. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/25 
10 February 2006 
 (06-0588) 
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:    
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  
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:    
Ministry of Urban Development in the Republic of Armenia 
Government House 3,  Republic Square Yerevan 375010 
Republic of Armenia 
Fax: (+37410) 523200      
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):    
Reinforced constructive bearing structures (6810 91);  concrete productions reinforced or 
not;  Collapsible building structures (9406 00900) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree of the 
Government of the Republic of Armenia on th e approval of the technical regulation on the 
building structures made of concrete and rein forced concrete. (22 pages, in Armenian) 
6. Description of content:   Technical regulation sets out requirements designed for 
production, marking, packaging, transportation, storage, and description of safety indexes of 
building structures made of concrete and re inforced concrete, and conformity assessment 
procedures. G/TBT/N/ARM/25 
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  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 of the RA "Law on Standardization", to protect human life and 
health and environment. 
8. Relevant documents:   EN 206-1:2001-07, ISO 2736/1-1986(E), ISO 2736/2-1986(E), ISO 
4012-1978(E),   ISO 4013-1978(E), ISO 1920-1976, ISO 3893-1977 (E), ISO 4012, 
ISO 4103, ISO 1920:2004, ISO 1921:2004, ISO 1922:2004, ISO 1923:2004, 
ISO 1924:2004, ISO 1925:2004, ISO 1926:2004, ISO 1927:2004, ISO 4109-1980(E), ISO 4111-1979 (E). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Decree shall enter into force 9 months after its 
official publication. 
10. Final date for comments:  20 March 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:   
Ministry of Urban Development in the Republic of Armenia 
Government House 3,  
Republic Square 
Yerevan 375010 Republic of Armenia 
Fax:  (+37410) 523200      
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