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Austria
  •  Gesetz vom 20. Mai 1874 betreffend die gesetzliche Anerkennung von Religionsgesellschaften
  •  Gesetz vom 21. März 1890, betreffend die Regelung der äußeren Rechtsverhältnisse der israelitischen Religionsgesellschaft
  •  Federal constitutional law of the Republic of Austria of 1rst October 1920. Extracts
  •  Bundesgesetz vom 9. Januar 1998 über die Rechtspersönlichkeit von religiösen Bekenntnisgemeinschaften
  •  Verordnung der Bundesministerin für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur betreffend die Anerkennung der Anhänger der islamisch-alevitischen Glaubensgemeinschaft als Religionsgesellschaft
  •  Bundesgesetz über die äußeren Rechtsverhältnisse islamischer Religionsgesellschaften – Islamgesetz 2015

  • Czech Republic
  •  Act 3/2002 Coll. of 7 January 2002 on freedom of religious expression and the position of churches and religious societies and amendments to some acts, as amended

  • Estonia
  •  Churches and congregations Act of 12 February 2002, as amended

  • European Union
  •  Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. Preamble 35, articles 8 and 18
  •  Declaration n. 11 on the status of churches and nonconfessional organisations. Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts Declarations adopted by the Conference
  •  Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation. Preambles 11, 12, 23, 24, 26 and articles 1, 2, 4 et 15
  •  Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions. Articles 43, 44 et 46
  •  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (extract). Article 132 (extract)
  •  Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Articles 10, 13, 17 and 19
  •  Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)

  • France
  •  Ordonnance du 14 janvier 1831 modifiée relative aux donations et legs, acquisitions et aliénations de biens concernant les établissements ecclésiastiques et les communautés religieuses de femmes

  • Germany
  •  Konkordat zwischen dem Heiligen Stuhl und dem Deutschen Reich vom 20. Juli 1933
  •  Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany of 23 May 1949. Extracts

  • Hungary
  •  Act CCVI of 2011 on the right to freedom of conscience and religion and the legal status of churches, denominations and religious communities of Hungary

  • Italy
  •  Legge 20 maggio 1985, n. 222, Disposizioni sugli enti e beni ecclesiastici in Italia e per il sostentamento del clero cattolico in servizio nelle diocesi
  •  Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 13 febbraio 1987, n. 33 (modificato), Approvazione del regolamento di esecuzione della legge 20 maggio 1985, n. 222, recante disposizioni sugli enti e beni ecclesiastici in Italia e per il sostentamento del clero cattolico in servizio nelle diocesi
  •  Legge 30 luglio 2012, n. 126, Norme per la regolazione dei rapporti tra lo Stato e la Sacra arcidiocesi ortodossa d’Italia ed Esarcato per l’Europa Meridionale, in attuazione dell’articolo 8, terzo comma, della Costituzione
  •  Legge 30 luglio 2012, n.127, Norme per la regolazione dei rapporti tra lo Stato e la Chiesa di Gesu’ Cristo dei Santi degli ultimi giorni, in attuazione dell’articolo 8, terzo comma, della Costituzione
  •  Legge 30 luglio 2012, n.128, Norme per la regolazione dei rapporti tra lo Stato e la Chiesa apostolica in Italia, in attuazione dell’articolo 8, terzo comma, della Costituzione
  •  Legge 31 dicembre 2012, n. 245, Norme per la regolazione dei rapporti tra lo Stato e l’Unione Buddhista Italiana, in attuazione dell’articolo 8, terzo comma, della Costituzione
  •  Legge 31 dicembre 2012, n. 246, Norme per la regolazione dei rapporti tra lo Stato e l’Unione Induista Italiana, Sanatana Dharma Samgha, in attuazione dell’articolo 8, terzo comma, della Costituzione

  • Latvia
  •  Law on religious organisations of 7 September 1995, as amended

  • Lithuania
  •  Law I-1057 on religious communities and associations of 4 October 1995, as amended

  • Northern Ireland
  •  Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation. Preambles 11, 12, 23, 24, 26 and articles 1, 2, 4 et 15

  • Portugal
  •  Constitution of the Portuguese Republic of 2 April 1976. Articles 13, 19, 35, 41, 43, 51, 55, 59, 288

  • Romania
  •  Law 489/2006 on the freedom of religion and the general status of denominations

  • Slovakia
  •  Act 308/1991 on freedom of religious faith and on the position of churches and religious societies, as amended

  • Spain
  •  Instrumento de Ratificación del Acuerdo entre el Estado español y la Santa Sede sobre asuntos jurídicos, firmado el 3 de enero de 1979 en la Ciudad del Vaticano

  • Sweden
  •  The instrument of Government (1974). Extracts
  •  Act on religious communities, as amended (SFS 1998:1593)
  •  Ordinance on registration of religious communities, as amended (SFS 1999:731)