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    STATE-PRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATION YIELDS POSITIVE RESULTS

    Gov.am
    Oct 22 2010
    Armenia

    A cabinet sitting was held today under the chairmanship of Prime
    Minister Tigran Sargsyan.

    Addressing those present, the Prime Minister reiterated the importance
    of the new-launched Tatev project and cableway as a good example
    of State-private sector cooperation. On behalf of his government,
    the Prime Minister thanked all private-sector partners, including
    Russia-based Armenian businessman Ruben Vardanyan and his family. In
    the words sof Tigran Sargsyan, joint efforts will be continued in
    years ahead.

    The Executive has approved the procedure to follow in providing
    certificates to those entities dealing with animal husbandry-related
    food products and substances, asking for import-export-oriented
    veterinary and food security licenses. The meeting approved the
    health certificate forms applicable to imports made from third
    European countries.

    The next decision bore on the procedure to follow in dealing with
    the transit of the foregoing products and substances. The government
    amended a precious decision prescribing a procedure to follow in
    sampling foodstuffs of animal origin with the purpose of controlling
    the residual quantities veterinary medicaments. The Ministry of
    Agriculture was appointed to be the competent authority for recording
    the findings. The meeting banned the use of anabolic drugs in the
    Republic of Armenia.

    "This package is meant to create better conditions for farm exports.

    Local farmers can feel more at ease in exporting commodities as the
    procedures have been considerably simplified," Tigran Sargsyan noted.

    The government adopted a decision on the development of bio-fertilizers
    market. The Minister of Agriculture and marz governors were
    told to promote the process of using Azotovit-1 and Azoceovit-1
    bio-fertilizers in melioration activities and ensure proper media
    coverage thereof. This decision was said to bring about revolutionary
    changes on the market of fertilizers. The aforementioned fertilizers
    may be exported as soon as the national needs are covered. If so,
    the Ministry of Nature Protection will have to develop a program for
    the use of said inputs in salty lands. Tigran Sargsyan stressed the
    need for conducting a corresponding awareness raising campaign.

    The Ministry of Agriculture was appointed as the competent authority
    for authorizing the exports of fishery products toward the European
    Union. The cabinet endorsed the procedure to follow in sampling fishery
    products with the purpose of controlling the residual quantities
    veterinary medicaments. The Ministry of Agriculture was appointed to
    be the competent authority for recording the findings.

    The meeting discussed some 30 items altogether.




    From: A. Papazian
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