. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/31 
30 May 2006 
 (06-2595) 
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 
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 
5, Mkrtchyan, Yerevan, 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):   Tobacco stuff and 
tobacco goods. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decision of the 
Government of the Republic of Armeni a on "Changes and Addenda Made in the 
Government Decision 540-N (Approval of the technical regulation on tobacco)" (2 pages, in Armenian). 
6. Description of content:   The list of the standards provi ding the implementation of the 
requirements specified by the technical regulation is precised.  Precised is the index of standards for pollution of sand and soil.  The draft is supplemented with additional warning 
information, including the order of marking as well as other additional information regarding description of the product which direc tly or indirectly supports to consider the 
tobacco product as less dangerous is prohibited. G/TBT/N/ARM/31 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The changes of the technical regulation was ma de to include additional warning information 
in the technical regulation approved by the Minist ry of Health, to protect human life, health 
and environment and to warn customers against absurdity factors. 
8. Relevant documents:   ISO 4389 International Standard 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Decree shall enter into force 6 months after its 
official publication. 
10. Final date for comments:   10 July 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 
5, 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  
Komitas 49/2, Yerevan, 375051, Republic of Armenia Tel:  (37410) 237020 Fax:  (37410) 285620 E-mail:  press@sarm.am