Authorities in Lower Austria are set to issue a new code of conduct for refugees to follow, according to a report on Monday.

The rules would be referred to as the "Ten Commandments of Immigration," and would be issued to new refugees as soon as they arrive in the state, the German newspaper Welt reported.

Among the rules, migrants are required to:

Learn German

Adhere to Austrian laws

Adopt "Austrian values" and raise children in accordance with them;

Resolve conflicts nonviolently

Respect religious freedom

Prevent unnecessary suffering to animals

Show gratitude to Austria

The rules would underpin integration courses in 15 different languages for individuals applying for asylum. Refugees would be asked to sign a written agreement to adhere to them.

Officials would issue the "commandments" to refugees alongside their official asylum application documents, the regional minister responsible for asylum policy, Gottfried Waldhäusl, was reported as saying.

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Waldhäusl, from the right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), is known for a hard line on immigration and asylum. In 2018, he set up a fenced-off refugee facility close to the Czech border for young "notorious troublemakers." The policy came under criticism, however, and the center was closed.

Waldhäusl is the only FPÖ representative in Lower Austria's conservative center-right dominated state government.

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