
- Valencian is official within the Valencian Community, along with Spanish, which is the official language nationwide. Everyone shall have the right to know it and use it, and receive education in Valencian (article 6 section 2).
- No one can be discriminated by reason of his language (article 6 section 4).
- Special protection and respect shall be given to the recuperation of Valencian (article 6 section 5).
- The Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua shall be the normative institution of the Valencian language (article 6 section 8).
The Law of Use and Education of Valencian develops this frame work, providing for implementation of a bilingual educational system, and regulating the use of Valencian in the public administration and judiciary system, where citizens can freely use it when acting before both.
Valencian is not one of the recognized languages of the European Union (23 official and 26 minority languages).
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