ARMENIAN MUNICIPALITY INTENDS TO REGULATE ISSUE OF STREET TRADING
WITHIN 2 MONTHS

YEREVAN, JANUARY 17. ARMINFO. Regulation of the issue of street
trading requires some 2 months, Vice Mayor of Yerevan Arman Sahakyan
said at a briefing, Monday.

He said that street trading in Yerevan was banned starting from
January 14, 2005. In connection with New Year and Christmas shopping,
Yerevan authorities allowed street trading during the holidays.
Already on January 7, there were notices prohibiting street trading at
all the shops. Relevant words are currently in process in the
communities of Center, Shengavit, Kanaker-Zeitun. Sahakyan assessed
these works as satisfactory. Representatives of municipality, local
prefectures and police participate in the works.

As regards mini-markets created in the spring of 2004, Sahakyan said
that they have justified themselves only by 30-40%. According to
traders, the mini-markets are not located in crowed areas, so they
prefer trading in the streets. To note, daily payment for a trading
point at mini-markets is some 500-2000 AMD, which is by 10-15% lower
than the payment for a place at markets. In response to the question
of ARMINFO’s correspond concerning the guarantees that street trading
will not be launched again after a time, Sahakyan said that this issue
will be strictly controlled by the municipality and the police.