List of the main statutes and other legal acts of legislation of the Czech Republic related to the legal position of Churches and religious societies in Czech Republic and to the connected questions


This sub-Page involves the List of legislation, which is now in force in the Czech Republic and which is in relation to the churches and religious societies. Legal acts are arranged according to their content. Its full texts are now available only in Czech language. The texts, which are available in English, will be signed by the notification "text available in English". List was last modified to the content of Collection of Czech legal Statutes to the 1st of October, 2001. The norms were published in official Collection of laws (in next text as "Coll.") or in Collection of international treaties (in next text as "Coll. i.t.")

Content of the Page:
A. General norms about Churches and religious societies (in next text signed as "Churches")
B. Financing of Churchies and questions of church property
C. Family and matrimonial law
D. Activities of Churchues in field of Education
E. Activities of Churchues in field of Army
F. Activities of Churchues in field of Prisons
G. Criminal and administrative protection of the Churches
H. Various
CH. International treaties binding Czech Republic


A. GENERAL NORMS ABOUT CHURCHES
Constitution of the Czech Republic (constitutional Act Nr. 1/1993 Coll.) - text available in English ..
Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms (constitutional Act Nr. 23/1991 Coll. and republished as Nr. 2/1993 Coll.) - text available in English Articles Nr. 2, 3; 15, 16;
(the others related: art. 17, 19, 20 and 33/3)
Nr. 3/2002 Coll., on freedom of religious confession and the position of churches and religious societies and on the changes of some legal acts (Law on churches and religious societies) - text available in English

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Nr. 85/1990 Coll., Act on the right of petition - text available in English article 1 par. 4
Nr. 84/1990 Coll., Act on right of assembling article 4 and article 10
Nr. 83/1990 Coll., Act on right of association of citizens - text available in English article 1 par. 3 lit. c and article 12 par. 3 lit. a
Nr. 424/1991 Coll., Act on the right of association in political parties and political movements - text available in English article 1 par. 3 lit. a

B. FINANCING OF CHURCHIES AND QUESTIONS OF CHURCH PROPERTY
Nr. 218/1949 Coll., Act on economical security of Churches and religious societies by the state - text available in English .
Nr. 86/1993 Coll., Governmental decree on personal enjoyments gived to clergymen of churches and religious societies - text available in English .
Nr. 298/1990 Coll., Act on regulation of some property relationships of regular orders and congregations and Archidiocese of Olomouc - text available in English

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legal provision of board of Czech National Council Nr. 307/1990 Coll. - text available in English 		.
Nr. 588/1992 Coll., Act on value added tax article 43 par. 5
Nr. 586/1992 Coll., Act on income taxesarticle 19 par. 1 lit. a) and b) and article 20 par. 8, article 15 par. 8, 18 par. 3-7, 27
Nr. 492/2000 Coll., Act, which changes Act Nr. 586/1992 Coll., Act on income taxes and some other Acts (This Act added article 18 par. 8)
Nr. 357/1992 Coll., Act on inheritance and gift taxes article 20 par. 4
Nr. 338/1992 Coll., Act on real estate tax article 4 and 9 (especially their par. 1 lit. e)
Nr. 136/1998 Coll., Notice of Ministry of finance on tax exemption of goods from import tariff article 118

C. FAMILY AND MATRIMONIAL ACT
. Nr. 301/2000 Coll., Act on record books, first name and surname and on amendment of several relatating acts - text available in English article 13, 25
. Nr. 207/2001 Coll., Regulation of Ministry of the Interior which provided Act Nr. 301/2000 Coll. - text available in English article 2, 14, 21, 29-30
. Nr. 94/1963 Coll., Act on family - text available in English article 4a-4c, article 10

D. ACTIVITIES OF CHURCHUES IN FIELD OF EDUCATION
Nr. 452/1991 Coll., Notice of Ministry of education, young people and body improving on establishing and activities of schools of Churches and religious societies. .
Nr. 111/1998 Coll., Act on Universities article 33
Nr. 29/1984 Coll., Act on system of basic schools, high schools and higher vocational schools (school Act). article 4,5, 7 and 57a-57c
Instruction Nr. 36 318/97-22-23 of Ministry of Education to the religious education on basic, high and special schools. .
Nr. 571/1990 Coll., Notice of Federal Ministry of labour and social affairs on fee of teachers of religion .
Nr. 564/1990 Coll., Act on state administration and self -administration in system of education article 12 lit. a) and b), article 10 and 19e
Nr. 163/1990 Coll., Act on theological faculties .

