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On January 10, at the sitting of the RA NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs administrative responsibility will not be applied by the adoption of the legislative package designing amendments and addenda to the RA Code on Administrative Offences debated in the second reading for not paying the duties and compulsory payments within the established term, as well as procedure issues will be regulated. The purpose is to raise the administration efficiency being implemented by the tax authority.

According to the Deputy Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee (SRC) Artur Manukyan, this administrative tool has no positive influence on taxpayers’ further behavior, by which it is proposed to recognize invalid the norm of this responsibility. He added that rather effective toolset of the fulfillment of the taxpayer’s obligations is in force, daily penalties are also set for the delay. After the first reading amendments were not made. The regulations will enter into force from February 1, 2024.

New manifestations of abuses of negotiating strong position are designed by the legislative package envisaging amendments and addenda to the laws on Protection of Economic Competition and on Trade and Services. The big trade networks should have distinct demands of building economic relations on their websites. The standards and conditions of choosing the supplier’s products, the new suppliers’ entry to the commercial network are designed, and the essential conditions of the contract being signed with the commercial network are specified. The maximum terms subject to the supplier’s payment by the network are set: In case of food products is maximum up to 30 days, and in case of non-food products – up to 60 days.

According to the RA Deputy Minister of Economy Ani Ispiryan, during the period from the first to the second reading two technical amendments were made.

The Committee endorsed the legislative packages.