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- It is proposed to define by initiative with Civil Code the notion of Corporate Governance Code
News 17.05.2024
It is proposed to define by the initiative with the Civil Code the notion of the Corporate Governance Code and the authorizing norm necessary for its adoption. The bill on Making Addendum to the RA Civil Code was debated in the first reading at May 17 sitting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs. The Committee Chair Vladimir Vardanyan moderated it. According to the RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan, it is fixed by the draft that the Corporate Governance... - Executive proposes to specify work of some persons holding positions in state governance system
News 17.05.2024
It is proposed by the amendment the law on Public Service to single out the part relating to the expert from the article on doing civil work and give the legal regulations with a separate article without any amendment in the content. The Head of the Civil Service Bureau of the Office of the RA Prime Minister Vache Qalashyan informed presenting the amendments to the laws on Public Service and on Remuneration of Persons Holding State Positions and State Service Positions at the sitting of the NA... - Government proposes new amendments to trade-in trade type of activity
News 17.05.2024
Back in 2021, the National Assembly adopted the law on Making Addenda to the Law on Trade and Services, which introduced the notion of ‘trade-in’ type of trade. Trade-in trade is a type of activity subject to licensing, the license of which is issued by the Ministry of Economy. The RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan said this at the sitting of May 17 of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, presenting the draft law on Amending the Law on Trade and Services. ... - Committee endorses drafts debated in second reading
News 17.05.2024
The proposing regulations are aimed at the rise of the implementation of the policy preventing the level road network and tunnel security, the decrease of their possible risks and road accidents. On May 17, at the sitting of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs the Deputy Minister of the RA Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Kristine Ghalechyan said, presenting the package of draft laws on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA law on Transport Road and on Making Addenda to t... - Delegation led by Alen Simonyan is in Geneva on a working visit
News 16.05.2024
On May 16, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan took part in the Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in the city of Geneva of the Swiss Confederation. This year Armenia was elected Member of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament of the Inter-Parliamentary Union by the Eurasia Geopolitical Group for the first time. The President of the I... - NA deputies visit Rya Taza village of Aragatsotn Marz
News 15.05.2024
On May 15, the Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs Rustam Bakoyan, the Committee Members Marina Ghazaryan and Tigran Parsilyan visited Rya Taza village of Aragatsotn Marz to get acquainted with the problems of the absence of drinking water, gasification, the state of rural roads, etc. It is populated with the representatives of national minority, the Yazidis. The residents of the village singled out the problem of the drinking water, ... - Legislative package aimed at reform of vocational education and training debated in second reading
News 14.05.2024
The Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport debated in the second reading the legislative package designing amendments and addenda to the law on Vocational Education and Training (VET) and to the enclosed laws. Parliamentary hearings were also organized on that issue. The RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan informed that considerable changes were made after the first reading. Certain notions being used... - Delegation led by Hakob Arshakyan meets with Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of National Council of Slovakia Marián Kéry
News 14.05.2024
On May 14, the delegation led by the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with the Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Slovakia Marián Kéry. The RA NA deputies Hasmik Hakobyan and Taguhi Ghazaryan are in the delegation. The member of the Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sport of the National Council of Slovakia Dušan Galis also attended the meeting. ... - Mariam Poghosyan visits Janfida village of Armavir Marz
News 14.05.2024
On May 14, the member of the RA NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs, the deputy of the Civil Contract Faction Mariam Poghosyan visited Janfida village of Armavir Marz within the framework of the regular visit to the community. The MP met with the staff members of Edvard Dashtoyan Secondary School and Vazgen Sargsyan kindergarten, as well as a group of pupils. The kindergarten and the school sport hall and the banquet hall were overhauled by the State-community co-financing s... - Committee endorses draft that envisages expanding activities of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
News 13.05.2024
On May 13, the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs debated and endorsed the draft law on Ratifying the Resolution No. 259, which proposes Amendment to Article 1 of the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to enable a Limited and Incremental Expansion of the Geographic Scope of the Bank’s Operations to Sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq. The RA Deputy Minister of Finance Eduard Hakobyan said that the draft envisages a limited and ... - Committee endorses legislative package debated in the second reading
