. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARM/13 
15 May 2008  
 (08-2252) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARMENIA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Food and food additives 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Decision of the 
Government of the Republic of Armenia "O n Making Changes and Amendments to the 
Government Decision No. 2313-N ("On the Appr oval of the Technical Regulation on the 
Requirements for Food Providi ng Services") adopted on 22 December 2005 (available in 
Armenian, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The changes and amendments aim at clarifying the requirements for 
the organizations providing food services, and at  bringing those requirem ents into conformity 
with the provisions of the law "On F ood Safety" of the Republic of Armenia.  
It is also prohibited to use technological instructions in food pr oviding organizations. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:    
The Law on Food Safety (a vailable in Armenian) 
The Government Decision No. 531-N adopted  on 3 May 2007 (available in Armenian) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/ARM/13 
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  12. Final date for comments:  5 July 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
WTO Notification Agency of the Ministry of Economy 
Address:  5, M. Mkrtchyan, Ye revan, 0010, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  +(374 10) 543 981 Fax:  +(374 10) 543 983 E-mail:  info@arm-wto.am  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
WTO Notification Agency of the Ministry of Economy 
Address:  5, M. Mkrtchyan, Ye revan, 0010, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  +(374 10) 543 981 Fax:  +(374 10) 543 983 E-mail:  info@arm-wto.am  
National enquiry point: 
Ministry of Agriculture, State Inspectorate of Food Safety and Veterinary Address:  12 Erebuni Str., Yerevan, 0041, Republic of Armenia Tel:  +(374 10) 499 182 Fax:  +(374 10) 450 960 
E-mail: varzhapetyan@mail.ru