RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/TJK/7/Rev.4 
28 June 2010 
 
 (10-3511) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Tajikistan Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF TAJIKISTAN 
 
Legislative Action Plan  
 
Revision  
   The following submission, dated 23 June 2010, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan. 
 
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Page 2 Legislative Action Plan  
 
(Present Status of Tajikistan’s Legislative Process for WTO Conformity) 
 
I. Legislative Acts Adopted After the 2nd Wo rking Party Meeting (April 2005-October 2006)  
 
No. Law/Regulation WTO Agreement Status of Draft/Intended Actions Expected Enactment 
Date 
1. Resolution of the Government "On Setting 
up Excise Taxes on Selected Goods Originated in the Republic of Tajikistan and 
Imported into the Territory of the Republic 
of Tajikistan" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Adopted by the Government on 2 April 2005, 
No. 126. In force 
2. Regulation "On Specifics of Licensing of 
Separate Types of Activities" General Agreement on Trade in Services, 
Agreements on the Procedures of Import 
Licensing Regulation adopted by the Government on 
1 September 2005, No. 337. In force 
3. Approval of rates of customs fees for 
services rendered under Article 347 of the Customs Code Article VIII of the General Agreement on 
Tariffs and Trade 1994 Resolution of the Government No. 472 as of 
2 December 2005. In force 
4. Resolution "On Joining the Rome 
Convention on Interest Protection of Singers-Performers, Phonogramme 
Producers and Casting Organisations, 1961" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted by the Lower Chamber of the 
Parliament on 11 November 2005, No.159. In force 
5. Law "On Amendments to the Law of the 
Republic of Tajikistan on Veterinary" Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures Adopted on 26 December 2 005, No. 117. In force 
6. Amendments to the Law "On Banks and 
Banking Acitivity in the Republic of 
Tajikistan" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adop ted on 28 December 2005 , No. 133. In force 
7. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Copyright and Related 
rights"" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 3 March 2006, No. 162. In force 
8. New Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Auditing Activity" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 3 March 2006, No. 170. In force 
9. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Geodesy and Cartography" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 3 March 2006, No. 172. In force  
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 Page 3II. Legislative Acts Adopted After the 3rd Working Party Meeting (October 2006-to date)  
 
