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{{~~infobox~~Infobox geopolitical organization

| name = Dutch Language Union

| native_name = {{native name|nl|Nederlandse Taalunie|icon=no}}

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| admin_center_type = Headquarters

| admin_center = [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]],<br />[[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]

| languages_type = Official language

| languages = [[Dutch language|Dutch]]

| leader_title1 = {{nowrap|[[Secretary (title)#Secretary-General|Secretary-General]]}}

| leader_name1 = Kris Van de Poel

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| official_website = {{URL|taalunieversum.org/}}

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The '''Dutch Language Union''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: {{Audio|Nl-Nederlandse Taalunie.ogg|''Nederlandse Taalunie''}}, NTU) is an international regulatory institution that governs issues regarding the [[Dutch language]]. It is best known for its spelling reforms which are promulgated by member states, grammar books, the [[Word list of the Dutch language|Green Booklet]] and its support of Dutch language courses and studies worldwide. It was founded on a treaty concluded between the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] (in respect of the [[Flemish Community]]) on 9 September 1980. [[Suriname]] has been an associate member of the ''Taalunie'' since 2004.

==History==

[[File:Map of the Dutch World.svg|left|thumb|290px|The Dutch-speaking world.]]

The Dutch Language Union was established by a treaty between Belgium and the Netherlands, signed on 9 September 1980 in Brussels. It succeeded the "Cultural Agreement" (governing more than just language) between the two countries signed just after the Second World War. This agreement was redone in 1995, after the [[~~State~~state reform in Belgium|federalization of Belgium]], and a new treaty was signed between the Netherlands and [[Flanders]].<ref name=Willemijns176>Willemyns 176.</ref> On 12 December 2003, president of the Committee of Ministers of the Dutch Language Union [[Medy van der Laan]] and Minister of Education of Suriname [[Walter Sandriman]] signed the agreement to the accession of Suriname to the union. The accession was ratified by the [[National Assembly (Suriname)|National Assembly of Suriname]] in 2004 and came into force in 2005.<ref name="Suriname">{{cite web |url=http://taalunie.org/organisatie/samenwerking-tussen-nederlandse-taalunie-en-suriname |title=Suriname, lid van de Taalunie |website=Nederlandse Taalunie |access-date=19 June 2014 |language=nl}}</ref>

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==Dictionary==

The [[Van Dale]] dictionary is commonly accepted as the most authoritative [[list of Dutch dictionaries|Dutch dictionary]]. Commonly named the [[Van Dale|Dikke Van Dale]] ("Thick" Van Dale due to its size) the dictionary is split into three tomes (A–I, J–R, S–Z) and is usually updated every 7–8 years. The 15th edition was published on 23 September 2015.

The ''[[Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal]]'' ('''''WNT''''') is a historic dictionary that includes all words used from 1500 to the present day.

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The organisation is also responsible for the external linguistic policy of the Netherlands and Flanders and is active in [[Indonesia]] and [[South Africa]], two countries with historic links with the Dutch language. Nevertheless, cooperation with South Africa is not limited to the [[Afrikaans]] language but aimed also at fostering multilingualism.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

The purposes of the organisation are limited to Dutch language and Dutch-language literature, and are hence not as wide as those of the [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]], [[Organisation internationale de la Francophonie|La Francophonie]] or the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].

The Treaty on the Dutch Language Union foresees the possibility that the Kingdom of the Netherlands extends application to NTU member's parts outside Europe. The organs of the NTU are its Committee of Ministers (composed of the ministers of education and culture of the Dutch and Flemish Governments), its Secretariat-General, an Interparliamentary Committee (composed of members of the [[States General of the Netherlands]] and the [[Flemish Parliament]]) and a Dutch Language and Literature Council (composed of twelve independent experts). There are specific arrangements for the participation of Suriname in the organisation's inner workings.

===Member states===

As the basis of the Taalunie is a treaty between the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] and the [[Belgium|Kingdom of Belgium]], the two sovereign states that constitute the Union. For the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the treaty is only applicable to its [[Netherlands|European territory]].

The treaty allows for two types of extensions:

* membership of other sovereign states through an "association membership"<ref name=verdrag>{{cite web|url=http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0002947/geldigheidsdatum_16-04-2011|title=Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Koninkrijk Belgie inzake de Nederlandse Taalunie, Brussel|date=1980-09-09|language=nl|work=Netherlands government portal}}</ref>

* extension to other territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (presently: [[Aruba]], [[Curaçao]], [[Sint-Maarten]], and the [[Caribbean Netherlands]]).<ref name=verdrag/>

In 2004, Suriname signed an "associative treaty" with the Taalunie.<ref name="Suriname"/> From 27 November 2013 the treaty also applies to the [[Caribbean Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/trb-2013-253.html|language=nl|title=Tractatenblad 2013, 253|publisher=Kingdom of the Netherlands|access-date=21 December 2014}}</ref>

The three autonomous Caribbean countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, [[Aruba]], [[Curaçao]], and [[Sint Maarten]], are designated as candidate member states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://taalunieversum.org/taalunie/wie_zijn_wij/|language=nl|title=Wie we zijn: Drie landen, één taal|publisher=Nederlandse Taalunie|access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> Additionally, [[Indonesia]] and [[South Africa]] are considered "special partners" of the Dutch Language Union.

== See also ==

* [[Dutch orthography]]

* [[List of language ~~academies~~regulators]]

* [[OpenTaal]]

* [[Verwantschapslanden]]

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== References ==

===Notes===

===Bibliography===

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*{{official website}}

**[http://www.inl.nl/ Institute for Dutch Lexicology]

**[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/ P. J. Meertens Institute]

**[http://www.kantl.be/ Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature]

*[http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0002947/geldigheidsdatum_16-04-2011 Treaty text]

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