  Armenia to introduce graphic pictures on cigarette packs January 11, 2017 - 12:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cigarette packs with new graphic images, warning of the dangers and harmful effects of smoking, will go on sale in all the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) starting from mid-March, the Eurasian Economic Commission said. The EEU is an economic union. A corresponding treaty was signed on May 29, 2014 by the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, and came into force on January 1, 2015. Treaties aiming for Armenia and Kyrgyzstan's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union were signed on October 9 and December 23, 2014, respectively. "Starting from March 17, 2017, new "scary" pictures will be placed on cigarette packs in the EEU states," the Commission said in a statement. "Manufacturers, importers or sellers have less than three months to put them on packaging in accordance with the requirements of the EEU technical regulations." The Union's technical regulations envisage the application of such images on each pack of cigarettes, or use of factsheets warning about the dangers of smoking. Cigarettes packets will feature pictures of human organs affected by dangerous illnesses caused by smoking, as well as names of diseases from periodontal disease to gangrene and cancer.  Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