No. Law/Regulation WTO Agreement Status of Draft/Intended Actions Expected Enactment 
Date 
1. New Code "On Economic Court 
Proceedings" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 5 January 2008, No. 340. In force 
2. New Law "On Trademarks and Service 
marks" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 5 March 2007, No. 234. In force 
3. New Law "On Geographic Indications" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 5 March 2007, No. 236. In force 
4. New Law "On Topology of Integrated 
Circuits" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 22 December 2 006, No. 218. In force 
5. Law "On Investments" TRIMS, Article III, XI GATT Adopted on 12 May 2007, No. 260. In force 
6. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Amendments to the Law on Licensing of 
Separate Types of Activities" General Agreement on Trade in Services  Adopted on 13 June 2007, No. 277. In force 
7. New Regulation "On Specifics of Licensing 
of Certain Types of Activities" General Agreement on Trade in Services, 
Agreements on the Procedures of Import 
Licensing Adopted on 3 April 2007, No. 172. In force 
8. New Civil Procedure Code Agreem ent on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights, General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, General 
Agreement on Trade in Services,  Adopted on 5 January 2008, No. 341. In force 
9. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On State 
Support of Agro-industrial complexes of 
Tajikistan" Agreement on Agriculture Adopted on 5 March 2007, No. 241. In force 
10. Law "On Amendments to the Law of the 
Republic of Tajikistan on Competition and Limiting Monopolistic Activities" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 28 July 2006, No. 490. In force 
11. New Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Natural Monopolies" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 5 March 2007, No. 235. In force 
12. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Joint 
Stock Companies" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 5 March 2007, No. 237. In force 
13. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On State 
Registration of Real Estate and Rights for It" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 20 March 2007, No. 375. In force 
14. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Mandatory and Other Payments into the 
Budget" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 
Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 28 July 2006, No. 197. In force 
15. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Inspection of Activities of Economic 
Subjects" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 28 July 2006, No. 194. In force  
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Date 
16. New Constitutional Law of the Republic of 
Tajikistan "On GBAO" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Adopted on 30 July 2007, No. 303. In force 
17. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Agreements on Division of Products" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 5 March 2007, No. 328. In force 
18. Amendments to the Criminal Procedure 
Code Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 12 May 2007, No. 250. In force 
19. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Amendments to the Labour Code of the Republic of Tajikistan" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 3 March 2006, No. 158. In force 
20. Amendments to the Tax Code of the 
Republic of Tajikistan General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994 Last amendments adopted on 30 July 2007, 
No. 306. In force 
21. Amendments to the Law of the Republic of 
Tajikistan "On Precious Metals and Stones" Article XI of General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade Adopted on 30 July 2007, No. 311. In force 
22. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Protection of Lactation and State Control of 
Infant Nutrition" Agreement on Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Adopted on 22 December 2 006, No. 221. In force 
23. Amendments to the Law of the Republic of 
Tajikistan "On Education" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adop ted on 22 December 2006 , No. 222. In force 
24. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Enforcement Procedure" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 20 March 2008, No. 373. In force 
25. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Right 
of Access to Information" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994 Adopted on 18 June 2008, No. 411. In force 
26. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Commercial Secret" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994, TRIPS Adopted on 18 June 2008, No. 403. In force 
27. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Technical Regulating" Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade Adopted on 19 May 2009, No. 522. In force 
28. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Credit 
Histories" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 26 March 2009, No. 492. In force 
29. New Code "On Administrative Violations" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Adopted on 31 December 2008, last 
amendments made in 2010. In force 
30. New Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Quarantine Plants" Agreement on Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Adopted on 26 March 2009, No. 498. In force 
31. Amendments to the Law "On Copyright and 
Related Rights" Bern Convention Article  18 Adopted on 3 December 2009, No. 573.  In force 
32. Decree of the President of the Republic of 
Tajikistan "On Reforming the Permitting 
System in the Republic of Tajikistan" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994 Adopted on 7 March 2009, No. 633. In force 
33. New Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Normative Legal Acts" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994 Adopted on 26 March 2009, No. 506. In force  
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Date 
34. New Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Banking Activity" General Agreement on Trade in Services Adopted on 19 May 2009, No. 524. In force 
35. Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On State 
Registration of Legal Entities and Individual 
Entrepreneurs" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994 Adopted on 19 May 2009, No. 508. In force 
36. Programme "On introduction of Single 
Window for Carrying out Export/Import Operations" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994, Trade Facilitation Adopted on 3 May 2010. In force 
37. Order No. 163-f of 20 October 2009 "On 
Approving the Regulations on the Procedure 
for Calculating and Collecting Customs Duties" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994, Customs Valuation Agreement Registered on 25 January 2010, No. 565. In force 
38. Resolution of the Government of the 
Republic of Tajikistan "On Amendments to 
the Resolution No. 126 of 2 April 2005 "On the Rates of Excise Tax on Certain Goods 
Produced in the Republic of Tajikistan and 
Imported into the territory of the Republic of 
Tajikistan"" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994 Adopted 30 March 2010, No. 189. In force 
39. Joining the Codex Alimentarius Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures 19 February 2009. In force 
  
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Page 6 III. Legislative Acts Being Drafte d or Submitted to the Parliament  
 
No. Law/Regulation WTO Agreement Refe rence Draft Government Parliament 
1. To conduct analyses of normative acts 
regulating foreign trade activities, including 
the Law "On State Regulation of Foreign 
Trade Activities". 
 
Law "On Special Safeguard, Antidumping and Countervailing Measures" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994  
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI 
of the GATT 1994  
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures In draft procedure. A ugust 2010 December 2010 
2. Resolution of the Government "On Joining 
of the Republic of Tajikistan to the WIPO 
Agreement on Phonograms and Performers" Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of 
Property Rights In draft procedure. October 2010 December 2010 
3. New Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On 
Regulation of Currency and Control of Currency" General Agreement on Trade in  Services In draft procedur e. October 2010 December 2010 
4. General Plan of Transport Sector in 
Tajikistan, including the railway transport General Agreement on Trade in  Services In draft proced ure. December 2010 April 2011 
5. Abolition of the Decree of the President 
No. 424 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994 In draft procedure. October 2010  
6. Abolition of the Resolution of the 
Government No. 136, dated 4 April 1996 
"On Science-Technical Inspection" General Agreement on Trade in Services In draft procedure. September 2010  
7. Amendments to the Law of the Republic of 
Tajikistan "On Veterinary" Agreement on Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures In draft procedure. September 2010 December 2010 
8. Amendments to the Law of the Republic of 
Tajikistan "On Quality and Safety of Food 
Product" Agreement on Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures In draft procedure. October 2010 December 2010  
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9. Changes and amendments to the Customs 
Code and related customs legislation to 
include inter alia  the following: 
 
