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- in Land Low er Saxony:
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; d; f;
- in Land Rhineland- Palat inat e:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a iv; e iii;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 c ii;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; d; f;
- in Land Schlesw ig- Holst ein:
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 1 a v; par agr aph 2 b; par agr aph 4 c;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 b ii; c ii;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; d; f; par agr aph 2.
Wit h r egar d t o Low Ger m an:
- in Land Br andenbur g:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a iv; b iv; c iv; f iii; g;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 2 a;
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 2 b; par agr aph 3 c;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 b ii; c ii; d; e ii; f ii; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; f; g;
- in Land Nor t h- Rhine/ West phalia:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 e iii; g; h; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 1 b iii; c iii; par agr aph 2 a;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 d; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; d; e; f; g; h; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 13, par agr aph 1 a; c; d;
- in Land Saxony- Anhalt :
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a iv; b iv; c iv; g; h;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 2 a;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 b ii; c ii; e ii; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; f; g; h.
The separ at e specificat ion of t hese pr ovisions for t he t er r it or y of each individual
Land is in keeping w it h t he feder al st r uct ur e of t he Feder al Republic of Ger m any
and t akes int o account t he sit uat ion of each of t hese languages in t he Land in
quest ion.
I n accor dance w it h t he nat ional dist r ibut ion of com pet encies, t he w ay in w hich t he
above- m ent ioned pr ovisions of Par t I I I of t he Char t er ar e im plem ent ed t hr ough
legal r egulat ions and Ger m any's adm inist r at ive pr act ice w it h due r egar d t o t he
obj ect ives and pr inciples specified in Ar t icle 7 of t he Char t er shall be t he
r esponsibilit y of eit her t he Feder at ion or t he com pet ent Land. Det ails w ill be
pr ovided in t he pr ocedur e for im plem ent ing t he feder al act w it h w hich t he
legislat ur e consent s t o t he Char t er as laid dow n in t he Mem or andum t o t he
Char t er .
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 1 / 1 9 9 9 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9
D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in a le t t e r fr om t h e Pe r m a n e n t Re pr e se n t a t iv e of
Ge r m a n y , da t e d 1 7 M a r ch 2 0 0 3 a n d r e gist e r e d a t t h e Se cr e t a r ia t Ge n e r a l
on 2 1 M a r ch 2 0 0 3 - Or . En gl./ Ge r m .
I n accor dance w it h Ar t icle 3, par agr aph 2, of t he Char t er , t he Feder al Republic of
Ger m any w ill apply t o t he m inor it y languages nam ed below t he follow ing addit ional
pr ovision pur suant t o Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2:
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. Nor t h Fr isian in t he Nor t h Fr isian language ar ea in Land Schlesw ig- Holst ein:
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 2 ( g)
. Sat er Fr isian in t he Sat er Fr isian language ar ea in Land Low er Saxony:
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 2 ( g)
. Rom anes for t he ar ea of Land Hesse:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 ( a) ( iii) and ( iv) ; ( b) ( iv) ; ( c) ( iv) ; ( d) ( iv) ; ( e) ( iii) ; ( i) ;
par agr aph 2
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 2 ( e) ; ( f) ; par agr aph 3 ( c) ; par agr aph 4 ( c)
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 ( b) ( ii) ; ( c) ( ii) ; ( e) ( i)
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 ( a) ; ( d) ; ( f) ; par agr aph 2
I n connect ion w it h t he under t akings given for t he ent ir e feder al t er r it or y :
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 ( f) ( iii) ; ( g) ; ( h)
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 1 ( b) ( iii) ; ( c) ( iii) ; par agr aph 2 ( a)
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 5
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 ( d) ; ( e) ( ii) ; ( f) ( ii) ; ( g) ; par agr aph 2
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 ( g) ; par agr aph 3
Ar t icle 13, par agr aph 1 ( a) ; ( c) ; ( d)
Ar t icle 14 ( a)
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 2 1 / 3 / 2 0 0 3 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2, 3, 8, 9
H u n g a r y :
D e cla r a t ion s con t a in e d in t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion , de posit e d on 2 6
Apr il 1 9 9 5 - Or . En gl. a n d com ple t e d by a N ot e v e r ba le ( 1 ) fr om t h e
M in ist r y of For e ign Affa ir s of H u n ga r y , da t e d 1 2 M a r ch 1 9 9 9 , r e gist e r e d a t
t h e Se cr e t a r ia t Ge n e r a l on 1 6 M a r ch 1 9 9 9 - Or . Fr .
