A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Estonia guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Building and Planning Implementation Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers transitional rules governing planning and building proceedings; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Building Code — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers construction safety, design, use and building-control requirements; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Code of Administrative Court Procedure — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers administrative-court jurisdiction, applications and judicial review; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Code of Civil Procedure — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers civil court procedure and arbitration-related matters; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Code of Criminal Procedure — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers criminal investigations, proceedings and procedural rights; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Code of Enforcement Procedure — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers enforceable titles and execution against debtor assets; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Commercial Code — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers company formation, governance and corporate transactions; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Competition Authority — merger proceedings
Illustrates Estonian merger-control decisions and their judicial review.
Open the legal source ↗Compulsory Liability Insurance of Health Care Providers Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers compulsory provider insurance and compensation for healthcare harm; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Conciliation Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers civil conciliation and the legal consequences of settlement; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Electricity Market Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers electricity-market operation, supply and regulated energy activities; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Estonian e-Residency programme — employment law
Identifies the Employment Contracts Act and Labour Inspectorate and explains core employment documentation.
Open the legal source ↗Estonian e-Residency programme — legal limits
Distinguishes digital identity from citizenship, tax residence, physical residence, entry rights and guaranteed banking access.
Open the legal source ↗Estonian e-Residency programme — living and working
Explains residence and employment pathways separately from digital e-Residency.
Open the legal source ↗Estonian Patent Office — trade mark guidance
Explains national trade mark applications, territorial coverage and representation.
Open the legal source ↗European Commission — navigating the AI Act
Explains AI Act roles, scope and phased application, including changes to the implementation timetable.
Open the legal source ↗Family Law Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers marriage, divorce, parental responsibilities and maintenance; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Finantsinspektsioon — supervisory and complaint remit
Distinguishes financial supervision from determination of private contractual disputes.
Open the legal source ↗Law of Obligations Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers contracts, sale, services, consumer obligations and civil liability; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Law of Succession Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers inheritance rights, wills and estate administration; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Ministry of Economic Affairs — consumer protection
Explains TTJA's consumer-supervision role and the Consumer Disputes Committee; legacy online-dispute references require current verification.
Open the legal source ↗Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs — leases
Explains lease terms and checking ownership, restrictions and mortgages through the e-Land Register.
Open the legal source ↗Personal Data Protection Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers national data-protection provisions and supervisory powers; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Public Procurement Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers public purchasing principles, procedures and contract requirements; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Reorganisation Act — Riigi Teataja translation
Covers court-supervised business reorganisation and creditor arrangements; use the version history to verify the operative Estonian text and later amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Riigi Teataja — official legislation
Provides Estonian legislation and translations, with version history and links to authoritative texts.
Open the legal source ↗RIK — e-Business Register
Explains Estonia's official legal-entity register and the Tartu County Court registration department.
Open the legal source ↗Tax and Customs Board — income and social taxes
Explains corporate distributions, other taxable payments and employment-related tax obligations.
Open the legal source ↗Tax and Customs Board — third-country movements
Explains customs restrictions, sanctions-related goods movements and enforcement consequences.
Open the legal source ↗Transport Administration — ship registration
Provides ship registration and initial technical-survey requirements alongside other transport-registration information.
Open the legal source ↗TTJA — foreign investment screening
Explains pre-completion authorisation under the Foreign Investment Reliability Assessment Act for qualifying foreign investments.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
Identify the legal issue and relevant date, then check the current primary material and any procedural guidance. Record the version consulted and distinguish official text from translations or commentary.
Focused legal research
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