Article 8.
The person included in the census is not obliged to express his national identity, and the census form must contain information stating this.
Article 6.
Data bases containing personal data, parts of such data bases or individual data contained therein may be used for scientific, educational or similar ends in forms that do not enable identification of the citizen.
Article 11.
A citizen is entitled to know:
In which data bases there are data regarding himself;
Which of his personal data are processed, by whom and on what basis;
Who are the users of personal data that refer to him and on what basis.
Article 18.
Personal data on race origin, ethnicity, religious and other affiliations, political and trade union affiliations, sexual life, may be collected, processed and given for use only with a written consent of the citizen concerned.
Article 134.
1. Who, by propaganda, or in another manner provokes or disseminates national, racial, or religious animosity or discord among the nations or nationalities that live in SFRY, shall be punished by imprisonment from 1 to 10 years.
2. Who, by insulting citizens or in another manner provokes national, racial, or religious intolerance, shall be punished by imprisonment from 3 months to 3 years.
Article 154.
A person shall be punished by imprisonment from 6 months to 5 years, who, on grounds on race, color of skin, nationality or ethnic origin violates fundamental human rights and freedoms recognized by the international community.
A person shall be punished by the punishment prescribed in paragraph 1. that exercises prosecution of organizations or individuals because of their advocating of equality of people (...), a person that disseminates ideas of the superiority of one race over another or advocates racial hatred or instigates racial discrimination.
Article 186.
An official shall be punished by imprisonment from 3 months to 5 years who, on grounds of difference of nationality, race, confession, ethnicity, gender, language, education or social position denies or limits the rights of citizens set down by the constitution, law or other regulation or general act, or that on grounds of these differences give citizens privileges or other advantages.
Article 6.
Litigation proceedings are carried out in the Serbian language of »ekavski" or "jekavski" dialect and with the use of the Cyrillic script, while the Latin script is used as prescribed by the Constitution and the law. In regions in which, according to the law, a language of a national minority is also in official use, the proceedings are held also in the language of the relevant national minority, with the use of the script used by such national minority.
Parties and other participants in the proceedings are entitled to use their own language and script, according tpo stipulations of this law.
Article 103.
If a language of a nationality of Yugoslavia is also in official use in court, the court shall deliver court documents in this language to the parties and participants in the procedure that are members of that nationality that use this language in the procedure.
Article 104.
The parties and other participants in the procedure submit to the court their petitions, appeals and other submissions in the language of the nation or nationality that is in official use in court.
The parties and other participants in the procedure may submit to the court their submissions also in the language of a nationality of Yugoslavia that is not in the official use in court, if it is in accordance with the constitution, law or other regulation that apply to the territory of that court.
Article 105.
Translation expenses into the language of a nation or nationality of Yugoslavia that derive from the application of the provisions of the constitution and this law regarding the right of members of nations and nationalities of Yugoslavia to use their language are credited to the funds of the court.
Article 354.
A gross breach of the provisions of civil procedure exists if the court, contrary to the provisions of this law, rejects the request of a party to use its language and script and to follow the proceedings in its language.
Article 63.
The federal election commission prescribes in detail the form and appearance of the ballot paper, the manner and supervision overtheir printing and handling.
Article 87.
Only election lists which have won at least 5% of the total number of voters who have voted in a electoral unit participate in the distribution of mandates.
LAW ON THE ELECTION OF FEDERAL DEPUTIES TO THE CHAMBER OF REPUBLICS OF THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY
Article 9.
For the purposes of this Law, the election right includes the right of a citizen: to elect and to be elected,; to propose candidates and to be proposed; to decide on proposed candidates and election lists; to publicly ask questions of candidates; to be promptly, truly, fully and objectively informed on programs and activities of those submitting election lists and on candidates included on such lists, and to other rights as envisaged this Law.
Article 67.
The federal election commission prescribes in detail the form and appearance of the ballot paper, the manner and supervision overtheir printing and handling.
Article 92.
Only election lists which have won at least 5% of the total number of voters who have voted in a electoral unit participate in the distribution of mandates.
Article 98.
On the date when his mandate is confirmed, the federal elections commission issues a certificate to the delegate that he has been elected a delegate in the Council of Republics.
Article 106.
Every voter, candidate and person submitting an election list has the right to submit a claim to the relevant election commission regarding irregularities in the proces of proposing candidates and implementing elections.
