Addition of the Coptic Orthodox Church to the Communities Recognised under Schedule (1) Annexed to Decision No. 60 dated 13/03/1936 and to the Communities Stipu

Type

Law

Number

553

Date of the text

24/07/1996

Official Gazette

published in 1996

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

3

What it provides

This law adds the Coptic Orthodox Church to the Christian sects recognized under the 1936 decision on the religious communities and to the sects listed in the 1951 law defining the powers of sectarian authorities.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1996. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.