Rządowy projekt ustawy o ratyfikacji Europejskiej karty języków regionalnych lub mniejszościowych, sporządzonej w Strasburgu dnia 5 listopada 1992 r.

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Se pt e m be r 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.

The Slovak Republic declar es t hat it shall apply t he Char t er in accor dance w it h t he
Const it ut ion of t he Slovak Republic and t he r elevant int er nat ional convent ions
ensur ing t he equalit y of all cit izens befor e t he law w it hout dist inct ion as t o or igin,
r ace or nat ionalit y in or der t o pr om ot e t he Eur opean language her it age w it hout
pr ej udice t o t he use of t he official language.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 1 / 2 0 0 2 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : -


D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e fu ll pow e r s h a n de d t o t h e Se cr e t a r y Ge n e r a l a t
t h e t im e of sign a t u r e of t h e in st r u m e n t , on 2 0 Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.,
a n d con fir m e d a t t h e t im e of de posit of t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion , on 5
Se pt e m be r 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.

The Slovak Republic declar es, pur suant t o Ar t icle 1, par agr aph b, of t he Char t er ,
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 language is used" , also
r egar ding t he applicat ion of Ar t icle 10, shall r efer t o t he m unicipalit ies in w hich t he
cit izens of t he Slovak Republic belonging t o nat ional m inor it ies for m at least 20 %
of t he populat ion, accor ding t o t he Regulat ion of t he Gover nm ent of t he Slovak
Republic N. 221/ 1999 Coll., dat ed 25 August 1999.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 1 / 2 0 0 2 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 1, 10


D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e fu ll pow e r s h a n de d t o t h e Se cr e t a r y Ge n e r a l
a t t h e t im e of sign a t u r e of t h e in st r u m e n t , on 2 0 Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.,
a n d con fir m e d a t t h e t im e of de posit of t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion , on 5
Se pt e m be r 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.

The Slovak Republic declar es t hat , in accor dance w it h Ar t icle 3, par agr aph 1, of t he
Char t er , t he " r egional or m inor it y languages" in t he Slovak Republic ar e t he
follow ing languages : Bulgar ian, Cr oat ian, Czech, Ger m an, Hungar ian, Polish,
Rom a, Rut henian and Ukr ainian. The applicat ion of t he pr ovisions of t he Char t er in
accor dance w it h Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2, shall be as follow s :

Bulgar ian, Cr oat ian, Czech, Ger m an, Polish and Rom a languages :
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a iii; b iii; c iii; d iii; e ii; f ii; g; h; i;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 1 a ii/ iii; b ii/ iii; c ii/ iii; d;
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 1 a iii/ iv; par agr aph 2 b; c; d; f; g; par agr aph 3 c; 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; d; e; f, g; par agr aph 2; par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 13, par agr aph 1 a; b; c; par agr aph 2 c;
Ar t icle 14 a ;
Ar t icle 14 b, only for t he Czech, Ger m an and Polish languages.

Rut henian and Ukr ainian languages:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a ii; b ii, c ii, d ii, e ii, f ii; g; h; i;
Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 1 a ii/ iii; b ii/ iii; c ii/ iii; d; par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 1 a iii/ iv; par agr aph 2 b; c; d; f; g; par agr aph 3 c; 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; d; e; f; g; par agr aph 2; par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 13, par agr aph 1 a; b; c; par agr aph 2 c;
Ar t icle 14 a;
Ar t icle 14 b, only for t he Ukr ainian language.

Hungar ian language:
Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 a i; b i; c i; d i; e i; f i; g; h; i;
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Ar t icle 9, par agr aph 1 a ii/ iii; b ii/ iii; c ii/ iii; d; par agr aph 2 a; par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 1 a ii; par agr aph 2 a; b; c; d; f; g; par agr aph 3 b; c;
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 i; par agr aph 2; par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 a; b; c; d; e; f; g; par agr aph 2; par agr aph 3;
Ar t icle 13, par agr aph 1 a; b; c; par agr aph 2 c;
Ar t icle 14 a; b.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 1 / 2 0 0 2 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 2, 3


D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e fu ll pow e r s h a n de d t o t h e Se cr e t a r y Ge n e r a l
a t t h e t im e of sign a t u r e of t h e in st r u m e n t , on 2 0 Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.,
and confir m ed at t he t im e of deposit of t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion, on 5
Sept em ber 2001 - Or . Engl.

