Legislation

Article 11

All communication and correspondence of administration and enterprises shall be carried out in the Arabic language.

However, communication between administration and associations and foreign partners may be carried out in accordance with international regulations

Article 12

Under regulations required by international usage, all treaties and conventions are settled in the Arabic language.

Article 18

All official statements, interventions, conferences and television broadcasting must be done in the Arabic language. They must be translated into the Arabic language if they have been produced in foreign languages.

Article 23

High Council of the Arabic language is founded under the leadership of the President of the Republic. The Council shall be in charge of:

• supervision over the execution of this law and any other laws seeking the generalisation of the use of the Arabic language, its protection, promotion and development
• co-ordination of all activities executed by different authorities in charge of the supervision over the generalisation process, and the language promotion and development
• evaluation of the performance of authorities in charge of the generalisation process, the language promotion and development
• assessment of opportunities for planning some special educational issues at high schools specified in the article 7 that modifies and completes the article 36 paragraph 2
• presentation of an annual report to the President of the Republic about the generalisation process

Other prerogatives may be predicted in case of a presidential decree.

Article 32

Conforming with regulations stated in the article 2 and 3 that modifies and completes articles 11 and 12 of the present regulation, while or during the exercising of official functions, everyone who signs an official document issued in another language than Arabic shall be punished by a fine of DA 1,000 to 5.000.

In case of a second offence, the fine will be doubled.

Article 36

Articles of the present regulation are applicable as soon as they are promulgated.

Note: We acknowledge with thanks data from Ms Blanca Madani, the founder of the World Algeria Action Coalition

1660 Lanier Pl. NW #320

Washington, DC 20009

waac@waac.org.

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