MANY GROUPS OF FOODSTUFFS WITH ARMENIAN MARKING ALREADY IMPORTED INTO ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Dec 20 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Many groups of foodstuffs with
Armenian marking are already imported into Armenia. Robert Dayan,
Head of the Standardization, Metrology and Conformity Certification
Department of the RA Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, stated
this during the December 20 press conference. He reminded that by the
Decision No 616 (Aprol 20, 2006), starting January 1, 2007, about 40
foodstuffs are subject to marking in Armenian, and their producers
have already started their marking in Armenian. In his words, the
information about the above mentioned legislative amendment was spread
through diplomatic channels, thanks to which importers of goods from
Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to Armenia were informed as well. It was
noted that importers will have the opportunity to fix Armenian labels
to goods with non-Armenian marking at customs terminals, and until the
indicated date foodstuffs with non-Armenian labels may be sold only
before their expiry date. R. Dayan said that foodstuffs with illegible
extra labels will be considered as non-Armenian marked. Starting July
1, 2007, this provision will apply to all other foodstuffs as well.