Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung
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The Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung (RdR; German for "Council for German Orthography") is the main international body regulating the German language.
With its seat being in Mannheim, Germany, the RdR was formed in 2004 as a successor to the Zwischenstaatliche Kommission für deutsche Rechtschreibung ("Intergovernmental Commission for German Orthography") in order to comprise proponents as well as opponents to the German orthography reform of 1996 (and subsequent reforms).
Currently the RdR is comprised of 39 members from the following states and regions:
Germany: 18 councillors
Austria: 9 councillors
Switzerland: 9 councillors
Province of Bolzano-Bozen - South Tyrol (Italy): 1 councillor
German-speaking Community of Belgium (Belgium): 1 councillor
Liechtenstein: 1 councillor
