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2021

May 20 2021

Czech Republic:

Notification no. 8-c38 / 1970 – Notice of issue of general legislation

Establishment of the state office for ecclesiastical affairs 1949

Government ordinance no. 223/1949 on the economic security of religious societies by the state

Ordinance no. 222/1949 of the government on the Orthodox Church and relations with the State

Ordinance no. 221/1949 on the economic security of the Evangelical Churches by the State

Ordinance no. 220/1949 on the economic security of the Church by the State

Ordinance no. 219/1949 on the economic security of the Roman Catholic Church by the state

Ordinance no. 218/1949 on the economic security of Churches and religious societies by the State

Law no. 194/1949 on the acquisition and loss of Czechoslovakian citizenship

Law no. 167/1946 on the salary adjustment of the clergy of churches and religious societies recognized and accepted by the state and on the salary allowance for the annual income of the lower clergy

Decree no. 121/1950 which establishes the salary rules for lay religion teachers

Law no. 116/1945 which modifies the salaries of the clergy of recognized churches and religious communities

Law no. 114/1988 on the powers of the authorities of the Czech Socialist Republic in matters of social security abstract

Decree no. 112/1950 on the regulation of theological faculties

Regulation no. 42/1953 on wages, pensions and certain social benefits

Decree no. 19/1988 on the procedure for death and funeral

Law no. 16/1990 amending the ordinance no. 218/1949 on the economic security of churches and religious societies by the state

Decree no. 14/1948 on the training of religion teachers in general schools and municipalities

Application of the Minister of Justice no. 1/1957 on the full formulation of the penal code

Law no. 123/1950 which corrects a typographical error in decree no. 112/1950 on theological faculties

Amendments to the Religious Assistance Agreement to Armed Forces in 2012Original document

January 22 2021

Czech Republic:

Imperial patent proclaiming the conclusion of the Concordat with the Apostolic See signed on 18 August 1855 Agreement on Spiritual Service in Prisons 1998 Order of the Minister of Defence on the establishment of the spiritual service 1999 General Binding Regulation of the Czech Bishops’ Conference dealing with Church Property Management 2001 Agreement with the Episcopal Conference on spiritual service in prisons 2008 Law no. 428/2012 on the composition of churches and religious societies’ properties and on the amendment of some laws Association of Catholic Hospital Chapters 2012 Agreement of spiritual service in prison, Ecumenical Council of Churches of the Republic 2013 Ordinance of the Director-General of the Republican Penitentiary Service 2015

Amendment no. 388/2016 to Decree No. 232/2002 Ordinance of the Director-General of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic 2017

 

EU: Resolution no. 2876/2020 of the European Parliament on the ban imposed on the right to abortion in Poland

 

Romania: Law no. 55/2020 for the prevention of pandemic Decision No. 47/2020 for the prevention of pandemic Letter of the Patriarch of the Roman Church Arhiepiscopul Tomisului to Ludovic Orban 2020 Law no. 136/2020 on public health legislation to cope with pandemic

Slovakia:

Regulation of the Evangelical Church of Slesia 2004 On the right to raise conscientious objection for the Catholic Church 2005 Agreement dealing with religious assistance in the health sector with Episcopal Conference and recognised churches 2006 Methodological education on spiritual care in healthcare institutions that provide healthcare 2017 Internal Electoral Regulations of the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brothers 2020

 

2020

October 20 2020

Macedonia:

Letter from the President of North Macedonia to the Ecumenical Patriarch 2020Original document in Macedonian language

 

Montenegro:

Law on religious freedom or faith with official comment 2019Original document in Macedonian language

Letter from the Patriarch of Constantinople to the President of the Republic 2019Original document in Macedonian language

 

Ukraine:

Resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe no. 1466/2005, on the obligations of Ukraine

Approval of amendments to the procedure for affixing a mark on the Ukrainian passport concerning the identification number of a natural person 2006

Declaration on the sovereignty of the Ukrainian state 1990

On measures for the restitution of properties confiscated from religious organizations 1992

On the approval of regulation no. 703/1994 of the ministry for nationalities, migration and sects

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers no. 1010/1997 on the approval of the list of religious services, religious objects and related VAT exemption

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers no. 1005/2001 on the use of buildings and monuments not transferred to religious denominations

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 137/2002 on the conditions for the transfer of use of buildings and monuments to religious confessions

Order of the Ministry of Education and Science nr. 1699/2002 on the training of experts in higher education institutions

Order of the Ministry of Education and Science no. 280/2002 on experts in higher education institutions

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers nr. 166/2003 on the use of religious buildings and architectural monuments not subject to transfer to the permanent use of religious organizations

On the provision of free legal aid to citizens in criminal cases relating to the guarantee of freedom of conscience and religion

Order of the tax administration no. 371/2005 on the registration of persons in the register of natural persons and other mandatory payments

On the recommendations of the parliamentary hearings on Freedom of conscience and identification of the person 2005

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers nr. 1575/2006 on the establishment of the State Committee for Nationalities and Religions

Regulations of the State Committee no. 201/2007 for nationalities and religions

On the modification of some legislative acts concerning the right of religious organizations to the permanent use of the land 2009

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers nr. 1236/2010 on the repeal of some acts of the Council of Ministers

Declaration of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the recent developments of the Ukrainian question 2018Original document in Macedonian language

July 29 2020

Bosnia & Herzegovina:

Decision of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina the appeal of Ms. Fata Orlović in case no. AP-4492/14

Press Release and summary of the Orlović and a. Against Bosnia and Herzegovina

Separate dissenting opinion of judge Seada Palavrić joined by President Mirsad Ćeman, Vice-President Margarita Tsatsa-Nikolovska and judge Tudor Pantiru

Judgment of the ECHR no. 16332/18 on the case of Ms. Orlović and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Law on use of abandoned properties 2003

Law on freedom of religion, belief and on the legal status of religious communities 2019

 

Montenegro:

Law on freedom of religion, belief and on the legal status of religious communities 2019

Law on foreigners 2016

 

Poland:

Regulation of the Ministry of the Interior concerning the Regulatory Commission for the Polish autocephalous Orthodox Church 1999

Regulation on the juridical personality of the Diaconia of the Evangelical Reformed Church 2003

On the remuneration of members and auxiliary staff of regulatory committees operating according to the laws on relations between the State, churches and religious associations through February the 1st 2008 until December the 31st 2008

Law amending the legislation on the financing of the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Krakow on the state budget and on the relations between the State and the Catholic Church 2009

Law on the regulation of the legal status of certain properties under the control of the Polish autocephalous Orthodox Church 2009

Order of the President of the Republic of 28 February 2011

Notice of the Marshal of the Parliament on the publication of a uniform text of the law on the relationship of the State with the old Catholic Mariavita church 2014

On the publication of a uniform text of the law on the relationship between the State and the evangelical church of the Augsburg Confession 2014

Notice of the Marshal of the Parliament dealing with the publication of a uniform text of law on the relationship of the State with the Baptist Church 2015

Notice of the Marshal of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland on the publication of a uniform text of law on relations between the State and the Evangelical Reformed Church 2015

Ordinance of the President of the Republic concerning the recognition of the Wiślica – the collegial complex dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the relics of the church dedicated to Saint Nicholas and the fortress as a historical monument 2018

Regulation of the President of the Republic concerning the recognition of the Białystok – zespół kościoła pod wezwaniem Chrystusa Króla i św. Rocha as a historical monument 2018

