Legislative Reviews Elections In 2010, ODIHR published five opinions on election legislation, conducted jointly with the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission): Country Title of Document BELARUS Joint Opinion on the Amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus as of 17 December 2009 MOLDOVA Joint Opinion on the Draft Working Text on Amending the Election Code of Moldova MONTENEGRO Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on the Election of Councillors and Members of Parliament of Montenegro as Amended through July 2006 GEORGIA Joint Opinion on the Election Code of Georgia as amended through March 2010 NORWAY Joint Opinion on the Electoral Legislation of Norway Legislative Support LEGAL REVIEWS 20101 Participating State Title of Document ARMENIA • Note on Modifications to Armenian Criminal Legislation Related to Acts of Contempt of Court • Note on the Application of Sanctions and Enforcement Measures towards Members of the Armed Forces in Armenia • Note on the Concept Paper on the Reform of Criminal Procedure Legislation in Armenia • Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia • Joint ODIHR-Venice Commission Opinion on the Draft Law on Assemblies of Armenia • Joint ODIHR-Venice Commission Opinion on the Law on Making Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations and on the Laws on amending the Criminal Code, the Administrative Offences Code and the Law on Charity BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA • Joint ODIHR-Venice Commission Opinion on The Act on Public Assembly of The Sarajevo Canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina) KAZAKHSTAN • Comments on Article 99 of the Criminal Execution Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan • Opinion on the Draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Access to Public Information KYRGYZSTAN • Joint ODIHR-Venice Commission Opinion on the Draft Law on Peaceful Assemblies of the Kyrgyz Republic MOLDOVA • Opinion on draft Amendments to the Moldovan Criminal Code Related to Hate Crimes • Opinion on the Proposed Exclusion of the Heading Regarding Ethnic Indentity from Civil Status in Moldova • Opinion on the Draft Law on Preventing and Combating Discrimination of the Republic of Moldova MONTENEGRO • Comments on the Draft Amendments to the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination in Montenegro • Comments on the Draft Law on the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro SERBIA • Joint ODIHR-Venice Commission Opinion on the Draft Law of Serbia on Financing of Political Parties • Joint ODIHR-Venice Commission Opinion on the Public Assembly Act of the Republic of Serbia TURKMENISTAN • Comments on the Law of Turkmenistan on Public Associations • ODIHR Advisory Panel on Freedom of Religion and Belief Comments on the Law of Turkmenistan on Religious Freedom and Religious Organizations • Comments on the Law of Turkmenistan on Combating Trafficking in Persons UKRAINE • Joint ODIHR-Venice Commission Opinion on the Law of Ukraine on Peaceful Assemblies 1  At the request of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Comments on the Draft Law on Protection against Domestic Violence of Kosovo were issued by ODIHR, on 11 March, and on the Draft Law on the Ombudsperson of Kosovo on 13 April. 66 ODIHR Annual Report 2010