{"id":5118,"date":"2019-10-15T18:37:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T14:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armla.am\/en\/?p=5118"},"modified":"2019-11-14T18:38:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T14:38:50","slug":"a-number-of-businesses-have-introduced-anti-corruption-policies-in-yerevan-and-4-regions-of-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armla.am\/en\/5118.html","title":{"rendered":"A number of businesses have introduced Anti-Corruption Policies in Yerevan and 4 regions of Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cArmenia: Promoting Anti-Corruption Conduct and Reforms\u201d project was launched in\u00a0Armenia on 1 October, 2019, and is implemented by The \u201cCenter for International Private\u00a0Enterprise\u201d (CIPE), the \u201cArmenian Lawyers\u2019 Association\u201d NGO (ALA),\u00a0the \u201cCorporate\u00a0Governance Center\u201d (CGC), and the \u201cYerevan Chamber of Commerce and Industry\u201d (YerCCI).<\/p>\n<p>The objective of the project is to fight corruption in the business sector, disseminate corporate\u00a0governance and ethics rules and values \u200b\u200bin Armenia, and introduce anti-corruption compliance\u00a0programs in SMEs.<\/p>\n<p>In the frameworks of the project,\u00a0<strong>26 small and medium-sized\u00a0enterprises in\u00a0Yerevan and four regions of Armenia: Lori, Syunik, Gegharkunik and Shirak:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>have adopted the Declaration Statement for Business Integrity,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>have introduced Anti-Corruption Policies<\/strong>\u00a0committing themselves to take action related to\u00a0the other components of the Anti-Corruption Compliance Program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find the text of the\u00a0<strong>Declaration Statement for Business Integrity\u00a0<\/strong>and the justification for its introduction here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bizprotect.am\/en\/news\/show\/226\">https:\/\/bizprotect.am\/en\/news\/show\/226<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The anti corruption policy\u00a0<\/strong>includes regulations on such topics as\u00a0<em>prohibited conduct, gifts and representative costs, charity, sponsorship, political financing, conflict of interests, due diligence, documentation and reporting, communication and training courses, whistleblowing, internal investigation, responsibility and encouragament.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The anti corruption policy<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>consists also of 2 additional Annexes.<\/p>\n<p>Annex 1 introduces the concept of\u00a0<strong>\u201cred flags\u201d,\u00a0<\/strong>that is alerts for organizations to review their business activities and conduct risk assessment process. More information on red flags is available here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bizprotect.am\/en\/news\/show\/228\">https:\/\/bizprotect.am\/en\/news\/show\/228<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Annex 2 provides a\u00a0<strong>certificate on the absense of the conflict of interest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fevn1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.15752-9\/74692574_423780468314146_2849678034590498816_n.png?_nc_cat=102&amp;_nc_oc=AQl83GPISkxkQr9NxGiob4tXp0U1VDDIQKWnFM_jtYmB8_2YvQdMPFY6R-JMjOOqSIM&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fevn1-1.fna&amp;oh=1a2815ec56ad24854207d7ab2a6b62d9&amp;oe=5E581413\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fevn1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.15752-9\/74421348_569234850513280_5615837264719380480_n.png?_nc_cat=102&amp;_nc_oc=AQklUBbe9YPC7Qc6B6Y7X1k8VoOw8WW8RkaX9srzfaUpEkoGz9_qhOsZDRTvDs00Egc&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fevn1-1.fna&amp;oh=2074574ced59f000eda15eb185c180c1&amp;oe=5E54DE6A\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the list of the\u00a0companies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shirak region:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0&#8220;Magnon&#8221; OJSC, which operates in production of metal things,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u201cMarina Bazayeva\u201d IE, which is a guesthouse,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Aram Abgaryan&#8221; IE,\u00a0which opeates in breading sphere,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Mariam Atorakalyan&#8221; IE, which opeates in food production sphere.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Syunik region:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Zangezur Pro&#8221; LLC, which operates in IT sector,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Darist Group&#8221; LLC, which is a hotel complex,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Mher Badalyan&#8221; IE, which operates in legal services,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;New Smile&#8221; LLC, which operates in health sector,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Li Dent&#8221; LLC,\u00a0which operates in health sector.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Lori region:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Ruzanna Danielyan&#8221; IE, which operates in clothing manufacture sphere,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Yunona Martirosyan&#8221; IE, which operates in catering sphere,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Apricot&#8221; LLC,\u00a0which is a social entepreneurship,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Lusine Baratyan&#8221; IE,\u00a0which operates in catering and food production sphere,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Jerutsogh&#8221; LLC,\u00a0which operates in heating equipment manufacturing sphere.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Gegharkunik region:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Yerknayin Manana&#8221; LLC, which operates production of confectionery<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Bohem&#8221; studio teahouse,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;NUK&#8221; LLC, which is\u00a0studio teahouse,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Astghavard&#8221; LLC, which operates in production sector,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Melkar&#8221; LLC, which operates in cadaster mapping sector,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Sareri Bariq&#8221; LLC, which is a social entepreneurship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Yerevan:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Cyber \u200b\u200bGates&#8221; LLC, which operates in IT sector,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Armled&#8221; LLC, which is a shopping center,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Best Contract&#8221; LLC, which operates in legal sector,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Bitlisman&#8221; LLC, which is a power equipment installation,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Arm Wine&#8221; LLC, which is an entertainment center,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Mill&#8221; LLC, which provides business consulting services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cArmenia: Promoting Anti-Corruption Conduct and Reforms\u201d project was launched in\u00a0Armenia on 1 October, 2019, and is implemented by The \u201cCenter for International Private\u00a0Enterprise\u201d (CIPE), the \u201cArmenian Lawyers\u2019 Association\u201d NGO (ALA),\u00a0the \u201cCorporate\u00a0Governance Center\u201d (CGC), and the \u201cYerevan Chamber of Commerce and Industry\u201d (YerCCI). 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