Working Language

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A working language (also procedural language) is a language that is given a unique legal status in a supra-national company, society, state or other body or organization as its primary mean of communication. It is primarily the language of the daily correspondence and conversation, since the organization usually has members with various differing language backgrounds.

Most international organizations have working languages for their bodies. For a given organization, a working language may or may not also be an official language.

Examples

The United Nations has six official and working languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). The working languages of the Secretariat of the U.N. are English and French.
The World Trade Organization has three working languages: English, French, and Spanish.
The International Criminal Court has two working languages: English and French.^[1]
The International Labour Organization has three working languages: English, French, and Spanish.
The International Telecommunications Union has three working languages: English, French, and Spanish.
The European Commission has three working languages: English, French, and German.
The Free Trade Area of the Americas has two working languages: English and Spanish.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has two working languages: Chinese and Russian.
Mercosur has two working languages: Portuguese and Spanish.
NATO has two working languages: English and French.
FIFA has four working languages: English, French, German, and Spanish. Formerly, French was the sole official language of the organization. Currently, English is the official language for minutes, correspondence, and announcements.
The Southern African Development Community has three working languages: English, French, and Portuguese.

References

1. ^ Article 50 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Accessed 16 October 2007.

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An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. It is typically the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, though the law in many nations requires that government documents be produced in other
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Headquarters
(and largest city)
Official languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Membership 192 member states
Leaders
- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Establishment
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World Trade Organization
Organización Mundial del Comercio
Organisation mondiale du commerce

Current members of the WTO (in green)

Formation 1 January 1995
Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland
Membership 151 member states
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The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt)^[1] was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression, although it cannot currently exercise jurisdiction
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International Labour Organization

Org type: UN agency
Acronyms: ILO
Head: Juan Somavia, Director-General
Status: active
Established: 1919
Website: www.ilo.
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International Telecommunication Union

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Formation May 17 1865
Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland
Membership United Nations
Official languages French, English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese
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European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. It operates in the method of cabinet government, with 27 "Commissioners", one for each country of the EU, led by a Commission President (currently José
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The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) (Spanish: Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA), French: Zone de libre-échange des Amériques (ZLÉA), Portuguese: Área de Livre Comércio das Américas
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Secretariat
RATS
(and largest city)
Working languages Russian, Chinese
Membership 6 member states
4 observer states
Leaders
- Secretary General Bolat Nurgaliyev
Establishment 15 June 2001
Website
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Chile

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord

Flag of NATO

NATO countries shown in blue

Formation 4 April 1949
Type Military alliance
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Membership 26 member states
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Federation of International Football Associations

Motto for the good of the game. .
Formation May 21, 1904
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Zürich, Switzerland
Membership 208 national associations
President Sepp Blatter
Website [1]
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Headquarters
(and largest city)
Working languages English, French, Portuguese
Membership 15 African states
Leaders
- Secretary General Tomaz Salomão
Establishment
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The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (or Rome Statute) is the treaty which established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It sets out the Court's jurisdiction, structure and functions and it provides for its entry into force 60 days after 60 States have
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