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Armenian government intends to improve road safety
The Armenian government approved today a package of amendments to the laws "On Roads" and "On State Duty," which Territorial, Administration and Infrastructure Minister Gnel Sanosyan said are designed to raise the level of road safety and reduce the risks of road networks and tunnels. ' YEREVAN, January 25. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved today a package of amendments to the laws "On Roads" and "On State Duty," which Territorial, Administration and Infrastructure Minister Gnel Sanosyan said are designed to raise the level of road safety ...
01/25/2024Special unit set up to ensure safety of international communications passing through Armenia
A special unit has been set up within the Armenian National Security Service (NSS) to ensure the safety of regional and international communications passing through Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a government session on Thursday. YEREVAN, November 2. /ARKA/. A special unit has been set up within the Armenian National Security ...
11/02/2023All roads in Armenia to be audited for safety
A safety audit of all roads in Armenia will be conducted, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Kristine Ghalechyan said in the parliament on Tuesday.. YEREVAN, September 12. /ARKA/. A safety audit of all roads in Armenia will be conducted, Deputy Minister ...
09/12/2023Armenia to receive EUR 2 million from European Commission for enhancing NPP's safety
The Armenian government approved today a proposal to sign an agreement with the European Commission whereby the latter will provide EUR 2 million for improvement of the safety of the Armenian NPP. YEREVAN, June 29. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved today a proposal to sign an agreement with the European Commission whereby the latter will provide EUR 2 million for improvement of the safety of the Armenian NPP. Under the ...
06/29/2023IAEA Director General welcomes improvement of safety at Armenian NPP
... Director General Rafael Grossi stated after his visit to the Armenian NPP that the level of its safety has improved. YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. The IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated after his visit to the Armenian NPP that the level of its safety has improved. "Armenian economy relies on Metsamor NPP and the IAEA will continue to offer support, to help the plant provide low-carbon energy safely and securely. Pleased to see the safety and security improvements made to Metsamor and impressed with the commitment ...
10/05/2022Armenia and IAEA interested in deepening cooperation in nuclear safety
... the Agency, which is necessary for ensuring Armenia's energy and nuclear security and developing its capabilities. Pashinyan stressed that these issues are among strategic priorities of the Armenian government. The sides spoke about the improvement of safety level of the Armenian nuclear power plant and exchanged views on deepening cooperation between Armenia and the IAEA. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, the only one in the South Caucasus region, is located near the town of Metsamor, about 30 kilometers west of Yerevan....
10/04/2022Armenian food safety watchdog suspends operation of Bandivan dairy and meat company
Armenia’s Food Safety Inspectorate has ordered the Bandivan Kat LLC, a company producing dairy and meats products in Shirak province, to suspend operation. YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Food Safety Inspectorate has ordered the Bandivan Kat LLC, a company ...
07/23/2021EU to provide 1.5 million euros to Armenia for promotion of nuclear safety culture
... signed between Armenia and European Union. As part of the agreement, Armenia will receive financial assistance in the amount of 1.5 million euros for promotion of an effective nuclear safety culture and adherence to the highest standards of nuclear safety and radiation protection. The Armenian nuclear power plant, the only one in the South Caucasus region, is located near the town of Metsamor, about 30 km west of Yerevan. It accounts for up to 40% of the country's annual energy production. The ongoing modernization of the facility ...
06/17/2021Numbeo ranks Armenia 11th among 135 countries in terms of safety
Armenia dropped two notches in the Safety Index by Country 2021 rating from the 2020 rating to the 11 position. YEREVAN, January 18. /ARKA/. Armenia dropped two notches in the Safety Index by Country 2021 rating from the 2020 rating to the 11 position. The annual rating compiled by ...
01/18/2021Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate calls on citizens not to buy animal products outside shops
The head of Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate Georgy Avetisyan called on citizens today not to buy animal and other food products from people selling them outside shops. YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. The head of Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate Georgy Avetisyan called on ...
12/01/2020Armenia asks IAEA to help raise safety level of Metsamor nuclear power plant
... prospects for expanding IAEA's technical assistance to the Armenian NPP. Minister Papikyan is in Vienna attending the 63rd session of the IAEA General Conference, slated for September 21-25. "The ongoing and planned programs aimed at improving the safety and the level of physical protection of the Armenian nuclear power plant were discussed," the press service of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure reported. The two men were said also to have spoken about the results of various IAEA missions being implemented in Armenia....