The Slovak Republic int er pr et s Ar t icle 8, par agr aph 1 e i, as r elat ing t o t he t r aining
of t eacher s, t heologians, cult ur al and educat ion w or ker s w it hout pr ej udice t o t he
t eaching in t he official language, it being under st ood t hat t he m aj or it y of t eaching
subj ect s, including t he pr ofile ones, w ill be conduct ed in t he m inor it y language,
r espect ing t he legislat ion of t he Slovak Republic in t he field of higher educat ion
inst it ut ions.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 1 / 2 0 0 2 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 8


D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e fu ll pow e r s h a n de d t o t h e Se cr e t a r y Ge n e r a l
a t t h e t im e of sign a t u r e of t h e in st r u m e n t , on 2 0 Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.,
a n d con fir m e d a t t h e t im e of de posit of t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion , on 5
Se pt e m be r 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.

The Slovak Republic declar es t hat Ar t icle 10, par agr aph l a ii, Ar t icle 10, par agr aph
2 a, and Ar t icle 10, par agr aph 3 b, shall be int er pr et ed w it hout pr ej udice t o t he use
of t he official language pur suant t o t he Const it ut ion of t he Slovak Republic and in
accor dance w it h t he legal or der of t he Slovak Republic.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 1 / 2 0 0 2 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 10


D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in t h e fu ll pow e r s h a n de d t o t h e Se cr e t a r y Ge n e r a l
a t t h e t im e of sign a t u r e of t h e in st r u m e n t , on 2 0 Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.,
a n d con fir m e d a t t h e t im e of de posit of t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion , on 5
Se pt e m be r 2 0 0 1 - Or . En gl.

The Slovak Republic declar es t hat Ar t icle 12, par agr aph 1 e, and Ar t icle 13,
par agr aph 2 c, shall be applied pr ovided t hat t he effect s of t heir applicat ion ar e not
in conflict w it h ot her pr ovisions of t he legal or der of t he Slovak Republic on
pr ohibit ion of discr im inat ion of t he Slovak Republic cit izens in labour law r elat ions
on t he t er r it or y of t he Slovak Republic.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 1 / 2 0 0 2 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 12, 13


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Slov e n ia :


D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in a N ot e V e r ba le fr om t h e Pe r m a n e n t
Re pr e se n t a t ion of Slov e n ia , da t e d 1 9 Se pt e m be r 2 0 0 0 , h a n de d t o t h e
Se cr e t a r y Ge n e r a l a t t h e t im e of de posit of t h e in st r u m e n t of r a t ifica t ion ,
on 4 Oct obe r 2 0 0 0 - Or . Fr .

I n accor dance w it h Ar t icle 7, par agr aph 5, of t he Char t er , t he Republic of Slovenia
w ill apply m ut at is m ut andis t he pr ovisions of Ar t icle 7, par agr aphs 1 t o 4, also t o
t he r om ani language.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 1 / 2 0 0 1 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 7


D e cla r a t ion con t a in e d in a N ot e v e r ba le fr om t h e Pe r m a n e n t
Re pr e se n t a t ion of Slov e n ia , da t e d 2 6 Ju n e 2 0 0 7 , 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 7 Ju n e 2 0 0 7 - Or . En gl.

The Republic of Slovenia declar es t hat it accept s sever al ot her obligat ions of t he
Char t er not alr eady specified in a Not e ver bale handed t o t he Secr et ar y Gener al at
t he t im e of deposit of t he inst r um ent of r at ificat ion. At t he sam e t im e t he Republic
of Slovenia specifies t he par agr aphs or sub- par agr aphs chosen in accor dance w it h
Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2, and Ar t icle 3, par agr aph 2, of t he Char t er , fr om am ong t he
pr ovisions of Par t I I I of t he Char t er it applies in r espect of each of t he t w o
languages it declar ed ar e consider ed as r egional or m inor it y languages in t he
t er r it or y of t he Republic of Slovenia, r espect ively. I n accor dance w it h Ar t icle 3,
par agr aph 3, t hese under t akings ar e deem ed t o for m an int egr al par t of t he
r at ificat ion and have t he sam e effect as fr om t heir dat e of not ificat ion. Wit hin t he
m eaning of t he above- said, t he Republic of Slovenia r eplaces t he declar at ion
cont ained in a Not e ver bale, dat ed 19 Sept em ber 2000, w it h t he follow ing
declar at ion:

" The Republic of Slovenia declar es t hat t he I t alian and Hungar ian languages ar e
consider ed as r egional or m inor it y languages in t he t er r it or y of t he Republic of
Slovenia w it hin t he m eaning of t he Eur opean Char t er for Regional or Minor it y
Languages. I n accor dance w it h Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2, of t he Char t er , t he Republic
of Slovenia w ill apply t o t hese t w o languages t he follow ing pr ovisions of t he Par t I I I
of t he Char t er :

