. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/41 
10 October 2006 
 (06-4880) 
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 the Mi nistry of Trade and Economic Development 
Address: Komitas 49/2,  Yerevan, 375051, Republic of Armenia 
Tel.:   (+37410) 237020 
Fax:   (+37410) 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: 5, M.Mkrtchyan, Yere van, 375010, Republic of Armenia 
Tel.: (37410) 543981 Fax: (37410) 543983 
E-mail: info@arm-wto.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):   Polymeric materials or 
articles intended to come into contact with food stuffs:  pipes, small tubes, flexible tubes, 
cases, boxes, baskets and similar articles for packaging and transportation, bottles, small 
bottles, vials and similar articles, corks, lids,  hoods and other articles for covering, kitchen 
ware and table ware. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree of the 
Government of the Republic of Armenia on “The Approval of the Amendments to the 
Decree No. 679-N on 25 May, 2004 of the Governme nt of the RA” (5 pages, in Armenian). 
6. Description of content:    
The 679-N Decree of the Government lays out the “Technical Regulation on Polymeric Materials and Plastic Articles Thereof Intende d to Come into Contact with Foodstuffs”.  
In the draft Decree Article 8 and paragraph 2 of Article 41 as well as Table 2 have been 
reworded including some added substan ces and their permissible quantities.  The 
“Definition of Terms” section has been suppl emented by paragraph 4(a) including new 
terms. G/TBT/N/ARM/41 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The aim of the draft decree is to classify names and quantities of polymeric materials 
intended to come into contact with foodstu ffs and hazardous substances released thereof. 
8. Relevant documents:   European Commission Directive 2002/72/EC 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   20 November 2006 
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:   
WTO Notification Agency in the Republic of Armenia 
Address: 5, M.Mkrtchyan,  Yerevan, 375010,  
Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  (+37410) 543981 
Fax:  (+37410) 543983 
E-mail: info@arm-wto.am  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.:  (+37410) 237020 
Fax:  (+37410) 285620 
E-mail: press@sarm.am