Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the United Nations concerning measures to expedite the import, export and transit of relief consignments and possessions of relief personnel in the event of disasters and emergencies.

For the purpose of this Agreement the term "Disaster" means: A serious disruption of the functioning of the society, causing widespread human, material, or environmental losses which exceed the ability of affected society to cope using only its own resources. Organizations involved in United Nations relief operations include: (a) United Nations (UN); (b) UN Agencies; (c) Governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations certified by the UN as bona fide participants within the framework of a United Nations relief operation; and (d) Transport carriers contracted by the UN, a UN agency or a UN certified governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations for transportation of relief consignment(s) and/or possessions of disaster relief personnel. The Government agrees to: (a) waive any economic export prohibitions or restrictions, and any export duties or taxes, in respect of goods contained in relief consignments destined for countries having suffered disasters and in possessions of disaster relief personnel; and (b) accept at exportation, as a general rule, the written summary declarations made out by the UN, or its agencies, or organizations involved in UN relief operations as detailed in Article 2 of this Agreement, of relief consignments as evidence of the contents and of the intended use of such consignments.