. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/29 
28 March 2006 
 (06-1407) 
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) 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 [ X ], 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):  
Armenian cognac and Armenian cognac spirits 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D e c r e e  o f  t h e  
Government of the Republic of Armenia on the approval of the technical regulation on 
Armenian cognac and Armenian cognac spirits, 19 pages, Armenian 
6. Description of content:   Technical regulation sets out safety requirements for Armenian 
cognac and Armenian cognac spirits, and require ments for producing, marking, packaging, 
and conformity assessment procedures, and authentication assessment procedures provided 
for Armenian cognac to warn cust omers against absurdity factors G/TBT/N/ARM/29 
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  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 Article 8 of the RA “Law on Standardization”, To protect human life and 
health, to warn customers against absurd ity factors and regulation on authentication 
procedures provided for Armenian cognac. 
8. Relevant documents:   EC 1576/89 regulation, type of authentication document, certificate 
of origin and age of cognac provided by Co gnac Bureau of the France National inter-
specialty Council. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:    Decree shall enter into force 6 months after its 
official publication. 
10. Final date for comments:   10 May 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