The legislative package on the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system in Armenia is currently undergoing a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA), as RA Environment Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan during the meeting of the Public Council adjunct to the Minister of Environment held on February 27.
The Extended Producer Responsibility system has been operating in Europe for decades. It envisages that producers and importers of certain products assume responsibility for the environmentally sound collection, sorting, recycling, and disposal of waste generated from the use of those products.
Armenia has undertaken the obligation to introduce this system under the Armenia–EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and the RA Government Program, and has developed a corresponding legislative package. “Our partners from the Government of Sweden and the American University of Armenia are assisting us in the development of the draft. The Regulatory Impact Assessment is necessary for the Government to understand how the decision, once adopted, will affect other agencies and related policy decisions. In other words, what the final outcome will be, how much product prices may increase, and in which direction the economy will move. We are currently at that stage of assessment,” the Minister stated.
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March 05, 2026 at 17:22