Գլխավոր տեղեկություն
Համար
No 2335-N
Տիպ
Decision
Ակտի տիպ
Հիմնական ակտ (02.03.2006-մինչ օրս)
Կարգավիճակ
Active
Սկզբնաղբյուր
Published on a joint site 06.06.2024
Ընդունող մարմին
Government of the Republic of Armenia
Ընդունման ամսաթիվ
29.12.2005
Ստորագրող մարմին
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armeina
Ստորագրման ամսաթիվ
25.01.2006
Վավերացնող մարմին
President of the Republic of Armenia
Վավերացման ամսաթից
04.02.2006
Ուժի մեջ մտնելու ամսաթիվ
02.03.2006

"I hereby ratify"

President of the Republic of Armenia

R. Kocharyan

4 February 2006

 

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

 

DECISION

 

No 2335-N of 29 December 2005

 

ON APROVING THE PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATING THE AMOUNTS OF SECONDMENT EXPENSES OF SECONDED EMPLOYEES AND FOR PAYING REIMBURSEMENT THEREOF, THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF PAYMENTS MADE FOR REIMBURSEMENT, THE PROCEDURES AND THE AMOUNTS OF REIMBURSEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES FOR A MILITARY SERVICEMAN OF THE SYSTEM OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA SECONDED TO FOREIGN STATES FOR STUDY OR SERVICE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY THEREOF, A DIPLOMAT LEAVING FOR SERVICE AT THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AGENCY OPERATING IN A FOREIGN STATE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILIES THEREOF FOR TRAVELLING FROM THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA TO A FOREIGN STATE OR RETURNING FROM A FOREIGN STATE TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, AS WELL AS MONETARY REIBURSEMENT FOR AN APARTMENT IN A FOREIGN STATE

(title amended by No 1079 of 10 September 2009, No 428 of 27 April 2017, No 1483-N of 10 September 2020, No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

 

Pursuant to Part 2 of Article 209 of the Labour Code of the Republic of Armenia and part 7 of Article 46 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On diplomatic service", the Government of the Republic of Armenia decides:

(Preamble supplemented by No 1483-N of 10 September 2020)

1. To approve:

(a) the procedure for calculating the amounts of secondment expenses of seconded employees and paying reimbursement thereof, according to Annex No 1;

(b) the minimum amount of secondment expenses of employees seconded in the territory of the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and the minimum and maximum amounts of secondment expenses allocated from the state and community budget resources, according to Annex No 2;

(c) the standard form of the Certificate of Secondment, according to Annex No 3;

(d) the procedure for reimbursement of transportation expenses of a military serviceman of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to foreign states for study or service and the members of the family thereof for travelling from the Republic of Armenia to a foreign state or returning from a foreign state to the Republic of Armenia, according to Annex No 4;

(e) procedure for monetary reimbursement for an apartment in a foreign state to a military serviceman of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to foreign states for study or service, according the Annex No 5;

(f) procedure for reimbursement of transportation expenses of a diplomat leaving for service in the diplomatic service agency operating in a foreign state and the members of the family thereof for travelling from the Republic of Armenia to a foreign state or returning from a foreign state to the Republic of Armenia, according to Annex No 6;

(g) maximum monthly reimbursement amount paid for an apartment in a foreign state to a diplomat serving in the diplomatic service agency operating in a foreign state, according to Annex No 7.

The amount of reimbursement referred to in Annex No 7 shall be increased by 5% per child, and the monthly reimbursement amount paid for the apartment to heads of the diplomatic service agency in a foreign state shall be agreed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.

Where the validity period of the lease agreement for an apartment is extended, if the lessor requests to increase the lease payment, it may be increased for maximum 5 % after obtaining the consent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Where a newly appointed diplomat with lower position is going to reside in an apartment already leased for a diplomat with a higher position, the amount of reimbursement paid for the apartment shall remain unchanged upon the consent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The reimbursement amount provided for the apartment of the diplomat established by this Decision may include also utilities and other mandatory payments.

When leasing an apartment for a diplomat, a deposit requested by the lessor in the amount of maximum two-fold of monthly lease payment and commissions requested by the real estate agency shall, where necessary, be allocated from the funds of the diplomatic service agency in a foreign state. In case of failure by the lessor to return the deposit due to the damage inflicted to the property, it shall be reimbursed from the personal funds of the diplomat.

(point 1 supplemented by No 1079-N of 10 September 2009, No 239-N of 4 March 2010, amended by No 428-N of 27 April 2017, amended and edited by No 1483-N of 10 September 2020, supplemented by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

1.1. This Decision shall not apply to employees seconded by the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.

(point 1.1 supplemented by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006)

2. This Decision shall enter into force on the tenth day following the day of its official promulgation.

 

Prime Minister

of the Republic of Armenia

A. Margaryan

 

25 January 2006

Yerevan


Annex No 1

to Decision of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

No 2335-N of 29 December 2005

 

PROCEDURE

 

FOR CALCULATING THE AMOUNTS OF SECONDMENT EXPENSES OF SECONDED EMPLOYEES AND FOR PAYING THE REIMBURSEMENT THEREOF

(title amended by No 428-N of 27 April 2017, supplemented by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

 

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

1. This Procedure shall define the relations pertaining to reimbursement of secondment expenses to seconded employees.

(point 1 amended by No 8-N of 10 January 2013, No 428-N of 27 April 2017)

2. Secondment shall be the assignment by the employer or the representative thereof to perform the work out of the primary workplace (city, village) of the employee for a certain period of time.

