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The legislation of the Czech Republic consists of constitutional laws, laws findings of the Constitutional Court, ratified and promulgated international agreements and secondary legislation. Secondary legislation includes government orders, ministerial decrees and decrees of other central administrative offices. On level of regions and municipalities the source of law are also generally binding decrees and statutes of regional authorities.
Legislation with the highest legal force, dealing with the most important matters of the state and human and civic rights. They include the Constitution of the Czech Republic and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Czech Republic.
Legal provisions governing the rights and obligations of natural and legal persons and the competence and scope of public authorities. Statutes are superordinate to implementing provisions but subordinate to the Constitution, constitutional laws and international treaties.
Implementing provisions of acts. To implement an act, the government may issue an order within the scope of the act, without an explicit authorization present in the act itself.
Implementing provisions of acts, issued by central administration authorities (e.g. a ministry) explicitly authorized to that end by the act.
Repealing legislation or parts thereof.
part of the regulatory procedure if: (1) ratified by the Parliament (2) they are valid (3) the Czech Republic is bound by them and (4) they have been duly promulgated in the collection of international treaties.
Legislation of the Czech Republic and international agreements are published in the following official journals:
Czech authorities promulgate legislation in digital form and provide information about the past, present and future consolidated texts of legislation published in Collection of Laws and International Treaties in system „e-Sbírka“. The system is available here: https://www.e-sbirka.cz/.
Legislation of regional authorities can be obtained in digital form in the system of Sbírka právních předpisů územních samosprávných celků a některých správních úřadů here: https://sbirkapp.gov.cz/.