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Bulgaria
  •  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

  • European Union
  •  Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union. Preamble, articles 10, 14, 21 et 22

  • 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

  • International law
  •  Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as amended by Protocol N. 11 (Council of Europe). Article 2
  •  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (United Nations). Articles 4, 18 et 26
  •  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (United Nations). Article133
  •  Declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief (United Nations)

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

  • Latvia
  •  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

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

  • Portugal
  •  Law 16/2001 of 22 June on religious freedom

  • Romania
  •  Constitution of Romania of 21 November 1991. Extracts
  •  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

  • 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