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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of February 11, 2009 No. ZR-45

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 February 5, 2009

Article 1. In Article 6 of the Code of penal procedure of the Republic of Armenia of July 1, 1998 (further - the Code):

Item 12 to state 1) in the following edition:

"12) Court of law of the first instance (further - Trial Court) – court which is competent to consider all criminal cases, other cases (materials) provided by the criminal procedure legislation and also to exercise control concerning pre-judicial production of criminal case;".

Article 2. In article 38 of the Code of the word "courts of law, criminal" shall be replaced with words "the first instance".

Article 3. In article 39 of the Code:

Shall be replaced with words 1) regarding 2 words of "General jurisdiction" "The first instance";

2) part 3 to recognize invalid.

Article 4. To state article 44 of the Code in the following edition:

"Article 44. Cases, cognizable to Trial Courts

Trial Courts consider all criminal cases, other cases (materials) provided by the criminal procedure legislation and also exercise control concerning pre-judicial production of criminal case".

Article 5. In article 45 of the Code:

1) to exclude the word "criminal" from heading;

Words "the general jurisdiction and criminal" shall be replaced with words 2) "the first instance".

Article 6. To state article 46 of the Code in the following edition:

"Article 46. Cases, cognizable to Court of cassation of the Republic of Armenia

To criminal chamber of Court of cassation of the Republic of Armenia cases on the court resolutions of Appeal Court which are taken out and not taken legal effect, and, in the exceptional cases provided by the criminal procedure legislation, also the cases concerning the court resolutions which took legal effect are jurisdictional".

Article 7. To state part 1 of article 47 of the Code in the following edition:

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