EMBLEM

1. The National Emblem of the Republic of Tajikistan is a symbol of the state sovereignty of the Republic of Tajikistan.
2. The National Emblem of the Republic of Tajikistan is a representation of a styled crown and a semi-circle of seven stars above it, in the rays of sun rising from behind mountains covered with snow. The semi-circle is nimbed by a diadem consisting, on the right, of wheat spikes, and on the left, of cotton branches with opened bolls. Above, the diadem is woven by a three-color band; the lower part occupied by an open book on a holder.
Colors of the National Emblem are as follows: the crown, the sun, the mountains, the spikes, the book and the holder are golden; cotton footstalks and leaves are green; the band colors are red, white and green; the book cover is red.
The National Emblem is placed on:

a) the buildings of the official residence of President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, ministries and state committees of the Republic of Tajikistan; buildings of the Majlises of the people’s delegates of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, other oblasts, the city of Dushanbe, cities and districts, local executive administration (hukumats), self-governance bodies in towns and villages (jamoats), courts, prosecution offices of the Republic of Tajikistan; on the buildings of diplomatic and consular missions, and trade representative offices of the Republic of Tajikistan abroad;

b) in the convention halls of President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, Presidium of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan; majlises of the people’s delegates of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, other oblasts, the city of Dushanbe, cities and districts, local executive administration (hukumats), convention halls of the self-governance bodies in towns and villages (jamoats), and also in the offices of President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Chairman of Majlisi Oli and Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, representatives of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, other oblasts, the city of Dushanbe, cities and districts, and in court-rooms of the Republic of Tajikistan, in offices of the civil registration acts as well as the offices of the inaugurate registration of births and marriages;

c) in the convention halls of President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, Presidium of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan; majlises of the people’s delegates of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, other oblasts, the city of Dushanbe, cities and districts, local executive administration (hukumats), convention halls of the self-governance bodies in towns and villages (jamoats), and also in the offices of President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Chairman of Majlisi Oli and Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, representatives of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, other oblasts, the city of Dushanbe, cities and districts, and in court-rooms of the Republic of Tajikistan, in offices of the civil registration acts as well as the offices of the inaugurate registration of births and marriages;

d) on official publications of Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, Presidium of Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan and Government of the Republic of Tajikistan;

e) on a passport of the citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan, and also on the diplomatic and other international passports issued to citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan;

f) at the border poles established at the State border of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Only President of the Republic of Tajikistan can administer the right to use the National Emblem of the Republic of Tajikistan by enterprises, institutions and organizations not enlisted in the following Resolution.

3. Representation of the National Emblem of the Republic of Tajikistan, despite its size, should always strictly correspond to the standards of its colored, black and white, and dimensional depiction attached to the present Resolution.

4. The procedures of the National Emblem production and copying; use, preservation and elimination of stamps depicting the National Emblem are established by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.

5. Persons guilty in an insult to the National Emblem of the Republic of Tajikistan are accountable in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan.

DECISION OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN Regarding the approval of the Regulation on the State Emblem of the Republic of Tajikistan

The Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan decides:The Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan decides:

1. To approve the Regulation on the State Emblem of the Republic of Tajikistan.

2. This decision should be implemented from the day of its publication.

Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan S. Rajabov

Dushanbe, 11 dec 1999 № 8921