. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/32 
26 June 2006 
 (06-3105) 
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):   Symbols and marks used 
for identification of the given food consignment 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree of the 
Government of the Republic of Armenia on “T he Approval of the Technical Regulation on 
Symbols and Marks Used for Identification of the Given Food Consignment” (4 pages, Armenian). 
6. Description of content:   The technical regulation sets out the requirements for symbols and 
marks used for identification of the given food consignment. G/TBT/N/ARM/32 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The technical regulation has been developed pursuant to the WTO Agreement on TBT and 
the provisions of Articles 8 of the RA “Law on Standardization”, to warn customers against deceptive factors, to protect human life and h ealth, to provide food security, as well as to 
provide capacity building for economic units engaged in food production to overcome the 
barriers of export of produced food and international market access. 
8. Relevant documents:   European Council Directive 89/396/EEC and 91/238/EEC 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined. 
 
Decree shall enter into force on 1 January 2007. 
10. Final date for comments:   10 August 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, 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