Hungar y declar es, accor ding t o Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2, and Ar t icle 3, t hat it applies
t o t he Cr oat ian, Ger m an, Rom anian, Ser bian, Slovak and Slovene languages, t he
follow ing pr ovisions of Par t I I I of t he Char t er :
I n Ar t icle 8 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( iv) , b ( iv) , c ( iv) , d ( iv) , e ( iii) , f ( iii) , g, h, i
Par agr aph 2
I n Ar t icle 9 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( ii) , a ( iii) , a ( iv) , b ( ii) , b ( iii) , c ( ii) , c ( iii)
Par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c
I n Ar t icle 10 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( v) , c
Par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aphs b, e, f, g
Par agr aph 3, sub- par agr aph c
Par agr aph 4, sub- par agr aphs a, c
Par agr aph 5
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I n Ar t icle 11 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( iii) , b ( ii) , c ( ii) , e ( i) , f ( i) , g
Par agr aph 3
I n Ar t icle 12 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c, f, g
Par agr aph 2
Par agr aph 3
I n Ar t icle 13 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aph a
I n Ar t icle 14 :
Par agr aph a
Par agr aph b.
[ ( 1 ) N ot e fr om t h e Se cr e t a r ia t :
The Not e ver bale r ead as follow s:
" The Minist r y of For eign Affair s of t he Republic of Hungar y pr esent s it s
com plim ent s t o t he Secr et ar iat Gener al of t he Council of Eur ope and has t he honor
t o dr aw it s at t ent ion t o a t echnical er r or cont ained in t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion
deposit ed by t he Republic of Hungar y, nam ely t hat t he languages enum er at ed in
r espect of w hich Hungar y m akes under t akings concer ning Par t I I I of t he Eur opean
Char t er for Regional or Minor it y Languages, do not include t he Ser bian language.
I ndeed, t he Republic of Hungar y, by Decision No. 35/ 1995 ( I V.7) of t he Par liam ent ,
of w hich an official t r anslat ion in Fr ench is appended, has r at ified Par t I I I of t he
Char t er , accept ing also t he Ser bian language and w it h t he sam e opt ions as t hose
enum er at ed in t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion of 19 Apr il 1995. Hungar y's obligat ions
w it h r egar d t o t he Ser bian language becom e t her efor e oper at ive fr om t he dat e of
ent r y int o for ce of t he Eur opean Char t er for Regional of Minor it y Languages in
r espect of Hungar y.
D e cision of t h e Pa r lia m e n t N o. 3 5 / 1 9 9 5 ( I V .7 )
On t h e r a t ifica t ion of t h e Eu r ope a n Ch a r t e r on Re gion a l or M in or it y
La n gu a ge s
a n d on t h e u n de r t a k in gs t a k e n by t h e Re pu blic of H u n ga r y
in con for m it y w it h it s Ar t icle 2 , lit t . 2 ,
The Par liam ent , on a pr oposit ion fr om t he Gover nm ent :
1. Rat ifies t he Eur opean Char t er on Regional or Minor it y Languages, elabor at ed on
5 Novem ber 1992, w hich t ext is r epr oduced in Appendix No. 1.
2. Agr ees t hat t he under t akings t aken in confor m it y w it h Ar t icle 2, lit t . 2, of t he
Char t er r epr oduced in Appendix No. 2 ext end t o t he Cr oat ian, Ger m an, Rom anian,
Ser bian, Slovakian, Slovenian languages.
3. I nvit es t he Pr esident of t he Republic t o issue t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion.
4. I nvit es t he Minist er of For eign Affair s t o deposit t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion
and t he invent or y of t he under t akings t aken." ]
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 3 / 1 9 9 8 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2, 3, 8, 9
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Lie ch t e n st e in :
D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion de posit e d on
1 8 N ov e m be r 1 9 9 7 - Or . Fr .
