translate English to French: It is envisaged that each year some 20 English speaking civil servants from the most senior categories, plus their families, will spend a 12 month period in a mainly French speaking city, while some 10 French speaking civil servants and their families will spend a similar period in a mainly English speaking city, to study the other official language and gain an understanding of the cultural values of the group they are visiting.
Les autorités compétentes des ministères et organismes en question seront donc invitées à soumettre un programme à long terme qui comporte des mesures efficaces dans les domaines de leur ressort et qui tienne compte des problèmes spéciaux et des difficultés particulières auxquels elles font face.