“the right to use

a regional or minority language

in private and public life

is an inalienable right”

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THE EUROPEAN CHARTER FOR
REGIONAL OR MINORITY LANGUAGES

The Charter

- the text

- translations

- as applied to languages

- the monitoring process

- basic data

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Lower Saxon in the Netherlands

• Entry into force of the Charter for Lower Saxon	1 March 1998
• Status of Lower Saxon	non-territorial language
• Level of protection for Lower Saxon	Part II
• Provisions applied to Lower Saxon	text
• Territorial application	without restriction
• Translation to Lower Saxon	n.a.
• Other countries where Lower Saxon is protected under the Charter	none
• Documents of the monitoring process for Lower Saxon	text
• Recommendations of the Committee of Experts and the Committee of Ministers regarding Lower Saxon	text
• Other languages under the Charter’s protection in the Netherlands:	Frisian, Limburger, Romanes, Yiddish

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