. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/20 
12 October 2005 
 (05-4648) 
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:  49/2 Komitas, Yerevan 375051, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:   (+374) 1 0 237020 
Fax:   (+374) 10 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 Mkrtchyan, Yerevan 375010, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:   (+374) 10 543981 
Fax:   (+374) 10 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):   The amount of 
pre-packaged goods in packages of any type. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Technical 
Regulations on Weighing-packaging, Sale, Re quirements for the Amount of Pre-packaged 
Goods in Packages of Any Type during Importation (12 pages, in Armenian). 
6. Description of content:   This technical regulation sets out requirements for the amount of 
goods contained in the units of package, a c onsignment of pre-packaged goods intended for 
metrological control, a consignment of liquid goods, metrological requirements for 
measuring vessels used for pre-package of li quid goods as well as requirements for marking 
of pre-packaged goods in packages, and actual or average content measuring of a 
consignment of pre-packaged goods in packages. G/TBT/N/ARM/20 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 
 The technical regulation has been developed to ensure the implementation of provision 7 of the 1
st annex of the 2005 program of draf ting the technical regulation of the 
RA ratified by the Government Resolution N 393, 10 March 2005 and pursuant to the 
WTO Agreement on TBT, the provisions of th e Law on “Ensuring Unity of Measurements” 
and article 8 of the Law “On Standardization” of the RA.   To prevent fraud or deception arising fr om misleading advertising or labelling. 
8. Relevant documents:   European Economic Community Directives 75/106 of 
19 December 1974 and 76/211 of 20 January 1976. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   in 6 months after notification 
to be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the day of notification 
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:  49/2 Komitas, Yerevan 375051, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:   (+374) 10 237020 
Fax:   (+374) 10 285620 
E-mail:   press@sarm.am