of March 27, 2007 No. ZR-123-N
About international treaties of the Republic of Armenia
Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on February 22, 2007
1. This Law governs the relations connected with the conclusion of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia: its preparation, conducting negotiations on it and approval of the text, signing, introduction on ratification and approval, accession to the international treaty, entry into force, registration and accounting, accomplishment of the international treaty, suspension, the termination of its action or denouncement, and also other relations connected with it.
2. Operation of this Law extends to the agreements signed between the Republic of Armenia and other subjects of the international public law, and also the educations provided by part 4 of article 6 of this Law.
1. The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia is the written agreement signed according to the procedure, established by the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, this Law and regulations of the international public law (further - international law), between the Republic of Armenia and the subject of international law, and also the organization or the consolidation provided by part 4 of article 6 of this Law, and become effective in the procedure established by this Law, and become obligatory for the Republic of Armenia which in connection with the defined subject of regulation this by the international treaty establishes for agreement parties of the right and obligation, changes or stops them.
The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia also become effective international treaty which the Republic of Armenia joined according to the procedure, established by this Law and rules of international law is considered.
The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia the agreement on modification which is also signed in the procedure established by this Law or amendments in the international treaty is considered.
2. According to this Law the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia any written agreement which is drawn up in agreement type, agreements, conventions, the memorandum, the protocol or in document type with other name or which is expressed by exchange of notes or letters is considered.
The international treaty can be drawn up in the form of one general document or two and documents more interconnected and inseparable from each other.
3. The international treaty according to this Law the agreement regulating administrative, technical or organizational or any other similar matters which though is signed between subjects of the international treaty is not considered and establishes for them the rights and obligations, changes or stops them, however, owing to prosecution of the purpose of its one-time application or application during certain term, immediately stops the action or pursues the aim of implementation of the preparatory work directed to the conclusion of the specific international treaty and which does not contain the regulations contradicting the laws of the Republic of Armenia, regulatory legal acts of the President of the Republic of Armenia, the Government of the Republic of Armenia or the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia or regulations on modification and (or) amendments in these existing acts or on adoption of new acts, either on ratification or on approval of this agreement.
Belongs, in particular, the agreement which to the category of the agreements provided by paragraph one of this part:
1) is provided by holding of conferences, seminars, rates and other similar actions, including provision of information, carrying out research on any question or group of questions;
2) consists as the provisional agreement for preparation for the conclusion of the corresponding international treaty for the purpose of provision by foreign states, their credit institutions or the international credit institutions of the borrowing facilities provided in part of the budget receipts established by the law of the Republic of Armenia on the government budget for this year;
3) pursues the aim of preparation of the Republic of Armenia for membership in the international organization and, in essence, does not resolve issue of membership in the similar organization legally.
1. The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia can be bilateral or multilateral.
2. In the bilateral international treaty other subject of international law or education provided by part 4 of article 6 of this Law acts as other agreement party together with the Republic of Armenia.
In the bilateral international treaty two and more subjects of the international treaty both together with the Republic of Armenia, and with other party can act as one joint (collective) party of this agreement.
3. In the multi-lateral international treaty two and more subjects of the international treaty act as independent agreement parties together with the Republic of Armenia.
4. Together with the Republic of Armenia or other party of this agreement also subjects of private international law - legal entities can sign the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia.
In such cases subjects of private international law act in the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia as its party and incur obligations on accomplishment of the corresponding international treaty in that part in what this contract for them assigns obligations.
1. The relations connected with the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia are regulated by the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, international treaties of the Republic of Armenia, this Law, and also other legal acts of the Republic of Armenia.
2. The relations connected with the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia and which are not regulated by this Law, and also current agreements with participation of the Republic of Armenia are regulated by the conventional principles and rules of international law.
1. The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia which became effective in the procedure established by this Law is component of system of law of the Republic of Armenia.
Regulations of the become effective international treaty of the Republic of Armenia in the territory of the Republic of Armenia are effective directly.
2. If the international treaty ratified in the procedure established by this Law establishes other regulations than provided by the laws of the Republic of Armenia, then regulations of the ratified international treaty are applied.
