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Dutch Language Union
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<p>The Dutch Language Union is an international regulatory institution that governs issues regarding the <a href="/facts/Dutch_language/yIB5lbsx">Dutch language</a>. It is best known for its spelling reforms which are promulgated by member states, grammar books, the <a href="/facts/Word_list_of_the_Dutch_language/HS6yRfep">Green Booklet</a> and its support of Dutch language courses and studies worldwide. It was founded on a treaty concluded between the <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a> and <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a> (in respect of the <a href="/facts/Flemish_Community/PJGqz7kR">Flemish Community</a>) on 9 September 1980. <a href="/facts/Suriname/zjwRFBPL">Suriname</a> has been an associate member of the <i>Taalunie</i> since 2004. </p>