The IEE is reviewing the tender for the new road signage because it considers it contrary to the Law of linguistic normalization.

PalmThe Institute of Ibizan Studies (IEE) has filed an appeal against the terms and conditions of the municipal tender to renew the road signs in Ibiza. The organization demands that all signs be written exclusively in Catalan, as stipulated by the Law on Linguistic Normalization and the Statute of Autonomy.

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According to the IEE (Institute of Linguistic Studies), the inclusion of bilingual names on the new municipal signs "is contrary to the principle of linguistic normalization and reduces the natural spaces for the use of the Catalan language." In its appeal, the organization points out that Article 15.1 of the Law on Linguistic Normalization stipulates that public signage must be in Catalan, and only in exceptional cases may a bilingual form be incorporated when sociolinguistic circumstances justify it. Municipal regulations also include this obligation. The Municipal Regulation on Linguistic Normalization, approved in 1992 by the Eivissa City Council itself, determines that all signs located on public roads must be in Catalan, and that those containing linguistic errors must be replaced with correct versions. The IEE (Institute of Catalan Studies) considers that the current tender specifications, which stipulate signs with common street names in bilingual format, violate both regional legislation and current municipal language regulations. "The City Council is not only contravening its own rules, but is also shirking its duty to standardize the language and undermining the official status of Catalan," the organization warns. For this reason, the Institute demands that the design of the signs included in the tender be modified to be entirely in Catalan. Otherwise, it warns that the tender could be declared null and void for infringing higher-ranking administrative provisions, such as the Law on Linguistic Normalization or the City Council's Language Normalization Regulations.