Regional Agency for Friulian Language

Agjenzie Regjonâl pe Lenghe Furlane (Regional Agency for Friulian Language) is a public body of the Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia that coordinates activities involving the safeguarding and promotion of the Friulian language across the regional territory. It plays a key role in the implementation of the legislation on the Friulian language, which comprises Regulations on the protection of historical language minorities [State Law] (482) (in Italian). December 15, 1999., Rules for the protection and promotion of the Friulian language and culture and establishment of a service for regional and minority languages [Regional Law] (15) (in Italian). March 22, 1996. as well as Rules for the protection, valorisation and promotion of the Friulian language [Regional Law] (29) (in Italian). December 18, 2007.

The Agency is a regional law body with public legal status, as well as administrative and financial autonomy, that operates under the Comparto unico del pubblico impiego (Framework of the Public Sector Employment) of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Established by Regional Law no. 4 of 26 February 2001 (art. 6), its operations started in 2005 with the approval of its Statute (Decree of the President of the Region no. 0102/Pres. of 19 April 2005).

The Agency provides a language consultancy service for both public and private bodies and performs diverse actions to promote the presence and advance the use of the Friulian language in the main fields of social life, including the family, the school, mass media, new technologies, public administration, scientific research, show business, the arts, culture and the working environment.

The Agency performs its functions through:

1. direct activities;
2. funds granted to qualified public and private bodies;
3. collaborations with public and private bodies that work in favour of the knowledge, dissemination and use of the Friulian language;
4. study grants.