- Provisions reflecting those from the 
Customs Valuation Agreement, including Explanatory Notes to the 
Customs Valuation Agreement and 
Decisions of the Committee "On the Customs Valuation of 26 April 1984 
and 24 September 1984"; 
- Ex officio authority for the IPR border 
measures; 
- Definitions of "counterfeit goods" and 
"pirated goods"; and 
- General provision on customs fees 
compliant with GATT Article VIII. Agreement on customs valuation, GATT 
1994 
 TRIPS Article 58 
TRIPS Article 55 
TRIPS Article 46 In draft procedure. October 2010 December 2010 
10. Changing the customs fee structure GATT Article VIII In draft procedure. November 2010  
11. Resolution of the Government "On Patent 
Fees" TRIPS, Article 3 In draft proc edure. October 2010 December 2010 
12. The Law on Trademarks, Article 23 (2), 
Article 15 5-bis Paris Conventio n In draft procedure. October 2010 December 2010 
13. The Law on Industrial Designs, Article 28 5- bis Paris Conventio n In draft procedure. October 2010 December 2010 
14. Additions to the Code of Civil Procedure TRIPS Artic le 50.1 In draft procedure. November 2010 April 2011 
15. Additions to the Criminal Code Article 275 TRIPS Artic le 60.1 In draft procedure. November 2010 April 2011 
16. The Law on Geographical Indications, 
Article 19 5-bis Paris Conventio n In draft procedure. October 2010 December 2010 
17. Additions to the Code of Criminal 
Procedures (Article 80) to include provisions 
on "seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of 
any materials and implements the predominant use of which has been in the 
commission of the offence" TRIPS Article 61 In draft procedure. November 2010 April 2011 
18. Repeal Article 1133 (2) from the Civil Code TRIPS In draft procedure. November 2010 April 2011 
19. The Law "On Selection Achievements of 
Agricultural Crops" TRIPS, Article 3 In draft procedure. November 2010 April 2011 
20. The Law "On Inventions" TRIPS, Articles 39(f), 31(g), (i), 5- bis Paris 
Convention In draft procedure. October 2010 December 2010 
21. Amendments to the Law "On Medicaments" 
and the Law "On Agroch emical Production" TRIPS 39(2), (3) In draft procedure. November 2010 April 2011  
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22. Amendments to the Law "On Licensing of 
Separate Types of Activities, No. 37, 
17 May 2004 GATT, Agreement on Import Li censing In draft procedure.  September 2010 December 2010 
23. Drafting and submitting to the Parliament the 
draft Law on Permitting System GATT In draft procedure. September 2010 December 2010 
24. Changes to the Law "On State Regulation of 
Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol 
and Alcohol Products, No. 451, 15 May 1997 GATT, Agreement on Import Li censing In draft procedure.  October 2010 December 2010 
25. Changes to the Law "On Technical 
Regulations", No. 522, 19 May 2009  TBT In draft procedure. October 2010 December 2010 
26. The new Law "On Standardization" TBT In draft procedure. August 2010 November 2010 
27. The new Law "On Conf ormity Assessment" TBT In draft pr ocedure. October 2010 December 2010 
28. Adoption of the new Law "On Insurance" GATS Prepared and 
submitted to the Government. July 2010 October 2010  
29. Adoption of the Law "On Protection of New 
Plant Varieties" SPS, UPOV Convention In draft pr ocedure. July 2010 October 2010 
30. Changes to the Tax Code to address the issue 
of VAT taxation of aluminum and cotton 
fiber GATT Article III In draft procedure. July 2010 October 2010 
 
 
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