What changed on 1 July 2026: changes in Estonian law
On 1 July 2026 amendments to 32 laws entered into force. 176 provisions changed in all: 25 added, 136 amended and 15 repealed.
In 2 more laws the changes are only technical (an agency's new name, for example); they are not listed below.
From Riigi Teataja; the list is updated every night.
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Public law
Business
Planning and building
Employment
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 89
Other changes
amended 10 · added 3
Main provisions:§ 18¹, § 20¹, § 25¹, § 32, § 26, § 3, § 22, § 5 and 5 more
amended 11
Main provisions:§ 21, § 40, § 1, § 50, § 18, § 35, § 29, § 43 and 3 more
added 5
amended 4
amended 4
amended 2
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 8
added 1
Main provisions:§ 33¹
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 2
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 13
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 8
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 18²
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 18
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 20
- Chemicals ActKemS
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 41
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 43³
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 31²
- Waste ActJäätS
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 119⁴
- Earth’s Crust ActMaaPS
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 110
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 60²
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 70⁵
- Fishing ActKPS
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 66
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 224
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 114
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 62⁴
- Water ActVeeS
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 253
- Ports ActSadS
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 43²
amended 1
Main provisions:§ 161²