A project is circulating in Armenia, which envisages the abolition of notifications, the mandatory requirement to publish information resulting from documentary publications of a different nature in the print media.

The draft proposes to replace the mandatory publication requirement in the print media with the publication of public notices on the official website of “azdarar.am” or on the website of this or that organization.

According to Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan, this change is due to the development of information technologies and the fact that the print media has lost its previous distribution and role.

“The process of publication in the print media is quite expensive, all this leads to the actual limitation of information for the general public and additional costs, therefore, publications in the print media cannot currently be considered an effective or accessible way to disseminate information,” Galyan said at the session of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs.

According to the minister, the review of the existing regulations also stems from the need to harmonize the legal framework along with the development of information technologies.

The commission gave a positive conclusion to the package of drafts on making amendments and additions to the laws “On public and individual notification on the Internet” and attached.

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