On June 24, 2020, by decision N 242-N, the Yerevan City Council established the requirements, conditions, permissible locations for conducting mobile trade, the procedure for their allocation, deadlines, conditions, and hours of operation, as well as the types of goods sold or services provided that are not allowed for mobile trade points in the administrative territory of Yerevan community.
The decision will come into force on January 1, 2021:
1. The permission for organizing sales or providing services through mobile trade points in the administrative territory of Yerevan community is granted by the Mayor of Yerevan, provided that the mobile trade point meets the requirements and conditions set forth in this annex at the time of granting the permission (both for the first time and for each subsequent time).
2. Permissible locations for conducting mobile trade are allocated exclusively through the special website created by the Yerevan City Hall for this purpose, via electronic registration, for a period of up to three days. At the same time, the duration of their allocation cannot exceed 14 hours per day and must end by 23:00.
3. The application for conducting mobile trade is submitted in electronic or paper form, along with the following documents:
1) receipt of local tax payment,
2) copy of the applicant's state registration certificate,
3) copy of the vehicle registration certificate,
4) photographs of the mobile trade point,
5) copy of the passport of the head of the executive body of the legal entity or individual entrepreneur,
6) conclusion provided by the external design and advertising department of the Yerevan City Hall regarding the external appearance:
4. After the application for conducting mobile trade is submitted, the mobile trade point is subject to inspection within 6 days. If there are reasonable doubts regarding the legality of the vehicle or trailer's modification, or compliance with sanitary or technical safety standards, certificates may be required from the relevant state management authorities or professional conclusions from licensed legal entities or individual entrepreneurs.
5. The permission for mobile trade is granted or denied within 4 days after the inspection of the mobile trade point.
6. Along with the permission for mobile trade, the right to use the electronic platform is also granted.
7. The application for obtaining permission is rejected if the documents submitted by the applicant are incomplete, if there is a need to submit the documents mentioned in point 4 of this decision, or if the applicant fails to present the mobile trade point for inspection within the specified timeframe.
8. The permission for mobile trade cannot be transferred to another person or used by another person.
9. The permission is granted for a period of one month, but for subsequent months, if the local tax amount has been paid, the permission is considered extended without going through the aforementioned procedure again, and the Yerevan City Hall conducts ongoing monitoring of compliance with the requirements and conditions for mobile trade points.
10. If violations are detected as a result of ongoing monitoring conducted by the Yerevan City Hall, the economic entity is notified, and if the deficiencies are not rectified within 3 days, access to the electronic platform is prohibited.
11. If the notification is refused, it is published in the presence of the person conducting economic activity at the mobile trade point or their employee.
12. Conducting sales or providing services through mobile trade points without permission or in violation of the established requirements or conditions results in administrative liability in accordance with the law.
II. REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS FOR MOBILE TRADE POINTS
13. Mobile trade points must be equipped with appropriate equipment for the storage of goods and retail trade, as well as for providing services:
14. Vehicles that serve as mobile trade points and/or their trailers may be up to 10 meters in length, 2.5 meters in width, and 3 meters in height:
15. Mobile trade points must be equipped with an autonomous system for electricity production, which must meet the permissible noise standards established by the order N138 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia dated March 6, 2002, on the approval of sanitary norms for noise in workplaces, residential and public buildings, and residential development areas, and public catering service providers must also comply with the rules established by the order N876 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia dated December 25, 2002, on the hygienic requirements for the quality of drinking water in centralized water supply systems and quality control, with hermetically sealed containers for storing drinking water and wastewater, each with a capacity of at least 100 liters:
16. The mobile trade point must be equipped with an external lighting system:
17. Vehicles that serve as mobile trade points and/or their trailers must have an appropriate opening on the side (adjacent to the sidewalk) for conducting trade and/or providing services:
18. Mobile trade points must be equipped with braking system components for safe parking:
19. The external appearance of the mobile trade point and the advertisements and decorations affixed to it must be submitted to the Yerevan City Hall for approval in advance.
III. PERMISSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR CONDUCTING MOBILE TRADE AND HOURS AND DEADLINES FOR CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES
20. Activities through mobile trade points are permitted to be conducted in the following locations during the specified hours and deadlines for that location, and if the reservation for that location is for more than one day, the mobile trade point may remain at that location until the end of the reservation period, without conducting activities outside the hours specified in this point.
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IV. PROHIBITED TYPES OF GOODS SOLD OR SERVICES PROVIDED AT MOBILE TRADE POINTS
21. The following are not allowed to be sold at mobile trade points:
1) agricultural products,
2) meat products,
3) seafood,
4) dairy products,
5) animals,
6) medicines and medical products,
7) construction materials,
8) auto spare parts,
9) fireworks or pyrotechnic products,
10) perfumery-cosmetic products,
11) household and computer technology,
12) audio and video products,
13) items for animal care,
14) hunting equipment,
15) economic goods and stationery,
16) preservatives, pads, and other hygiene products,
17) tobacco products,
18) strong alcoholic beverages,
19) liquid fuels, liquefied petroleum gas, technical liquids,
20) baby food,
21) other goods whose sale is prohibited or restricted by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia.
22. The following services are not allowed to be provided at mobile trade points:
1) hairdressing and makeup services,
2) internet services,
3) banking or currency exchange services,
4) communication and telecommunication services,
5) medical services,
6) accommodation and other hotel services,
7) any type of massage services: