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Water Code of the Republic of Armenia (Law No. HO-373-N).
Date of original text: 17 June 2002 (08 April 2024)
Law No. HO-96-N “On the fundamental provisions of the national water policy”.
Date of original text: 02 June 2005 (07 July 2022)
Law No. HO-232-N validating the National Water Program.
Date of original text: 19 December 2006 (07 July 2022)
Law No. HO-492-N amending Water Code.
Date of text: 30 December 2020
Law No. HO-230-N amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 29 April 2020
Law No. ХО-90-Н amending Law on water user associations and federations of water user associations.
Date of text: 04 March 2020
Law No. ZR-256-N amending Subsoil Code (Law No. HO-280-N).
Date of text: 09 December 2019
Law No. HO-208-N amending Law on water user associations and federations of water user associations.
Date of text: 26 November 2019
Law No. HO-211-N amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 26 November 2019
Law No. HO-209-N amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 26 November 2019
Law No. HO-150-N amending Law on water user associations and federations of water user associations.
Date of text: 30 September 2019
Law No. HO-98-N amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 11 July 2019
Law No. HO-81-N amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 26 June 2019
Law No. HO-126-N amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 16 March 2018
Law No. AL-131-N “On water charges for water supply, sewerage and effluent waste water discharge”.
Date of original text: 29 June 2016 (21 December 2017)
Law No. HO-208-N amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 06 December 2017
Law No. HO-128-N amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 29 June 2016
Law No. ZR-206 amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 05 December 2009
Law No. ZR-130 amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 21 June 2005
Law No. ZR-169 amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 29 December 2004
Law of the Republic of Armenia on the Regulatory Body for Public Services.
Date of text: 17 January 2004
Law No. ZR-19 amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 17 January 2004
Law No. ZR-24 amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of text: 24 November 2003
Law on water user associations and federations of water user associations.
Date of text: 01 July 2002
Law of the Republic of Armenia on Lake Sevan.
Date of text: 14 June 2001
Government Decision No. 75 validating water quality standards for each surface water basins.
Date of original text: 27 January 2011 (22 July 2021)
Government Decision No. 703 validating the procedure for the use of water resources for fishfaming.
Date of original text: 22 May 2003 (15 April 2021)
Government Decision No. 816 validating free water use procedure.
Date of original text: 05 June 2003 (10 October 2019)
Government Decision N 986-N establishing the procedure for assessment of reserve of underground water resources.
Date of original text: 23 July 2003 (10 October 2019)
Government Decision No. 702 validating the procedure for transferring water use permit to other persons in accordance with contract.
Date of original text: 22 May 2003 (10 October 2019)
Government Decision No. 1110 validating the procedure for assessment of the impact of economic activities on water resources.
Date of original text: 14 August 2003 (05 September 2019)
Governmental Decision No. 473-N “On implementation of economic activities for the restoration of Sevan Lake ecosystem”.
Date of text: 21 April 2016
Government Decision No. 338-N validating Management Plan of the Ararat Basin Area for 2016-2021 and Priority Measures for Effective Management.
Date of text: 31 March 2016
Government Decision No. 1111-N “On Water Scarcity and Drought in Ararat, Hrazdan and Akhuryan Basin Management Areas”.
Date of text: 18 September 2014
Government Decision No. 1749 defining the basin management areas and their management plans.
Date of original text: 09 December 2004 (01 November 2012)
Government Decision No. 927-N “On assessment of the estimates of water demand for domestic drinking purposes, agricultural purposes, as well as water discharges into environment according to the basin areas of the Republic of Armenia”.
Date of text: 30 June 2011
Government Decision No. 218 validating model forms of water use permit, water abstraction, procedure for approval of well, borehole profiles and hydrogeological and geotechnical borehole projects.
Date of original text: 07 March 2003 (12 May 2011)
Government Decree No. 549 “On determining the distribution of the elements of the national water balance, as well as water resources and reserves, according to river basins”.
Date of text: 29 May 2008
Government Decision No. 64 validating standards for sanitary protection of water ecosystems, flow formation, groundwater protection, water protection, ecotone and definition of areas of water conservation zones.
Date of text: 20 January 2005
Government Decision No. 982 validating the procedure for the use and discharge and issuance of permit for flowing out of wells for acceptance of effluent waste water and groundwater originating from abandoned mines and quarries.
Date of text: 10 July 2003
Government Decision No. 885 validating the procedure for implementing circular water supply systems for the needs of industry.
Date of text: 29 May 2003
Decree of the Supreme Soviet No.S-0534-1 regarding enactment of Water Code.
Date of text: 25 February 1992
Order No. 233-N of the Ministry of Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on technical requirements for equipment related to drilling machines for groundwater extraction.
Date of text: 30 June 2021
Governmental Decision No. 525-N validating the Regulation on installation, operation and use of well drilling equipment for groundwater abstraction.
Date of text: 08 April 2021
Governmental Decision No. 488-N validating the Regulation on refusal of authorization for water use on small hydropower plants for waterbodies which are overloaded by 40 percent with spawning grounds of endangered fish species.
Date of text: 08 April 2021
Order No. 335-N of the Minister of Environmental Protection validating the Regulation setting forth the requirements for the protection of water resources in recreational areas.
Date of text: 09 September 2020
Decree No. 224-L of the Ministry of Environment validating implementation of the water quality and resources management of the roadmap of implementation of the comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement signed between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union and the European atomic energy community and their member states.
Date of text: 10 July 2020
Government Decision No. 340 “On issuing water use permits for illegally exploited as well as non-exploited wells, their liquidation and conservation procedure”.
Date of original text: 03 April 2014 (10 October 2019)
Order No. 68-N of the Minister of Ecology validating the Regulation on “Shaki” waterfall hydrographic natural monument.
Date of text: 21 March 2018
Joint Order No. 178-N of the Chairman of Revenue Committee and No. 66-N of the Minister of Environmental Protection validating the procedure for calculation and payment of environmental tax.
Date of text: 19 March 2018
Government Decision No. 57-N amending Government Decision No. 927-N “On assessment of the estimates of water demand for domestic drinking purposes, agricultural purposes, as well as water discharges into environment according to the basin areas of the Republic of Armenia”.
Date of text: 25 January 2018
Decision No. 45 of the Council of Eurasian Economic Commission validating Technical Regulation “On safety of packed potable water, including natural mineral water”.
Date of text: 23 June 2017
Decree No. 378-N of Public Services Regulatory Commission validating the Regulation on supply of fresh water and sewerage.
Date of original text: 30 November 2016 (14 June 2017)
Governmental Decision No. 240-N validating Akhuryan Water Management Plan for 2017-2022 and priority management measures.
Date of text: 09 March 2017
Governmental Decision No. 68-N validating the Regulation on the procedure for keeping the state register of water resources.
Date of text: 02 February 2017
Governmental Decision No. 539-N validating Southern Water Management Plan for 2016-2021 and priority management measures.
Date of text: 26 May 2016
Order No. 293-N of the Minister of Environmental Protection validating the Regulation of the nature monument “Bird water”.
Date of text: 09 November 2012
Governmental Decision No. 620-N validating the Regulation on status, composition and protection of water monuments.
Date of text: 04 June 2003