09/22/2020Armenia police to ensure schoolchildren's safety near schools (Video)
... relevant police units will be on extra duty near schools. During the increased watch under the slogan "Caution - children", the police will ensure public order and traffic near educational institutions. “We urge all to comply with anti-epidemic safety standards and traffic rules. We wish you a successful academic year,' the Police said. The first-graders in Armenia will go to school on September 14, accompanied by one person. The school year for other educational institutions starts on September 15. Schools will be provided with masks, disinfectants and napkins. The children's temperature will also be taken ...
09/09/2020Armenia's food safety inspectorate launches massive checkout of local poultry farms
Prompted by a dramatic drop in the prices of eggs ascribed by some to overproduction, Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate has launched a massive checkout of local poultry farms. YEREVAN, February 18. /ARKA/ Prompted by a dramatic drop in the prices of eggs ascribed by some to overproduction, Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate has launched a massive ...
02/18/2020Armenian Food Safety Inspectorate removes restrictions on import of some good from UK and Netherlands
On December 5, 2018 Armenia’s Food Safety Inspectorate removed a temporary restriction imposed on the import of a number of products from the UK and the Netherlands. YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. On December 5, 2018 Armenia’s Food Safety Inspectorate removed a temporary restriction ...
12/06/2018Armenia to set up food safety inspectorate
The Armenian government will set up a food safety inspectorate, Agriculture Minister Arthur Khachatryan said at a Cabinet session on Friday. YEREVAN, September 14. /ARKA/. The Armenian government will set up a food safety inspectorate, Agriculture Minister Arthur Khachatryan said at a Cabinet ...
09/14/2018Armenian food safety watchdog denies reports about sale of Azerbaijani watermelons
Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has denied today media reports claiming that a large batch of watermelons being sold in the country might haven been imported from Azerbaijan. YEREVAN, August 14. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has denied today media ...
08/14/2018PM: Armenia needs to introduce a system of digital solutions to ensure safety of food products
Speaking at a conference today on food safety and digital solutions Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan said it was necessary to introduce a system of digital solutions to ensure safety of food products. YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. Speaking at a conference today on food safety and digital solutions Armenian prime ...
03/15/2018Armenia needs to define the framework ensuring food safety
To ensure the safety of Armenian food products it is necessary to define a necessary framework, the head of the EU delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski said today, when speaking at a conference on safety of product and digital solutions. YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. To ensure ...
03/15/2018Ninety percent of toys sold in Armenia lack safety certificates
About 90% of toys sold in Armenia lack safety certificates, which is a gross violation of the law, according to Artur Mkrtchyan, the deputy head of the State Market Surveillance Inspectorate, an affiliation of the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments. YEREVAN, March 2. /ARKA/....
03/05/2018Center for Nuclear Safety and Criminal Science to open in Armenia
The Center for Nuclear Safety and Criminal Science will open in Armenia, Samvel Harutyunyan, the chairman of the State Committee for Science of the Ministry of Education and Science, told journalists on Friday. YEREVAN, October 13. /ARKA/. The Center for Nuclear Safety and Criminal Science will open in Armenia, ...
10/13/2017Armenia and Georgia to cooperate in food safety issues
... Ishkhan Karapetyan and the head of the Georgian National Food Agency Zurab Chekurashvili signed a memorandum of understanding on February 23 in Tbilisi to cooperate in matters of food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary. The press service of the of Armenian State Food Safety Service said the signing ceremony was held in the presence of Armenian and Georgian ministers of agriculture Ignaty Arakelyan and Levan Davitashvili. The parties noted that the signing of the document is an important step in introduction of international ...
02/24/2017Regulator bans import of some products from Brazil and Iran to Armenia
Armenia’s Food Safety Inspection Authority said today it has banned imports of a number of products. YEREVAN, December 4. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Food Safety Inspection Authority said today it has banned imports of a number of products. The ban comes after November 23-28 ...
12/04/2023Armenian regulator removes ban on operation of Araks poultry farm
The Armenian Food Safety Inspection Authority has removed the ban on the operation of Araks poultry farm in Armavir region. YEREVAN, June 27. /ARKA/. The Armenian Food Safety Inspection Authority has removed the ban on the operation of Araks poultry farm in Armavir ...