3. If the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia approved in the procedure established by this Law establishes other regulations than provided by normative decrees, orders of the President of the Republic of Armenia, resolutions or departmental regulations of the Government, then regulations of the approved international treaty are applied.
1. From the Armenian Side subject of the international treaty is the Republic of Armenia, regardless from what name the international treaty is signed.
Subjects of international law can be the subjects acting as other party of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia: foreign states, the international organizations, other subjects of international law, and also the educations provided by part 4 of this Article.
(Or having the similar structure accepted by international law) the territorial subject of the federation of foreign states or the state education having the status of autonomy or other status if according to the constitutional provisions of the federal state this subject, education has the right to the conclusion of the international treaty can be subject of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia also federal.
The subjects provided by paragraphs to second and third this part hereinafter are referred to as further as foreign subjects of the international treaty.
2. According to this Law the interstate, intergovernmental or interdepartmental (interbank) organization created owing to the international treaty by republican (central) bodies of two and more states either their governments or the executive authority of these states respectively for which founders establish certain tasks and to which for their decision give authority is considered the international organization, assign to it obligations and if the international treaty based on which this organization is created, pursued such special aim the organization is allocated with the right to the conclusion of international treaties.
3. According to this Law as the international organization are not considered obligations assumed by his subjects according to the same international treaty, the conference, the commission, committee, council, bureau or any other body to which functions on ensuring accomplishment of this agreement, including visits of the State Parties concerning agreement performance, obtaining from these states of reports, information, messages, their studying, discussion, publication, the edition are assigned if other does not follow from the international treaty on organization or creation of the specified body created by any international treaty for the purpose of ensuring accomplishment.
4. Also not being the subject of international law or not the acknowledged educations as such concerning spheres of defense of peace, human rights, humanitarian or financial and economic assistance can be the party of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia.
5. The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia can be signed from name:
1) the Republic of Armenia (further - the interstate agreement);
2) the Governments of the Republic of Armenia (further - the intergovernmental agreement);
3) the ministries of the Republic of Armenia, the Central bank of the Republic of Armenia, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Armenia, and also other state body subordinated to the Government of the Republic of Armenia (further - departments) to which the law provides competence to the conclusion interdepartmental, interbank regarding the Central bank of the Republic of Armenia - the agreement (further - the interdepartmental agreement).
1. Any relations which have nation-wide value can be governed by the interstate agreement of the Republic of Armenia and in this sense can belong as to functions of the Government, one or more departments, and other state bodies, and also local government bodies.
2. Regardless of provision of part of 1 this Article are regulated by the interstate agreement of the Republic of Armenia:
1) the relations with other states raising the political or military affairs, questions of friendship and cooperation, defense, mutual refusal of use of force or threat of use of force, the world or truce, change of frontier, creation of the interstate organizations or membership in them, establishment of the consular relations, the direction of Armed forces of the Republic of Armenia in foreign states in peacekeeping or other purposes, creations in the territory of the Republic of Armenia of military bases of foreign states or the international organizations or acceptance, placement in the territory of the Republic of Armenia of armed forces of foreign states or the international organizations, permissions of international disputes, disarmament, adoption of military obligations, questions of state security of the Republic of Armenia and other relations;
2) the relations connected with legal assistance on civil, family, criminal cases and establishment of legal relations and also with extradition;
3) the relations connected with alienation of the cultural values and objects which are considered as property of the Republic of Armenia.
3. The intergovernmental agreement of the Republic of Armenia governs the relations entering competence of the Government of the Republic of Armenia according to the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Armenia and which are not subject to regulation at the interstate level according to part 2 of this Article.
4. The interdepartmental agreement of the Republic of Armenia governs the relations according to the laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Armenia entering the competence of departments, stipulated in Item 3 parts 5 of article 6 of this Law, and also the relation of interdepartmental cooperation, mutual assistance and the relation which are of mutual interest.
5. The interdepartmental agreement of the Republic of Armenia shall not contain provisions which owing to this Law do obligatory its ratification, except as specified, provided by part 3 of article 24 of this Law.
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The document ceased to be valid since April 9, 2018 according to article 25 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia of March 29, 2018 No. ZR-213