YEREVAN. – A seminar, titled “Harmonization with EU Standards and Institution Building of the [Armenian] State Inspectorate for Surveillance of Market,” was held in Armenia on Tuesday, Aravot daily reports.  

During the seminar, William Frank Harris, Resident Advisor of the Twinning Project informed that they have studied Armenia’s market, where they detected quite a number of problems.  

“According to Mr. Harris, the primary issue is safety.

“The European Union representative informed that non-food products were studied with their project. They made certain purchases, [and] sent [them] for testing.  

“For example, it turned out that electrical appliances, even kettles, are unsafe. Even coats were not safe.        

“To note, this refers to imported goods,” Aravot writes.