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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of March 29, 2018 No. ZR-211

About modification and amendments in the Code of penal procedure of the Republic of Armenia

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on March 23, 2018

Article 1. Regarding 1 Article 1 of the Code of penal procedure of the Republic of Armenia of July 1, 1998 (further - the Code) words "The judicial code of the Republic of Armenia" shall be replaced with words "The constitutional law of the Republic of Armenia "The judicial code of the Republic of Armenia"".

Article 2. To state parts 3 and 4 of article 8 of the Code in the following edition:

"3. Everyone by consideration of its case in quality of legal argument, has the right to refer to statutory interpretations and other regulatory legal act which is available in the court resolution of court of the Republic of Armenia on another matter on the similar facts which took legal effect. The court addresses such legal arguments.

4. In case of the interpretation other than interpretation of the precept of law by court of cassation on another matter with the similar facts the court shall prove variation from interpretation by court of cassation of the law and other regulatory legal act.".

Article 3. To state article 15 of the Code in the following edition:

"Article 15. Language of criminal trial

1. In the Republic of Armenia language of criminal trial is Armenian.

2. Persons participating in criminal trial, except for body, performing criminal proceedings, have the right to appear in court in the language preferred by them if provide transfer into Armenian. If he does not know Armenian, the court shall for the account of public funds provide the person accused participating in criminal trial with translation service, except for case when the person accused wishes to provide transfer at own expense.

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