Notice of the Marshal of the Parliament of the Republic related to the publication of a uniform text of law on the relations of the State with the Catholic Church 2019

 

Ukraine:

Pronunciation of the Supreme Court on the designation of religious groups 2019 (abstract)

July 3 2020

Moldavia:

Guidelines for compliance with the new disease (COVID-19) prevention measures 2020

Decision of the Extraordinary National Public Health Commission nr. 10 of 15 May 2020

Decision of the Extraordinary National Public Health Commission nr. 11 of 15 May 2020

 

Romania:

Military Ordinance nr. 1/2020 on security measures concerning the population and the movement of border goods

Military Ordinance nr. 2/2020 on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Military Ordinance nr. 3/2020 on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Military Ordinance nr. 4/2020 on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Order on rules of access to places of worship, minimum safety distance and specific health measures to perform religious activities 2020 Original document

Guidelines issued by the Chancellery of the Holy Synod for parishes and monasteries on disease prevention measures 2020

Guidelines issued by the Chancellery of the Holy Synod on services to be carried out on Palm Sunday and Holy Easter during the state of emergency 2020

Guidelines and instructions of the Church of the Roman Patriarch about the ordinance nr. 3/2020

Indications of the Romanian Church united with the Greek Catholic Rome Church on liturgical celebrations in a state of alert 2020

Indications of the Eastern Catholic Church on Easter Celebrations 2020

Press release of the Catholic Church with Greek ritual on the celebration of Easter 2020

Emergency Ordinance No. 1/ 1999 on the Siege State Regime updated to 2020

Decree no. 195/2020 establishing the state of emergency

2008 BOR Statute republished in 2020                   Original document

 

Russia:

Ordinance for the closure of the Churches located in Saint Petersburg 2020                        Original document

 

Ukraine:

Declaration of the State of Emergency COVID-19 2020

 

Linguistic additions:

Guidelines for parishes and monasteries to face the Covid-19 emergency, 2020 (Russian language added)

May 8 2020

Belarus:

Approval of the regulation for invitation of foreign priests in the Republic of Belarus and their activities on the territory, 1999

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Law on deserted apartments, 2003

Amendments to the law on the sale of apartments to which the Labour Law is applicable, 2006

Draft law on restitution, 2006 – not approved

Decision of the Constitutional Court on the on the illegitimacy of some articles of the Law on the rent of apartments, 2015

European Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2018

European Parliament Report Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019

 

Bulgaria:

Anti-discrimination law, 2004

 

Croatia:

Agreement on the implementation of the financial obligations of the Republic of Croatia towards the Catholic Church, 1999

Law on the return of property confiscated during the Jugoslav communist period, 2020

 

Czech Republic:

Declaration of Terezin, 2009

 

Hungary:

Criminal Code, 2012

 

Poland:

Law on relations with the Reformed Evangelical Church, 1994

Law on relations with the Lutheran Church, 1994

Law on relations with the Methodist Church, enacted on June the 30th 1995

Law on relations with the Church of the Mariaviti, enacted on February the 20th 1997

Digital register of Churches and other Religious Associations and their functions, 2018

Register of Churches and other Religious Associations, 2019

 

Russia:

Guidelines for parishes and monasteries to face the Covid-19 emergency, 2020

 

Slovenja:

Law regulating cemeteries 2016

 

Additions in the original language:

Poland: State and Church Relations 1989 (added in Polish language)

January 24 2020

Czech Republic:

Authorization 10886/1956 for the activity of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

Activities permitted for the Adventist Church 1956

Activities permitted for the Church of believers in Christ 1956

Activities permitted for the New Apostolic Churches 1956

Labor Code 1965 abstract

Abolition of the State Office for Ecclesiastical Affairs 1956

National Assembly on People’s Health 1966 abstract

Government ordinance no. 70/1968 on the economic security of the Greek Catholic Church by the State

Notice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs no. 120/1976 on the international pact of civil and political rights and on economic, social and cultural rights abstract

Government order no. 47/1981 on the adaptation of personal services provided by the State to churches and religious societies

Government regulation no. 578/1990 on the adjustment of personal services

Law no. 85/1990 on the abstract petition right

Decision no. 202/1990 of the National Council on lotteries and other similar games abstract

Federal Assembly Act no. 92/1990 on the conditions for the transfer of ownership from the state to other people

Communication no. 104/1991 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Convention on the Rights of the Child abstract

Notice from the Ministry of Culture no. 117/1991 on information from public abstract productions

Foreign Ministry Communication No. 209/1992 on the European Agreement for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Government ordinance no. 86/1993 on personal services provided to churches and religious societies

Agreement on the legal position of refugees and the additional protocol abstract 1993

Law on non-periodic publications 1995 abstract

Law amending the employment law 1999 Abstract

On income tax, as amended, and some other 2000 abstract laws

Law on the acquisition and loss of citizenship 2013 

 

2019

November 8 2019

Ukraine:

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 13/2019 on Case No.1-13 / 2019

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 11/2019 on Case no. 1-41 / 2019

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 9/2019 on Case no. 1-44 / 2019

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 4/2019 on Case no. 1-13 / 2019

Modification of article 12 of the law on freedom of conscience and on religious organizations 2018

Interpretative circulars about the law n. 2552/2018 on registrations

Venice Commission – Draft law on religious freedom 2006

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 8/2019 on Case no. 1-416 / 2018

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 18/2019 on Case no. 1-416 / 2018

Decision of the Constitutional Court on the interpretation of Article 98 of the Constitution

Separate opinion of the Constitutional Court on the conceptual deficiencies of decision no. 8/2019

The Holy Synod of Albania’s letter to Patriarch BartholomewGreek version

Ecumenical Patriarch’s Letter in Response to the Letter of the Archbishop of Albania

The Holy Synod of Albania’s second letter to Patriarch Bartholomew

Declaration of the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of 11 October 2018

Opinion of the Constitutional Court in support of the President’s appeal to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Parliamentary petition to the Constitutional Court against support for Bartolomeo’s Tomos

Legal position of UHHRU on the Ukrainian institutional crisis

Letter of Attanasio Albanian Patriarch to Kirill – October 2018

Letter of Attanasio Albanian Patriarch to Kirill – November 2018

October 2 2019

Bosnia Herzegovina:

Establishment of the 2007 school and pre-school council

Framework law on higher education 2007

Changes to the framework law on higher education 2009

Law on human rights – Ombudsman updated to 2015

General law on pre-school education 2007

Constitutional Court of September 1 2000 – Case U/59

Montenegro:

Decree of the regent Alexander Karadjordjevic on the abolition of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church 1920 Public Information Act 1998 Law on state survey and property register 2007 State Property Law 2011 Opinion of the Venice 2019 Committee

Macedonia:

On the registration of the denomination of religious confessions in the register of trademarks and patents 2002

Supporting declaration of the Macedonian Parliament to the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC) 2004

Law on trademarks and patents applicable to religious denominations 2013 EU Court – Stavropegic Monastery of Saint John Chrysostom against the Republic of Macedonia 2019

Poland:

Resolution of the Supreme Court on the alienation of immovable property by a body of the Catholic Church without authorization of the ecclesiastical authority 2008

Opinion on the draft law of the Republic of Armenia amending the law “on freedom of conscience and religious organizations” 2017

 

UE:

Opinion no. 354/2005 on the draft law regarding the religious freedom and the general regime of religions in Romania

