BILL ON MAKING AMENDMENTS TO RA LAW ON "TELEVISION AND
RADIO" ADOPTED BY FIRST READING
02-07-2007 17:30:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly
adopted the parcel of bills on making amendments and addenda to
the RA Law on Television and Radio with 79 "for", 16 "against",
and 1 "abstaining" votes at the special session held on June 29.
According to this parcel of bills, the activities of other
broadcasting organizations are unequivocally prohibited by the
channels of Public Television. A state duty of 70 thousand drams
(about 200 U.S. dollars) is defined for each broadcast of the
programs of the national editorial staff and service of foreign
mass media by the television and radio company operating in the
RA territory.
Zharangutiun (Heritage), Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law)
factions, as well as independent MPs, non-party Khachatur
Sukiasian and Viktor Dalakian, and Martun Grigorian, a member of
Dashink (Alliance) party, voted against this parcel of bills.
Davit Haroutiunian, a member of the RPA, the Chairman of the NA
Standing Committee on state-legal issues, and the former
MInister of Justice, abstained from voting.
During the session the National Assembly also adopted three
bills discussed during the last three days by the first reading.
These three bills envisage to make amendments and addenda to the
RA Laws on "Simplified Tax", "Internatinal Treaties", and "The
2007 State Budget."