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Law No. 5029-VI of 3 July 2012 on Principles of the State Language Policy.

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Ukraine
Human rights
2012-07-03
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Law, Act

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The Law is based on the Principles of State Language Policy in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Ukrainian Declaration on the Rights of Nationalities (1991), the Law of Ukraine "On ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages", as well as in accordance with the principles of enshrined in the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Part I: General Provisions
Part II: Working Language of Public Authorities, Local Self-Government Bodies, Legal Proceedings, Economic and Social Activities
Part III: Language of Education, Science, Information Technology and Culture
Part IV: Language of Information and Communications
Part V: Language of Place-names and names
Part VI: Language of Armed Forces of Ukraine and other Armed Unites
Part VII: Promotion of Ukrainian Language and Culture Outside of Ukraine
Part VIII: Implementation of the Law of Ukraine on Principles of the State Language Policy
Part IX: Liability of Infringement of the Law of Ukraine on Principles of the State Language Policy
Part X: Final Provisions
Part XI: Transitional Provisions

Repeals the following:
- Law of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) on Languages in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Vedomosti Verxovnoi Radi Ukrainskoi SSR, 1989, No. 45, p. 631, No. 21, p. 204, No. 31, p. 393, Vedomosti Verxovnoi Radi Ukraini, 1995, No. 13, p. 85, 2003, No. 24, p. 159);
- Resolution of the Ukrainian RSR Verkhovna Rada on the procedure of giving effect to the Ukrainian RSR Law on Languages in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Vedomosti Verxovnoi Radi Ukrainskoi SSR, 1989, No. 45, p. 632).

Amends the following:
- Law of Ukraine on Education (Vedomosti Verxovnoi Radi Ukrainskoi SSR, 1991, No.345, p. 451);
- Law of Ukraine On Pre-School Education (VVRU, 2001, No. 49, p. 259);
- Law of Ukraine on General Secondary Education (VVRU, 1999, No. 28, p. 230);
- Law of Ukraine on Non-scholastic Education (VVRU, 2000, No. 46, p. 393);
- Law of Ukraine on Higher Education (VVRU, 2002, No. 20, p. 134);
- Law of Ukraine on National Minorities (VVRU, 1992, No. 36, p. 529).

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    Date of entry into force
    2012-08-10
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