Opinion no. 271/2004 on the draft law of the Republic of Armenia amending the law “on freedom of conscience and religious organizations” 2017

Opinion no. 673/2012 on the joint guidelines on the legal personality of religious or belief communities

 

Language additions:

Bosnia & Herzegovina – Law against discrimination 2009 (English language added)

July 12 2019

Ukraine:

Tomos recognizing the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine 2018

Statute of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine 2018

Resolution of the local Synod of the Kiev Patriarchate, held in the Church of San Vladomir 2019

Letter sent to the patriarch of Constantinople on October 18th 2018

Dicontinuance of the Kiev Patriarchate after joining the CPSU – unified cathedral, December 15, 2018

 

Montenegro:

Letter from Bartholomew to President Djukanović, where he does not recognize the so-called Church of Montenegro by Mr Dedeić 2019

Legal declaration on the modification to the law on the rejection of rights and damage to confiscated property 2017

Law on the restitution of agricultural land with social property 1992

Law on the equal restitution of properties 2003

ECHR case – Eparchy of Budimljansko – Nikšićka against Montenegro 2005

2013 Holiday Law

Public holidays for Catholics 2017

Press release on the law on religious holidays recognized to employees of the 2016 Orthodox faith

Law on the restitution of properties confiscated from churches and religious confessions 2006

Draft Law on the freedom of religion 2015

Bill on the legal representation and legal position of religious communities, amended and submitted to the public debate 2019

Opinion 820/2015 of the Venice Commission on the draft law on religious freedom 2015

 

Slovenia:

Establishment of the Council for Dialogue on Religious Freedom 2015

Council Regulation for dialogue on religious freedom 2015

 

Serbia:

Application form for restitution of property to Holocaust victims without local heirs

Law on the reimbursement of the depreciation of assets confiscated from the victims of Holocaust 2015

Law on the restitution of properties confiscated from churches and religious confessions 2006

 

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Law on denationalization 2007

June 3 2019

Czech Republic:

Regulation no. 110/1990 of the Ministry of Justice execution order on imprisonment

Law on theological faculties 1990

Changes to the 1990 Criminal Procedure Code

Amendment of Article 23 of Law no. 200/1990 on administrative crimes and art. 49 of law n. 273/2001

Law on state administration and self-administration in the 1990 educational system

Notice from the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on the salaries of religion teachers 1990

On the establishment and functioning of religious schools and schools of religious communities 1991

Law on civil service abstract 1992

Law on Custody Service 1993

Regulation no. 109/1994 about the order of execution of the penitentiary regulation abstract

On religious education in elementary schools 1997

Law on the detention service 1999

Law on Regular Soldiers 1999

Law on civil protection abstract 1999

Compensation for damages suffered from 1939 to 1945 for religious or racial convictions 2000

Repair of damages suffered by the Jewish community 2000

Law on the granting of a driving license and the use of headgear for religious reasons 2000 abstract

Government Regulation no. 502/2000 on health protection against the harmful effects of noise and vibrations abstract

Law on public collections and on the change of some deeds 2001

Law on radio and television broadcasts and on the change of some acts 2001

Law on churches and religious societies, as amended by the Constitutional Court 2005

Government Regulation no. 566/5006 on the payment of the personal services of churches and religious societies

May 2 2019

Russia:

Russian Orthodox Church – regulation for the election of Patriarch of Moscow and of all Russia 2013

Federal law no. 8/1996 on burials and funerary affairs

Decree no 271/1918 of the Council of the popular Commissioners 1918 on cemeteries and funerals

Public activity of Orthodox Christians 2011

Russian Orthodox Church – on the religious Ministry and Catechetical education 2011

Russian Orthodox Church – on the religious assistance in jails 2013

Russian Orthodox Church – on the laity of non-monastic unmarried people 2011

Russian Orthodox Church – on the organization of juvenile work 2011

Russian Orthodox Church – on the organization of missionary work 2011

Russian Orthodox Church – regulation on the composition of the Local Council 2013

Russian Orthodox Church – on public blasphemy and slander against the Church 2011

Russian Orthodox Church – on the principles of social work organization 2011

Russian Orthodox Church – on the problems related to ecology 2013

Russian Orthodox Church – on family reform and on juvenile justice issues 2013

Russian Orthodox Church – on the development of new accounting technologies and personal data processing 2013

Declaration of the consecrated Episcopal Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on life and issues related to indigenous minorities 2011

Law on cultural heritage, historical and cultural memorials belonging to the peoples of the Russian Federation 2002

Regulatory framework on the relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and non-orthodox Christianity 2008

Regulation on material and social support to ecclesiastical priests and workers of religious organizations of the Russian Orthodox Church

Regulations of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the Criminal Executive System in 2013

Statute of the Russian Orthodox Church adopted by the Council of Bishops in 2000, updated to 2017

Statute of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarchate of Moscow 1990

April 3 2019

Poland:

Regulation of the Ministry of National Education, amending the conditions and organisation arrangements for religious teaching in public schools 1999

On the Relations between State and the Karaim religious Association 1936

Public Administration’s Authorities organisation changes 1950

On the management of territorial resources and expropriation of real estate1985

On the legal status of the Polish Orthodox Autocephalous Church 1991

Law on the Legal Status of the Pentecostal Church 1997

Relations between State and Jewish Religious communities 1997

Regulation on the register of churches and other religious associations1999

Amendments to the Regulation on conditions and methods of religious education in schools 1999

Statute of the Baptist Church in Poland -KChB 2005

Law on the Relations between State and the Christian Baptist Church 2007

Law on the Relations between State and the Seventh-day Adventist 2014

Decision no. 266/2015 of the provincial administrative tribunal in Varsavia

Law on the Relations between State and the Christian Baptist Church 2015

Specific Rules for the execution of religious practice and use of religious services in jails and centres of detention

Application of art. 4 on the proceedings for the acquisition of legal personality of ecclesiastical institutions

On the register of Churches and other associations 1999

Law on social assistance 1990

Amendments to the activity of some central and superior bodies of the public administration

Religious Instruction on closed or separated Institutions 1997

Protocol of cooperation between the Government and the Polish bishops’ conference 2013

Protocol of cooperation between the Government and the Polish bishops’ conference 2016

Protocol of cooperation between the Government and the Polish bishops’ conference 2017

Protocol of cooperation between the Government and the Polish bishops’ conference 2018

Commission of joint representatives from the Government and the Polish ecumenical Council 2013

Commission of joint representatives from the Government and the Polish ecumenical Council 2017

Transitory Statute for the office of worships 1950

Amendments to central organisation of State 1989

National Regulation of the Ministry of Education 1992

March 15 2019

Bosnia:

Statute for the autonomous administration of Muslim religious matters and vakuf affairs 1909

Regulation establishing guidelines for the introduction of Christmas and other holidays in organizational models 2004

Decision on concerning criteria for funds granting to churches and religious groups centres 2016

Amendment to the Regulation on the Institution and management of the churches and religious groups’ register of income 2018

Constitution 2005 established text

 

Croatia:

Regulation amending the Institution of the office and the Commission for the relations with religious 2013

Constitution of the Republic of Croatia 1992

 

Montenegro:

Law on foreigners 2018

On the internal organizational structure of the Ministry of Human Rights and Minorities 2017

 

Romania:

Rules of procedure of disciplinary and judicial institutions of the Roman Orthodox Church

Statute of organization and operation of the BOR in 2011

 

