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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of April 7, 2026 No. ZR-96

About entering of amendments into the Civil code of the Republic of Armenia

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on March 26, 2026

Article 1. Part 1 of Article 209 of the Civil code of the Republic of Armenia (further - the code) of May 5, 1998 after the words "number" to add with words ", except as specified, 224 of this Code established by parts 9-12 of Article".

Article 2. To add article 224 of the Code with parts 9-12 of the following content:

"9. If there is considered legal case initiated in the claim of state bodies or local government bodies and concerning partial or complete contest of the property right to the parcel of land or its part encumbered with the built and complete apartment house on any basis of acquisition during any period, then to the acquirer the ownership to the apartment or the non-residential area in this apartment house based on which by law there is also right can be transferred. Transfer of the apartment or non-residential premise in the apartment house to the acquirer according to the procedure established by this part does not limit the right to the further order to it.

10. By the decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia (in case of contest of the property right to the parcel of land in the suit brought for the purpose of protection of interests of community based on the proposal of the head of the corresponding community) before completion of legal case the scheme (coordinates) of the parcel of land within which the rights of the owner, the builder, the pawnbroker and other persons having property rights freely are subject to realization in full, including the right to town-planning documents or carrying out recalculation (the recalculations following from determination of the scheme (coordinates) of the parcel of land are performed without payment of additional fare or duty), and also the rights to transfer of property to the parcels of land corresponding to equity part of the square public necessary for content and servicing of the building, to acquirers of apartments and non-residential premises can be established. If before establishment by the government of the Republic of Armenia of the scheme (coordinates) based on acquisition of property right to the apartment or the non-residential premise by law there was also right of the acquirer to use of the corresponding equity part of the parcel of land, then, after establishment by the government of the Republic of Armenia of the scheme (coordinates) within the parcel of land included in it, the property right to the parcel of land (including being under the building), necessary for servicing and content of the building, by law is transferred to the corresponding acquirer on the right of common ownership.

11. In case of completion of the corresponding legal case determined by this Article if the person of law of property on the parcel of land does not change the become effective court resolution, then the property right to respective share of the parcel of land (in the presence of the corresponding scheme (coordinates), to the parcel of land which is not included in limits of the scheme (coordinates)) passes to the owner of the respective apartment or non-residential premise by law, and also all rights of other persons of law of property to the parcel of land, including the owner, the builder and the pawnbroker, remain invariable.

12. If the become effective court resolution recognizes the property right of the state or community to the parcel of land or its part or if the title of record on the parcel of land or its part is nullified on any basis of acquisition during any period, then the property right to the parcel of land necessary for content and servicing of the building (including underground) within the scheme (coordinates) determined by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia is transferred by law to owners of apartments or non-residential premises of this building by the right of common ownership. The property right and other property rights of the owner of the parcel of land, the builder, pawnbroker and other persons registered before entry into force of court resolution continue to remain in law force concerning the parcel of land included in the scheme (coordinates) determined by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

Article 3. To add article 224.1 of the code with part 9 of the following content:

"9. Availability of the legal case initiated state or regional authority on partial or complete contest of the property right to the parcel of land or its part on any basis of acquisition during any period of time is not obstacle for the conclusion of the purchase and sale agreement of the real estate in the apartment house under construction, and also the deed of real estate in the built and complete apartment house by the property right or alienations of the real estate otherwise. In the presence of the legal case provided by this part in the purchase and sale agreement of the real estate in the apartment house under construction, and also in the deed of real estate in the built and complete apartment house by the property right or in the agreement of alienation of the real estate the mark that the acquirer is notified on legal case availability, and also that the subject of the agreement or the deed of conveyance is the apartment or the non-residential premise and respective share in general zones, respectively otherwise shall be made:

1) without the parcel of land if legal case concerns all parcel of land and there is no land scheme (coordinates) provided by part 10 of Article 224 of this Code

2) in case of availability of the scheme (coordinates) of the parcel of land provided by part 10 of Article 224 of this Code - the parcel of land specified on the scheme (coordinates), and in case of other not disputed parcel of land - also this parcel of land.".

Article 4. Final part and transitional provisions

1. This law becomes effective next day after its official publication and is effective till December 31, 2027.

2. This law extends also to the relations which arose to the introduction of this law in force.

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