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INSPECTIONS OF BUSINESSES IN ARMENIA TO BE BASED ON RISK ASSESSMENT
/ARKA/
MAY 25, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 25. /ARKA/. On Wednesday, Armenian National Assembly
passed at the first reading amendments to the law on inspections.
These amendments imply transition to inspections based on risk
assessment.
Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan, presenting the bill to lawmakers,
said that the amendments imply new fundamental changes in organization
of inspections of businesses. They propose to divide economic entities
into three groups - high, moderate and low-risk categories.
The minister pointed out some faults in the current system of
inspections, which often were unnecessary and displeased entrepreneurs.
He said that only high-risk businesses would be inspected.
It is also planned to create database of results of inspections.
Frequency of inspections will be restricted - high-risk economic
entities will be inspected no more than once a year, moderate risk
companies once in three years and low-risk businesses once in five
years.
Special forms filled by economic entities will be taken as basis
for inspections.
"This is a crucial step that changes inspection principles and will
spur development of small and mid-scale businesses, since rules of this
game will be simple and clear and will create favorable environment
for those companies doing their business above board," Davtyan
said. Artsvik Minasyan, MP from Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Dashnaktsutyun, speaking at the same parliamentary session, said that
the present inspection system in Armenia is blighted with corruption
and targeted on small and medium companies.
/ARKA/
MAY 25, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 25. /ARKA/. On Wednesday, Armenian National Assembly
passed at the first reading amendments to the law on inspections.
These amendments imply transition to inspections based on risk
assessment.
Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan, presenting the bill to lawmakers,
said that the amendments imply new fundamental changes in organization
of inspections of businesses. They propose to divide economic entities
into three groups - high, moderate and low-risk categories.
The minister pointed out some faults in the current system of
inspections, which often were unnecessary and displeased entrepreneurs.
He said that only high-risk businesses would be inspected.
It is also planned to create database of results of inspections.
Frequency of inspections will be restricted - high-risk economic
entities will be inspected no more than once a year, moderate risk
companies once in three years and low-risk businesses once in five
years.
Special forms filled by economic entities will be taken as basis
for inspections.
"This is a crucial step that changes inspection principles and will
spur development of small and mid-scale businesses, since rules of this
game will be simple and clear and will create favorable environment
for those companies doing their business above board," Davtyan
said. Artsvik Minasyan, MP from Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Dashnaktsutyun, speaking at the same parliamentary session, said that
the present inspection system in Armenia is blighted with corruption
and targeted on small and medium companies.