Serbia:

Constitutional Judgement on the legitimacy of the Law on churches and religious communities.  (Case n. I with 455/2011, Constitutional Court’s Decision, January 16th 2013)

Religious assistance to catholic militaries and Greek orthodox 2011

 

Slovenia:

Decision to create the Governmental Office for religious communities 1973

Decision amending the Institution of the Governmental Office for religious 2007

Law amending the law on the administration of the State 2012

On the Institution of the Governmental Council for the dialogue on freedom of religion 2015

 

Language addition:

Serbia – Supreme Court of Cassation- Registration on the Register of religious groups, confirmation of the administrative court’s sentence 2012 (Serbian language added)

March 1 2019

Czech Republic:

Law no. 84/1990 on freedom of assembly

Law on freedom of religious belief and status of Churches and Religious Societies 1991

Law on registration of Churches and Religious Societies 1992

Constitution 1993

Law on funerals 2001

Amendments to some law on cemeteries 2001

Law no. 256/2001 on funerals and amendments to specific provisions modified by law no. 479/2001

Law no. 122/2004 on war graves and worship places amending  law no. 256/2001

Law no. 94/1963 on Family amending art. 4a-4c, art. 10

Legal Statement of the National Council no. 307/1990 on ecclesiastical real estates

Law no. 71/2002 on real estates taxes abstract

Law on successions and donations 1992 abstract

Law no. 588/1992 on income tax abstract

Opinion of Finance Ministry no. 93/1993 on fiscal exemption from imported merchandise’s

Law 193/2017 on funerals and amendments to some provisions

Law no. 277/2017 on municipal provisions in order to guarantee a decorous burial

Grant of Public Consent for the exercise of religious/ spiritual activities 1975

Law on Religious Freedom, legal status of Churches and Religious Societies 1991

Law 588/1992 on the application of VAT to religious groups

Law 298/1990 on the regulations of some property relations of ordinary orders and combinations and Archdiocese of Olomong

Law no. 81/1991 on associations and political parties

Government Decree no. 86/1993 on personal checks granting to members of Churches and Religious societies

Ministry of Interior Regulation no. 207/2000 on bookkeeping and amendment to several acts

Ministry of Interior Law no. 301/2000 on bookkeeping and amendment to several acts

February 8 2019

Bosnia & Herzegovina:

Law on freedom and legal status of church and religious communities 2004

 

Croatia:

Law on legal status of religious communities 2002

Law on legal status of religious communities updated to 2013

 

Czech Republic:

Law on allocation of properties to churches and religious groups 2012

 

Czechoslovak:

Law enacted by the National Council of the Czech Socialist Republic regarding the Institution of Ministries 1969

 

Hungary:

Law on freedom of conscience and religion and churches 1991

Law on property of clerical possessions 1991

Constitutional Court Case on the Management of Religious Groups’ Registers 2013

 

Romania:

Law on associations and foundations 1924

Regulation regarding the execution of the Law on associations and 1924

Decree 78/2005 regarding the organization and functioning of the Ministry of Culture and Cults

 

Slovakia:

Constitution 1992

Law enacted by the National Council on the mitigation of some criminal offences against property, committed against churches and religious communities 1993

Law amending the previous 1993 Law on the mitigation of some real estate market crisis at the detriment of churches and religious communities 2002

On the restitution of land properties 2003

Restitution and relocation of real estate belonging to churches and religious communities 2005

 

Slovenia:

Agreement between the Slovenian Evangelical Church and the Government on religious support to Slovenian soldiers 2000

Agreement between the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference and the Government on religious support to Slovenian soldiers 2000

Agreement on the legal status between the Slovenian State and the Dharmaling buddhistic congregation 2008

Governmental Committee for the settlement of ongoing issues between the Roman Catholic Church and the Commissioner of the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference for the regulation of the relations with the State 1999

 

Ukraine:

Freedom of conscience and religious cults 1991 through amendments of 2018

About amendments to some Ukrainian laws concerning the creation of religious institutions for educational purposes 2015

Amendments to some legal acts concerning the Regulation on the activities of the clerical chaplains within organs and institutions 2015

About amendments to Article 266 of the fiscal code regarding the tax exemption on real estates accorded to religious institutions 2015

January 11 2019

Albania:

Law on cultural heritage and museums 2018

 

Bosnia & Herzegovina:

Regulation and organization of the Islamic community of Rijaseta 2015

Appeal of the Greek-Catholic eparchy Vicariate of Križevačke on the recognition of legal personality against the decision of the District Court of Banja Luka 2013

 

Czech Republic:

Amendment to the law of execution of the 2008 security detention

Regulation modifying the government ordinance no. 566/2006 on the payment of personal services of churches and religious societies 2009

Law amending certain laws in relation to the adoption of the law on electronic identity 2017

Resolution of the Constitutional Court nr. 242/2010 on the adaptation of property relations with the land and other assets

Decision of the Constitutional Tribunal no. 177/2013 on the cancellation of the law n. 428/2012 for compensation of properties to churches and religious societies

Decree n. 383/2013 establishing a model form for presenting data from accounting issues, issued pursuant to the law on the composition of properties with churches and religious communities

 

Lithuania:

Criminal Code 2000

 

Macedonia:

ECHR case of 12 April 2018 – the Bektashi community and others against the Republic of Macedonia

 

Romania:

Ordinance no. 22/2012 on the organization and functioning of the Secretariat of State for Cults

 

Serbia:

List of Churches and religious communities 2011

Judgment on the restitution of ecclesiastical assets 2012

Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding registration in the register of churches and religious communities 2012

Regulation on the distribution of budget funds to churches and religious communities 2013

Law on the structure of the Government in Serbia 2005 updated to 2014

Ministries Organization Act in 2014

 

Slovenja:

Law on the structure of the state administration 2016

Agreement between the Catholic Episcopal Conference and the Government on religious assistance to the armed forces 2000

Agreement between the Evangelical Church and the Government on Spiritual Assistance to the Armed Forces 2000

 

Linguistic addition:

Law on religious freedom and legal position of churches and religious communities 2004 (Bosnian language added) 

 

2018

December 11 2018

Belarus:

Statute of the orthodox Church of the Belarusian Exarchate of the Patriarchate of Moscow 2009

Cultural Heritage Law 1992

Regulation of the Public Committee on religious affairs and nationality 1996

Structure and activity of the Council of Ministries 2008

On the Committee for Religion and Nationality under the Ministry of Councils DPR nr. 707/2001

Cultural Heritage Law 2012

Regulation of the Committee for religious affairs and nationality nr. 891/2006

Integration of art. 6 of the Regulation on the Commissioner for religious affairs and nationality nr. 1018/2012

Ordinance of the Council of Ministry of the Republic on the Committee for religious affairs and nationality nr. 5/2002

On the Organization of the Government DPR nr 5/2006

Resolution nr. 1018/2012 amending Decision nr 891/2006 adopted by the Ministry of Council of the Republic

Amendments and additions on freedom of conscience and religious organizations 1995

Law on mass events adjustments on the Republic of Belarus 1997

Law on mass media 2008

Fiscal Code Law 2002

Cultural Heritage Law 2006

Invitation to foreign citizens to undertake religious proselytism Resolution nr. 123/2008

Statute of – BAOC –  the Saint Autocephalous Hortodox Church 1942

Statute of – BAOC – the Saint Autocephalous Hortodox Church 1974 amended 2003

Didactic and methodical letter issued by the MInistry of Public Instructions’ Foreign Missionaries on religious activities developed on public educational institutions 1995

