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Public consultation devoted to the Draft of the Concept Paper on Modernisation of the Freedom of Information Sector
A public consultation devoted to the Draft of the Concept Paper on Modernisation of the Freedom of Information Sector was held on 6 September and organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, jointly with the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
Second stage of qualification test of notaries was held
On 5 September, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia conducted the second stage of the qualification test of notaries held with the participation of 7 candidates who had passed the testing stage.
Public to have opportunity to get acquainted with the draft legal acts in the stage of development, submit suggestions and comments
The Government of the Republic of Armenia today held a subsequent session during which the government made amendments and supplements to one of the previously adopted decisions for the purpose of regulating the existing relations in regard to public awareness in the field of draft legal acts development. In particular, a common on-line platform will be created, providing government agencies with the opportunity to post the drafts of regulatory legal acts being developed by them both on their official websites and on the common website for publication of the drafts of legal acts which is maintained by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
Minister of Justice paid working visit to Armavir Marz
On 31 August, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan was on a working visit to Armavir Marz (Province).
Minister of Justice receives Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Armenia
During the meeting, the parties discussed the process of the amendments to be made to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia, as well as touched upon the judicial and legal reforms being implemented.
Modified versions of the general and special parts of the draft Administrative Offences Code of the Republic of Armenia being submitted for public consideration
On 29 August 2016, the Ministry of Justice submitted to the Government of the Republic of Armenia the modified version of the draft Administrative Offences Code of the of the Republic of Armenia.
Quarterly results of the reception of citizens
The problems of the majority of citizens invited to the reception were solved on the spot, and assignments were given for processing the case with respect to certain applications.
Minister of Justice receives U.S. Deputy Ambassador and newly appointed Director of the USAID Mission to Armenia
Welcoming the guests, the Minister congratulated Deborah Grieser on the occasion of her appointment, highly appreciated the current co-operation with the U.S. Embassy and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and expressed hope that they would continue to work effectively.
Minister of Justice receives the delegation of “Save the Children” organisation
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Kocharyan, Save the Children International Armenia Country Director Arsen Stepanyan, Regional Director for Eurasia Irina Saghoyan and others were also attending the meeting.
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan receives U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia Richard Mills
The process of implementation of the activities for development of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia and other programmes being jointly implemented were also touched upon during the meeting.
First stage of qualification test of notaries was launched
40 applicants participated in the first stage of qualification test of notaries, i.e. in the stage of testing. Testing of the first group of candidates was launched at 10:00, and that of the second group — at 15:00.
Round-table discussion on draft Administrative Offences Code
Senior Project Officer of the CoE Office Narine Gasparyan, Head of Chair of Constitutional Law of Yerevan State University Gevorg Danielyan, representatives of the Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Armenia, National Assembly, General Prosecutor’s Office, Judicial Department, Central Bank, employees of the Ministries of Justice, Finance, Healthcare, Education and Science, Human Rights Defender’s Office and those of other fields of state administration, as well as CoE experts participated in the working discussion.