The Pr incipalit y of Liecht enst ein declar es in accor dance w it h Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2,
and in accor dance w it h Ar t icle 3, par agr aph 1, of t he Eur opean Char t er for Regional
or Minor it y Languages of 5 Novem ber 1992, t hat t her e ar e no r egional or m inor it y
languages in t he sense of t he Char t er in t he t er r it or y of t he Pr incipalit y of
Liecht enst ein at t he t im e of r at ificat ion.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 3 / 1 9 9 8 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 2, 3
M on t e n e g r o :
D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion de posit e d by t h e
st a t e u n ion of Se r bia a n d M on t e n e gr o, on 1 5 Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 6 - Or . En gl. -
a n d u pda t e d by a le t t e r fr om t h e M in ist r y of For e ign Affa ir s of M on t e n e gr o,
da t e d 1 3 Oct obe r 2 0 0 6 , r e gist e r e d a t t h e Se cr e t a r ia t Ge n e r a l on 1 9
Oct obe r 2 0 0 6 - Or . En gl.
I n accor dance w it h Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2, of t he Char t er , Mont enegr o has accept ed
t hat t he follow ing pr ovisions be applied in t he Republic of Mont enegr o, for t he
Albanian and Rom any languages :
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a ( iii) , a ( iv) , b ( ii) , b ( iv) , c ( iii) , c ( iv) , d ( iv) , e ( ii) , f ( iii) , g,
h;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 1 a ( ii) , a ( iii) , a ( iv) , b ( ii) , b ( iii) , c ( ii) , c ( iii) , d, par agr aph 2
a, b, c, par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 1 a ( iii) , a ( iv) , a ( v) , c, par agr aph 2 b, d, g, par agr aph 3 a,
par agr aph 4 a, c, par agr aph 5;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 a ( iii) , b ( ii) , c ( ii) , d, e ( i) , f ( ii) , par agr aph 2, par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a, b, c, f, par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 13, par agr aph 1 c.
[ N ot e by t h e Se cr e t a r ia t : The Com m it t ee of Minist er s of t he Council of Eur ope
decided on it s 967t h m eet ing t hat t he Republic of Mont enegr o is t o be consider ed a
Par t y t o t his t r eat y w it h effect fr om 6 June 2006.]
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 6 / 6 / 2 0 0 6 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 1
Re se r v a t ion con t a in e d in t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion de posit e d by t h e
st a t e u n ion of Se r bia a n d M on t e n e gr o, on 1 5 Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 6 - Or . En gl.
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As t o Ar t icle 1.b of t he Char t er , Ser bia and Mont enegr o declar es t hat t he t er m
" t er r it or y in w hich t he r egional or m inor it y languages is used" w ill r efer t o ar eas in
w hich r egional and m inor it y languages ar e in official use in line w it h t he nat ional
legislat ion.
[ N ot e by t h e Se cr e t a r ia t : The Com m it t ee of Minist er s of t he Council of Eur ope
decided on it s 967t h m eet ing t hat t he Republic of Mont enegr o is t o be consider ed a
Par t y t o t his t r eat y w it h effect fr om 6 June 2006.]
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 6 / 6 / 2 0 0 6 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 2
N e t h e r la n d s :
D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e in t r u m e n t of a cce pt a n ce , de posit e d on
2 M a y 1 9 9 6 - Or . En gl.
The Kingdom of t he Net her lands accept s t he said Char t er for t he Kingdom in
Eur ope.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 3 / 1 9 9 8 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : -
D e cla r a t ion s con t a in e d in a N ot e V e r ba le h a n de d ov e r by t h e Pe r m a n e n t
Re pr e se n t a t iv e of t h e N e t h e r la n ds a t t h e t im e of de posit of t h e in t r u m e n t
of a cce pt a n ce , on 2 M a y 1 9 9 6 - Or . En gl.
The Kingdom of t he Net her lands declar es, in accor dance w it h Ar t icle 2,
par agr aph 2, and Ar t icle 3, par agr aph 1, of t he Eur opean Char t er for Regional or
Minor it y Languages, t hat it w ill apply t o t he Fr isian language in t he pr ovince of
Fr iesland t he follow ing pr ovisions of Par t I I I of t he Char t er :
I n Ar t icle 8:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( ii) , b ( ii) , c ( iii) , e ( ii) , f ( i) , g, h, i.
Par agr aph 2.
I n Ar t icle 9:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( ii) , a ( iii) , b ( iii) , c ( ii) , c ( iii) .
Par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aph b.
I n Ar t icle 10:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( v) , c.
Par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c, d, e, f, g.
Par agr aph 4, sub- par agr aphs a, c.
Par agr aph 5.
I n Ar t icle 11:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( iii) , b ( ii) , c ( ii) , f ( ii) .
Par agr aph 2.