Statute of the Belarusian Autocephalous orthodox 1927

On the civil service of the Republic of Belarus 2003

On the fight against extremism 2007  

November 26 2018

Estonia:

Adoption of Religious Faiths’ Constitution 1977

 

Latvia:

Amendments to the Restitution Property Law of Religious Faiths’ 1994

Amendments to the Law regulating Religious Cults 1994

2018 Constitutional Court Ruling on the Law of Religious Faiths

Amendments to the law regulating Religious freedom 1996

Amendments to the law regulating Religious freedom 2002

Amendments to the law regulating Religious freedom 2008

Amendments to the law regulating Religious freedom 2009

Amendments to the law regulating Religious freedom 2014

Regulation regarding the drafting up of annual financial statements of Religious Faiths 2006

Ruling on the rejection of inclusion (registration) of a Church 2012

Amendments to the Restitution Property Law regarding the seizure of Religious Faiths’ ownerships 1994

 

Lithuania:

Constitutional Court Ruling on religious instruction in public schools and difference in treatment among religious faiths 2000

 

Moldova:

Government Order nr. 129/2000 on the functioning duties of the Ministry of Justice

Approval of transitory regulation nr. 758/1994 on cults inclusion (registration)

Ruling nr. 1741/2002 on Religious Faiths’ registration and their properties

Ruling nr. 201/2003 on the management of structure and staff in sects

Order nr. 1130/2007 on the dismissal of the Public Service for cults problems

Constitutional Court Ruling nr. 10-13/2007 on the constitutionality of section 1 and section 2 paragraph 1 of decision nr. 740/2002 on building and holy sites

Regulation on public property transfer 2015 

November 9 2018

Albania:

General management regulation for Cemeteries in 2014

Decision of the Court of Appeals of Tirana on the state of abandonment of a mosque in 2017

 

Bosnia:

Heritage Conservation Act in 2002

 

Bulgaria:

Law to regulate use of the burqa in 2016

Heritage Conservation Act in 2009

Heritage Conservation Act in 2016

 

Croatia:

Heritage Conservation Act in 2018

 

Slovenia:

Heritage Conservation Act in 2018

 

Estonia:

Law on religious freedom in 1993

Law regulating relations between cults and government 1996 abstract

 

Latvia:

Law on the restitution of properties confiscated from religious organizations 1992

Amendments to the law on restitution of properties confiscated from religious organizations 2000

Amendments to the law on religious organizations 2002

Amendments to the law on restitution of properties confiscated from religious organizations 2009

 

Lithuania:

Order no. 287/2003 about documents needed to registrer political parties and religious confessions

Decision nr. 10/2016 of the Constitutional Court on the differences in the treatment of traditional and non-traditional confessions

Decision of the Constitutional Court on the differences in treatment of traditional confessions 2007

Decision of the Constitutional Court nr. 347/2009 on the activities of esoteric religious groups

 

Moldova:

Law regulating cultural activities 1999

Law on the ownership of mobile cultural heritage 2011

Law on the ownership of intangible cultural property 2012

 

Romania:

Amendment to the Heritage Conservation Act in 2017 

October 25 2018

Belarus:

Agreement between the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus and the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the assistance to prisoners, 1999

Cooperation Agreement between the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus and the Republic of Belarus, 2003

Resolution n. 31 (15. 01. 2003) of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus “On the introduction of amendments and additions to the Regulations of the Committee on Religious and National Affairs under the Council of Ministries of the Republic of Belarus”, 2003

Cooperation Agreement of the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus on the border troops of the Republic of Belarus, 2009

Cooperation Programs between the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Belarus and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Cooperation Programs between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Collaborative Agreement between the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus and the Government of Belarus regarding access to public television channels, 2004

Collaborative Agreement between the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Collaborative Agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Signature of the Cooperation Agreement between the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus and the regional executive committee of Minsk, 2004

Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus on the Chernobyl nuclear accident consequences, 2004

Cooperation Agreement between the executive Committee of Minsk and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Cooperation Project between the Ministry of Culture and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus on creative works of protection, restoration and development of historical and cultural heritage, 2004

Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Education and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, from 2004 to 2006

Cooperation Program between the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Information and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, 2004

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus on overcoming Chernobyl accident consequences, 2006

Decision № Р-199/2007, April 5th of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus on the right to appeal to religious associations, 2007

Law on Freedom of conscience and religious associations, amended in 2012

Cooperation Program of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus from 2015 to 2020

October 10 2018

July 5 2018

Albania:

Reproductive health act 2002

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 1995

 

Bulgaria:

Ordinance no. 2/1990 which regulates terms and procedures for the artificial interruption of pregnancy

Health act 2010

 

Croatia:

Law on health measures to obtain the right to decide on childbirth 1978

Law on health measures to obtain the right to decide on childbirth 2009 consolidated version

 

Kosovo:

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 2009

 

Latvia:

Changes of the Council of Ministers to the regulation no. 590/2003 on the organizational provisions concerning the interruption of pregnancy

 

Romania:

Decree law no. 1/1989 of the Council of the National Salvation Front, repealing some laws

Patient Rights Act 2003

Health Reform Act 2006

Regulation no. 770/1966 on the interruption of pregnancy, then converted into law n. 36/1966

 

Russia:

Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on the abolition of the prohibition of abortion 1955

 

Slovakia:

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 1957

Decree of the Ministry of Health implementing the law n. 68/1957 which regulates the interruption of pregnancy

Decree no. 74/1986 of the Ministry of Health implementing law no. 73/1986 on the artificial interruption of pregnancy

Law no. 363/2011 on the conditions for refund of drugs

Law of the National Council on the artificial interruption of pregnancy 1986

Law no. 419/1991 of the National Council that modifies some health regulations

 

Slovenia:

Law on the health measures to obtain the right to interrupt pregnancy 1977

 

Hungary:

Decree no. 31/2006 on the protectionof minors and the administration of the guardianship authority

Fetal Protection Act 1992 consolidated version 2018

Labor Code Act 1992  

June 21 2018

Croatia

Health measures to obtain the right to free decision on the interruption of pregnancy 1978

Decision no. 25/2017 of the Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of the law on the free decision on the interruption of pregnancy

Decision no. 25/2017 of the Constitutional Court – Dissenting Opinion of Judge Miroslav Šumanović

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 2009

 

Czechoslovakia

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 1957

 

Czech Republic

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy pregnancy 1986

 

Estonia

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy and sterilization 1998

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy and sterilization 2015

 

Latvia

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 2003

 

Lithuania

Procedures for performing a surgical termination of pregnancy 1994

 

Montenegro

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 2009

 

Poland

The Family Planning, Human Embryo Protection and Conditions of Permissibility of Abortion 1993

Criminal code 1997

Criminal Code 2017 – consolidated version

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 1956

Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 27 May 1997 on The Family Planning, Human Embryo Protection and Conditions of Permissibility of Abortio

Decision of the President of the Constitutional Court of 18 December 1997 on The Family Planning, Human Embryo Protection and Conditions of Permissibility of Abortion

 

Russia

Federal law for the protection of health, reproductive health and termination of pregnancy 2011 abstract

Federal law for the protection of health and prohibition of euthanasia 2011 abstract

 

Serbia

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 2005 

May 11 2018

Romania:

