Editing Valencian language (section)

== Official status ==
The official status of Valencian is regulated by the [[Spanish Constitution of 1978|Spanish Constitution]] and the Valencian [[Statute of Autonomy]], together with the Law on the Use and Teaching of Valencian [[:ca:Llei d'Ús i Ensenyament del Valencià|(ca)]].

Article 6 of the Valencian Statute of Autonomy sets the legal status of Valencian, establishing that:<ref name="estatuto">{{cite web|url=http://www.congreso.es/consti/estatutos/estatutos.jsp?com=79&tipo=2&ini=1&fin=7&ini_sub=1&fin_sub=1|title=Título I. La Comunitat Valenciana – Estatuto Autonomía|website=Congreso.es|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref>
:*''The native language{{efn|The original text says "{{lang|ca-valencia|llengua pròpia}}", a term that does not have an equivalent in English.}} of the Valencian Community is Valencian.''
:*''Valencian is the official language in the Valencian Community, along with Spanish, which is the official language of Spain. Everyone shall have the right to know and use them, and to receive education on Valencian and in Valencian.''
:*''No one can be discriminated against by reason of their language''.
:*''Special protection and respect shall be given to the recuperation of Valencian''.
:*''The {{lang|ca-valencia|Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua}} shall be the normative institution of the Valencian language''.

Passed in 1983, the Law on the Use and Teaching of Valencian develops this framework, providing for the implementation of a [[bilingual education]]al system, regulating the use of Valencian in the public administration and judiciary system, where citizens can freely use it when acting before both, or establishing the right to be informed by media in Valencian among others.

Valencian is also protected under the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]], ratified by Spain. However, the Committee of Experts of the Charter has pointed out a considerable number of deficiencies in the application of the Charter by the Spanish and Valencian governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/minlang/report/EvaluationReports/SpainECRML2_es.pdf|title=Aplicación de la Carta en España, Segundo ciclo de supervisión. Estrasburgo, 11 de diciembre de 2008. A.1.3.28 pag 7; A.2.2.5 |page=107|publisher=Coe.int|access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref>