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Constitution of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of original text: 05 July 1995 (2015)

Policies

LONG-TERM LOW GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA (UNTIL 2050).
Date of text: 28 December 2023
Food Laboratory Testing Program.
Date of text: 03 March 2022
National Climate Change Responsibility Action Plan and List of measures for 2021-2025.
Date of text: 13 May 2021
Nationally Determined Contribution 2021-2030 of the Republic of Armenia to Paris Agreement (validated by the Government Decision No. 610-L).
Date of text: 22 April 2021
Energy Policy until 2040.
Date of text: 14 January 2021

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law No. HO-190-N “On agricultural cooperatives”.
Date of text: 30 December 2015
Law “On organic agriculture”.
Date of original text: 08 April 2008 (24 May 2023)
Law No. HO-11-N “On genetically modified organisms”.
Date of text: 08 February 2023
Law No. HO-156-N “On tax-exemption for business activities in rural communities in the bordering regions”.
Date of original text: 20 November 2014 (24 November 2015)
Law No. AL-208 “On agricultural census”.
Date of text: 23 December 2008

Climate change

Law No. HO-121 on atmospheric air protection.
Date of original text: 01 November 1994 (11 December 2023)
Government Decision No. 54 validating the Procedure for inventory of greenhouse gas emissions.
Date of text: 11 January 2024
DECREE № 955 – A ON APPROVING THE COMPOSITION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE INTER-AGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS OF THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
Date of text: 02 October 2012
Government of the Republic of Armenia Decision No. 974-N on “Implementation of Projects within the framework of the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”.
Date of text: 26 December 2008

Cultivated plants

Law No. HO-345-N “On seeds and seedlings.”
Date of text: 03 October 2022
Law No. HO-231-N “On the protection of plant varieties”.
Date of original text: 22 December 2017 (26 June 2023)
Law No. OH-140-N “On phytosanitary”.
Date of text: 22 July 2014
Law No. ZR-23 on protection of selection achievements.
Date of text: 22 December 1999
The tests are carried out for 2 years in a row, except for the tests of hybrid seeds, which are carried out within one year after the decision on the state testing of the economic utility of the variety. The tests are carried out by an organization subordinated to the authorized body (hereinafter referred to as the organization).
Date of original text: 22 December 2005 (17 December 2015)

Disaster risk management

Law No. HO-129-N “On material reserve”.
Date of original text: 20 March 2020 (16 December 2022)
Law No.ZR-376-N on seismic protection.
Date of text: 06 July 2002
Law on protection of the population against emergencies (1998).
Date of text: 29 December 1998
Government Decision No. 1158 validating the requirements and content of flood hazards and flood prevention risk maps.
Date of text: 25 July 2024

Environment

Law No. HO-11-N “On genetically modified organisms”.
Date of text: 08 February 2023
Law No. HO-84-N “On mercury”.
Date of text: 12 April 2022
Law No. HO-110-N “On Environmental Impact Assessment and Testing”.
Date of original text: 21 June 2014 (03 May 2023)
Law No. HO-159-N “On waste”.
Date of text: 24 November 2004
Law No. HO-237-N “On waste disposal and sanitary cleaning”.
Date of original text: 15 July 2011 (13 April 2023)

Fisheries

Governmental Decision No. 1667-N validating the Regulation on restoration, preservation and reproduction of fish stocks and crayfish (crustaceans) and total allowable catch thereof in Sevan Lake.
Date of text: 21 November 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. 703 validating the procedure for the use of water resources for fishfaming.
Date of original text: 22 May 2003 (15 April 2021)
Order No. 45-N of the Minister of Environmental Protection validating fishing quotas and size of aquatic biological resources, and establishing fishing periods for 2022.
Date of text: 14 February 2022
Governmental Decision No. 488-N validating the Regulation on small hydropower plants.
Date of text: 08 April 2021

Food and nutrition

Law No. HO-135-N “On food safety”.
Date of original text: 22 June 2014 (12 August 2023)
Law No. HO-143-N “On state control of food safety”.
Date of original text: 21 June 2014 (22 May 2024)
Law No. ZR-338 “On food security”.
Date of text: 05 June 2002
Law No. ZR-197 on the protection of consumer rights.
Date of text: 20 July 2001
Law “On organic agriculture”.
Date of original text: 08 April 2008 (24 May 2023)

Forestry

Forest Code.
Date of original text: 26 November 2005 (22 November 2023)
Law No. ZR-176 “On fire safety”.
Date of text: 15 May 2001
Governmental Decision No. 182-N validating the Regulation on State Forest Committee subordinated to the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Date of text: 22 February 2018
Governmental Decision No. 189-N validating the Regulation on the authorized forest management institution.
Date of text: 22 February 2018
Governmental Decision No. 108-N validating the Regulation on green areas of rural and urban settlements.
Date of text: 08 February 2018

Gender

Family Code.
Date of text: 08 December 2004

Land and soil

Land Code (No.185 of 2001).
Date of original text: 04 July 2001 (04 May 2022)
Law of the Republic of Armenia on Public-Privatе Partnership.
Date of text: 16 July 2019
Law No. HO-165-N Tax Code.
Date of original text: 04 October 2016 (01 March 2017)
Law No. HO-152-N “On outer space.”
Date of text: 06 March 2020
Law No. HO-225-N “On immovable property tax in accordance with market value and the procedure of cadastre valuation.”
Date of text: 19 November 2019

Livestock

Law No. HO-141-N “On animal feed”.
Date of original text: 22 July 2014 (03 May 2024)
Law No. HO-137-N “On veterinary medicine”.
Date of text: 22 July 2014
Law No. HO-143-N “On state control of food safety”.
Date of original text: 21 June 2014 (22 May 2024)
Law No. HO-86-N “On Drugs”.
Date of original text: 13 June 2016 (03 May 2024)
Decision No. 1 of the Council of Eurasian Economic Commission validating the Instruction regulating circulation of veterinary medicinal products in the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Date of text: 21 January 2022

Social protection

Law No. ZR-103 On prevention of disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus.
Date of text: 03 December 1997

Water

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-232-N validating the National Water Program.
Date of original text: 19 December 2006 (07 July 2022)
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-129-N amending Water Code.
Date of text: 08 April 2024
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)

Wild species and ecosystems

Law No. HO-176-N “On hunting and hunting economy”.
Date of original text: 09 April 2007 (02 February 2010)
Law on fauna.
Date of text: 03 April 2000
Law on flora (1999).
Date of original text: 12 December 1999 (22 March 2023)
Law No. HO-211-N "On protected natural areas."
Date of original text: 16 December 2006 (22 March 2023)
Law No. HO-88-N “On tariffs for compensation of damage caused to wild fauna and wild flora as a result of environmental violations”.
Date of original text: 31 May 2005 (21 March 2018)

Miscellaneous

Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Date of original text: 28 July 1998 (26 June 2023)
Subsoil Code (Law No. HO-280-N).
Date of text: 17 December 2011
Law No. AL-122 “On energy saving and renewable energy”.
Date of text: 04 December 2004
Energy Law
Date of text: 11 April 2001
Law No. ZR-96 “On the Commission for the prevention of corruption.”
Date of text: 28 June 2017

International Agreements

AGREEMENT between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Sovereign Military Hospitalier Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta.
Date of text: 05 April 2018
AGREEMENT between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on cooperation in the field of labour migration.
Date of text: 12 February 2018
Agreement on the Circulation of Agricultural Crops Seed within the EAEU (EAEU Seed Agreement).
Date of text: 07 November 2017

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