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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of August 16, 2000 No. ZR-85

About international treaties of the Republic of Armenia

(Law RA as amended of 05.03.2001)

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on July 28, 2000

Chapter I. General provisions

Article 1. Subject of regulation of the Law

1. This Law governs the relations connected with preparation of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia, negotiating on it, initialing, signing, ratification or approval of this agreement, accession to it, entry into force, registration, its temporary application, accomplishment, and also suspension, cancellation of the international treaty for the Republic of Armenia and other related relations.

2. Operation of this Law does not extend to the international civil relations included in the sphere of regulation of private international law.

Article 2. International treaty of the Republic of Armenia

1. The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia is the written agreement signed according to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, this Law and rules of international law between the Republic of Armenia and foreign states, the international organizations or other subjects of international law, regulated by international law, establishing, changing or stopping the rights and obligations of the Parties, in accordance with the established procedure coming into legal force and recognized obligatory for the Republic of Armenia.

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, exchange of notes or the document with other name accepted in the international practice 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. According to this Law the international organization the interstate or intergovernmental organization created with participation of two and more states or their governments is considered.

Article 3. Parties of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia

1. The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia can be bilateral or multilateral.

2. In the bilateral international treaty together with the Republic of Armenia other subject of international law acts as other agreement party.

In the bilateral international treaty (both with the Republic of Armenia, and with other party) two and more subjects of international law can act as one joint (collective) party of this agreement.

3. In the multi-lateral international treaty together with the Republic of Armenia two and more subjects of international law act as independent agreement parties.

Article 4. Legislation on the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia

1. The relations connected with the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia are regulated by the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, this Law, international treaties of the Republic of Armenia, and also the laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Armenia adopted on their basis.

2. The relations connected with the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia and which are not regulated by this Law are regulated by the conventional principles and rules of international law.

Article 5. Ratio of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia and laws of the Republic of Armenia

1. The ratified international treaty of the Republic of Armenia is component of system of law of the Republic of Armenia. If the international treaty ratified by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia establishes other regulations, than those which are provided by the laws of the Republic of Armenia then are applied regulations of the international treaty.

The intergovernmental and interdepartmental agreements of the Republic of Armenia which are not ratified by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia cannot contradict the laws of the Republic of Armenia.

2. Regulations of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia act on the territory of the Republic of Armenia directly if adoption of the interstate act of the Republic of Armenia is not provided or if acceptance of the last does not follow from need of ensuring proper accomplishment of this agreement.

Chapter II. The subjects of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia and the relation regulated by this agreement

Article 6. Subjects of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia

1. Subject of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia is the Republic of Armenia.

Foreign states, the international organizations, and also other subjects of international law can be subjects of the international treaty of the Republic of Armenia.

The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia can be signed also with the subject of the union of foreign states having structure, similar with the accepted allied or international law (further - allied), or with the state education having the status of autonomy or other status if they according to the laws of the Union State have the right to sign the international agreements.

2. The international treaty of the Republic of Armenia can be signed:

a) on behalf of the Republic of Armenia (the interstate agreement);

b) on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia (the intergovernmental agreement);

c) on behalf of republican executive bodies, the Prosecutor General's Office, National academy of Sciences, and also the Central bank of the Republic of Armenia (the interdepartmental agreement).

3. Regardless of that on behalf of whom from the Republic of Armenia the international treaty (further - the Armenian Side), in the agreement as the party is signed and the subject of the international treaty the Republic of Armenia acts. The Republic of Armenia bears responsibility for accomplishment of obligations assumed by the Armenian Side.

Article 7. The relations regulated by the interstate agreement of the Republic of Armenia

Are regulated by the interstate agreement of the Republic of Armenia:

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