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Austria
  •  Federal constitutional law of the Republic of Austria of 1rst October 1920. Extracts

  • Bulgaria
  •  Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria of 12 July 1991. Extracts
  •  Religious Denominations Act

  • Cyprus
  •  Constitution. Appendix D. Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus. Articles 2, 18, 20, 28, 59, 70, 87, 101, 108 to 111

  • Czech Republic
  •  Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms of the Czech Republic of 9 January 1991. Articles 2, 3, 15, 16
  •  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
  •  Constitution of the Republic of Estonia of 28 June 1992. Articles 12, 40, 124, 130
  •  Churches and congregations Act of 12 February 2002, as amended

  • European Union
  •  Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and instituting special measures temporarily applicable to officials of the Commission (extracts)
  •  Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union. Preamble, articles 10, 14, 21 et 22
  •  Council Decision 2001/235/EC of 8 March 2001 on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the Republic of Turkey (extracts)

  • Finland
  •  Constitution of Finland of 11 June 1999. Sections 6, 11, 76, 127

  • France
  •  Declaration of human and civic rights of 26 August 1789. Article 10
  •  French Constitution of 4 october 1958. Preamble, article 1
  •  Circulaire NOR/JUSD9630018C du 29 février 1996 du ministère de la Justice relative à la lutte contre les atteintes aux personnes et aux biens commises dans le cadre des mouvements à caractère sectaire
  •  Question écrite n° 32539 de Marie-Jo Zimmermann. Assemblée nationale 11e législature
  •  Circulaire DHOS/G n° 2005-57 du 2 février 2005 relative à la laïcité dans les établissements de santé
  •  Circulaire du Premier Ministre n° 5209/SG du 13 avril 2007 relative à la Charte de la laïcité dans les services publics
  •  Loi n° 2009-1436 du 24 novembre 2009 pénitentiaire. Articles 26 et 40
  •  Note du 25 février 2015 relative à la mise en œuvre d’un plan d’action de la DPJJ en matière de respect du principe de laïcité et des pratiques religieuses des mineurs pris en charge dans les établissements et services du secteur public et du secteur associatif habilité et du principe de neutralité par les agents prenant en charge ces mineurs
  •  Code de procédure civile. Article 1200

  • Germany
  •  Vertrag des Freistaates Preußen mit dem Heiligen Stuhle vom 14. Juni 1929
  •  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
  •  Vertrag des Freistaats Thüringen mit den Evangelischen Kirchen in Thüringen vom 15. März 1994

  • Greece
  •  Constitution of Greece of 9 June 1975. Articles 3, 5, 13, 14, 16, 18, 33, 59, 105

  • 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
  •  Fundamental law of Hungary of 25 April 2011. Extracts

  • International law
  •  Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations). Article 18
  •  Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms as amended by Protocol n°11 (Council of Europe). Articles 9 et 14
  •  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (United Nations). Articles 4, 18 et 26
  •  Declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief (United Nations)
  •  Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nations). Article 14

  • Ireland
  •  Constitution of Ireland of 1. July 1937. Preamble, articles 6, 12, 31, 34, 40, 42, 44

  • Italy
  •  Constitution de la République italienne du 22 décembre 1947. Articles 3, 7, 8, 19, 20, 33, 117
  •  Legge 10 marzo 2000, n. 62 (modificata), Norme per la parità scolastica e disposizioni sul diritto allo studio e all’istruzione. Articolo 1

  • Latvia
  •  Constitution of the Republic of Latvia of 15 February 1922. Articles 99 and 116
  •  Law on religious organisations of 7 September 1995, as amended

  • Lithuania
  •  Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania of 25 October 1992. Articles 25 to 29, 38, 40, 43
  •  Law I-1057 on religious communities and associations of 4 October 1995, as amended

  • Malta
  •  Constitution of Malta of 21 September 1964. Articles 2, 32, 40, 45, schedules

  • Netherlands
  •  Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Articles 1, 6, 23, 99

  • Poland
  •  Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2nd April 1997. Preamble, articles 25, 35, 48, 53, 85, 104, 108, 130, 151, 233

  • Portugal
  •  Constitution of the Portuguese Republic of 2 April 1976. Articles 13, 19, 35, 41, 43, 51, 55, 59, 288
  •  Law 16/2001 of 22 June on religious freedom
  •  Concordat du 18 mai 2004 entre le Saint-Siège et la République portugaise

  • Romania
  •  Constitution of Romania of 21 November 1991. Extracts
  •  Loi n. 195 du 6 novembre 2000 relative à la constitution et à l’organisation du clergé militaire
  •  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
  •  Constitution of the Slovak Republic of 3 September 1992. Preamble, articles 1, 12, 24, 25

  • Slovenia
  •  Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia of 23 December 1991. Articles 7, 14, 16, 41, 63, 123
  •  Religious Freedom Act of 2 February 2007

  • Spain
  •  Spanish Constitution of 27 december 1978. Articles 14, 16, 27, 30
  •  Ley orgánica 7/1980, de 5 de julio, de libertad religiosa
  •  Real Decreto 190/1996, de 9 de febrero, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento Penitenciario. Artículo 230

  • Sweden
  •  The instrument of Government (1974). Extracts