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Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Labour Law of Mongolia (Revised Version). (ХӨДӨЛМӨРИЙН ТУХАЙ /Шинэчилсэн найруулга/) -

Adoption: 2021-07-02 | Date of entry into force: 2022-01-01 | MNG-2021-L-111581

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law on the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia. (МОНГОЛ УЛСЫН ХҮНИЙ ЭРХИЙН ҮНДЭСНИЙ КОМИССЫН ТУХАЙ) -

Adoption: 2020-01-23 | MNG-2020-L-112042

Mongolia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the First Deputy Premier Establishing a Free Zone Committee and Working division of Free Zone Committee (No. 10 of 2009). -

Adoption: 2009-02-16 | MNG-2009-R-82779

Establishes the Committee and appoints its representatives.

Mongolia - General provisions - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Resolution of the Government of Mongolia No. 37 of 2009. -

Adoption: 2009-02-04 | MNG-2009-M-82777

Establishes a Free Zone Committee chaired by the First Deputy Premier to look into matters with respect to free zones.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Amendment to the Criminal Code of Mongolia, 2004. -

Adoption: 2004-05-14 | MNG-2004-L-91039

Amendment to the Criminal Code of Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar


Article 1. Add "transportation and other" before the "means" in the Article 49.2 and "theft of considerable number of livestock" after "caused a significant damage" in the Article 145.2 of the Criminal Code of Mongolia.

Article 2. Amend Article 71.1 of the Criminal Code of Mongolia as "The court may reveal from a criminal liability a person who has committed for the first time a minor or a less serious crime other than in the Article 145.1 /Stealing of other's property/, reconciled with the victim, redressed completely the damage caused by the renounced and recovered causes of the damage."

Article 3. The Amendment to the Criminal Code of Mongolia shall apply from the date of entry into force "The Law in Combating and Prevention of Livestock Theft".


Chairman of the State Great Hural S. Tumur-Ochir

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law amending Labour Law, 2002.

Adoption: 2002 | MNG-2002-L-71484

Amends section 77.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law on private ownership of land by Mongolian citizens.

Adoption: 2002 | MNG-2002-L-71508

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law on the Legal Status of the "Altanbulag" Free Trade Zone. -

Adoption: 2002 | MNG-2002-L-71511

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law on Free Trade Zones. -

Adoption: 2002 | MNG-2002-L-82771

Regulates relations with respect to the establishment of free zones and their form, powers of governing bodies, monitoring mechanisms, to determine the legal basis for and the realization of special tax and custom conditions.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Criminal Code of Mongolia [Revised]. -

Adoption: 2002 | Date of entry into force: 2002-09-01 | MNG-2002-L-82785

Contains provisions for the protection of individual's rights, public and private property, freedoms, national wealth, environment, security of society, legal order, independence, state system of Mongolia.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law amending Labour Law.

Adoption: 2001-11-30 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | MNG-2001-L-63062

Amends para. 1 of Article 84 of Labour Law. Replaces words "shall be approved and licensed" with "shall be approved".

Mongolia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Parliament Resolution endorsing guidelines for economic and social development in 2002 (No. 84 of 2001).

Adoption: 2001-11-15 | Date of entry into force: 2001-11-15 | MNG-2001-R-63061

Adopts guidelines for economic and social development in 2002. Guidelines contain measures aimed at implementing Government 2000-2004 development objectives in 2002 in economic and social policy, regional and rural development, health, social welfare, environment, defense, foreign policy and governance.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law on Great State Khural.

Adoption: 2001-06-21 | Date of entry into force: 2001-07-01 | MNG-2001-L-63060

Repeals Law on Great State Khural of 1992. Great State Khural is highest legislative body, i.e. the parliament. Law defines power of parliament, its organizational structure, composition, procedure of sessions, as well as rights and obligations of parliamentary groups and political parties.

Mongolia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Parliament Resolution adopting concept of Regional Development of Mongolia (No. 57 of 2001).

