Industrial and commercial standards in Armenia

Standards

National Standards Organisations

SARM, National Institute of Standards

Integration in the International Standards Network

The National Institute of Standards (SARM) is a joint-stock company operating under the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development. This Institute carry out works on development and examination of Armenian (AST) and Interstate (GOST) standards, which refers to mandatory standards applied in the former Soviet Union, classification (AC) as well as scientific and methodological works in the field of standardization.

SARM is a member body of ISO since 1996.

Classification of Standards

In the Republic of Armenia, standards are classified into two types, those mandatory and those voluntary.
For the preparation and application of standards, SARM follows the WTO agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Code of Good practice.
The great part of the standards applied in Armenia are international and regional standards (GOST).

Online Consultation of Standards

Catalogue of the National Institute of Standards.

Certification Organisations

SARM National Institute of Standards.