  
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARM/6 
9 November 2004 
 (04-4748) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
National Institute of Standards of the Mini stry of Trade and Economic Development  
Address: Komitas 49/2, Yerevan, 375051, Republic of Armenia Tel.: +(3741) 237020 Fax.: +(3741) 285620 
E-mail: sarm@sarm.am
  
Enquiry Point E-mail: press@sarm.am     
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
WTO Notification Agency in the Republic of Armenia 
Address: M. Mkrtchyan 5, Yere van, 375010, Republic of Armenia 
Tel.: +(3741) 54 39 81 Fax.: +(3741) 54 39 83 e-mail: aghazaryan@minted.am
 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Low voltage equipment 
(any electrical or electronic equipment as well as combinations of both types having different designations) designed for use with a voltage of up to 1000 V for alternate current 
and up to 1.500 V for direct current. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D e c r e e  o f  t h e  
Government of the Republic of Armenia on approval of the technical regulation on 
requirements for low voltage equipment, (19 pages, in Armenian) 
6. Description of content:   Technical regulation shall lay down the minimal basic 
requirements for low voltage equipment. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To protect human life, health and environment 
8. Relevant documents:   The European Directive 73/23/EEC ,,Low Voltage Equipment,, IEC 
60335 standards of the International elect ro technical commission, as well as the 
requirements of IEC 60529 standard. G/TBT/N/ARM/6 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  n/a 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Decree shall enter into force 6 months after its official 
publication. 
10. Final date for comments:   20 December 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
National Institute of Standards of the Mi nistry of Trade and Economic Development 
Address:  Komitas 49/2, Yerevan, 375051, Republic of Armenia 
 
Tel.: +(3741) 237020 Fax.: +(3741) 285620 E-mail:  sarm@sarm.am
 
 
 