The claims from para 1. of this Article shall be submitted within 24 hours of the time when the decision is made, or when the action or irregularity has occurred.
Article 108.
Should the relevant election commission fail to issue a decree within specified time limits as set out in this Law, it shall be deemed that the claim was granted.
Article 110.
Within 24 hours of receipt of claims, the federal election commission is obliged to forward to the Federal Constitutional Court a claim, disputed decree and all relevant files for decision-making.
Article 9.
A political organoization may be established by at least 100 persons, and associations of citizens or social organizations by at least 10 persons, with a voting right.
Article 7.
(2) In Courts in regions with members of national minorities, their language ans script are also used as the official language in criminal proceedings, in accordance with this Law.
Article 9.
(2) The parties, witnesses and other participants in the proceedings have the right to use their language. If the proceedings are not held in the language of such a person, oral interpretation will be provided of what he o another person is presenting, as well as written translation of documents and other written evidence.
Article 10.
(2) If the court also uses a language of a national minority as an official language, the court will also issue documents in that language to persons of the relevant national minority, if they have used that language during the court proceedings. Such persons may request that all written documents be given them in the language in which the proceedings had been held.
Article 1.
State administrative bodies, bodies of local self-management, public enterprises, other non-for-profit organizations and communities as well as local and international humanitarian organizations (hereinafter: grant and aid beneficiaries) may receive grants and humanitarian aid.
Article 3.
The import of goods and services based on donations and humanitarian aid, and goods and services purchased from proceeds of donations and humanitarian aid or ourchased from proceeds resulting from operations with valuable papers or transfer of rights, is free.
Article 5.
For the purposes of this Law, the beneficiaries of donations (grant-aids) or humanitarian aid is exempt from payment of customs duties and other import duties and taxes levied on the import of goods for goods subject to donations and humanitarian aid humanitarian aid.
Article 1.
These Rules of Procedure determine the manner of work of electors' assemblies of national minorities for the election of national councils (hereinafter: the electors' assembly).
I. CONVOKING OF ELECTORS' ASSEMBLY
Article 2.
The initiative for the convoking of an electors' assembly may be submitted in writing by:
1) 20 members of the national minority with the right to be electors in case of a national minority whose number according to the result of the most recent census is not registered separately or whose number is less than 20,000 persons;
2) 30 members of the national minority with the right to be electors in case of a national minority whose number according to the result of the most recent census is between 20,000 and 50,000 persons;
3) 40 members of the national minority with the right to be electors in case of a national minority whose number according to the result of the most recent census is between 50,000 and 150,000 persons;
4) 50 members of the national minority with the right to be electors in case of a national minority whose number according to the result of the most recent census is not registered separately or whose number is less over 150,000 persons.
Along with the initiative mentioned in paragraph 1, each elector must submit data and documents as specified by this Book of regulations.
Article 3.
The Federal Ministry of National and Ethnic Communities (hereinafter: the Ministry) receives the initiatives from Article 2 of this Book of Regulations and, within 30 days, determines the date and place where the electors' assembly will be convened.
The Electors' Assembly will be held within a period of time which may not be shorter than 30 nor longer than 120 days of the date when the decision mentioned in para 1 of this Article is made.
The date and place of convening the Electors' Assembly shall be publicly announced in public media and shall will invite all electors to promptly submit written applications for participation in the electors' assembly.
Article 4.
The person entitled to be an elector submits a written statement of his national identity.
Article 5.
The person who, according to Article 24, para 2. or 3. of the Law on Protection of Rights and Freedoms of National Minorities (hereinafter: the Law) has the right to be an elector, shall submit together with the statement mentioned in Article 4. of this Books of Regulations also an evidence that he has been elected as federal, republic or provincial delegate, or representative.
The representative is elected due to his belonging to a national minority if he was elected as a candidate of a political organization or an association of citizens of a national minority to which he belongs and which participated in elections independently or in coallition with other political organizations or associations of citizens.
Article 6.
The person who, according to Article 24, para 2. of the Law has the right to be an elector, and has not been elected as a candidate of a political organization or an association of citizens of a national minority to which he belongs and which participated in elections independently or in coallition with other political organizations or associations of citizens, shall submit documents and date as prescribed by this Law as well as a statement that he speaks the minority language.
Article 7.
The person who, according to Article 24, para 2. of the Law has the right to be an elector shall submit a written statement of his belonging to a national minority and filled forms enclosed in this Book of regulations, to be filled and signed by members of national minorities who support him, or he submits a written document of the decision made by the assembly of a minority organization or association that he has been nominated for elector of the national minority.