06/27/2023Breaches found by Food Safety Inspection Body in production of cottage cheese eliminated
Armenia’s Food Safety Inspection Body had the quality of a string of dairy products checked after the Hetq Association of Investigative Journalists unveiled March 23 the results of a study of ten kinds of cottage cheese, produced by Armenian dairy companies, namely ...
04/04/2023Armenia ratifies agreement on common aviation area with EU
... implementation of EU aviation rules. The result will be new opportunities for operators and wider choice for consumers. Gradual market opening and regulatory convergence take place in parallel to safeguard fair competition and the implementation of common high safety, security, environmental and other standards. With the agreement, Armenia will further align its legislation with EU aviation rules and standards in areas such as aviation safety, air traffic management, security, the environment, economic regulation, competition, consumer protection and social aspects. The benefits ...
11/16/2022Government steps up road safety in rural communities
... to the law on local self-government. YEREVAN, April 19. /ARKA/. By a vote of 78 to 1 and 17 abstentions the parliament of Armenia has passed today in the second and final reading a set of changes to the law on local self-government. The author of the ... ... submits for the approval of the Council of Community Elders a scheme for organizing road traffic in the community. The traffic safety scheme is coordinated with the Road Police. - 0--
04/19/2021EASA declares Armenia's air space safe and manageable
... Armenia. She noted that in the most difficult days of the pandemic, the controllers voluntarily isolated themselves at work for several days, and during the war they continue their heroic work around the clock, doing invaluable work to preserve the safety of the Armenian airspace. -0-
10/20/2020Regulator tells companies to observe coronavirus safety rules
... Health said that a violation by an entity implies a fine and a recommendation to eliminate it. It said the results of inspections by the Health and Labor Inspectorate conducted in Yerevan and regions to prevent the spread of coronavirus suggest that safety standards are most often violated by beauty salons, trade and service companies. Fewer violations were found in pharmacies, banks and closed industries. Today morning, Armenia's confirmed cases of coronavirus stood at 61,460. The number of new cases grew by 1,465. Some 10 patients died of COVID-19 the day before, bringing the death toll to 1,056 people; some 47,541 patients have recovered. --0--
10/16/2020Bootleg vodka that killed 14 people in Armenia contained excessive amount of methyl alcohol
The bootleg vodka that killed 14 people in Armenia contained huge volume of methyl alcohol, the Food Safety Inspectorate said after examining samples of the beverage to determine its chemical composition through laboratory tests. YEREVAN, September 3. /ARKA/. The bootleg vodka that killed 14 people in Armenia contained huge volume of methyl alcohol,...
09/03/2020Armenian regulator destroys expired wafers
Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate received a signal the other day that expired sweets were being sold at the Archuk store, located in the central market of Gyumri, Armenia's second-largest town. YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate received ...
04/02/2020Deputy mayor: measures are being taken to ensure public safety in all trade centers and shops of Yerevan
... out to ensure proper safety standards," he said. According to him, an important requirement for compliance with public safety rules in shopping facilities is the availability of alcohol-based prophylactic agents, mandatory measures to disinfect ... ... several times a day. Measures to prevent crowding are also of key importance,” he said. The bulk of the coronavirus cases in Armenia (133 out of 160) are said to be related to two sources of infection involving people who who had arrived from coronavirus-hit ...
03/21/2020Food Safety Inspectorate destroys expired food in school canteen
Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate said it had found expired food in a school canteen in the second-largest town of Gyumri. YEREVAN, January 29. /ARKA/. Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate said it had found expired food in a school canteen in the second-largest ...
01/29/2020Armenian Civil Aviation Committee under heightened scrutiny of European Union
In a comment on the European Union's decision to put the Armenian Civil Aviation Committee under heightened scrutiny because of signs of a decrease in safety oversight, the head of the agency, Tatevik Revazyan said to a news conference today that the main problems are related to the organization of air transportation and coordination of the activities of Armenian airlines, as well as to some legislative ...
