Ukrainian publishers will be checked for compliance with the language law
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16 Ukrainian publishers will be checked for compliance with the requirements of the legislation on the state language. According to the Book Chamber, in 2022 they published less than the legally required 50% of titles in Ukrainian. Read UP.Kultura in Telegram This was reported by the press service of the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language. “This may indicate a violation of the requirements of the first part of Article 26 of the Law of Ukraine “On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as a State Language,” the language ombudsman said in a message. 16 publishers will be checked for compliance with the language law. Photo: Vim / Depositphotos The Commissioner’s office reminded that in accordance with this article of the law, which entered into force on July 16, 2021, the publisher is obliged to publish in the state language at least 50 percent of all the titles of book publications published by him during the calendar year. Also, a year later, on July 16, 2022, article 188 entered into force -52 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. According to it, violators of the law on the use of the state language in book publishing can be prosecuted with a fine in the amount of 200 to 300 non-taxable minimum income of citizens (from 3400 to 5100 UAH). Read also: Where to search for Ukrainian books abroad: activists created a map in 22 countries
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