DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – A regular sitting of the second session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) of the fifth convocation is being held today and parliamentarians are expected to discuss the draft law on inspection of economic entities in new edition.

The law, in particular, provides for establishment of the coordinating council on inspection of economic entities, prohibition of inspection of new economic entities during the first two years of their activities, and inspection of industrial enterprises only once every five years.

Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the Majlisi Namoyandagon, says parliamentarians are also discussing amendments proposed to the country’s laws on industrial designs, highways and road activities, and advocacy.

They are also expected to discuss the issue of ratification of the Protocol amending the Agreement with the World trade Organization (WTO) on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement), Sultonov said.