. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/13 
6 April 2005 
 (05-1407) 
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  Komitas 49/2, Yerevan, 375051  
Republic of Armenia 
 Tel.: +37 41 237020 Fax.:  +37 41 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.: +37 41 543981 
Fax.: +37 41 543983 E-mail: aghazaryan@minted.am 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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 
plastic materials made on the basis of polymeric materials manufactured for contact with food. Pipes, small pipes, bending pipes, cases, boxes, baskets and similar goods provided 
for packaging and transportation. Bottles, phi als, small bottles and similar goods, stoppers, 
covers and other closi ng-stopper goods, dinner set. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D e c r e e  o f  t h e  
Government of the Republic of Armenia on the approval of the technical regulation on 
polymeric materials or plastic materials made on the basis of polymeric materials 
manufactured for contact with fo od (17 pages, in Armenian). G/TBT/N/ARM/13 
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6. Description of content:   Technical regulation lays down the description of safety 
characteristics for plastic goods. The technical regulation sets out requirements for marking, packaging, using, transportation and storage procedures and protecting environment and conformity assessment procedures. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The technical regulation was developed pursu ant to the WTO Agreement on TBT and the 
provisions of Articles 8 and 18 of the RA La w on Standardization. To protect safety of 
plastic goods accessing market and to protect human  life and health and environment and to 
warn customers against absurdity factors.   
8. Relevant documents:   EU Directive 2002/72/EC, Plastic materials and goods manufactured 
for contact with food.    
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   } To be determined. 
10. Final date for comments:    20 May 2005 
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  Komitas 49/2, 
Yerevan, 375051  
Republic of Armenia  Tel.:  +37 41 237 020 Fax.:  +37 41 285 620 
E-mail:   press@sarm.am