Law review for September 30 – October 4, 2019

On October 3, 2019, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic submitted for consideration by the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic the draft Law “On Amending the Code of the Kyrgyz Republic on Non-Tax Income”.

The bill is designed to prevent environmental pollution and reduce the amount of waste generated from packaging bags made of polymer and plastic materials.

In addition, the project provides for the transition to the use of paper bags by introducing a recycling fee when importing and / or selling plastic and plastic bags in the domestic market of the country.

The proposed disposal fee is intended to compensate for the complexity of disposal, its cost and environmental damage. Fees will be directed to the national budget for centralized capital accumulation.

Link: http://www.gov.kg/?p=138575&lang=ru

October 3, 2019 — Kyrgyz government supports bill banning geological prospecting, uranium and thorium mining. The Government of the Kyrgyz Republic does not carry out any covert actions that impede the promotion of the draft Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On the prohibition of activities related to geological prospecting, exploration and development of uranium and thorium deposits in the Kyrgyz Republic” initiated by deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh.

Government Decision of June 24, 2019 No. 314 approved the official conclusion of the Government to the specified draft Law.

On June 24 of this year, this Government conclusion was submitted to the leader of the Bir Bol parliamentary faction, one of the initiators of the bill, Altynbek Sulaimanov.

In the conclusion to the bill, it was noted that the Government as a whole supports the draft Law and proposes to take into account editorial proposals when finalizing the draft.

Link: http://www.gov.kg/?p=138592&lang=ru

On October 2, Jogorku Kenesh deputies considered the draft law “On recognition of the invalidation of certain legislative acts of the Kyrgyz Republic” in the third reading.

The draft law was developed by the State Service for Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Market under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in order to bring it into line with the constitutional Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic”.

Link: http://www.kenesh.kg/ru/news/show/8397/rassmotren-zakonoproekt-o-priznanii-utrativshimi-silu-nekotorih-zakonodatelynih-aktov-v-tretyem-chtenii

On October 4, 2019, the State Migration Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic submitted for public discussion a draft Government Resolution “On Amending the Resolution of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on Some Issues in the Field of Labor Migration in the Kyrgyz Republic dated April 16, 2019 No. 175”

The purpose and objective of the NLA is to clarify the procedure for considering, issuing and canceling quotas for attracting and using foreign labor, work permits for foreign citizens, permits for the right to work related to the employment of Kyrgyz citizens abroad, through editorial amendments. By-laws are brought into line with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of external labor migration.

Link: http://www.gov.kg/?p=138674&lang=ru

On October 4, 2019, the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic submitted for public discussion a draft Government Resolution “On approval of the Rules on the procedure for applying bankruptcy proceedings”.

The purpose and task of developing the draft legal act is to update and improve the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the implementation of health procedures for bankruptcy, the implementation of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On bankruptcy (insolvency)”, and the implementation of paragraph 5 of the Action Plan of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to improve the position of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Doing Business rating for 2019-2020.

Link: http://www.gov.kg/?p=138637&lang=ru

On October 3, deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted the second reading of the draft law “On Trade Unions”. The bill aims to implement a unified policy in the activities of trade unions in order to effectively protect the interests of workers.

Link: http://www.kenesh.kg/ru/news/show/8424/zhogorku-kenesh-prinyal-ryad-zakonoproektov-v-pervom-vtorom-i-tretyem-chteniyah