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EU: Czech Republic opt-out: The European Council has agreed that the Czech Republic can opt-out of the Charter of Fundamental Rights if it signs the Lisbon Treaty

01 October 2009

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Text of Protocol (pdf). This would mean that the Czech Republic, Poland and the UK would opt out of the Charter.
For other opt-outs see: Statewatch Analysis: EU Lisbon Treaty: Analysis no 4: UK and Irish opt-outs from EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) law (pdf) prepared by Professor Steve Peers, University of Essex: The UK, Ireland (and Denmark): "have opt-outs from the entire area of EU Justice and Home Affairs law..."

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