ECHR decision no. 65965/2001 – Greek-Catholic Parish Sfantul Vasile vs. Romania

CC decision no. 983/2012 on the exception of the unconstitutionality of the Art 29 of the law nr. 1/2000

Decree no. 1340/1938 which modifies the law on the endowment of monasteries with forests and agricultural land

Decree no. 150/1974 amending the Decree no. 177/1948 on the general regime of religious denominations

Decision of the High Court of Justice nr. 1502/2010 on the appeal for civil claims

Law n. 554/2004 on administrative dispute – consolidated version 2017

Law n. 178/2002 on the repeal of the Art. 7 of Decree 177/1948

Law n. 169/1997 which modifies and completes the law n. 18/1991 on agricultural properties

Law 66/1937 on the assignment of forests and other lands of some Orthodox monasteries

Law n. 350/2006 to guarantee relevant conditions for the socio-professional integration of young people

Law no. 113/1944 which modifies and completes the law no. 851/1942 on the allocation of agricultural land and forests to the Orthodox monasteries

Law no. 261/2008 which modifies and completes the Art. 29 of the law no. 1/2000 about the right of ownership on agricultural and forest land

Law on the free circulation and passport release in 2005

Ordinance no. 65/1997 regulating diplomatic passport release

Order of the Holy Synod on the raising of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the Patriarchate 1925

Regulations concerning the monastic life, administrative and disciplinary organization of the monasteries 1998

Regulations on the organization and functioning of the theological seminaries of the BOR patriarch abstract

CEDU decision no. 2330/2009 – Sindacatul Pastorul Cel Bun affair against Romania 2013

Judgment of the Constitutional Court no. 107/2017 on the exception of the unconstitutionality of some parts of Articles 1 and 4 of the law no. 94/2000 concerning confiscation and return

Example of decree to appoint a Bishop of the Greek Catholic Church united with Rome 2002 

April 27 2018

Romania:

ECHR decision no. 65965/2001 – Greek-Catholic Parish Sfantul Vasile vs. Romania

CC decision no. 983/2012 on the exception of the unconstitutionality of the Art 29 of the law nr. 1/2000

Decree no. 1340/1938 which modifies the law on the endowment of monasteries with forests and agricultural land

Decree no. 150/1974 amending the Decree no. 177/1948 on the general regime of religious denominations

Decision of the High Court of Justice nr. 1502/2010 on the appeal for civil claims

Law n. 554/2004 on administrative dispute – consolidated version 2017

Law n. 178/2002 on the repeal of the Art. 7 of Decree 177/1948

Law n. 169/1997 which modifies and completes the law n. 18/1991 on agricultural properties

Law 66/1937 on the assignment of forests and other lands of some Orthodox monasteries

Law n. 350/2006 to guarantee relevant conditions for the socio-professional integration of young people

Law no. 113/1944 which modifies and completes the law no. 851/1942 on the allocation of agricultural land and forests to the Orthodox monasteries

Law no. 261/2008 which modifies and completes the Art. 29 of the law no. 1/2000 about the right of ownership on agricultural and forest land

Law on the free circulation and passport release in 2005

Ordinance no. 65/1997 regulating diplomatic passport release

Order of the Holy Synod on the raising of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the Patriarchate 1925

Regulations concerning the monastic life, administrative and disciplinary organization of the monasteries 1998

Regulations on the organization and functioning of the theological seminaries of the BOR patriarch abstract

CEDU decision no. 2330/2009 – Sindacatul Pastorul Cel Bun affair against Romania 2013

Judgment of the Constitutional Court no. 107/2017 on the exception of the unconstitutionality of some parts of Articles 1 and 4 of the law no. 94/2000 concerning confiscation and return

Example of decree to appoint a Bishop of the Greek Catholic Church united with Rome 2002 

April 27 2018

Romania:

List of decrees approving some unpublished Statutes of Religious Confessions between 1945 and 1989

Decrees of recognition of denominations between 1944 and 1950

Decree Law on the legal status of the inhabitants of Jewish faith in Romania 1940

Decree that modifies the decree nr. 177-1948 on the general regime of cults

Decree n. 113-1948 relating the remains of Jews who were victims of persecution, death and heirs

Decree n. 92-1950 on the nationalization of some real estate

Decree n. 8-1954 on natural and legal persons

Decree n. 223-1974 on the regulation of goods

Press act 1974

Law n. 1-1975 on the oath of faith and devotion to the Socialist Republic of Romania

Decree n. 9-1989 which provides for the repeal of numerous legislative acts

Government Decision no. 1318-1990 on the use of some buildings by religious confessions

Decree n. 87-1990 on the approval of salary levels for the personnel of the Ministry of the business

Decree n. 86-1990 which modifies the art. 5 of the Statute of Organization and Operation of the Romanian Orthodox Church

Decree No. 126-1990 which confirms the recognition of the Romanian Church Unit with Rome – Greek Catholic

Government Decision no. 484-1991 on the institution of the Roman Catholic University Theological Institute in Bucharest

Decision on some measures relating to the salary of the clergy and other categories of cults 1992

Balamand Agreement against Uniatism 1993

Law n. 117-1995 on the integration of the social insurance system for Armenian culture, and Muslim culture

Law that repeals art. 71 of the decree 177-1948 on the general regime of cults

Sentence nr. 592-2014 of the FCE Civil Court on the case of Culto del Mosaico and the Municipality of Sighet 

March 29 2018

Bulgaria:

ECHR Decision no. 58088/2008 Methods and others v. Bulgaria

 

Moldova:

Case no. 2221/2006 Arcadie Fusu and others against The Republic of Moldova

Law on freedom of conscience, thought and religion, amended and updated in 2017

Decision of the ECHR 12282/2002 on the registration and recognition of the Muslim cult in Moldova

Tomos of Patriarch Alexy II: Recognition of the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Moldova in 1994

Law on the public ownership and territorial administrative management 1999

ECHR Decision no. 45701/1999 Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia against the Republic of Moldova

ECHR Decision no. 952/2003 Church Adevărat Orthodox of Moldova and others against The Republic of Moldova

ECHR Decision no. 6303/2005 Maşaev against The Republic of Moldovao about individual religious freedom

ECHR Decision no. 3/2007 on the termination of the constitutional review process

Law n. 459/1991 on the property right in the Republic of Moldova

Law n. 1225/1992 on the rehabilitation of victims of political repression

Decision of the Constitutional Court nr. 1/2011 on the freedom of association concerning the Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Decision of the Constitutional Court nr. 28g / 2016 on the violation of the right of religious freedom and gender equality

Caritas Statute in the Republic of Moldova 2015

Statute of the Messianic Jewish cult 2014

Ordinance nr.46/1993 approving the Statute of the Union of the Churches of Evangelical Christian Faith (Pentecostal Cult)

Changes to the Statute of the Orthodox Church of Moldova 2001

 

Languages additions:

Guarantees of religious freedom 1992

Law on the religious freedom of confessions and their components 2007 

March 2 2018

Romania:

Cumulative acts concerning land use to a religious confession for free

Agreement with the BOR about religious assistance in jail in 2013

Agreement about teaching of Catholic religion for the Magyar and Greek Catholic cult

Statute of the General Association of United Laiymen Romans – Greek-Catholic Cult

Decision of the Constitutional Court no. 154/2002 about the unconstitutionality of articles 54 and 55 of the decree no. 31/1954

Decision no. 476/2015 requesting for modify to the land register

Declaration no. 2/2011 on the commemoration of the Holocaust Day

Law no. 46/1996 about training the population for defense – updated version to 2004

