Programme for Reimbursement of Certification and Laboratory Testing Costs for Products
BENEFICIARIES
Eligible beneficiaries are organizations or individual entrepreneurs (IEs) registered in the State Register and actually operating (excluding those classified as micro-entrepreneurs at the time of application or during the previous calendar year) who:
a. Operate under the general taxation system or the turnover tax system during the current and previous calendar years, or—if registered within the current year—operate under these systems in the current year only, including newly registered or resumed economic operators.
b. Have no decision issued by the tax authority for the collection of tax liabilities exceeding AMD 1 million over the past 365 days, and no overdue tax obligations as of the day before application.
c. Are not undergoing bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings.
d. Have conducted and reported at least 80% of their turnover in one or more of the following sectors, as defined by the Classification of Types of Economic Activities, approved by order of the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, based on submitted unified VAT/excise accounts or turnover tax declarations:
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Section A (Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing):
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01.1 – Growing of non-perennial crops
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01.2 – Growing of perennial crops
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01.3 – Growing seedlings and other planting materials
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01.4 – Animal husbandry
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03.2 – Fish farming
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Section C: Manufacturing (excluding activities under Sections 18 and 33)
https://www.arlis.am/hy/acts/207957
CONTENT
The programme aims to increase the competitiveness of Armenian products that meet the qualitative and quantitative requirements of external markets. Eligible expenses for reimbursement include:
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Costs incurred to obtain a protocol with positive test results;
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Costs incurred for certification procedures carried out under a prescribed certification scheme (module).
The reimbursement shall include:
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Certification costs: 50% of the total amount, up to AMD 100,000;
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Laboratory testing costs (per indicator, for a single product type): 50% of the amount, up to AMD 50,000.