NO COMPULSORY MEASURES ADDS TO VIOLENCE OF PUBLIC CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT

Yerevan, January 25. ArmInfo. The verdict of the Constitutional Court
(CC) of Armenia, dated Oct. 4, 2006, is being violated by state and
private bodies of the republic. As per the verdict, the 2nd part of
11 law "On Social Security Cards" is announced unconstitutional.

However, people are required to present a social card when filling
in a social, bank or other documents.

Press service of the Central Bank told ArmInfo correspondent that
social cards are requested according to tax regulations. Minister of
Trade and Social Security said that social cards should be presented
when assigning a pension, salary and other payments as well as when
opening a bank account and when paying taxes.

ArmInfo regards it as contradictive to the verdict on the law on social
cards. ArmInfo correspondent was told that compulsory measures must
be applied in case of failure to fulfill decisions of the CC.

"But however," the official went on – "there is no body of compulsory
measures for fulfillment CC’s regulations in Armenia yet."

The top absurd statement of the official was the demand to present an
official document on the absence of the social card if there is none.