Law no. 27/1994 regarding local taxes and tax concessions for buildings belonging to religious cults

Law on the legal personality of associations and foundations 1924

Regulations for the application of the Law on associations and foundations

Decree no. 410/1959 which modifies Decree no. 177/1948 on the general regime of cults

Decision amending Article 1 of Ordinance no. 255/2015 on the free use of a land surface by the Metropolitan Church of Moldova and Bucovina – Archbishop of Iasi

Cemetary regulations on the organization and functioning of the parish and monasterial cemeteries of the BOR 2003

Rules of procedure of the disciplinary institutions of the Roman Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe 2003

Regulation on religious assistance in the army 2014

Sentence of the Constitutional Court no. 669 / 2014 about the teaching of religion in public schools

Civil decision no. 620-r / 2014 which rejects the civil action proposed by the Mosaic Ministry against the Mayor of the Municipality of Sighet

Resolution on the recognition of the Statute of the Christian Church Cult of the Gospel 2008

Law on the remuneration support for religious staff, which weights on the State budget 2017

 

Language added:

Agreement statement of 1927 (Romanian language added) 

February 2 2018

Romania:

Decree no. 334/1970 on the organization and functioning of the Department for Cults

Amendment of decree no. 334/1970 which organizes the functioning of the Department for Cults

Decree no. 67/1990 on the dissolution of the department of cults and institution of the Ministry of Religious Affairs

Ordinance no. 777/1990 on the establishment of the Secretariat of State for the Cults

Decree n. 939/1990 on the organization and functioning of the Cults department

Ordinance no. 595 1992 on the organization and functioning of the Secretariat of State for the Cults

Ordinance no. 218/1995 on the organization and functioning of the Secretariat of State for the Cults

Ordinance no. 63/1998 on the organization and functioning of the Secretariat of State for the Cults

Ordinance no. 429/2000 which modifies and completes the ordinance 28/2001 on the organization and functioning of the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs

Ordinance no. 286/2001 amending and completing the ordinance 28/2001 on the organization and functioning of the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs

Ordinance no. 28/2001 which provides for the organization and functioning of the Secretariat of State for Religious Affairs

Ordinance no. 742/2003 which provides for the organization and functioning of the Secretariat of State for Cults

Ordinance no. 78/2005 which provides for the organization and functioning of the Secretariat of State for Cults

Ordinance no. 9/2009 organization and functioning of the Ministry of Culture of Religious Affairs and National Heritage

Ordinance no. 1221/1990 on the establishment of the theological colleges of the United Romanian Church with Rome

Decree n. 718/1956 for the creation of nursing homes and subsidies for recognized religious confessions in the Romanian People’s Republic

Law n. 52/1993 concerning the integration of the social security system for personnel of the Romanian Orthodox Church

Law No. 167/1998 on the integration of the social security system of the staff of the Romanian Church United with Rome

Law n. 203/1997 on the integration of the Mosaic Welfare social security system into the state social security system

Law on the public pension system and other social security rights 2000 

January 20 2018

Macedonia:

Law on the protection of cultural heritage 2004

 

Romania:

Sentence no. 474-2014 of the Court of Satu Mare

Sentence no. 669-2014 of the Court of Maramureş

Judgment on the case of the Greek-Catholic parish of Sambata Bihor against Romania

Decision no. 157/2012 of the Court of Appeal of Timişoara 2012

Decision no. 2646/2013 of the Court of Cassation of Maramureş on a Roman Church united with Roman Catholic Rome against the Orthodox Parish of Baia Mare

Decision on the case of the Greco-Catholic parish of Bogdan Voda against Romania 2013

Decision no. 1553/2015 on the case of the Greco-Catholic Parish of Sapanta against the Orthodox parish of Sapanta

Decision no. 1633/2015 of the Court of Appeal of Cluj which admits the appeal of the Greek-Catholic parish of Budesti

Decision no. 1201-2008 of the Constitutional Court on the exception of unconstitutionality of Article 3 of the legislative decree 126-1990

Decision no. 616-2008 of the Constitutional Court on the exception of the unconstitutionality of Art. 197 of the Code of Civil Procedure

Case of the Greek-Catholic parish Lupeni and others against Romania in 2011

Summary of the case of the Greek-Catholic parish Lupeni and others against Romania in 2011

Case of the Greek-Catholic Parish of Glod against Romania in 2007

Law on the general regime of cults in 1928

Emergency Ordinance no. 19-2005 on the realization of the Cathedral of the Salvation Cathedral of the Nation

Rules of procedure of the disciplinary institutions 2015

Ordinance no. 26-2000 on the regulation of associations and foundations

Law n. 22-2014 amending the order no. 26-2000 relating to associations and foundations

Law on the exclusive right of religious confessions for the production of religious objects in 1992

Statute of organization and operation of the BOR in 1949

Statute of organization and operation of the BOR in 2017 

2017

December 12 2017

Romania:

Ordinance no. 96/2012 about the reorganization of the central public administration and the modification of some legislative acts

Decision no. 587/2013 amending the decision no. 44/2013 about the organization of the Secretariat of State for Cults

Decision no. 244/2004 to determine the rent fees for buildings subject to the provisions of Government Decree no. 94/2000 about the return of real estate

Framework Law no. 284/2010 on the remuneration of public employees

Law no. 193/2016 about the completion of the Framework Law no. 284/2010 on the remuneration of public employees

Law on the legal regime of public ownership 1998

Ordinance no. 16/2012 about the reorganization of the central public administration

Ordinance no. 361/2005 about the establishment, and the organization of the National Authority for the restitution of confiscated assets

Government Emergency Ordinance no. 21/2015 on the amendment and completion of Law no. 165/2013

Cemetery regulations of the Municipality of Bucharest

Decision of the Cassation no. 7525/2012

ECHR ruling: Greek-Catholic Parish of Sambata Bihor against Romania 2010

Judgment of the Constitutional Court no. 49/1995 on the unconstitutionality of legislative decree no. 126/1990

Judgment of the Court of Appeal of Oradea – trade and litigation section no. 78/2009

Judgment of the Civil Court no. 2688/2015 about the possibility toacuire for usucapione the ownership of the cemetery attached to the church

Judgment of the Civil Court no. 2095/2010 about the ownership of a church

Decree no. 113/1948 concerning the rests of Jews whit no living relatives and died because of persecution

Emergency Ordinance no. 21/1997 about the return of buildings to the Jewish community

Emergency Ordinance no. 83/1999 about the return of buildings to the Jewish community

Ordinance no. 111/1998 about the return of buildings to the Jewish community

Ordinance no. 95/2014 about the modification and completion of the Statute of the Federation of Jewish Communities

 

Linguistic Additions:

Greek-Catholic Cult 1948 (Romanian language added)

Ordinance No. 26 on associations and foundations 2000 (Romanian language added) 

October 23 2017

Bosnia Herzegovina:

Criteria for the Designation of Ownership of National Monuments 2002

Law implementing the decisions of the Commission for the protection of national monuments 2002

Amendments to the Medical Insurance Act 2002

Amendments to the Law on the Protection of Goods in Accordance with Commission for the protection of National Monuments 2002

Health Insurance Act in 1997

Law on Value Added Tax 2005

Law on Defense 2005

Law on Religious Freedom and the Legal Status of Churches and Religious Communities in 2004

