Law No. HO-353-N “On customs regulation”.

This Law is a comprehensive legal act establishing Armenia's national customs legislation aligned with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) framework, aiming to regulate customs procedures, responsibilities, and cooperation among customs authorities. Its primary objectives include ensuring compliance with EEU treaties, safeguarding economic security, facilitating international trade, and harmonizing customs practices. The act emphasizes principles of legality, transparency, and mutual cooperation, integrating international standards and domestic legal provisions to create a unified customs legal environment. Key measures outlined involve the detailed regulation of customs procedures such as declarations, transit, warehousing, re-export, and special regimes, with explicit requirements for documentation, procedural steps, and responsibilities of customs authorities and economic operators. It introduces mechanisms for the registration and oversight of authorized economic operators, customs brokers, and warehouses, including criteria for their inclusion and removal from official registers. The act also stipulates procedures for customs control, inspection, and enforcement, including the use of technical means, risk management systems, and cooperation with other state agencies, with specific timelines and procedural safeguards. Additionally, it addresses the legal responsibilities and liabilities of customs officials and operators, procedural rights of involved parties, and mechanisms for appeals and dispute resolution, all within a structured implementation framework. Implementation is structured around institutional responsibilities assigned to customs authorities, with mechanisms for registration, licensing, and oversight of operators, as well as procedures for inspections, documentation, and enforcement. The act specifies timelines for decision-making, notification, and procedural actions, emphasizing transparency and procedural fairness. It also establishes the legal basis for cooperation with other agencies, international organizations, and stakeholders, ensuring the effective enforcement of customs laws and policies. Overall, the document provides a detailed legal framework aimed at modernizing and harmonizing Armenia's customs regulation within the EEU context, with clear procedural, enforcement, and institutional provisions.