. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARM/20 
31 October 2008  
 (08-5291) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARMENIA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  State Hygienic Anti-epidemic In spectorate of the Ministry of 
Healthcare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  All products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  The Draft Law of the 
Republic of Armenia "On Security of Public Health" (available in Armenian, 60 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The draft law regulates conjointly  public relations in connection 
with ensuring the security of public health in  terms of health protection, prevention of and 
combat with infectious and non-infectious di seases, propagation of healthy lifestyle, the 
prevention of negative effects of  the factors of the environment and other relevant issues.  It 
also aims to increase the public  participation and responsibility  in protection and maintenance 
of public health.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   The normative legal 
acts of the State Hygienic Anti-epidemic Inspectorate and the Ministry of Healthcare of the 
Republic of Armenia 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. G/SPS/N/ARM/20 
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  12. Final date for comments:  31 December 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Ministry of Economy, WTO Notification Agency 
5 M. Mkrtchyan, Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  +(37410) 543981 Fax:  +(37410) 543983 E-mail:  info@arm-wto.am   
State Hygienic Anti-epidemic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Healthcare 
10 G. Hovsepyan Str., Nork, Yerevan, 375 0047, Republic of Armenia Tel:  +(37410) 654695 Fax:  +(37410) 651660 Website:  www.moh.am
 
E-mail:  ph@ph.am 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ministry of Economy, WTO Notification Agency 
5 M. Mkrtchyan, Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia 
Tel:  +(37410) 543981 Fax:  +(37410) 543983 E-mail:  info@arm-wto.am 
 
State Hygienic Anti-epidemic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Healthcare 10 G. Hovsepyan Str., Nork, Yerevan, 375 0047, Republic of Armenia Tel:  +(37410) 654695 Fax:  +(37410) 651660 
Website:  www.moh.am
 
E-mail:  ph@ph.am  The full text of this law can be downloaded from: http://www.moh.am/?section=stat ic_pages/index&id=236&subID=381