12/16/2019UEFA may disqualify Republican Stadium in Armenia
... will require huge investments. He added that even after a major reconstruction the Hrazdan Stadium may not qualify for UEFA safety requirements – such as availability of several access roads and the possibility of complete evacuation of the stadium ... ... The head of the Town Planning Committee Vahagn Vermishyan noted that Chinese investors are interested in building a stadium in Armenia. -0-
05/23/2019Food safety watchdog suspends operation of ice producing company
Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has ordered an ice-cream producing company to suspend operation after revealing it used overdue spread. YEREVAN, April 18. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has ordered an ice-cream producing company to suspend operation ...
04/18/2018Public consumer watchdog criticizes food safety service for failure to supervise and regulate food market
The head of an Armenian public consumer watchdog lashed out today at the State Food Safety Service for the failure to properly supervise and regulate the food market. YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. The head of an Armenian public consumer watchdog lashed out today at the State Food Safety Service for the failure to properly supervise ...
12/20/2017State food safety service prevents sale of horse meat
Armenia’s State Food Safety Service said it has prevented the sale of horse meat on Khorenatsi Street in the capital city Yerevan. YEREVAN, December 19. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Food Safety Service said it has prevented the sale of horse meat on Khorenatsi Street in ...
12/19/2017Armenia emphasizes training of specialists for nuclear power plants
... experience in operating nuclear power plants and advanced training of employees. He noted that the CIS agreement on information about the movement of radioactive sources, signed also by Armenia is in the ratification stage. He said also that this year Armenia signed the CIS concept of nuclear and radiation safety in the field of use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. He noted that at the beginning of October 2015 the governments of Armenia and Russia signed an agreement on Early Notification of Nuclear Accidents and Exchange of Information in the ...
10/12/2016Regulator says no food related problems in next 2-3 months
... months. YEREVAN, March 14. /ARKA/. In response to concerns triggered by Russia's decision to ban exports of grain crops and sugar until August 31, 2022, including to Armenia, which is a member of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, the head of Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate Georgy Avetisyan said today that Armenia will not have food-related problems in the next 2-3 months. 'There is no point in stocking up food staples,' he said. Last week people across the country were buying large quantities of flour,...
03/14/2022Regulator says cottage cheese and sour cream produced by Chanakh company are dangerous to health
Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate said today that after checking the quality of a string of dairy products produced by Chanakh LLC, it found that some posed danger to public health. YEREVAN, July 7. /ARKA/. Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate said today that after ...
07/07/2020Meat stores in Vanadzor checked
The governor of the northern Armenian province of Lori, the mayor of Vanadzor, the administrative capital of the province and officials of the State Food Safety Service checked the sanitary conditions in the town's meat stores. YEREVAN, August 7. /ARKA/. The governor of the northern Armenian province of Lori, the mayor of Vanadzor, the administrative capital of the province and officials of the State ...
08/07/2019Examination reveals vegetable oil in five brands of sour cream
Acting on a string of mass media reports Armenia’s State Food Safety Service examined several brands of sour cream and revealed that some of them contained vegetable oil. YEREVAN, April 8. /ARKA/. Acting on a string of mass media reports Armenia’s State Food Safety Service examined several brands of sour ...
04/08/2019Regulator orders Yerevan bakery to stop operation
Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has ordered a bakery in the capital Yerevan to stop operation because of a number of violations revealed during an inspection. YEREVAN, January 30. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Food Safety Service has ordered a bakery in the capital Yerevan ...
01/30/2018State food security service to step up supervision at markets ahead of New Year
... the Ministry of Agriculture, promised to step up supervision at the country’s markets. YEREVAN, December 25. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Food Security Service (SFSS), an affiliation of the Ministry of Agriculture, promised to step up supervision ... ... ahead of New Year festivities. He said the reason is the growing volume of trade on these days. ‘We will try to ensure the safety of our citizens by protecting them from dangerous products,' he said. He also added that some business entities seek to ...
12/25/2017Meat market in downtown Yerevan to be rebuilt
A meat market near Tashir shopping center in Khorenatsi street in downtown Yerevan will be totally rebuilt, according to Vahe Danielyan, head of a unit at the State Food Safety Service. YEREVAN, January 16. /ARKA/. A meat market near Tashir shopping center in Khorenatsi street in downtown Yerevan will be totally rebuilt, according to Vahe Danielyan, head of a unit at the State Food Safety Service. Speaking to reporters ...
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