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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

of October 5, 2009 No. 553

About the State language of the Republic of Tajikistan

(as amended of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan of 13.11.2023 No. 1994)

This Law determines legal status of state language and regulates its application in the Republic of Tajikistan.

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Tasks of this Law

1. This Law regulates application of state language and other languages in activities of state bodies, self-government institutions of settlements and villages, and also legal entities, irrespective of forms of business, Dehkan (farmer) farms and individual entrepreneurs.

2. This Law does not regulate use of languages in the personal relations.

Article 2. Legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan on state language of the Republic of Tajikistan

The legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan on state language of the Republic of Tajikistan is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan and consists of this Law, other regulatory legal acts, and also the international legal acts recognized by Tajikistan.

Article 3. State language of the Republic of Tajikistan

1. State language of the Republic of Tajikistan is Tajik.

2. Each citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan shall know state language.

3. The Republic of Tajikistan provides application, protection and development of state language.

4. State bodies, self-government institutions of settlements and villages, and also legal entities, irrespective of forms of business shall create favorable conditions for studying of state language and enhancement of its knowledge by workers.

5. The state language is applied in all spheres of political, social, economic, scientific and cultural life of the Republic of Tajikistan.

6. In case of application of state language observance of provisions of rules of spelling of Tajik and signs of its punctuation is obligatory.

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