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Guide on personal data protection in labour relations

10/04/2017
The purpose of the latter is to ensure a high level of protection of personal data in labour relations, protect the rights of employees (data subjects), inform employers (data developers) on the main issues of personal data protection and ensure a uniform interpretation of legislation.

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Problem-solving stage for checking qualifications of notaries launches; the process may be followed on-line.

07/04/2017
The problem stage of the first group of checking qualifications of notaries was launched today at 10:00 in Yerevan; checking of the second group will start at 14:00. With a view to ensuring transparency, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia has provided the opportunity to follow the exam on-line this year as well

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Report of Armenia presented in Geneva

31/03/2017
During the discussion, the Deputy Minister presented the consistent activities of the Government of the Republic of Armenia for implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Armenia, sector-related legislative amendments and initiatives. Issues related to social integration programmes for persons with disabilities, inclusive education, raising public awareness, as well as the role of non-governmental organisations were discussed as well.

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Arpine Hovhannisyan receives OSCE/ODIHR short-term observation mission delegation

30/03/2017
The Minister of Justice highly appreciated the existing stable co-operation between Armenia and OSCE/ODIHR, and attached importance to the mission of the organisation to be implemented in parliamentary elections of 2 April.

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Unified office for provision of state services launched at Armeconombank branch

28/03/2017
During the launch of the office, two citizens received a certificate of no criminal record and a statement of information on registering as an individual entrepreneur, requested in advance.

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The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia will co-operate with Luys Foundation

28/03/2017
Expressing his gratitude to the Executive Director of educational programmes of Luys Foundation Jacqueline Karaaslanian, Suren Krmoyan noted that this conference would provide an opportunity to reveal the problems the IT and technological companies faced, and added that the Ministry of Justice and the Government of the Republic of Armenia were ready to discuss and propose solutions for resolving the issues impeding the technological development.

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Stage of checking qualifications of notaries starts; the process may be followed on-line

27/03/2017
The applicant will receive one point for each correct answer to the test question, and zero point for an incorrect answer or for marking more than one answer for the indicated question.

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Prospects for establishment of Business Ombudsman Institute in Armenia discussed

16/03/2017
Suren Krmoyan highly appreciated the cooperation with the EBRD and discussed with his counterpart the prospects for the establishment and development of the Business Ombudsman Institute in Armenia.

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American University of Armenia hosts presentation of e-draft.am

15/03/2017
The event was organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, on the initiative of the AUA Center for Responsible Mining and the LL.M. Program. The aim of the meeting was to present the opportunities and instrumentation of the website and encourage the stakeholders to use the website actively.

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Issues on legal and judicial reforms in the Republic of Armenia discussed

06/03/2017
The aim of the meeting was to analyse — within the framework of the Strategic Programme for Legal and Judicial Reforms in the Republic of Armenia — the current state of progress in the reforms of the judicial and legal system and penitentiary sphere in Armenia, as well as in the fight for prevention of torture.

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Arpine Hovhannisyan receives representatives of CIS/IPA observation mission

06/03/2017
Minister Hovhannisyan welcomed the observers and expressed willingness to answer all their questions regarding the electoral process that were of interest to them.

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Arpine Hovhannisyan receives representatives of OSCE/ODIHR observation mission

27/02/2017
Upon the proposal of the delegation, the Minister presented the process of development of the new Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia within the framework of constitutional reforms, the amendments made to the Code as a result of political consensus, particularly touching upon the publication of signed voters' lists and introduction of technical devices to be used for identification of a person.

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