SECTION 273

The following powers shall be devolved upon regions: SERVICE DU FICHIER LEGISLATIF ET REGLEME LEGISLATIVE AND STATUTORY AFFAIRS CARD INDEX (a) Culture - promoting and developing cultural activities; - contributing to the surveillance and monitoring of the conservation status of historical sites and monuments and discovery of prehistoric vestiges; - organizing cultural days, traditional cultural events and literary and artistic contests; - creating and managing bands, traditional song groups, ballets and drama groups of regional interest; - creating and managing socio-cultural centres and public reading libraries of regional interest; - collecting and translating works of oral tradition such as tales, myths and legends, with a view to facilitating their publication; - assisting cultural associations. (b) Promotion of national languages - encouraging functional command of national languages and producing the regional linguistic map; - participating in the promotion of publishing in national languages; - promoting print and broadcast media in national languages; - building infrastructure and facilities.