Civic decisions

This article is accurate for the latest versions of EU3, Napoleon’s Ambition, In Nomine, Heir to the Throne and Divine Wind.

Civic decisions country decisions for changing the civil code.

Pass Licensing of the Press Act

By adopting strict rules and regulations in regards to printing and printing presses it will not only be possible to minimize the amount of treasonous and abusing texts in our society but also provide a higher degree of control over the masses.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Must be Western or Eastern tech group Must be after 1439	Acquisition conditions: Serfdom vs Free Subjects ≥ 0 Innovative vs Narrowminded ≥ 1 Ruler administrative skill of 7 or more
Effects: Serfdom vs Free Subjects -1 Innovative vs Narrowminded +1 Stability cost -6.0% Badboy Limit -3	AI behavior: None

Pass Tenures Abolition Act

Set a fixed amount of compensation for the monarch and take away the various types of military and agricultural tenures owed to the crown.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Form of Government is a Feudal Monarchy Government Tech is at least at level 8	Acquisition conditions: Centralization/Decentralization is less than -2 Serfdom/Free Subjects is less than -2 Ruler's Diplomatic Skill is at least 7
Effects: +2 Serfdom/Free Subjects -1 Innovative/Narrowminded Get the country modifier The Tenures Abolition Act indefinitely, giving: -6% Stability cost -5% Production efficiency	AI behavior: None

Declare Statute in Restraint of Appeals

Officially demote the Pope and instead raise the king to be the final, legal authority in all matters of religion.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Must be Catholic The Papal State exists	Acquisition conditions: Administration skill more than or equal to 5 Military skill more than or equal to 5 Relationship with Papal State less than 0
Effects: Stability Cost = -4% Global Revolt Risk = -1 Prestige = +0.01 Yearly Diplomats = -0.5 Badboy = +0.05 Reduce Papal Influence by 10% Reduce relationship with all neighboring countries who are Catholic by 60 Reduce relationship with Papal State by 100	AI behavior: None

Pass Witchcraft Act

The practise of witchcraft, sorcery or enchantment in any form should henceforth be considered a felony in common law.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Is Christian Has national idea Church Attendance Duty Between year 1500 to 1700	Acquisition conditions: Has at least one 5 star Theologian as advisor Innovative vs Narrowminded ≥ 2
Effects: Innovative vs Narrowminded + 1 Add modifier the witchcraft act giving the following until the end of the game Infamy limit -2 Revolt Risk +1% Missionaries +0.5 year Missionary cost -6%	AI behavior: None

Pass Education Act

Improve the administration of justice by adopting the principle of compulsory education for those who are to govern our legal system.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Have passed the School Establishment Act Religion is Christian	Acquisition conditions: Innovative/Narrowminded is less than 0 Have at least a 5 star statesman advisor Ruler's Administration skill is at least 7
Effects: -1 Innovative/Narrowminded Receive the modifier The Education Act indefinitely, giving: +1 Prestige/year -5% Technology cost -3% Global tax modifier -2 Infamy limit	AI behavior: None

Pass Abolition of Slavery Act

Pass an act to prohibit slavery and outlaw slave trade throughout the nation.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Have at least one province producing slaves The year is 1700 or later	Acquisition conditions: Have at least level 30 in Government Tech Ruler's diplomatic skill is at least 6 Have less Infamy than 10% of the limit
Effects: +4 prestige -1 Innovative/Narrowminded Receive the country modifier The Abolition of Slavery Act indefinitely, giving: -4% global tax modifier -0.02 infamy/year -1% stability cost	AI behavior: None

Pass Judiciary Act

Establish a national court system that will be responsible for the administration and interpretation of the law in the name of the sovereign or state.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Has Courthouse Has Constable	Acquisition conditions: Centralization vs Decentralization < -2 Government Tech ≥ 20 Administration skill ≥ 7
Effects: Global Revolt Risk -1 Global Tax Modifier -3% Diplomats +0.05	AI behavior: None

