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Personal conscience and professional secrecysemination whatsoever. The law shall regulate the right to the clause of conscience and professional secrecy in the exercise of these freedoms.

No prior censorship2. The exercise of these rights may not be restricted by any form of prior censorship.

Mass media belonging to public entities1.1, 2, 3.2 C3. The law shall regulate the organization and parliamentary control of the mass communication media under the control of the State or any public agency and shall guarantee access to such media by the significant social and political groups, respecting the pluralism of society and of the various languages of Spain.

Limits to liberties18, 39 C4. These freedoms are limited by respect for the rights recognised in this Part, by the legal provisions implementing it, and especially by the right to honour, to privacy, to the own image and to the protection of youth and childhood.

Confiscation of publications5. The seizure of publications, recordings and other means of information may only be carried out by means of a court order.


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Right of assembly53, 55, 81 C1. The right to peaceful unarmed assembly is recognised. The exercise of this right shall not require prior authorization.

Right to demonstrate2. In the case of meetings in public places and of demonstrations, prior notification shall be given to the authorities, who may only forbid them when there are well founded grounds to expect a breach of public order, involving danger to persons or property.


Section 22

Association6, 7, 16, 28, 34, 51, 52, 53, 81, 104, 127 C1. The right of association is recognised.

2. Associations which pursue ends or use means legally defined as criminal offences are illegal.

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