ARMENPRESS

ARMENIAN BUSINESSMEN GET ACQUAINTED WITH METHODS OF MAKING USE OF `GSP+’ SYSTEM

YEREVAN, MARCH 10, ARMENPRESS: With the support of the Armenian
Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen the `Grigorian and Partners’
consulting company today acquainted the Armenian businessmen,
particularly those who export products from Armenian to EU markets,
with the methods of making use of `GSP+’ system. With this aim a
practical course on `Generalized System of EU Privileges: GSP+’ has
been organized.
`GSP+’ is a regime of making use of trade privileges in European
market. According to it, nearly 6 000 types of products which are
exported to the European community become free of the customs
tax. Armenia got opportunity of making use of this regime for three
years from October 1, this year.
According to the head of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen
Arsen Ghazarian, if the results are pleasing the term will be
prolonged for another three years.
`If we are able to export 100-150 types of goods on this regime, it
will be a great potential for our country’,- he said.
A. Ghazarian noted that companies which deal with re-procession of
food, production of drinks, plastic goods, aluminum foil have a real
opportunity to make use of this regime.
In the future reprocessed copper and molybdenum are intended to
export to European countries on this regime. According to
A. Ghazarian, Armenia must restore its role as a transit bridge.
`Today when we speak about the membership of Armenia in `GSP+’
system which gives an opportunity to make use of trade privileges, our
country acquires a very important function: by producing a joint
product with the neighboring countries it exports them to the European
market.
We consider Armenia a transiting country of business management and
coordination and must do our best to make a full use of this
opportunity’,- he explained.
A. Ghazarian also informed that already cooperation has been
conducted with the Turkish partners. They are particularly interested
in Armenian enterprises which deal with textile production.
`This is a result of years of activity that we have conducted with
the Turkish businessmen and we hope that during the upcoming one-two
years many Armenian enterprises of the sphere will work in a more
refurnished and saturated order, like years ago. The visit of Turkish
specialists to Armenia is intended for the upcoming month’,- he said.
According to deputy Armenian Economy Minister Vahe Danielian,
Armenia was involved in `GSP’ system during the previous three years,
but due to the efforts of the President of the republic it was seeking
to `GSP+’ system.
`It’s important because the `GSP’ system allowed our economy to
develop, but it was useful for the first round of development of our
country, when Armenia was a country which produced row materials and
exported them. `GSP+’ is a very attractive suggestion for us. We must
listen to your suggestions to know what kind of issues there exist
which must be overcome to make use of the system more efficiently’,-
the deputy minister applied to the businessmen.