Ar t icle 8
For t he I t alian language:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( i) , b ( i) , c ( i) , d ( i) , e ( iii) , f ( iii) , g, h, i
Par agr aph 2
For t he Hungar ian language :
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( ii) , b ( ii) , c ( ii) , d ( ii) , e ( iii) , f ( iii) , g, h, i
Par agr aph 2

Ar t icle 9
For t he I t alian and Hungar ian languages:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c, d
Par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aph a

Ar t icle 1 0
For t he I t alian and Hugar ian languages:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( i) , b, c
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Par agr aph 2
Par agr aph 3, sub- par agr aph a
Par agr aph 4
Par agr aph 5

Ar t icle 1 1
For t he I t alian and Hungar ian languages:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a ( i) , e ( i)
Par agr aph 2
Par agr aph 3

Ar t icle 1 2
For t he I t alian and Hungar ian languages:
Par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a, d, e, f
Par agr aph 2
Par agr aph 3

Ar t icle 1 3
For t he I t alian and Hungar ian languages:
Par agr aph 1
Par agr aph 2

Ar t icle 1 4
For t he I t alian and Hungar ian languages:
Par agr aph a
Par agr aph b" .
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 2 7 / 6 / 2 0 0 7 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 2


Sp a in :


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 9
Apr il 2 0 0 1 - Or . Spa .

Spain declar es t hat , for t he pur poses of t he m ent ioned ar t icles, ar e consider ed as
r egional or m inor it y languages, t he languages r ecognised as official languagues in
t he St at ut es of Aut onom y of t he Aut onom ous Com m unit ies of t he Basque Count r y,
Cat alonia, Balear ic I slands, Galicia, Valencia and Navar r a.

For t he sam e pur poses, Spain also declar es t hat t he languages pr ot ect ed by t he
St at ut es of Aut onom y in t he t er r it or ies w her e t hey ar e t r adit ionally spoken ar e also
consider ed as r egional or m inor it y languages.

The follow ing pr ovisions of t he Par t I I I of t he Char t er w ill apply t o t he languages
m ent ioned in t he fir st par agr aph:

Ar t icle 8:
- par agr aph 1 sub- par agr aphs a( i) , b( i) , c( i) , d( i) , e( iii) , f( i) , g, h, i.
- par agr aph 2.

Ar t icle 9:
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- par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a( i) , a( ii) , a( iii) , a( iv) , b( i) , b( ii) , b( iii) , c( i) , c( ii) , c
( iii) , d.
- par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aph a.
- par agr aph 3.

Ar t icle 10:
- par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a( i) , b, c.
- par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aphs a, b c, d, e, f, g.
- par agr aph 3, sub- par agr aphs a, b.
- par agr aph 4, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c.
- par agr aph 5.

Ar t icle 11:
- par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a( i) , b( i) , c( i) , d, e( i) , f( ii) , g.
- par agr aph 2.
- par agr aph 3.

Ar t icle 12:
- par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h.
- par agr aph 2.
- par agr aph 3.

Ar t icle 13:
- par agr aph 1, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c, d.
- par agr aph 2, sub- par agr aphs a, b, c, d, e.

Ar t icle 14:
- sub- par agr aph a.
- sub- par agr aph b.

All t he pr ovisions of Par t I I I of t he Char t er , w hich can r easonably apply accor ding
t o t he obj ect ives and pr inciples laid dow n in Ar t icle 7, w ill apply t o t he languages
m ent ioned in t he second par agr aph.
Pe r iod cov e r e d: 1 / 8 / 2 0 0 1 -
The pr eceding st at em ent concer ns Ar t icle( s) : 2, 3, 7


Sw e d e n :


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 9
Fe br u a r y 2 0 0 0 - Or . En g.

Sam i, Finnish and Meänkieli ( Tor nedal Finnish) ar e r egional or m inor it y languages
in Sw eden. Sw eden''s under t akings pur suant t o Ar t icle 2, par agr aph 2 w it h r espect
t o t hese languages ar e descr ibed in t he appendix.

Rom ani Chib and Yiddish shall be r egar ded as non- t er r it or ial m inor it y languages in
Sw eden w hen t he Char t er is applied

APPEN D I X

Th e e x t e n t of Sw e de n ' s u n de r t a k in gs a ccor din g t o Pa r t I I I of t h e Eu r ope a n
Ch a r t e r for Re gion a l or M in or it y La n gu a ge s.
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