I n Ar t icle 12:
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- in Land Low er Saxony:
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; d; f;
- in Land Rhineland- Palat inat e:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a iv; e iii;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 c ii;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; d; f;
- in Land Schlesw ig- Holst ein:
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 1 a v; par agr aph 2 b; par agr aph 4 c;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 b ii; c ii;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; d; f; par agr aph 2.
Wit h r egar d t o Low Ger m an:
- in Land Br andenbur g:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a iv; b iv; c iv; f iii; g;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 2 a;
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 2 b; par agr aph 3 c;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 b ii; c ii; d; e ii; f ii; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; f; g;
- in Land Nor t h- Rhine/ West phalia:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 e iii; g; h; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 1 b iii; c iii; par agr aph 2 a;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 d; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; d; e; f; g; h; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 13, par agr aph 1 a; c; d;
- in Land Saxony- Anhalt :
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a iv; b iv; c iv; g; h;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 2 a;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 b ii; c ii; e ii; par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; f; g; h.
The separ at e specificat ion of t hese pr ovisions for t he t er r it or y of each individual
Land is in keeping w it h t he feder al st r uct ur e of t he Feder al Republic of Ger m any
and t akes int o account t he sit uat ion of each of t hese languages in t he Land in
quest ion.
I n accor dance w it h t he nat ional dist r ibut ion of com pet encies, t he w ay in w hich t he
above- m ent ioned pr ovisions of Par t I I I of t he Char t er ar e im plem ent ed t hr ough
legal r egulat ions and Ger m any's adm inist r at ive pr act ice w it h due r egar d t o t he
obj ect ives and pr inciples specified in Ar t icle 7 of t he Char t er shall be t he
r esponsibilit y of eit her t he Feder at ion or t he com pet ent Land. Det ails w ill be
pr ovided in t he pr ocedur e for im plem ent ing t he feder al act w it h w hich t he
legislat ur e consent s t o t he Char t er as laid dow n in t he Mem or andum t o t he
Char t er .
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 1 / 1 9 9 9 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9
D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in a le t t e r fr om t h e Pe r m a n e n t Re pr e se n t a t iv e of
Ge r m a n y , da t e d 1 7 M a r ch 2 0 0 3 a n d r e gist e r e d a t t h e Se cr e t a r ia t Ge n e r a l
on 2 1 M a r ch 2 0 0 3 - Or . En gl./ Ge r m .
I n accor dance w it h Ar t icle 3, par agr aph 2, of t he Char t er , t he Feder al Republic of
Ger m any w ill apply t o t he m inor it y languages nam ed below t he follow ing addit ional
pr ovision pur suant t o Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2:
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. Nor t h Fr isian in t he Nor t h Fr isian language ar ea in Land Schlesw ig- Holst ein:
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 2 ( g)
. Sat er Fr isian in t he Sat er Fr isian language ar ea in Land Low er Saxony:
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 2 ( g)
. Rom anes for t he ar ea of Land Hesse:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 ( a) ( iii) and ( iv) ; ( b) ( iv) ; ( c) ( iv) ; ( d) ( iv) ; ( e) ( iii) ; ( i) ;
par agr aph 2
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 2 ( e) ; ( f) ; par agr aph 3 ( c) ; par agr aph 4 ( c)
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 ( b) ( ii) ; ( c) ( ii) ; ( e) ( i)
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 ( a) ; ( d) ; ( f) ; par agr aph 2
I n connect ion w it h t he under t akings given for t he ent ir e feder al t er r it or y :
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 ( f) ( iii) ; ( g) ; ( h)
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 1 ( b) ( iii) ; ( c) ( iii) ; par agr aph 2 ( a)
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 5
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 ( d) ; ( e) ( ii) ; ( f) ( ii) ; ( g) ; par agr aph 2
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 ( g) ; par agr aph 3
Ar t icle 13, par agr aph 1 ( a) ; ( c) ; ( d)
Ar t icle 14 ( a)
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 2 1 / 3 / 2 0 0 3 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2, 3, 8, 9
H u n g a r y :
D e cla r a t ion s con t a in e d in t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion , de posit e d on 2 6
Apr il 1 9 9 5 - Or . En gl. a n d com ple t e d by a N ot e v e r ba le ( 1 ) fr om t h e
M in ist r y of For e ign Affa ir s of H u n ga r y , da t e d 1 2 M a r ch 1 9 9 9 , r e gist e r e d a t
t h e Se cr e t a r ia t Ge n e r a l on 1 6 M a r ch 1 9 9 9 - Or . Fr .
