Governmental Decree No. 723-N validating the Regulation on the procedure of writing-off labelled commodities unsold during shelf life. Country/Territory Armenia Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition Keyword Recycling/reuse Consumer protection Food quality control/food safety Transport/storage Geographical area Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract This Governmental Decree regulates the procedure of writing-off labelled commodities unsold during shelf life, which, according to the laboratory testing results, conducted on the basis of approved technological documents, have been declared unfit for trade and have not been alienated by the manufacturer, or due to non-compliance of the trading organizations with the technological storage conditions the product lost its consumer properties before its expiration date and were returned to the direct producers or importers. Availability of labelled commodities unsold during shelf life shall be confirmed by registration data of individual entrepreneurs. The procedure of writing-off shall include disinfection or recycling of waste generated in the process in accordance with the established sanitary and environmental regulations. Full text Russian Website www.parliament.am