Adoption: 2001-06-14 | Date of entry into force: 2001-06-14 | MNG-2001-R-63067

Adopts concept of regional development of Mongolia. Concept aims at encouraging development of rural areas, and at maintaining balanced distribution of population throughout the national territory. Also specifies regional, social, economic and cultural development objectives.

Mongolia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Government Resolution adopting operational plan for implementation of Privatization Guidelines for 2001-2004 (No. 105 of 2001).

Adoption: 2001-05-02 | Date of entry into force: 2001-05-02 | MNG-2001-R-63066

Adopts operational plan for implementing Privatization Guidelines 2001-2004. Sets forth detailed measures to be implemented by different Government Ministries and Agencies in the framework of privatization programme 2001-2004. Includes, inter alia, policy and regulatory measures, and specific measures for privatization of particular enterprises and sectors.

Mongolia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Parliament Resolution endorsing privatization guidelines for 2001-2004 (No. 10 of 2001).

Adoption: 2001-01-25 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-25 | MNG-2001-R-63065

Gives effect to guidelines to be followed in privatizing state-owned property in 2001-2004. Guidelines set forth general principles, methods and forms of privatization, as well as legal and structural reforms in the area of privatization. Also contains list of enterprises and sectors to be privatized during period 2001-2004.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia Act. -

Adoption: 2000-12-07 | Date of entry into force: 2000-12-07 | MNG-2000-L-61167

Defines the principal activities and mandate of the National Commission on Human Rights. Provides for the procedures of appointment and dismissal of Commission members, their rights and their obligations.

Mongolia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Government Resolution adopting Plan for implementing Government Action Plan (No. 179 of 2000).

Adoption: 2000-11-22 | Date of entry into force: 2000-11-22 | MNG-2000-R-63059

Adopts plan of measures aimed at implementing Government Action Plan enacted by Parliament Resolution No. 33 of 2000. Plan comprises 313 general and 1075 specific measures aimed at implementing Government 2000-2004 development objectives in economic and social policy, regional and rural development, health, education, environment, defense, foreign policy and governance.

Mongolia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Government Resolution adopting the Government Action Plan (No. 33 of 2000).

Adoption: 2000-09-01 | Date of entry into force: 2000-09-01 | MNG-2000-R-61165

Endorses the Action Plan of the government of 2000. Action Plan consists of six chapters outlining the objectives of the Government in economic and social policy, regional and rural development, environment, defense, foreign policy and governance.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law on Tourism.

Adoption: 2000-05-05 | Date of entry into force: 2000-05-05 | MNG-2000-L-61169

New law which sets rules for the operation of tourism services. Consists of six chapters, which, inter alia, define tourism, tourists, tourism service providers and guides. In addition, the law sets the procedure for licensing tour services, outlines the role of the government and its agencies in development of the tourism sector, and provides for certain tax incentives for the promotion of tourism.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law on Administratively Enforced Labour.

Adoption: 2000-01-18 | Date of entry into force: 2000-04-01 | MNG-2000-L-61173

The law provides for the rules concerning the enforced labour of administratively detained persons who are unable or refuse to pay for the expenses incurred through services provided to them during the such detention. The law consists of six articles. Article 1 defines the objectives of the the present law, article 2 indicates the legislation regulating this kind of employment, article 3 provides the reasons and cases where enforced labour is imposed, articles 4 and 5 concern the principle, rules and procedures to be followed when imposing enforced labour.

Mongolia - General provisions - Constitution

Amendments and Modifications of the Constitution. -

Adoption: 1999-12-24 | Date of entry into force: 2000-07-15 | MNG-1999-C-57591

Inserts into Article 22 a paragraph on the dissolution of Parliament, amends Article 39 by adding a paragraph on the formation of Government, and modifies Article 24 (election of Parliament Speaker and Deputy Speaker), Article 27 (Parliament Sessions), Article 29 (office of Members of Parliament), and Article 33 (nomination of Prime Minister).

Mongolia - General provisions - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Government Resolution adopting, amending and modifying a set of rules and regulations governing labour relations (No. 122 of 1999).