Hungar y declar es, accor ding t o Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2, and Ar t icle 3, t hat it applies
t o t he Cr oat ian, Ger m an, Rom anian, Ser bian, Slovak and Slovene languages, t he
follow ing pr ovisions of Par t I I I of t he Char t er :
I n Ar t icle 8 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( iv) , b ( iv) , c ( iv) , d ( iv) , e ( iii) , f ( iii) , g, h, i
Par agr aph 2
I n Ar t icle 9 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( ii) , a ( iii) , a ( iv) , b ( ii) , b ( iii) , c ( ii) , c ( iii)
Par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c
I n Ar t icle 10 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( v) , c
Par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aphs b, e, f, g
Par agr aph 3, sub- par agr aph c
Par agr aph 4, sub- par agr aphs a, c
Par agr aph 5
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I n Ar t icle 11 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( iii) , b ( ii) , c ( ii) , e ( i) , f ( i) , g
Par agr aph 3
I n Ar t icle 12 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c, f, g
Par agr aph 2
Par agr aph 3
I n Ar t icle 13 :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aph a
I n Ar t icle 14 :
Par agr aph a
Par agr aph b.
[ ( 1 ) N ot e fr om t h e Se cr e t a r ia t :
The Not e ver bale r ead as follow s:
" The Minist r y of For eign Affair s of t he Republic of Hungar y pr esent s it s
com plim ent s t o t he Secr et ar iat Gener al of t he Council of Eur ope and has t he honor
t o dr aw it s at t ent ion t o a t echnical er r or cont ained in t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion
deposit ed by t he Republic of Hungar y, nam ely t hat t he languages enum er at ed in
r espect of w hich Hungar y m akes under t akings concer ning Par t I I I of t he Eur opean
Char t er for Regional or Minor it y Languages, do not include t he Ser bian language.
I ndeed, t he Republic of Hungar y, by Decision No. 35/ 1995 ( I V.7) of t he Par liam ent ,
of w hich an official t r anslat ion in Fr ench is appended, has r at ified Par t I I I of t he
Char t er , accept ing also t he Ser bian language and w it h t he sam e opt ions as t hose
enum er at ed in t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion of 19 Apr il 1995. Hungar y's obligat ions
w it h r egar d t o t he Ser bian language becom e t her efor e oper at ive fr om t he dat e of
ent r y int o for ce of t he Eur opean Char t er for Regional of Minor it y Languages in
r espect of Hungar y.
D e cision of t h e Pa r lia m e n t N o. 3 5 / 1 9 9 5 ( I V .7 )
On t h e r a t ifica t ion of t h e Eu r ope a n Ch a r t e r on Re gion a l or M in or it y
La n gu a ge s
a n d on t h e u n de r t a k in gs t a k e n by t h e Re pu blic of H u n ga r y
in con for m it y w it h it s Ar t icle 2 , lit t . 2 ,
The Par liam ent , on a pr oposit ion fr om t he Gover nm ent :
1. Rat ifies t he Eur opean Char t er on Regional or Minor it y Languages, elabor at ed on
5 Novem ber 1992, w hich t ext is r epr oduced in Appendix No. 1.
2. Agr ees t hat t he under t akings t aken in confor m it y w it h Ar t icle 2, lit t . 2, of t he
Char t er r epr oduced in Appendix No. 2 ext end t o t he Cr oat ian, Ger m an, Rom anian,
Ser bian, Slovakian, Slovenian languages.
3. I nvit es t he Pr esident of t he Republic t o issue t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion.
4. I nvit es t he Minist er of For eign Affair s t o deposit t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion
and t he invent or y of t he under t akings t aken." ]
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 3 / 1 9 9 8 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2, 3, 8, 9
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Lie ch t e n st e in :
D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion de posit e d on
1 8 N ov e m be r 1 9 9 7 - Or . Fr .
