The monitoring activities of the National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights and its Implementation Action Plan are underway under the “Promoting of Straight Democracy for Strengthening Human Rights in Armenia” project.
The project traditionally provides the public with summary information on the monitoring results, covering specific areas of the Action Plan each week. Previous materials have already provided to the public attention the information on the activities carried out by the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, the RA Ministry of Defense, information on the work done by the RA Police, as well as the RA Ministry of Justice. This week we will refer to the work carried out by the RA Ministry of Economy and the RA State Revenue Committee within the framework of the action plan, presenting the work done in the area of economic activity.
In the second half of 2020, the Action Plan for 2020-2022, based on the National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights, provided for the legislative improvement of the toolkit of the State Committee for the Protection of Economic Competition The responsible body for the implementation of the action is the RA Ministry of Economy.
Within the framework of this action, the draft laws of the Republic of Armenia “On Making Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Armenia On Protection of Economic Competition “and related laws were published on the e-draft.am Unified Website for Publication of Legal Acts’ Drafts, about which a public discussion was held in the period of 20.05.2020 – 04.06.2020. The draft was submitted to all interested state bodies and organizations for discussion at the same time. As a result of the discussions, the amended package was submitted to the RA Ministry of Justice for state-legal expertise. The finalized version of the project package will be submitted to the RA Ministry of Economy. Thus, although the deadline for implementation is the second half of 2020, yet significant progress has already been made in terms of implementation.
Action 87 is intended to raise awareness of the customs regulations within the Eurasian Economic Union. The State Revenue Committee is the responsible entity for the implementation of the action. According to the information provided by the SRC, in the period from 1 January to 31July, 2020, 11 (eleven) information materials on EEU customs regulations were developed and disseminated. 1 (one) video recording was elaborated, developed and disseminated through mass media.
The video recordings were in the format of a report, and in addition in the format of a pavilion discussion, pictorial, animated, explanatory videos. Information materials and videos were widely disseminated on news websites, print media, TV radio stations, as well as social media groups. Publications aimed at public awareness were also made through the SRC official website pages on Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, Youtube, All.me, newinfo.am social platforms.
| Action | Monitoring result |
| Number of posters on EEU regulations exhibited in customs offices, namely import and export regulations |  |
| Number of developed and disseminated sets of informational materials on customs regulations within the EEU |  |
| Number of video recordings dedicated to customs regulations within the EEU developed and disseminated through the mass media |  |
More detailed monitoring results in the above and other areas will be presented in the monitoring report, which will be prepared after the completion of the research field work. The competent authorities will also be presented with a package of recommendations aimed at improving the implementation of the National Strategy for the protection of human rights in the country as a whole.
This publication has been produced in the scope of the “Promoting Direct Democracy for Strengthening Human Rights in Armenia” project implemented in the framework of the “Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility” project funded by the European Union.
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