Law review for March 9-13, 2020

Amendments to the Law "On Biosphere Territories in the Kyrgyz Republic" made

On March 13, 2020, information was officially published that the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sooronbai Jeenbekov, signed the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On Amending the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On Biosphere Territories in the Kyrgyz Republic”.

The law was adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic on February 5, 2020.

The law is aimed at eliminating a number of causes of deficiencies in the socio-economic development of the biosphere territories of Kyrgyzstan, at developing a single mechanism of norms, rules and restrictions on nature management and environmental protection, as well as ensuring the active and sustainable development of the Issyk-Kul biosphere environment.

The law shall enter into force ten days after the date of its official publication.

Link: http://www.president.kg/ru/sobytiya/16324_vneseni_izmeneniya_vzakon_obiosfernih_territoriyah_vkirgizskoy_respublike

Ministry of Justice submits for public discussion draft NLA on the status of judges

On March 11, 2020, the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic submitted for public discussion the draft constitutional Law “On Amending the Constitutional Law “On the Status of Judges of the Kyrgyz Republic” and the Draft Government Resolution “On the Draft Constitutional Law “On Amending the Constitutional Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On the Status of Judges of Kyrgyz Republic.”

Link: https://www.gov.kg/ru/npa/s/2304

The Jogorku Kenesh passes several bills

On March 11, deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted in the first reading the following bills:

- “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Field of Electoral Legislation (the Code of Violations, Code of Misconduct; Criminal Code, and Administrative Procedure Code)”.

- “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts in the Field of Land Use” (in the Land Code, Law “On the Transfer (Transformation) of Land Plots”). According to the bill’s author, MP Nyshanov, the bill is editorial in nature. The Land Code does not currently contain the term “other lands”, while it is widely used in other legal acts and government orders.

Link: http://www.kenesh.kg/ru/news/show/9803/zhogorku-kenesh-prinyal-ryad-zakonoproektov-v-pervom-vtorom-i-tretyem-chteniyah

The Economy Ministry submits for public discussion a draft NLA on the state property privatization

On March 13, 2020, the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic submitted for public discussion a draft Government Resolution “On Amending and Adding to Some Decisions of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Sphere of Regulation of Privatization of State Property.”

The draft resolution was developed in order to improve the valuation of state property, as well as during privatization.

Link: https://www.gov.kg/ru/npa/s/2315