Laws

Four Codes and Ten Laws On Environment are in Force in the RA

1

"Principles of the Legislation on Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia"  29.07.1991

2

Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Especially Protected Territories"  29.01.1991

3

"Land Code of the Republic of Armenia"   29.01.1991

4

"Water Code of the Republic of Armenia"  29.01.1991

5

"Underground Code" of the Republic of Armenia  23.03.1992

6

"Forest Code of the Republic of Armenia"  01.11.1994

7

Law "On Protection of Atmosphere Air"  01.11.1994

8

Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Environmental Impact Examination"  20.11.1995

9

Law "On Environment Protection Taxes and Natural Resources Consumption Taxes"  28.12.1998

10

Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Nature Protection Taxes Rates"

11

Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Flora"  23.11.1999

12

Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Fauna"  03.05.2000

13

Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Hydrometeorological Activity"  09.03.2000

14

Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Lake Sevan"  14.06.2001

The environmental control is also regulated by the RA Civil, Administrative and Criminal Codes as well as by the law "On Arrangement and Conduction of Inspections in Organizations Acting on the Territory of the Republic of Armenia".

By the end of 2001, it is envisaged to bring in the Government?s consideration six more draft laws, two of which are within the law "On Lake Sevan":

    1. The RA Code "On the Underground",

    2. The RA Law "On Wastes",

    3. The RA Draft Law "On Complex Project for Rehabilitation, Protection, Reproduction and Use of the Lake Sevan Ecosystem" (measures to be taken over 5 years).

    4. The RA Draft Law "On Yearly (2002) Project for Rehabilitation, Protection, Reproduction and Use of the Lake Sevan Ecosystem".

    5. The RA Law "On Amendments to the RA Criminal Code".

    6. The RA Law "On Amendments to the RA Administrative Code".

The draft of the RA Code "On the Underground" is ready and will be proposed to the RA Government for consideration. Three of the draft laws are submitted for approval, and the RA Draft Law "On Amendment to the RA Administrative Code"  will be submitted to the concerned government bodies approval soon.

By the end of 2001, besides the RA draft laws mentioned above, to the RA Government?s approval will be submitted also 17 sub-legislative acts, four of which are proceeding from the RA Law "On Lake Sevan", eight of them are regulating the management of the underground, one of them represents the procedure of the management of natural resources, and four represent other sub-legislative acts on: Forestry, Ecological Examination, Inventory of Natural Resources and Ecological Education.