PARLIAMENT CONTINUES THE WORK OF THE FOUR-DAY SITTINGS

parliament.am (National Assembly)
March 17 2010
Armenia

On March 16 the RA National Assembly continued the work of the four-day
sittings and passed by voting the bills debated on the previous day.

The students of the senior schools of Yerevan Ajapnyak Administrative
region being in the parliament attended the NA sitting in order to
take part in the open lesson.

The First Deputy Minister of RA Territorial Administration Vache
Terteryan submitted to the deputies for debate in the first reading
the bill On Amending the RA Law On Citizenship.

The Head of the State Property Management Department adjunct to RA
Government Karine Kirakosyan presented for the debate in the first
reading the draft law On Amending the RA Law On 2001-2003 Programme
of State Property Privatization.

The MP Hermine Naghdalyan said that the NA Standing Committee on
Economic Affairs endorsed the amendment.

The MP Hakob Hakobyan presented the draft law On Amending RA Family
Code prepared by Hakob Hakobyan, Sukias Avetisyan, Gagik Melkiyan,
Edward Sharmazanov, Hayk Sanosyan, Tachat Vardapetyan and G.

Gevorgyan. The NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs endorsed
the bill.

The MPs debated in the second reading the draft law On Making
Amendments and Addenda to RA Criminal Code prepared by Hovhannes
Margaryan and Heghine Bisharyan.

RA Deputy Defence Minister Ara Nazaryan presented for debate in the
first reading the legislative initiative of RA Government On Making
Amendments and Addendum to RA Law On RA Civil Special Service.

Artyusha Shahbazyan endorsed the bill on behalf of the NA Standing
Committee on State and Legal Affairs.

The MPs debated in the first reading the draft law On Amending the
RA Law On Taxes prepared Hakob Hakobyan and Samvel Balasanyan.

Vardan Bostanjyan endorsed the bill on behalf of the NA Standing
Committee on Economic Affairs.

Then the parliament began debating in the first reading the package
of the draft laws On Making Amendments and Addenda in RA Civil Code,
On Amending the RA Criminal Code and On Amending the RA Criminal
Procedure Code presented by the MPs Hovhannes Margaryan, Ruben
Gevorgyan and Hovhannes Sahakyan.

The proposals of the Venice Commission experts were included in the
package. The package enjoyed the endorsement of the Venice Commission.

The Deputy Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal
Affairs Artyusha Shahbazyan said that the committee endorsed the
package, though there are certain inaccuracies, which are necessary
to specify and avoid diverse commentaries.

The debate of the issue will continue at March 17 NA sitting.

At the end of the day the deputies made statements in accordance with
NA Rules of Procedure.