70 Civil Service Act of 18 December 1998, Journal of Laws, No 49, item 493
71 Municipal Service Act, Journal of Laws, No 21, item 124, consolidated version (latest amendment: January 2005 by the judgment of the Constitutional Court)
72 Labour Code, Journal of Laws, No 24, item 141, 1974, consolidated version
73 Central Statistical Office, Organisation of the State, data for 2004, p.78
74 Civil Service Director Report for 2004, Annex 4
75 Mordel T., Municipal civil service. On the necessity of the existence of normative guarantees of professionalism within municipal civil service, Civil Service, Autumn-Winter 2004/2005, No 9, p.95
76 Teachers Charter Act, Journal of Laws, No 3, item 19, 1982, consolidated version (latest amendment 2005)
77 The Slovakian Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family 2004.
78 European Commission: Employment in Europe in 2004
79 EIRO, New civil service collective agreement brings changes, 2004
88 European Commission: Country Profile – Romania.
Council of Europe: Structure and operation of local and regional democracy in Romania – situation in 1998
Institute for Local Government and Public Service: Local government in Romania 1994.
89 European Commission: Employment in Europe in 2004
90 European Commission: Country Profile – Turkey.
Council of Europe: Structure and Operation of Local and Regional Democracy in 1998.
91 Figures provided by Genel-İş
92 These unions are not organised specifically in the local government sector, but are organised in central government units.
93 It is not possible to distinguish between central, regional and local public administration from this data. However, as many employees of regional and local authorities are civil servants, this data remains relevant.
94 "Services of General (economic) Interest" (SGI) are those services such as transport, water, electricity, gas, telecommunications, broadcasting and postal services, which are judged to be essential for the functioning of a modern society. Although classified as being "essential", these services may be provided by private as well as by public enterprises. [European Commission]