Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2264 extending and phasing out the temporary derogation measures determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community

Summary:

Council Regulation of 3 December 2015 extending and phasing out the temporary derogation measures determining the languages to be used by the European Communities introduced by Regulation (EC) No 920/2005.

Further information:

Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 granted Irish the status of official language and working language of the institutions of the Union. In 2010 the derogation was further extended until 31 December 2016. The Regulation provides that, for practical reasons and on a transitional basis, the institutions of the Union are not to be bound by the obligation to draft or translate all acts, including judgments of the Court of Justice, in the Irish language, with the exception of Regulations adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council.

While it is considered necessary to further extend the derogation provided for in Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 for a period of five years from 1 January 2017, the institutions of the Union should continue their proactive approach to increasing the availability of information in Irish on the activities of the Union. The scope of the derogation should therefore be gradually reduced, with a view to ending the derogation at the end of the current period of five years.

News

EurActiv, 10/12/2015: Irish to be given full official EU language status https://www.euractiv.com/section/languages-culture/news/irish-to-be-given-full-official-eu-language-status/

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