Protection of the assets identified by Commission for the protection of national monuments in 2002

Law on Associations and Foundations in 2002

Law on Humanitarian Activities and Humanitarian Organizations in 1998 abstract

Amendments to the Value Added Tax in 2005

Amendments to the Law on Humanitarian Organizations Activities in 1998

Commission’s internal rules for preserving national monuments 2006

Rules for the holding of the register of associations, foundations and foreign and international non-governmental organizations 2002

Law on the Protection of Goods decided by the Commission for the Protection of National Monuments in 2002

 

Language additions:

Basic agreement between the Holy See and Bosnia

Rules for the registration of legal persons in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Additional Protocol to the Basic Agreement between the Holy See and Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006

Family Law in the Republic of Croatia (35-2005)

Family Law in the Republic of Serbia (54-2002) 

March 20 2017

Romania: 

Decision on the established staff and the administrative recognition of the Armenian Archdiocese Church of Romania

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2008

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of Christian Worship Baptist – Union of Christian Baptist Churches

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of the Adventist Church in 2008

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of the Evangelical Church in 2008

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of the Evangelical Lutheran Church

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of the Evangelical Church of Romania in 2008

Decision on the recognition of the Old Rite Russian Orthodox Church Statute 2008

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of the Pentecostal Church – Apostolic Church of God in 2008

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of the Reformed Church in 2008

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of the Unitarian Church in Transylvania in 2010

Decision on the recognition of the Statute of Jewish Communities Federation of Romania – Cult of the Mosaic 2008

Amendments to the Statute of the Pentecostal Church

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Statute of Worship Christian Pentecostal – Apostolic Church of God in 2014

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Statute of Worship Christian Pentecostal – Apostolic Church of God in 2015

Ordinance on financial support for institutions and religious confessions recognized in 2014

Implementing Regulation of the statute Pentecostal Union in 1999

Electoral rules of Worship Pentecostal Christian Romania 2013

Statute of Worship Pentecostal Christian – Apostolic Church of God in 2013

Statute of the Union of Evangelical Christian Churches in 2007

 

2016

November 4 2016

Albania:

Law on the treatment of property and completion of the process of the property compensation in 2015

 

Bosnia & Herzegovina:

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in 1995

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989

Decision no. 38-2006 on the establishment of the Council of National Minorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Government of the Canton of Sarajevo – Updating the evaluation of the Decision in matter of Religion in 2011

Updating law on the Secondary Education Act in the Sarajevo Canton 2016

Updating law on the Elementary Education Act in the Sarajevo Canton 2016

Elementary Education Act in the Sarajevo Canton 2004

Elementary Education Act in the Sarajevo Canton – consolidated text in 2016

Education Act and preschool education in the Sarajevo Canton in 2008

Secondary Education Act in the Sarajevo Canton in 2010

Law amending the Elementary Education Act in the Sarajevo Canton 2013

Law on amendments of the Law on protection of rights for members of national minorities in 2005

Law on amendments on the Education and Elementary Education act in Sarajevo Canton in 2011

Decision of the Ministry of Education and Science – on the evaluation concerning Religion 2011

Concluding Observations of the Committee on Responses of the Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees (CERD) in 2014

Replies of the Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees on the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 2013

Constitutional Court decision no. U 5-98-IV in 2000

Constitutional Court decision no. U 62-01 in 2002

Constitutional Court decision no. U 39-11 in 2012, on Elementary Education Act in the Sarajevo Canton

October 7 2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Draft law on non-working days during religious holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Law on non-working days during the religious holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Explanation on law on non-working days during the religious holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Subject : draft law on public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Inter-religious Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Report sent by Inter-religious Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Ministery of Civil Affairs related to the communication of the Islamic Community about the draft law on public holidays

Communication related to the draft law on public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Proposal by the Eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church about non-working days during the religious holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Report by the Jewish Community about non-working days during the religious holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Opinion by the Ministry of Local Self-Government regarding the draft law on public holidays during religious festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Opinion by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social politics regarding the draft law on public holidays during the religious festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Opinion by the Government of Brcko District regarding the draft law on public holidays during religious festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Opinion by the Office for legislation of the Council of Ministers concerns regarding the law on non-working days the bill on religious holidays in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Opinion by the Ministry of Civil Affairs on the draft law on non-working days during religious festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Opinion by the Ministry of Justice concerning the draft law on non-working days during religious festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

Lithuania:

Management of the Vilnius cemetery: rules entrusting the management to religious communities

Regulations on the management of the Vilnius cemetery 2014

Concession rules of the Šilutės cemetery management to religious confessions in 2007

Management rules of a religious cemetery 2006

Resolution No. 925/2003 on the State Award on the ownership of land donated to religious communities

Concession and operating regulations of the cemetery of Klaipeda 2012

Restitution of property confiscated to Catholic Church in 1990

September 23 2016

Hungary:

Exchange of instruments of ratification of the Basic Agreement between the Holy See and Hungary

 

Lithuania:

Council Decision on the Panevėžys Municipality management of cemeteries in 2013

Decision on the Kaunas cemetery management

Presidium of the Supreme Council of Lithuanian SSR decree on the nationalization of homes and buildings, monasteries, religious communities in 1948

SSR Supreme Council Presidium. Ordinance big house owned in urban and industrial areas of nationalization in 1940

Property rights of the Catholic Church and Recovery Act of movable cultural property in 2005

Associations and traditional religious societies, other religions recognized by the state and spiritual communities in 2011

Government Decree N 925-2003 on the State Prize ownership of land donated to the religious communities, community centers and rules for the approval

Law of quantity, sources, terms and method of payment, as well as the guarantees and facilities provided to the property rights to the original owners in 1998

Law Sources on amounts, terms and conditions of payment guarantees and facilities provided for the rights of property owners to the current consolidated text 2013

General Law on the conditions and burial procedures consolidated text 2016

 

Russia:

Current Criminal Code abstract

Amendments to the Federal Law “Against Terrorism” abstract

Amendments to the Administrative Code abstract

Amendments to the Civil Code abstract

Amendments to the Criminal Code abstract

Amendments to the law on religious freedom on March 2015

Amendments to the law on religious freedom on July 2015

Amendments to the law on religious freedom on November 2015

Amendments to the law on religious freedom in 2016 

January 25 2016

Albania:

Financing from the State budget of the religious communities that have signed agreements with the Council of Ministers

 

Kosovo:

Protection of the historic town of Prizrenit

Modification of the laws on the end of international supervision- The declaration of independence

General proposal for the definition of the status of Kosovo

 

Slovenja:

Ratification of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 1995

Law on war graves

Law on equal treatment 2007

Law on equal opportunities for women and man 2002

Law on labour relations 2013

 

Bosnia & Herzegovina:

Regulations for the registration of legal persons

Instructions for the application of the law on religious freedom

Law on the use and protection od the Red Cross 2002

Equality Act and Gender Equality 2003

Law on associations and foundations 2001

Law on minorities 2003

Law on burial and cemteries

Rules for the establishment and maintenance of unified register for the registration of churches and religious communities, their associations and organizational forms

Form for a registration in a single register of churches and religious communities

Form for a registration of new subject different of the othes already enrolled

Form containing the name of the person authorized to represent the religious confession

Form for a registration of the new legal entity in the list of registred religious confessions

Form for changing the registration in the register of the Ministry

Form for cancelation from the list of legal entities registered

 

Added language:

Law for gender differences 2008 (added in english language)