News 13.05.2024
The NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs debated in the second reading the legislative package proposing amendments and addenda to the law on Audit Chamber, the Code on Administrative Offences and related laws. In the main report, the co-author of the package Arusyak Manavazyan presented the proposals existing after the first reading. In the Audit Chamber the service is introduced as a new kind of state service, the latter’s transition legal structures are defi... - 15 Armenian students to take part in Memory Train project
News 13.05.2024
It has been three years since the Memory Train cultural-educational project has been implemented at the initiative of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National Assembly of Belarus, in which Armenia is also participating for the second time. The member of the NA Civil Contract Faction Aleksey Sandikov noted that four CIS member countries participated in the project in previous years, and this year the number is already eight. ... - Alen Simonyan and Ivana Živković sign a document on implementation of second programme of UNDP Modern Parliament for a Modern Armenia project
News 07.05.2024
On May 7, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan and the UN Assistant Secretary-General and the UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS countries Ivana Živković signed a document on the implementation of the Second Programme – Fostering responsiveness, efficiency, transparency and inclusiveness (Modern Parliament for a Modern Armenia) of the Parliament of Armenia. The goal of the programme is to support the development of the parliamentary capacities through training, ... - Representative of Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta hosted in Parliament
News 07.05.2024
On May 7, the member of the RA NA delegation to Parliamentary Assembly to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) Maria Karapetyan met with the Director General of Global Issues, International Development and Economic Affairs of the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Neville Aquilina and the Ambassador of Malta in Austria. Welcoming the guests, Maria Karapetyan highlighted the cooperation of two countries, including within the OSCE. ... - Parliament continues debating HRD annual programme and report
News 03.05.2024
On May 3, the National Assembly continued the debate of the annual programme on the activity of the RA Human Rights Defender and the state of protection of human rights and freedoms, the debate of the activity for 2023 as a prevention national mechanism. During the exchange of ideas, the representatives of the ruling faction, as well as the opposition factions touched upon the problems raised in the documents, underlining that there are assessments reflecting the reality in them. ... - National Assembly continues work of regular sittings
News 02.05.2024
On May 2, the National Assembly continued the work of the regular sittings and passed by voting the draft laws debated on the previous day. Afterwards, the deputies continued the debate of the annual report on the activity of the Commission on Television and Radio (CTR) for 2023. During the period allocated for the speeches, reacting to the question of the deputy of the Civil Contract Babken Tunyan if it is possible to do more in terms of security, than it is in the proces... - Report on activity of RA Central Electoral Commission for 2022-2023 debated in Parliament
News 02.05.2024
In 2022-2023, local self-government elections were organized and held in 24 communities of Armenia, 21 of them with proportional electoral system, and 3 with majoritarian system. In 2023, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) verified the validity of the signatures collected by the initiative group created by 1 civil initiative to propose a draft law to the National Assembly in accordance with the legislation. This was stated by the Chairman of the CEC Vahagn Hovakimyan, presenting the report... - Work debate on theme The Mining Sector and Newly Built Roads in parliament
News 02.05.2024
The issue of roads being damaged by overloaded cars and the possible ways of solution were at the core of the work debate on the theme The Mining Sector and the Newly Built Roads. The work debate held on May 2 initiated the Deputy Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs Rustam Bakoyan, in which the Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Armen Khachatryan, the Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrast... - Parliament debates HRD annual programme and report
News 02.05.2024
The annual programme of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) and the annual report of the HRD as a prevention national mechanism show the problems existing I the sphere. The numerous problems, which were solved during the year, including also as a result of the Defender’s intervention. The RA Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan said, presenting the annual programme on the activity of the RA Human Rights Defender, on the state of protection of human rights and freedoms and the annual report on the... - NA begins work of regular sittings: Draft of statement authored by Armenia Faction not included in agenda of session
News 30.04.2024
The National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings on April 30. In order to include in the draft agenda of the seventh session of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly, the deputies debated the draft of the NA statement on Delimitation and Demarcation between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan authored by the NA Armenia Faction, which was presented by the deputy of Armenia Faction Artur Khachatryan. ... - An opportunity to be given to render state services in communities by establishing an authorizing norm
