Notifications under Article 4 (3) of the Covenant (Derogations)
(Taking into account the important number of these declarations, and in order not to increase excessively the number of pages of the present publication, the text of the notifications has in some cases, exceptionally, been abridged. Unless otherwise indicated, when the notification concerns an extension, the said extension affects those articles of the Covenant originally derogated from, and was decided for the same reasons. The date on the right hand, above the notification, is the date of receipt.)
Armenia

6 March 2008


       ..., in connection with the Decree of the President of the Republic of  on Declaration of the State of Emergency in conformity with Article 55 paragraph 14 and Article 117 paragraph 6 of the Constitution of the Republic of ,, dated 1 March 2008, and pursuant to Article 4 paragraph 3 of the Covenant, availed itself of the right of derogation from or limitation of application of the following provisions of the Covenant: Article 12 paragraph 1; Article 17 paragraph 1; Article 19 paragraphs 1-2; Article 21; Article 22 paragraph 1.

       The above decree extends the state of emergency to the city of Yerevan for a period of 20 days in order to prevent the threat of danger to the constitutional order in the Republic of Armenia and protect the rights and legal interests of the population, following the mass disorders, resulting in human losses, personal injury and considerable material damage, which took place in Yerevan on 1 March 2008.

11 March 2008


       Amendments in NH-35-N Decree of 1 March 2008

       Guided by point 14 of Article 55 and point 6 of Article 117 of the Constitution of the Republic of , I decree:

       • 1. To declare null and void points 6 and 7 of paragraph 4 of the NH-35-N Decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia on Declaration of State of Emergency of 1 March 2008.

       • 2. The decree comes into force from the moment of its announcement.

       PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

       R. KOCHARIAN

20 March 2020


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of the Republic of  a notification dated 20 March 2020, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the declaration on 16 March 2020 of a 30-day state of emergency throughout the country starting from 18:30 of March 16, 2020, local time, by decree 928-N.

       (See C.N.114.2020.TREATIES-IV.4 of 27 March 2020 for the text of the notification.)

17 April 2020


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of the Republic of  a notification dated 17 April 2020, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the declaration on 16 March 2020 of a 30-day state of emergency throughout the country starting from 18:30 of March 16, 2020, local time, by decree 928-N, notifying the extension until 14 May 2020 of the state of emergency by decree 543-N of 13 April 2020.

              (See C.N.132.2020.TREATIES-IV.4 of 20 April 2020 for the text of the notification.)

15 May 2020


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of the Republic of Armenia a notification dated 15 May 2020, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the extension, by Decree 729-N of  14 May 2020, of the state of emergency throughout the country until 13 June 2020.

              (See C.N.167.2020.TREATIES-IV.4 of 18 May 2020 for the text of the notification.)

15 May 2020


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of the Republic of Armenia a notification dated 12 June 2020, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the extension, by Decree 933-N of 12 June 2020, of the state of emergency throughout the country until 13 July 2020.

       (See C.N.203.2020.TREATIES-IV.4 of 16 June 2020 for the text of the notification.)

14 July 2020


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of the Republic of Armenia a notification dated 14 July 2020, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the extension, by Decree 1161-N of 13 July 2020, of the state of emergency throughout the country until 12 August 2020.

       (See C.N.304.2020.TREATIES-IV.4 of 14 July 2020 for the text of the notification.)

16 September 2020


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of the Republic of Armenia a notification dated 16 September 2020, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the termination of the state of emergency throughout the country as of 11 September 2020.

       (See C.N.399.2020.TREATIES-IV.4 of 16 September 2020 for the text of the notification.)

5 October 2020


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of the Republic of Armenia a notification dated 5 October 2020, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the declaration of martial law in the entire territory of the Republic of Armenia on 27 September 2020 by decree 1586-N.

       (See C.N.431.2020.TREATIES-IV.4 of 6 October 2020 for the text of the notification.)