Adoption: 1999-09-11 | Date of entry into force: 1999-09-11 | MNG-1999-M-57593

Makes miscellaneous amendments and modifications to the Rules of Medical Examination and Capacity to Work Certification of 1994, and adopts Rules of Calculating Aggregate Hours of Work, Charter of the Labour Dispute Settlement Commission, Charter of the State Labour Inspectorate, and Charter of the State Social Security Inspectorate.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Company Law of Mongolia. -

Adoption: 1999-07-02 | Date of entry into force: 1999-07-01 | MNG-1999-L-57599

Repeals all provisions of the Partnership and Company Law of 1995, namely, Chapter III and Article 6 governing regulations on companies. Consists of fourteen Chapters. General law on the establishment, registration, management, reorganisation, and dissolution of a company.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Amendments and Modifications to the Civil Code.

Adoption: 1999-06-17 | Date of entry into force: 1999-09-01 | MNG-1999-L-57596

Amends and modifies sections 7, 97, 168, 392 of the Civil Code. Article 7 provides for the protection of personal and/or professional dignity, and reputation of a physical and/or juridical person.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Family Law. -

Adoption: 1999-06-11 | Date of entry into force: 1999-08-01 | MNG-1999-L-57595

Replaces the Family Law of 1973. Consists of nine Chapters. Includes, inter alia, provisions on protection of family rights, rights and obligations of spouses, relations between parents and children, protection of children's rights and interests, limitation of parenting rights, mutual responsibilities of family members to support each other, and types and amount of maintenance payments.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Labour Law of Mongolia of 14 May 1999. -

Adoption: 1999-05-14 | Date of entry into force: 1999-07-01 | MNG-1999-L-57592

Repeals and Replaces Labour Law of 1991 and Law on Settlement of Collective Labour Disputes of 1993. Basic law on labour relations. Consists of 15 Chapters. Chapter 2 governs collective contracts and agreements, Chapter 3 deals with labour contracts, Chapter 4 with remuneration. Chapter 5 with hours of work and rest. Chapter 6 provides for working conditions, labour safety and sanitation standards, Chapter 7 deals with employment of women. Chapter 8 concerns employment of minors, disabled persons, dwarfs and elderly people. Chapter 9 governs employment of foreign citizens and citizens working in foreign business entities or organisations. Chapter 10 makes provision for collective bargaining, Chapter 11 regulates settlement of individual labour disputes, Chapter 12 deals with internal labour regulations, labour discipline and material liability, Chapter 13 deals with management and organisation of labour, and Chapter 14 provides for labour monitoring.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Modification of the Criminal Code.

Adoption: 1999-05-14 | Date of entry into force: 1999-07-01 | MNG-1999-L-57598

Amends section 149 of the Criminal Code of 1986 which provides that an employer who unfairly dismisses a pregnant woman and/or parent with a child under three years of age shall be subject to criminal punishment.

Mongolia - General provisions - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Joint Order of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare and the Minister of Justice adopting instructions on Medical Care for Hunger-Strikers (No. A/26 of 1999).

Adoption: 1999-02-04 | Date of entry into force: 1999-02-04 | MNG-1999-M-57594

Contains provisions on medical care to be extended to hunger-strikers, defines responsibilities of health and medical institutions in respect of hunger-strikers, and responsibilities of policemen in respect of protection of medical personnel.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law of Mongolia against Domestic Violence. -

Adoption: 1999 | MNG-1999-L-82787

Regulates relationships arising in connection with the prevention of domestic violence, its revealing and bringing to an end, elimination of causes and consequences thereof, protection of victim's rights, and imposition of liability on offenders with a view to ensure the equal rights of family members and to protect their rights and interests.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Environmental Protection Law of Mongolia. -

Adoption: 1995-03-30 | MNG-1995-L-79735

Regulates relations between the State, citizens, business entities and organizations in order to guarantee the human right to live in a healthy and safe environment, an ecologically balanced social and economic development, the protection of the environment for present and future generations, the proper use of natural resources and the restoration of available resources.

