DUSHANBE, January 6, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill setting a term for putting Tajikistan’s criminal-procedural code into effect at a January 5 meeting presided over by its speaker, Saydullo Khairulloyev. 

Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the Majlisi Namoyandagon, said that the board had also considered amendments to the law on licensing certain types of activities  and a government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Pakistan on mutual protection of investments.  

All these issues will be considered at a regular sitting of the fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the third convocation that will be held in mid-January, the spokesman said.