E. ACTIVITIES OF CHURCHUES IN FIELD OF ARMY
Nr. 222/1999 Coll., Act on covering of defence of the Czech Republic text available in English article 52
Nr. 221/1999 Coll., Act on regular soldiers text available in English article 2, 43, 44-47
Nr. 220/1999 Coll., Act on operation of basic or alternative military service and military trainings and on some legal relationships of soldiers in reserve text available in English article 21 and 22
Nr. 18/1992 Coll., Act on civil military service text available in English article 1

F. ACTIVITIES OF CHURCHUES IN FIELD OF PRISONS
Nr. 293/1993 Coll., Act on serving of custody text available in English article 15
Nr. 109/1994 Coll., Regulation of Ministry of Justice, which issued Order of execution of retention text available in English articles 1/2, 55 and 56, 68/2 and 80/4
Nr. 169/1999 Coll., Act on serving of imprisonment text available in English articles 20, 16 par. 1, 43
Nr. 345/1999 Coll., Regulation of Ministry of Justice, which issued Order of execution of imprisonment text available in English articles 2, 29, 33, 71-75, 98

G. CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTION OF THE CHURCHES
Nr. 200/1990 Coll., Act on administrative offences article 32 par. 1 lit. c), article 49 (after amendment provided by Act Nr. 273/2001 Coll.)
Nr. 140/1961 Coll., Penal Code article 196 par. 2 , article 198 par. 1 lit. b), article 202 , article 219 par. 1, 2 lit. g), article 221 par. 1, 2 lit. b), article 222 par. 1,2 lit. b), article 235 par. 1 lit. f), article 236, article 238a , article 259, article 260
Nr. 141/1961 Coll., Act on criminal procedure before court (Code of criminal procedure) article 2 par. 7, 3-6, 73, 183, 199par. 2, 329 par. 1 and 2, 331/2,350, 350a, 359, 363