The Pr incipalit y of Liecht enst ein declar es in accor dance w it h Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2,
and in accor dance w it h Ar t icle 3, par agr aph 1, of t he Eur opean Char t er for Regional
or Minor it y Languages of 5 Novem ber 1992, t hat t her e ar e no r egional or m inor it y
languages in t he sense of t he Char t er in t he t er r it or y of t he Pr incipalit y of
Liecht enst ein at t he t im e of r at ificat ion.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 3 / 1 9 9 8 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 2, 3
M on t e n e g r o :
D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion de posit e d by t h e
st a t e u n ion of Se r bia a n d M on t e n e gr o, on 1 5 Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 6 - Or . En gl. -
a n d u pda t e d by a le t t e r fr om t h e M in ist r y of For e ign Affa ir s of M on t e n e gr o,
da t e d 1 3 Oct obe r 2 0 0 6 , r e gist e r e d a t t h e Se cr e t a r ia t Ge n e r a l on 1 9
Oct obe r 2 0 0 6 - Or . En gl.
I n accor dance w it h Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2, of t he Char t er , Mont enegr o has accept ed
t hat t he follow ing pr ovisions be applied in t he Republic of Mont enegr o, for t he
Albanian and Rom any languages :
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a ( iii) , a ( iv) , b ( ii) , b ( iv) , c ( iii) , c ( iv) , d ( iv) , e ( ii) , f ( iii) , g,
h;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 1 a ( ii) , a ( iii) , a ( iv) , b ( ii) , b ( iii) , c ( ii) , c ( iii) , d, par agr aph 2
a, b, c, par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 1 a ( iii) , a ( iv) , a ( v) , c, par agr aph 2 b, d, g, par agr aph 3 a,
par agr aph 4 a, c, par agr aph 5;
Ar t icle 11, par agr aph 1 a ( iii) , b ( ii) , c ( ii) , d, e ( i) , f ( ii) , par agr aph 2, par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a, b, c, f, par agr aph 2;
Ar t icle 13, par agr aph 1 c.
[ N ot e by t h e Se cr e t a r ia t : The Com m it t ee of Minist er s of t he Council of Eur ope
decided on it s 967t h m eet ing t hat t he Republic of Mont enegr o is t o be consider ed a
Par t y t o t his t r eat y w it h effect fr om 6 June 2006.]
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 6 / 6 / 2 0 0 6 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 1
Re se r v a t ion con t a in e d in t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion de posit e d by t h e
st a t e u n ion of Se r bia a n d M on t e n e gr o, on 1 5 Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 6 - Or . En gl.
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As t o Ar t icle 1.b of t he Char t er , Ser bia and Mont enegr o declar es t hat t he t er m
" t er r it or y in w hich t he r egional or m inor it y languages is used" w ill r efer t o ar eas in
w hich r egional and m inor it y languages ar e in official use in line w it h t he nat ional
legislat ion.
[ N ot e by t h e Se cr e t a r ia t : The Com m it t ee of Minist er s of t he Council of Eur ope
decided on it s 967t h m eet ing t hat t he Republic of Mont enegr o is t o be consider ed a
Par t y t o t his t r eat y w it h effect fr om 6 June 2006.]
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 6 / 6 / 2 0 0 6 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 2
N e t h e r la n d s :
D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e in t r u m e n t of a cce pt a n ce , de posit e d on
2 M a y 1 9 9 6 - Or . En gl.
The Kingdom of t he Net her lands accept s t he said Char t er for t he Kingdom in
Eur ope.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 3 / 1 9 9 8 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : -
D e cla r a t ion s con t a in e d in a N ot e V e r ba le h a n de d ov e r by t h e Pe r m a n e n t
Re pr e se n t a t iv e of t h e N e t h e r la n ds a t t h e t im e of de posit of t h e in t r u m e n t
of a cce pt a n ce , on 2 M a y 1 9 9 6 - Or . En gl.
The Kingdom of t he Net her lands declar es, in accor dance w it h Ar t icle 2,
par agr aph 2, and Ar t icle 3, par agr aph 1, of t he Eur opean Char t er for Regional or
Minor it y Languages, t hat it w ill apply t o t he Fr isian language in t he pr ovince of
Fr iesland t he follow ing pr ovisions of Par t I I I of t he Char t er :
I n Ar t icle 8:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( ii) , b ( ii) , c ( iii) , e ( ii) , f ( i) , g, h, i.
Par agr aph 2.
I n Ar t icle 9:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( ii) , a ( iii) , b ( iii) , c ( ii) , c ( iii) .
Par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aph b.
I n Ar t icle 10:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( v) , c.
Par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c, d, e, f, g.
Par agr aph 4, sub- par agr aphs a, c.
Par agr aph 5.
I n Ar t icle 11:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( iii) , b ( ii) , c ( ii) , f ( ii) .
Par agr aph 2.
I n Ar t icle 12:
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