YEREVAN. – There is no laboratory in Armenia with international accreditation, Republic Union of Employers Chairman Gagik Makaryan said during a press conference on Wednesday.  

In his words, such situation complicates the certification of exporters. “Not all laboratories are able to conduct the complete gamma of analyses that are necessary for exporting. In addition, not everyone is informed about the kinds of analyses the product needs to go through to be accepted in EU,” Makaryan noted.    

The Food Safety Service laboratory is undergoing the International Certification process, whereas the Standards Institute laboratory is certifying export wine, but solely as a provisional body. “They selected this laboratory during the Armenia-EU talks, but only temporarily,” Gagik Makaryan clarified.