. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/8 
9 November 2004 
 (04-4751) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
National Institute of Standards of th e Ministry of Trade and Economic  
Address: Komitas 49/2, Yerevan, 375051, Republic of Armenia  
Tel.:  +(3741) 237020 
Fax.:  +(3741) 285620 E-mail:  sarm@sarm.am  Enquiry Point E-mail press@sarm.am    
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
WTO Notification Agency in the Republic of Armenia 
Address: M. Mkrtchyan 5, Yere van, 375010, Republic of Armenia 
 Tel.:  +(3741) 543981 
Fax.:  +(3741) 543983 
e-mail:  aghazaryan@minted.am 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Regulation shall cover 
the following types of personal protective equipment (PPE):  
− Protective clothing, 
− PPE for the legs and feet, 
− PPE for the hands and arms, 
− PPE for the eyes, 
− PPE for the ears, 
− PPE for the head and face, 
− PPE for the respiratory tract, 
− PP designed to prevent falls from a height, 
PPE designed for in-water use and to prevent drowning. G/TBT/N/ARM/8 
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5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D e c r e e  o f  t h e  
Government of the Republic of Armenia on approval of the technical regulation on 
requirements for personal protective equipment, (25 pages, in Armenian) 
6. Description of content:   To approve the technical regulation on the requirements for 
personal protective equipment, terms, rules of placing in the market, conformity assessment procedures. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Regulation shall establish the safety requireme nts for the types of PPE, as well as the 
procedures for conformity certification for the PPE, and to protect human life, health and 
environment. 
8. Relevant documents:   EC Directive 89/686/EWG 18915830 (December 20, 1989) and the 
requirements established by international and Eur opean standards, as well as international 
standards on PPE included in the Industrial Safety Standards System. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  n/a 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Decree shall enter into force 6 months after its official 
publication.  
10. Final date for comments:   20 December 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
National Institute of Standards of the Minist ry of Trade and Economic Development of the 
Republic of Armenia  
Address: Komitas 49/2, Yerevan, 375051, Republic of Armenia 
 Tel.:  +(3741) 237020 Fax.:  +(3741) 285620 E-mail:  sarm@sarm.am