DUSHANBE, October 22, 2015, Asia-Plus – In the framework of the Rule of Law Initiative of the EU-Central Asia Strategy, the Institute of State Service under the President of Tajikistan hosted a training seminar on administrative procedure on 20-21 October.

The Tajik Code on administrative procedure of March 5, 2007 (with last amendments of December 28, 2012) determines the procedure of the preparation, adoption and implementation of administrative acts, of the scrutiny regarding administrative petitions and complaints, and of the interaction of administrative bodies.  Furthermore, the Code regulates the court procedure in disputes relating to legal relations arising from the Code.

According to the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan, co-organized by the “EU-Central Asia Rule of Law Platform” project and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the two-day seminar addressed a group of twenty senior officials of state executive structures, which implement the Code within their administrative activities.

The main objective of the seminar was in increasing the understanding of the taxonomy and of the provisions of legislation on administrative procedure in Tajikistan.  It reportedly consolidated knowledge on the contents of the Code, exemplified its provisions and addressed difficulties of application. At the same time, the seminar raised the participants’ awareness of the benefits of a unified general administrative procedure.

The EU Rule of Law Initiative for Central Asia constitutes the overarching regional framework for enhanced cooperation in the Rule of Law area, aimed at supporting legal reforms in Central Asia and the sharing of EU experience.  Under the auspices of the Rule of Law Initiative, the Rule of Law Platform regional project acts as a support mechanism to facilitate policy dialogue and promote the measures contributing to legal reforms in each of the Central Asian countries.  The Platform is being funded by the European Union to the amount of EUR 1.8 million.