Mongolia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Resolution to a nation-wide evaluation of the state of unemployment and poverty (No. 25 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-02-22 | MNG-1995-R-45294

Requires ministries and municipal administrators to conduct a nation-wide examination of unemployment and poverty, as stipulated in the attached annex. Also requires municipal administrators to promote small and medium-scale enterprises and cultivation of certain crops, as well as to intensify the implementation of the National Programme on Poverty Alleviation. Available in English.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Civil Code of Mongolia [revised edition]. -

Adoption: 1994-11-01 | MNG-1994-L-45607

Part One contains general provisions governing the legal status and capacity of persons and transactions. Inter alia, defines legal status of minors (full legal status is attained at age 18) and legal status of companies, partnerships and cooperatives. Part Two covers property law, including intellectual property, land ownership, and public property. Section 140 guarantees Mongolian citizens the right to private property. Part Three regards general principles of obligations, including contracts and performance of obligations, fines and other remedies, and consumer rights. Part IV relates to contractual liability; Part V covers non-contractual liability, including personal damages and damages awarded to persons losing their ability to work. Chapter Six governs inheritance. Available in English.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law on the Constitutional Tsets [Courts]. (МОНГОЛ УЛСЫН ХУУЛ. МОНГОЛ УЛСЫН ҮНДСЭН ХУУЛИЙН ЦЭЦИЙН ТУХАЙ) -

Adoption: 1994-09-19 | MNG-1994-L-49339

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Mongolian State Law of Courts. -

Adoption: 1994-09-19 | MNG-1994-L-49340

Establishes the structure of the judicial system, and providefor the power of judges, the independence of judges, and equality before law. Provides for a Supreme Court, Aimag Courts, Soum Courts, Capital City Courts, District Courts, and Specialized Courts. Also creates a General Council to ensure judicial independence. Unofficial translation.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Law on the Government of Mongolia.

Adoption: 1993-05-11 | MNG-1993-L-49338

Provides for the powers and the structure of the Government. Article 14 stipulates that the government shall have the power to protect human rights and freedoms. Article 20(12) establishes a Minister of Demographic Policy and Labour who shall be responsible for labour matters.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Foreign Investment Law of Mongolia (No. 86 (586)). -

Adoption: 1993 | Date of entry into force: 1993-07-01 | MNG-1993-L-49342

Comprehensive legislation governing foreign investment. S. 24 stipulates that labour hired by foreign companies shall be be primarily composed of Mongolian citizens.

Mongolia - General provisions - Constitution

Act Appended to the Constitution of Mongolia (1992)

Adoption: 1992-02-12 | Date of entry into force: 1992-02-12 | MNG-1992-C-35059

Provisions concerning the transition of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Mongolia to the Constitution of Mongolia. Extends the mandates of the legislatures (Great and Small State Hural), and sets out their powers during the transitional period. The powers of the President and the judiciary are likewise extended. International treaties signed by the People's Republic of Mongolia shall continue to apply, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Mongolia - General provisions - Constitution

Constitution of Mongolia of 13 January 1992 -

Adoption: 1992-01-19 | Date of entry into force: 1992-02-12 | MNG-1992-C-41546

Consists of six Chapters. Chapter Two contains provisions relating to human rights and freedoms. These include: the right to employment (Art. 4); the right to old age, disability, childbirth and childcare assistance (Art. 5); and freedom of press, opinion and assembly (Art. 16). Chapter Three outlines the structure of the State: Part I regulates the legislative body, the State Great Hural; Part II the President; Part III the Government; and Part IV the Judiciary, including the Supreme Court and the General Council of Courts.

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Act of 3 June 1991 on economic units bankruptcy.

Adoption: 1991-06-03 | Date of entry into force: 1991-07-01 | MNG-1991-L-44936

Mongolia - General provisions - Law, Act

Bankruptcy Law of the Mongolian People's Republic. -

Adoption: 1991 | Date of entry into force: 1991-07-01 | MNG-1991-L-49341