. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/50 
11 January 2007 
 (07-0143) 
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 
Ministry of Trade and Economic Development 49/2 Komitas, Yerevan, 0051 
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 M.Mkrtchyan, Yerevan, 0010 
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 Products and 
Stuff.   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Draft Decision of 
the Government of the Republic of Arme nia “On Changes and Supplements to the 
Government Decision No. 540-N (“On the A pproval of the Technical Regulation on 
Tobacco”) adopted on April 28, 2005”  (6 pages, in Armenian). G/TBT/N/ARM/50 
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6. Description of content:   The changes in the technical re gulation refer to the mandatory and 
additional information about the negative effect  of tobacco on human health and life on the 
cigarette boxes and holders as well as to th e forms of marking in accordance with the 
provisions of the European Parliament  and Council Directive 2001/37/EU and the 
requirements of the “Framework Convention on Struggle against Tobacco” at the session of 
the World Health Organisation 56
th Conference. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Changes have been made in compliance with th e provisions of the European Parliament and 
Council Directive 2001/37/EU and the requirements of the “Framework Convention on Struggle against Tobacco” of the session of the World Health Organisation 56
th Conference 
and with the purpose to protect human life and health and environment and to warn 
consumers against deceptive factors and practices. 
8. Relevant documents:   European Parliament and C ouncil Directive 2001/37/EU and the 
“Framework Convention on St ruggle against Tobacco”. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   26 February 2007 
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, M. Mkrtchyan, Yerevan, 0010 Republic of Armenia  
Tel.: (+37410) 543981 
Fax: (+37410) 543983 E-mail: info@arm-wto.am  National Institute of Standards of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Devel opment of the Republic of Armenia  
Komitas 49/2, Yerevan, 0051 
Republic of Armenia  Tel.: (+37410) 237020 Fax: (+37410) 285620 
E-mail: press@sarm.am