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Armenia to join agreement on electronic commerce in goods in EAEU

Armenia to join agreement on electronic commerce in goods in EAEU

ArmInfo.  At its meeting on March 19, the Armenian government approved the proposal to sign the Agreement "On Electronic Commerce in Goods in the Eurasian Economic Union."

As stated in the explanatory note to the document, the draft  Agreement was approved by the Resolution of the Council of the  Eurasian Economic Commission on December 5, 2025, and sent to member  states to ensure the necessary internal signing procedures.

The purpose of the Agreement is to ensure proper mutual electronic  commerce within the internal market of the Eurasian Economic Union,  protect the rights and legitimate interests of participants in mutual  electronic commerce, and establish rules for interaction between  them.

The Agreement regulates the entrepreneurial activities of e-commerce  participants in the Union's internal market for the purpose of  offering and selling goods to consumers remotely. The main objectives  of the Agreement are:

- Establishing the conditions for mutual electronic trade in goods on  the Union's internal market, including the application of the  principles of non-discrimination and free movement of goods, as well  as the provision of services related to electronic commerce;

- Principles for protecting the rights and interests of participants  in electronic commerce;

- Approaches to the use of electronic document management in  electronic commerce within the Union, as well as to ensuring data  protection and information security;

- Approaches to the interaction of competent authorities of the Union  member states in electronic commerce.

The Agreement also defines the powers of the Eurasian Economic  Commission to develop and approve acts of Union bodies to ensure the  general requirements and rules necessary for mutual electronic trade  in goods on the Union's internal market.

The Agreement aims to create favorable conditions for the development  of electronic commerce within the Eurasian Economic Union.