DUSHANBE, December 23, 2009, Asia-Plus — The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan lower chamber of parliament) has endorsed amendments requiring penalty fees for breaking the car window tinting standards without special permission and driving right-hand drive (RHD) vehicles.
Presenting the bill requiring amendments to the country’s administrative code, MP Khadicha Hakimova noted on December 23 that those who break the car window tinting standards without special permission will have to pay a fine of 4,375 somoni and those who drive RHD vehicles will have to pay a fine of 350 somoni.
According to her, under the state standards of Tajikistan, at least 75 per cent of light must pass through the driver’s side windows and vehicles may have tint on the windshield as dark as 25 percent, windows to the immediate left and right of the driver — 30 percent, and rear windows – 30.
We will recall that on December 16, the Majlisi Namoyandagon endorsed amendments to the country’s laws on other compulsory payments to the budget and road traffic. Addenda and changes made to these laws allow car window tinting in Tajikistan. MP Ismoil Talbakov noted that the amendments allowing tints to the car windows had been proposed by the government. “Car owners will have to pay for having tinted glass windows; the price will be set by the government,” said Talbakov, “The law also provides for exemption of a certain category of legal and physician entities from paying for tinted glass windows and the list of them will also be determined by the government.” According to him, the preliminary estimates have shown that payments for cars with tinted glass windows will bring more than 50 million somoni to the budget per year.
Amendments allowing tints to car windows will take effect on January 1, 2010.
