YEREVAN. – At Wednesday’ sitting of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, the MPs passed, in the second and final reading, some changes to a number of laws.

Among them are: The package of bills on making amendments and additions to the Law on Trade and Services and related laws; the bill on making amendments and Addenda to the Law on Public Auctions; the bill on making amendments and additions to the Law on Petitions; the bill on amendments the Law on Attracting Bank Deposits and to related laws; the bill on making amendments in the Civil Code; the package of bills on amendments to the Law on Higher Education and Science and related laws; and the package of bills on amendments to the Law on Anti-Corruption Commission and related laws.

In addition, the lawmakers approved, in the first reading, the bill on making amendments and addenda to the Subsoil Code.

But the MPs did not pass the package of bills on amendments to the Criminal Code and related laws.

Furthermore, the parliament passed the NA draft decision to extend by 6 months the activities of the NA inquiry committee that studies study the effectiveness of measures taken by the government and the Commandant’s Office to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Armenia.