H. VARIOUS
Nr. 335/2001 Coll., Regulation of Czech government, which content the list of things, which are pointed to the non-pay transfer from property of Czech Republic to the property of Jewish communities to alleviate some property injuries created by holocaust and the procedute of its transfer (This Regulations provides the Act Nr. 212/2000 Coll.) ...
Nr. 261/2001 Coll., Act on providing of one-tire-shot financial payment to the participants of national revolt of liberation, political prisoners and to the people in case of race or religional belief collected to the military working camps and on change of Act Nr. 39/2000 Coll. on providing one-tire-shot financial payment to the members of czechoslovak foreign armies and allied armies in years 1939 to 1945 ..
Nr. 256/2001 Coll. Act on burial servicies and on changes of some Acts article 3,7,16,17,20, 28
Nr. 231/2001 Coll., Act on providing of radio and television broadcasting and on change of some Acts article 12 par. 12 lit. b), 31 par. 4, article 31 par. 1 lit. c) and par. 3 lit. a), article 48 par. 1 lit b) and par. 4 lit. d), article 49 par. 5 and 6
Nr. 117/2001 Coll., Act on public collections and on change of some Acts (Act on public collections) article 2 lit. b)
Nr. 502/2000 Coll., Regulation of Government of the Czech Republic on protection of health from infavourable effects of noise and vibrations article 2 lit. e) and f)
Nr. 361/2000 Coll., Act on traffic on land communications and on changes of some Acts article 92 par. 4 lit. e)
Nr. 299/2000 Coll., Notice of Ministry of Agriculture which provide details of notification of datas on packing of vine or of goods made of vine... article 5 par. 1-3
Nr. 212/2000 Coll., Act on alleviation of some property injuries created by holocaust .
Nr. 121/2000 Coll., Act on rights of author, rights related to the rights of author and on change of some other Acts (Act of authors) article 35
Nr. 101/2000 Coll., Act on protection of personal datas and on change of some other Acts. article 4 lit. b), article 5 par. 2 lit. f) a article 18 lit. c)
Nr. 329/1999 Coll., Act on travelling documents article 20 par. 2
Nr. 328/1999 Coll., Act on personal documents article 5 par. 1, 12 and 25
Nr. 326/1999 Coll., Act on stay of foreigners in Czech Republic and on change of some other Acts. article 41, 137, 139 and 179
Nr. 325/1999 Sb. Act on asylum article 12 and 91
Nr. 287/1999 Coll., Notice of Ministry of Health on veterinary requirements on animal products article 60
Nr. 106/1999 Coll., Act on free access to information article 8
Nr. 95/1999 Coll., Act on conditions for transfer agriculture and wood lands from property of state to property of other persons. article 2
Nr. 183/1998 Coll., Notice of Ministry of Education, which provided, which next studying or education is for state social support and pension ensurance recognized as studying on High schools or Universties article 1 lit. c)
Nr. 148/1998 Coll., Act on protection of secret information and on changes of some other Acts article 33
Nr. 324/1997 Coll., Notice on method to mark of foodstuffs and tobacoo goods... article 7 par. 2 lit. h)
Nr. 248/1995 Coll., Act on public beneficial societies .
Nr. 89/1995 Coll., Act on state statistical service, in version according to the Act Nr. 411/2000 Coll. article 22 par. 1
Nr. 49/1995 Coll., Notice of Ministry of Education, which provided regulation for giving of request, dividing and increasing of means for investition dotations according to the Programme of improving of technical situation and equipment of schools article 1 - 3
Nr. 40/1995 Coll., Act on regulation of advertisement article 2 par. 2
Nr. 37/1995 Coll., Act on non-periodical publications article 1 par. 3
Nr. 71/1994 Coll., Act on sail and export of articles of culture value .
Nr. 246/1992 Coll., Act on protection of animals against maltreatment article 5
Nr. 563/1991 Coll., Act on accountancy article 9 par. 1 lit. e)
Nr. 229/1991 Coll., Act of Federal Assembly on regulation of property relations to the land and other agriculture property article 6 par. 1 lit. b), article 29 and article 32
Nr. 483/1991 Coll., Act on Czech Television, in version according to the Act Nr. 39/2001 Coll. article 2 and 4 par. 2
Nr. 117/1991 Coll., Notice of Czech Ministry of culture on arrangement of public productions article 2
Nr. 92/1991 Coll., Act of Federal Assembly on conditions for transfer of property from the state to other persons. article 3 par. 1
Nr. 1/1991 Coll., Act on employment in version of Act Nr. 167/1999 Coll. article 1 par. 1 and 2
Nr. 202/1990 Coll., Act on loteries and other similar plays article 17 par. 11
Nr 114/1988 Coll, Act of Czech National Assembly on competentions of organs of the Czech Republic in the area of social security article 14 and 19
Nr. 19/1988 Coll., Notice of Ministry of Health of the Czech socialistic republic on process in the case of death and about burial servicies. .
Nr. 20/1987 Coll., Act on state care of monuments. .
Nr. 2/1969 Coll., Act of Czech National Assembly on establishment of Ministries and other central organs of state administration of the Czech Republic (competentional Act) article 8
Nr. 20/1966 Coll., Act on care about the health of people article 11
Nr. 65/1965 Coll., Labour Code article 1 par. 3 and 4

CH. INTERNATIONAL TREATIES BINDING CZECH REPUBLIC
Communication of Ministry of foreign affairs Nr. 208/1993 Coll., on the Agreement of legal position of refugees and on aditional Protocol articles. 3, 4 and 33
Communication of Ministry of foreign affairs Nr. 209/1992 Coll., on European Agreement on protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in version of Protocols Nr. 3, 5 and 8 - text available in English Art. 9-11
Communication of Ministry of foreign affairs Nr. 104/1991 Coll., on Agreement on rights of children Art. 2, 14 and 30
Notice of Ministry of foreign affairs Nr. 120/1976 Coll., on International Pact of civil and political rights and on International Pact on economical, social and cultural rights. Art. 18 of the firt Pact