. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARM/22 
4 November 2008  
 (08-5357) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARMENIA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food and food additives 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  The draft law of the 
Republic of Armenia "On th e Changes and Amendments in the Low on Food Safety" 
(available in Armenian, 5 pages) 
6. Description of content:  Several definitions of the law ha ve been specified and harmonised 
to international terms, also new definitions ha ve been amended.  Requirements for safety 
rules and marking have been defined for novel,  genetically modified, ionized, frozen and 
specific foods.  The draft law defines also market access mechanisms for the above-
mentioned products.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   The law is in harmony 
with 178/2002/EC directive. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/ARM/22 
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  12. Final date for comments:  60 days after circulati on of the notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Ministry of Economy, WTO Notification Agency 
5 M. Mkrtchyan, Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  +(374 10) 543981 Fax:  +(374 10) 543983 E-mail:  info@arm-wto.am   
Ministry of Agriculture, State Inspecto rate of Food Safety  and Veterinary  
12 Erebuni Street, Yerevan 0041, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  +(374 10) 49 91 82 Fax:  +(374 10) 45 09 60 E-mail:  arm.vetservise@mail.ru 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ministry of Economy, WTO Notification Agency 
5 M. Mkrtchyan, Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  +(374 10) 543981 Fax:  +(374 10) 543983 E-mail:  info@arm-wto.am   
Ministry of Agriculture, State Inspecto rate of Food Safety  and Veterinary  
12 Erebuni Street, Yerevan 0041, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  +(374 10) 49 91 82 Fax:  +(374 10) 45 09 60 E-mail:  arm.vetservise@mail.ru