WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  S/C/N/389 
16 February 2007 
 (07-0676) 
Council for Trade in Services Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES 
   
 The following notification, dated 13 February 2007, from the delegation of Armenia, is being 
circulated to the members of th e Council for Trade in Services. 
 
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1. Member notifying:  
 
 Republic of Armenia  
2. Notification under:  
 
 Article III:3 and the Annex on Telecommunicati ons para. 5 (c) of the General Agreement on 
Trade in Services 
 
3. Date of entry into force/duration:  
 
 4 February 2006  
4. Agency responsible for implementati on and enforcement of the measure:  
 
 The Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Armenia 
 
5. Complete description of the measure
1 indicating the modes of supply covered, the effect 
on trade in services (e.g., restrictions/libera lization measures) and the impact of the 
measure on commitments in the Member's schedule and Article II (MFN) exemption list, if relevant: 
 
The mode of supply
 – The supply of a service by a service supplier of one Member through  
 commercial presence in the territory of any other Member.  Some amendments have been made in the La w "On Licensing" of the Republic of Armenia. 
In particular, provisions concerning telecomm unication sector in Article 43 have been 
changed by the following:  
  
                                                     
 
1 Including international agreements and recognition and other measures. S/C/N/389 
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  N Type of activity subject to licensing Licensor Type of a license Area Expertise 
requirement By tender Qualification 
requirements Reporting 
requirements Requirement for 
location 
 10. TELECOMMUNICATION 
(ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION) SECTOR          
1 Public electronic communication network PSRC C A E - Q R L 
2 Rendering of sound services PSRC S A - - Q R L 
3 Rendering of the mobile communication 
services PSRC S A - - Q R L 
4 Rendering of telegraphic communication 
services PSRC S A - - Q R L 
5 Rendering of the data transmission and 
internet availability services PSRC S A - - Q R L 
6 Broadcasting of radio-television programs SCRT C - - T - - L 
 
 Where:  
 - PSRC – Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia  - SCRT – State Commission on Radio and Television of the Republic of Armenia  - C – licence issued through compound (non-automatic) procedure  - S – licence issued through simple (automatic) procedure 
 - A – types of activities designated with the lette r "A" in column five of the table shall not  
    require any license, if such activities are performed for a non-entrepreneurial      (economic) purpose. 
 - E – expert conclusions for goods, objects, e quipments or documents submitted for licensing 
may be required by the law or licensing procedure only for types of the activities designated with the letter "E" in column 6 of the table.  
 - T – the license for types of activities designated with the letter "T" in column 7 of the table 
shall be issued only through a tender.  
 - Q – the testing of professional qualification of  natural persons may be carried out only for 
issuing a license for type of the activities desi gnated with the letter "Q" in column 8 of 
the table.  
 - R – the licensors shall have the right to dema nd reports or information related to the licensed 
activity only from the licensees performing t ypes of the activities designated with the 
letter "R" in column 9 of the table.  
 - L – only the licensees performing types of th e activities designated with the letter "L" in 
column 10 of the table are obligated to perfo rm activities subject to licensing only in the 
location stated in the license.  
 
6. Members specifically affected, if any: 
 
 None   S/C/N/389 
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  7. Texts available from: 
 
 WTO Notification Agency in the Republic of Armenia  Address: 5, Mkrtchyan, Yerevan, 0010 Republic of Armenia  Tel. : (37410) 543981 
 Fax: (37410) 543983 
 E-mail: info@arm-wto.am
 
 
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