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19.10.2022
According to Legislative Package, Electronic Cigarettes to Be Subject to Excise Tax, Excise Tax Rates of Cider and Other Comparable Drinks to Be Equalized
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According to the RA Deputy Minister of Finance Arman Poghosyan, with the adoption of the legislative initiative, the approaches to taxation of various types of products considered to be tobacco products with an excise tax will be reviewed and the problems related to exempting the import of certain products from value added tax will be regulated.

With the amendments to the Tax Code, the Government proposes to impose an excise tax on electronic cigarettes.

It was noted the Government will have the authority to define the procedure for the application of tax benefits provided by the international agreements of the Republic of Armenia.

According to the Deputy Minister, the use of electronic cigarettes is also harmful to health, which is documented by a number of health studies.

Answering the MPs’ questions, Arman Poghosyan stated that no new duties are set with the presented package: duty rate will be applied for the given product type. It was also noted that specific dates for the sale of products will be defined after the first reading. Regarding certain legal issues, a discussion will be organized with the participation of specialists in the near future.

The D eputy M inister expressed his willingness to cooperate with the NA Expertise and Analytical Department regarding a number of presented proposals.

As a result of debate, the legislative package was endorsed.

The draft on Making Addenda and Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Armenia on Approving the list of products imported by organizations and individual entrepreneurs not subject to an excise tax, whose import is exempt from value added tax was debated at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on October 19.


19.10.2022
We Hope that the Workshops for NA Employees Will Serve as a Road Map: Seminar-Workshop Within Twinning Project
The main aim of the Project is to support the RA Ministry of Justice on legal approximation of the national legislation in line with the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA). To achieve this goal, we have already undertaken a number of steps, and a number of steps are still ahead:...

19.10.2022
Proposal Debated in Head Committee: State Property Management Committee will manage not only state-owned property, but also undeveloped plots of land
With the adoption of the drafts, the legal relations arising in the field of alienation of the developed plots of land owned by the state will be regulated, it will give an opportunity to provide additional cash receipts to the RA state budget. The RA Chairman of the State Property Management Commit...

19.10.2022
Adoption of Legislative Package to Contribute to Reduction of Emissions of Hazardous Materials, as well as Prevention of Their Harmful Effects on Human Health and Environment
“The Law on Protection of Atmospheric Air has been amendment for the first time since 1994. At this moment, the need for amendment is conditioned not only by international obligation, but also by the need for modernization,” the Deputy Minister of Environment Gayane Gabrielyan informed at the sittin...

19.10.2022
Authorities of Amending and Adding the Acts Adopted and Preserved Their Legal Force by the Regional, City, Town and Rural Councils to Be Given to Heads of Communities
The legislative amendment on Making Addenda to the Law on Local Self-Government proposes to delegate the heads of the communities to amend and add the acts adopted by the regional, city, districts of the cities, town and rural councils and their executive bodies and preserved their legal force, as w...

19.10.2022
A Number of Drafts Debated in Second Reading at Sitting of Committee
According to the draft, proper care of arrived passengers by the carrier should be ensured. The package of drafts on Making Addenda to the Law on Aviation and on Making Addendum to the RA Code on Administrative Offenses is aimed at establishing and clarifying the requirements of the standards regard...

19.10.2022
Alen Simonyan Visits Chamber of Culture and Sport of Armenian Deaf Society at the Request of NGO Armenian Deaf Society
On October 19, the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan visited the Chamber of Culture and Sport of Armenian Deaf Society at the request of the leadership and the beneficiaries of the NGO Armenian Deaf Society.At the meeting the Chairperson of the Society Marin...

19.10.2022
Drafts Related to Economic Sphere Debated
The RA Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan presented for debate in the second reading a number of drafts at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs held on October 19. The scope of application of standardization documents has been reviewed and made more comprehensive, taking into...

19.10.2022
Committee Debates Legislative Amendment: Established Amount of Responsibility Means is Made Stricter
During debating in the first reading the draft law on Making Amendment and Addenda to the RA Code on Administrative Offences, the Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan touched upon the dissatisfactions sounding sometimes by the entities regarding the strictures of ...

19.10.2022
President of Luxembourg’s Parliament Answers Sona Ghazaryan’s Letter: The Aggression Unleashed by Azerbaijan against Sovereign Territory of Armenia is a Direct Attack on Sovereignty of Armenia
As a Head of RA NA Armenia-Luxembourg Friendship Group, deputy Sona Ghazaryan addressed with a letter to the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Fernand Etgen on the last aggression of Azerbaijan against Armenia, presenting the situation in Armenia and the danger of t...

19.10.2022
Health and labor Inspection body is Given Opportunity to Carry Out Inspections Aimed at Discovering Hidden Labor Without Three-day Notice Requirement
The legislative amendment proposes to give the Health and labor Inspection body an opportunity to carry out inspections aimed at discovering the hidden labor without the three-day notice requirement. In other words, the exceptions that exist for some inspection bodies to carry out inspections withou...



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