AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS CONCERNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE COMPENSATION ENVISAGED IN RA CIVIL CODE

Noyan Tapan
Feb 06 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 6 the RA National
Assembly discussed in first reading the government’s bill on
making amendments and additions to the RA Civil Code. The purpose
of the bill is to clarify relations connected to responsibility for
damage compensation. According to the main speaker – the RA Deputy
Minister of Justice Gevorg Malkhasian, the owner of property bears
responsibility for damage to property and other persons during use of
real estate, redardless of availability the owner’s guilt. The same
principle is used in case of damage done by an animal or animals:
their owner bears responsibility, except in cases when the agreement
envisages otherwise. An exception is also envisaged in case when the
owner does not bear responsibility for the damage done by an animal
if this animal got out of the owner’s control as a result of illegal
actions of other persons. The bill also envisages responsibility of the
person who does not have a parental competence but to whom the power
of care and upbringing of a child was transferred, and as a result of
his actions or through his fault, damage was done. Responsibility is
also envisaged for bad-faith advertizing. In this case the advertizer
bears responsibility for damage compensation.