Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Armenia to rule out illegal drug import from EEU - official

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Armenia to rule out illegal drug import from EEU - official

    Armenia to rule out illegal drug import from EEU - official

    13:48 * 28.02.15


    As long as the drug import among the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)
    member states remains legally unregulated, any drugs imported to
    Armenia from the common trade zone will have to undergo corresponding
    procedures before entering the market, says the head of the Scientific
    Centre of Drug and Medical Technology Expertise

    "The legislation for the EEU area will be regulated starting from
    January 2016, but Armenia is already an EEU member. So the only
    problem today is that drugs imported to Armenia from the EEU may not
    have a registration. But for Armenia, only registered drugs are
    entitled to import," Hakob Topchyan told Tert.am.

    He explained that many drugs registered in other member states of the
    economic bloc (which allows the free movement of goods across the
    trade zone) may pave their way also to the domestic market, making
    Armenia practically an illegal drug importer.

    "Starting from 2016, the EEU will have a common drug register; [once
    it is in effect], we will not have to follow this procedure. So we are
    not complicating the issue today but just making clarifications to
    regulate the domain. Any company importing drugs moves the goods to
    storages after importing them from the EEU and later issues
    notifications to the Ministry of Health to conduct documentation
    within five days. After obtaining the certificate, the drugs will be
    excised and undergo corresponding documentation within five days," he
    added.

    As for the imports from third countries, Topchyan said they will
    continue the customs clearance based on the one window principle in
    effect at present.

    Asked whether a relaxed border control will not increase the risk of
    illegal import, Topchyan said he thinks that the
    State Drug Inspection, which also controls the drug market, will
    enforce the necessary fines on the infringers.

    It comes after Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said at the special
    cabinet meeting on Friday that they have serious measure to implement
    to regulate the drug import from third countries.


    http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/02/28/medicament/1602872

Working...
X