. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/36 
12 July 2006 
 (06-3366) 
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 
5, Mkrtchyan,  Yerevan, 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):   Wastes produced form 
all kinds of packages and wrappings irrespectiv e of production material, usage or origin in 
the fields of industry, trade outlets, institu tions, services, household, as well as in any fields 
of activity of legal entities or natura l persons and private entrepreneurs. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree of the 
Government of the Republic of Armenia “On the Approval of the Technical Regulation on 
Wastes Produced form Packages and Wr appings”, (14 pages, Armenian). 
6. Description of content:   This technical regulation sets out the measures intended for 
prevention of the package wastes, the possibility of its reuse and recirculation, the use of 
packages intended for reiterated use, the im plementation of the new methods for waste 
renewal and reduction of final utilization volumes of wastes. G/TBT/N/ARM/36 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The technical regulation has been developed pursuant to the WTO Agreement on TBT and 
the provisions of Articles 8 of the RA “Law  on Standardization”, taking into account the 
issues related to the protection of human health and life, as well as the management of measures taken in the sphere of waste produ ced from wrapping, reduction of the level of 
impact on human health, settlement and environment. 
8. Relevant documents:   European Technical Regulations 94/62/EC, 1882/2003/EC, 
2004/12/EC and 2005/20/EC 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   26 August 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, 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