News 30.04.2024
In 2016, we have stated as a policy that state certain functions can be rendered not only through appropriate digital platforms of the authorizing bodies, but we can and we should use digital wider opportunities, which will make the services more accessible and affordable for population. At present, that opportunity was increased in 75 settlements, which are included in 51 communities, we have offices properly completed by the citizens’ service technical and programme means. The RA Deputy Mini... - More convenient, realistic and fair conditions to be provided for property tax payers of vehicles
News 30.04.2024
According to the current regulations, physical persons pay the annual amount of vehicle property tax to the budget of the community of the place of their state registration until December 1 including of the tax year. Only after that, the technical inspection process is allowed. At one time, these two functions were combined so that communities could carry out property tax collections in full. On the one hand, the deadline for paying the property tax is December 1, on the other hand, when the c... - National Assembly debates a number of legislative initiatives in second reading
News 30.04.2024
On April 30, the Parliament debated a number of legislative initiatives in the second reading. With the package of draft laws providing for amendments and addenda to the law on Trade and Services and the related laws, it is planned to make the legal regulations regarding itinerant trade in Yerevan applicable in other communities as well. According to the key-rapporteur, the RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Admini... - Government proposes to make amendments and addenda to law on State Duty
News 30.04.2024
The amendments and addenda being proposed to the law on State Duty, which presented for debate the Deputy Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee Artur Manukyan, are aimed at simplification of the customs formalities process and the implementation of the same administration. The rapporteur noted that the amendments and addenda refer to the rates of state duty charged for the actions fulfilled by the customs authority and the rendering services, which since 2020 have not been changed. I... - Annual report on activity of Commission on Television and Radio for 2023 presented to Parliament
News 30.04.2024
The media being under the control of the Commission operated freely last year without interference from the authorities: The Chairman of the Commission on Television and Radio (CTR) Tigran Hakobyan noted, presenting the annual report on the activity of the Commission on Television and Radio in 2023 at the NA regular sitting on April 30. The CTR Chairman informed that every year the Commission sends an official written request to the network operators, licensed and authorized television a... - Vladimir Vardanyan: We are trying to go on through path of peace for having stable and lasting peace
News 30.04.2024
On April 30, the Head of the RA NA Armenia-France Friendship Group, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vladimir Vardanyan met with the Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces, as well as the European Affairs Committee of the Senate of the Republic of France Ronan Le Gleut. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Olivier Decottignies also took part in the meeting. The sides underscore... - Representatives of NA opposition factions meet with Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
News 30.04.2024
On April 30, the deputies of the RA NA Armenia Faction the deputies Artur Khachatryan and Armen Gevorgyan and the deputy of With Honor Faction Anna Mkrtchyan met with the delegation led by the Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Gert Jan Koopman. The Head of the delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos attended the meeting. ... - It is proposed to reform legislation regulating media sphere
News 29.04.2024
The Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport of the National Assembly initiated a public debate on the proposed amendments to the Law on Mass Media and the RA Civil Code. The initiative authored by the Government was elaborated with the participation of the Ministry of Justice, as well as the Freedom House Human Rights Non-Governmental Organization. The MPs, the representatives of state bodies, international organizations and civil society participated ... - Meri Galstyan: Democracy will ensure the security, the development and the stability of our country in the region
News 29.04.2024
The member of the RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), the deputy of the NA Civil Contract Faction Meri Galstyan took part in the Meeting of the APF Political Committee. The Armenian delegation proposed to make amendments and addenda in the summary report of the Committee, which were accepted. Meri Galstyan gave a speech: ... - New regulations for fulfillment of tax obligations of organizers engaged in gaming activities
News 26.04.2024
The Executive proposes amendments to the Laws on Lotteries and on Winning Games, Internet Winning Games and Casinos. The main regulations were presented by the Deputy Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee Artur Manukyan at the sitting of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on April 26. According to the above-mentioned laws, in case of overdue obligations (including penalties and fines) in terms of taxes and other mandatory payments defined by law by the persons holding a licen...
