Electronic invoices in Armenia

Armenia intends to join the e-CMR protocol, which reduces customs clearance costs, eliminates administrative delays and invoice delays, as well as reduces the number of discrepancies in directions and improves transparency and security at all stages of logistics chains.

On September 9, the Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Armen Simonyan submitted to the parliament the draft law of the Republic of Armenia “On the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road” on electronic consignment note (e CMR).

As indicated in the explanatory note to the document, on June 9, 2006, the Republic of Armenia joined the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR). In 2008, the above-mentioned convention was supplemented by the additional e-CMR protocol, which provides for the possibility of electronic management of cargo shipments.

The e-CMR protocol entered into force on June 5, 2011. 34 countries have joined the protocol, including Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Spain, Islamic Republic of Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Luxembourg, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Great Britain, Moldova. , Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Oman, France, Finland.

The electronic consignment note (e-CMR) simplifies the process of transporting goods, ensures the implementation of customs procedures electronically and helps improve the efficiency and competitiveness of logistics services. The use of an electronic consignment note reduces the costs of transport organizations, speeds up administration, reduces possible inaccuracies during the transportation of goods and facilitates control. At the same time, the digitalization of international cargo transportation brings a new quality to the field of transport services.