PARLIAMENT APPROVES SWIFTLY A PACKAGE OF BILLS
ArmenPress
Nov 10 2004
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS: Members of Armenian parliament moved
today to swiftly pass a package of 15 bills that were discussed the
day before and ratified two international agreements, one related
to maintenance of archeological legacy and the second to joint
film-making.
The parliament also approved in the first reading a government designed
bill on making changes to the Property Tax Law, under which the right
to collect property taxes will be delegated to urban communities later
this year instead of 2005. The bill also proposes that transport
means run by local self-management bodies, which have become unfit
for using be written off from their books.
The lawmakers also approved in the third and final reading the Labor
Code, which is to be enforced six months after it is publicized
officially. The bill envisages that all employers will have to
conclude labor contractors with employees within 12 months since
its enforcement. The parliament also passed in the final reading
the Family Code that is to be put into force three days after its
official publication.