. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/23 
24 October 2005 
 (05-4889) 
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 
Komitas 49/2 Yerevan, 375051 
Republic of Armenia 
Tel:   (+37410) 237 020 
Fax:   (+37410) 285 620 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) 543 981 
Fax:  (+37410) 543 983 E-mail:  aghazaryan@minted.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):   Machines and 
mechanisms and their main components assigned for producing different packages, 
processing substances, packaging, transportation. 
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 
safety requirements for machines and mechanisms (43 pages, in Armenian) 
6. Description of content:   Technical regulation sets out:  
- general safety requirements designed for machines and mechanisms assigned for 
producing different packages, processing s ubstances, packaging, transportation; G/TBT/N/ARM/23 
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 - additional requirements designed for determin ed categories of machines and mechanisms; 
and 
- requirements designed for marking, operating,  using instruction maintenance, eliminating 
definitive risks appearing in case of m oving and raising works of machines and 
mechanisms. 
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 Sta ndardization, to protect human life and health. 
8. Relevant documents:   The European Union Directive 98/37 EC on machines and 
mechanisms 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined.  
Decree shall enter into force 6 months after its 
official publication. 
10. Final date for comments :  5 December 2005 
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:   
National Institute of Standards of the Minist ry of Trade and Economic Development of the 
Republic of Armenia  Komitas 49/2 
Yerevan, 375051 
Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  (+37410) 237 020 
Fax:  (+37410) 285 620 E-mail:  press@sarm.am