Pass Combination Act

Take every possible measure to prevent strikes by prohibiting formations of unlawful combinations, trade- and labour unions.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Year is 1750 or later	Acquisition conditions: Country does not have Humanist tolerance Serfdom vs Free Subjects slider is less than -2 Innovative/Narrowminded slider is at least 2 Ruler's Administration skill is at least 6
Effects: -1 Mercantilism/Free Trade Receive the country modifier The Combination Act indefinitely, giving: -1 Global Revolt Risk -5% Production Efficiency	AI behavior: None

Pass School Establishment Act

Promote education by establishing publicly funded schools supervised by the church.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions:	Acquisition conditions: Government Tech ≥ 16 Innovative vs Narrowminded < -2 Has University in capital province
Effects: Add country modifier the school establishment act until the end of the game giving Production Efficiency +4% Stability Cost -3% Global Tax Modifier -2% Building Cost +3%	AI behavior: None

Revoke Restraint of Appeals

Revoke the law that was previously passed giving the king final, legal authority in all matters of religion and restore those rights to the Pope.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Has country modifier The Statue in Restraint of Appeals Is Catholic The Papal State exists	Acquisition conditions: Diplomatic Skill ≥ 7 Has at least one Theologian advisor Relations with the Papal State over 100
Effects: Relationship with the Papal State = +50 Missionary Success Chance = +3% Diplomats = +0.03 Badboy Limit=-2 Prestige = -1%	AI behavior: None

Pass Dissolution Act

Prevent kings from exercising absolute control over their kingdoms without the consent of the Parliament by making it a requirement that the members of Parliament be called at least once in every three years.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Government must be a Monarchy Must be in one of the Eastern or Western tech groups	Acquisition conditions: Government Tech ≥ 8 Centralization vs Decentralization < -2 Diplomatic skill ≥ 5 At least one statesman advisor
Effects: Serfdom vs Free Subjects = +1 Badboy = -3 Stability cost = -5%	AI behavior: None

Land enclosure

'		Type: Provincial
Visibility conditions: Province's base tax ≥ 5 Neighbouring provinces do not have Land Enclosure	Acquisition conditions: Government Tech ≥ 10 Administration skill ≥ 6 Requires at least 2 magistrates
Effects: Local Tax Modifier = +10% Local Revolt Risk = +1 Reduce 2 magistrates	AI behavior: None

Comment: Removed in Divine Wind

Yearly provincial festival

Celebrate the local culture with a Yearly provincial festival		Type: Provincial
Visibility conditions: Not at war Not colony Is core province Base tax ≥ 7	Acquisition conditions: Neighboring province do not have Yearly Provincial Festival Stability ≥ 1 50 gold
Effects: -50 gold Local Revolt Risk = -1 Local Tax Modifier = -5%	AI behavior: None

Comment: Removed in Divine Wind

Provincial court system

'		Type: Provincial
Visibility conditions: Neighbouring provinces do not already have Provincial Court System Neighbouring provinces are not Capital	Acquisition conditions: Government tech ≥ 15 Is core Has courthouse
Effects: Treasury -40 Local Revolt Risk -1%	AI behavior: None

Embassy

'		Type: Provincial
Visibility conditions: is bordering another country with relations of at least 0. The province owner have not established an embassy before.	Acquisition conditions: Ruler’s diplomatic skill is at least 6. has at least 1 magistrate
Effects: the province modifier: “Embassy” for 10 years giving the following effects: Local tax modifier: −5% Local fort defense: +5% Local spy defense: +10% The province owner: Magistrate: −1 relations with random neighbour of this province: +50	AI behavior: None

Comment: Replaced by Embassy unique building in Divine Wind. See Embassy (disambiguation) for other uses of Embassy within the game.

Spy Agency

'		Type: Provincial
Visibility conditions: Government 20 Badboy 15% Border province	Acquisition conditions: spymaster or Inquisitor as advisor 3 Magistrates
Effects: Tax -10% Spy def +15%	AI behavior: None

Comment: Replaced by Spy Agency building in Divine Wind

Town Hall

'		Type: Provincial
Visibility conditions: Cabinet Capital province	Acquisition conditions: ADM 6 or Statesman advisor
Effects: Revolt rick -2% Tax -10%	AI behavior: None

Comment: Replaced by Town hall building in Divine Wind