Languages Act (LangA)
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Art. 21
1 Within the limits of the authorised credits, the Confederation shall grant the plurilingual cantons financial assistance so that they may perform their specific tasks. 2 The cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Graubünden and Valais are considered to be plurilingual. 3 Specific tasks are in particular: a. establishing suitable conditions and aids for the plurilingual work in political authorities, the law enforcement and justice system, and administrative authorities; b. encouraging plurilingualism among learners and teachers in the official languages of the canton at all academic levels.