One member of a national minority may by filling and signing the said form give his support to only one elector.
Such association of citizens that has an adequate designation in its name shall be considered as national organizations or associations, or such associations whose statute designates it as an association that gathres or acts in the interests of members of a national minority, and has been registered before this Book of Regulations has come into effect.
The assembly of each national organization or association mentioned in para 3 of this Article may nominate only one elector.
Article 8.
After the announcement in public media of the date and place of convening the electors' assmebly, members of the national minorities to whom the invitation from Article 3. para 3. of this Book of Regulations has been sent, shall submit to the Ministry their written application for participation in the electors' assembly at the lates 7 days before the electors' assembly is convened.
The Ministry shall send written invitataions to attend the electors' assembly to all electors who have submitted full applications.
II. MANNER OF WORK OF THE ELECTORS' ASSEMBLY
Article 9.
The Electors' AssemblyElektorska elects members of the national council proportionally to the size of the national minority.
The National Council has not less than 15 and not more than
35 members.
In case of national minorities whose size according to results of the most
recent census is less than 20,000 persons, or whose numbers is not expressed
separately, the national council may have not more than 18 members.
In case of national minorities whose size according to results of the most recent census is between 20,000 and 50,000 persons, the national council may have not more than 21 members.
In case of national minorities whose size according to results of the most recent census is between 50,000 and 100,000 persons, the national council may have not more than 29 members.
In case of national minorities whose size according to results of the most recent census is over 100,000 persons, the national council may have not more than 35 members.
Article 10.
The electors assembly may be convened if attended by more than a half of the electors invited by the Ministry.
Except as stated in para 1. of this Article, the electors' assembly may also take place if attended by:
1) at least 30 electors in case of national minorities whose number according to the most recent census is less than 10,000 persons or is not separately registered;
2) at least 45 electors in case of national minorities whose number according to the most recent census is between 10,000 and 50,000 persons;
3) at least 60 electors in case of national minorities whose number according to the most recent census is between 50,000 and 100,000 persons;
4) at least 100 electors in case of national minorities whose number according to the most recent census is over 100,000 persons.
Article 11.
Until the Chairman of the electors assembly is elected, the work of the assembly shall be chaired by the oldest elector present.
Article 12.
The electors assembly begins its work by determining the list of attendance through a list of electors provided by the Ministry.
Aftre determining the number of attending electors, the electors' assembly continues its work by electing the chairman, vice-chairman, note-taker and members of the election commission.
Article 13.
The electors' assembly makes its decisions publicly by the majority vote of present electors.
The decision on members of the national council is made by secret vote of the electors assembly.
The electors assembly may make other decisions also by secret vote if it so decides.
III. ELECTION
Article 14.
The national council is elected by applying the proportional system.
Lists of candidates (hereinafter: the lists) for members of national councils may be proposed by one quarter of elèectors present.
Each elector may support only one list.
The lis may include at least five candidates, and not more than the total number of members of the council. The sequence of candidates is determined by the person submitting the list.
The lists are pronounced by the chairman of the electors' assembly by determining their serial number and carrier.
The electors take a secret vote at ballot papers prepared in advance on which they record the name of carrier, i.e. the number of the list.
The number of mandates that a list received is determined by dividing the total number of votes tha a list has won by the number of members of a national council. Figures resulting from this are then arranged by size, taking into account as many greatest results as the national council has members.
Mandates belonging to a certain lis are distributed according to the sequence of candidates on the list.
If the elected member of the national council resigns from membership, or if his mandate is otherwise terminated in accordance with the statute of the national council, the next candidate from the same election list becomes members of the national council.
IV. EXTRAORDINARY ELECTORS' ASSEMBLY
Article 15.
If persons who have the right to be electors, and whose number exceeds the number of half of electors who participated in the work of the electors' assembly, provide a written request to convene an extraordinary session of the electors' assembly, the Ministry, in accordance to stipulations of this Book of regulations, shall determine the date and place of convening the extraodrinary electors' assembly.
By electing a new national council at the extraordinary electors' assembly, the mandate of the previous national council shall be terminated.
The extraordinary electors' assembly may not be convoked before the expiration of one year of the election of the national council.
V. COMING INTO EFFECT
Article 16.
This Book of regulations comes into effect on the eighth day of its publication in the "Official gazette of FRY".