Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
For Eastern Orthodox canon law, see Canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEC; Latin: Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium, abbreviated CCEO) is the title of the 1990 work which is a codification of the common portions of the canon law for the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches in the Catholic Church. It is divided into 30 titles and has a total of 1546 canons. The code entered into force in 1991.
The western Latin Church is governed by its own particular code, the 1983 Code of Canon Law.
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