. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/43 
3 November 2006 
 (06-5323) 
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 
Address:  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 
Address:  5, M.Mkrtchyan, Yere van, 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):   Technical equipments 
intended for putting into circulation as an i ndependently functioning junction for final use 
which cause electromagnetic interference and/or  the function of which are sensitive to 
external electromagnetic interference. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree of the 
Government of the Republic of Armenia "O n Addenda and Changes of the Government 
Decree No.1925-N ("On the Approval of the Technical Regulation on Electromagnetic Compatibility) adopted on December 23,  2004" (2 pages, in Armenian). 
6. Description of content:   The provisions concerning conformity assessment of requirements 
for the electric power quality have been eliminated.  The new requirements of Directive 
2004/108/EC for the electromagnetic compatibility are taken into consideration and the list 
of the standards for the fulfilment of the re quirements specified by the technical regulation 
is defined.  Some of the items of the regula tion are rewarded and new paragraphs have been 
supplemented.  Article 5 and Part IV of the Regulation are declared void. G/TBT/N/ARM/43 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The necessity to supplement and change the re gulation is conditioned by the approval of EU 
Directive 2004/108/EC "On Electromagnetic Comp atibility" adopted on December 23, 2004 
which replaces Directive 89/336/EEC. 
8. Relevant documents:   EU Directives 2004/108/EC, 89/336/EEC 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   18 December 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, M.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