(point 2 amended, supplemented by No 428-N of 27 April 2017)

3. Employees shall be seconded in accordance with an individual legal act of the employer, where the place of secondment (places - city, village), the name of the organisation, the purpose and the time period shall be indicated. Certificate of Secondment shall be drawn up based on the individual legal act (except for secondment to foreign states), which shall be signed and sealed by the employer or the representative thereof.

(point 3 amended by No 8-N of 10 January 2013, No 428-N of 27 April 2017)

4. The dates for travelling from the primary workplace, arriving in the place of secondment, travelling from the place of secondment and returning to the primary workplace by the employee during the secondment period shall be indicated in the Certificate of Secondment. Where the employee is seconded to more than one place, the dates of arriving in each place and leaving that place shall be indicated in the Certificate of Secondment, which shall, in case of secondment to a specific organisation (organisations), be signed by the official of the given organisation (organisations), and in case of an individual entrepreneur, the number of the state registration certificate thereof shall be indicated.

(point 4 supplemented by No 1243-N of 16 October 2008, amended by No 428-N of 27 April 2017, No 765-N of 10 July 2018)

5. (point repealed by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006)

6. The day of leaving for secondment shall be the day of travelling from the primary workplace by the employee, and the day of return shall be the day of arrival in the primary workplace.

(point 6 amended by No 428-N of 27 April 2017)

7. Per diem, overnight accommodation fee, travel expenses for travelling from the primary workplace to the places of secondment and returning thereto, the fees for booking accommodations in hotels and similar facilities when making forced stops on the way, the state duties, visa processing costs, as well as costs for secondment-related communication (telephone, internet connection), translation of documents and certification, as well as other necessary secondment-related costs shall be reimbursed to the seconded employee provided that the relevant documents are available.

In case of travelling to another place at a distance of up to 30 km from the primary workplace, the employee shall be reimbursed only the travel expenses for secondment.

In case of travelling to another place in the territory of the Republic of Armenia at a distance of more than 30 km from the primary workplace and returning therefrom on the same day, the seconded employee shall be reimbursed the per diem and travel expenses for travelling from the primary workplace to the place (places) of secondment and returning therefrom.

The employer shall not reimburse the expenses incurred, in case they are fully funded from the resources of the inviting party or other sources. In case the expenses are partially funded from the resources of the inviting party or other sources, the employer shall pay to the seconded employee the difference in the amount to be reimbursed, which, in case of financing from the state or community budgets, may not exceed the amounts provided for by Annex No 2 to this Decision, and in case of secondment to foreign states — amounts provided for by the list published as prescribed by point 7.1 of this Procedure (for overnight accommodation fee and per diem).

Where, according to the individual legal act of the employer, the employee travels to more than one countries (cities) within a day, per diem shall be paid in the amount of per diem of the country that is higher.

(point 7 amended, supplemented by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, edited by

No 1243-N of 16 October 2008, amended, supplemented by No 428-N of 27 April 2017, supplemented by No 1460-N of 13 December 2018, No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

7.1. The list of amounts of secondment expenses of employees seconded to foreign states (hereinafter referred to as "list") shall be published on the official website of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia in December of each year but not later than by 30 December, based on the Standard published by the International Civil Service Commission of the Organisation of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "UN December Standard"), the copy of which shall be published together with the list on the official website of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.

(point 7.1 supplemented by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

7.2. The amounts of secondment expenses (per diem, overnight accommodation fee) for employees seconded to foreign states included in the list shall be calculated as follows:

(1) the total amount of daily per diem and overnight accommodation expenses in the column for the first 60 days of secondment in the Table provided for by the UN December Standard shall be deducted by 15 percent;

(2) the amount of the expense for daily overnight accommodation fee in a certain country or a city shall be set based on the total amount calculated for the given country or the city as prescribed by sub-point 1 of this point by way of calculating based on the percentage set for the overnight accommodation fee of the given country or city in the Table provided for by the UN December Standard and expressing in round numbers (in case of up to 0.5, the resulting amount shall be rounded down, and in case of 0.5 and higher, it shall be rounded up);

(3) the amount of daily per diem expense in a certain country or a city shall be set by deducting the amount of daily overnight accommodation expense calculated for the given country or city as prescribed by sub-point 2 of this point from the total amount calculated for the given country or city as prescribed by sub-point 1 of this point;

(4) where the list includes a country which is not included in the Table provided for by the UN December Standard, the amounts of secondment expenses (per diem, overnight accommodation fee) for the given country in the list shall be set by calculating — as prescribed by sub-point 1-3 of this point — the amounts of secondment expenses (per diem, overnight accommodation fee) for the neighbouring counties or cities of the given country based on secondment expenses (per diem, overnight accommodation fee) set by the UN December Standard for the neighbouring countries or cities of the given country and, based on these amounts, averaging out the amounts (calculating the arithmetic mean) of the secondment expenses (per diem, overnight accommodation fee) for the given country.

(point 7.2 supplemented by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

7.3. The list published by 30 December of each year shall apply to employees seconded after 1 January of the following year, and where the employee is on secondment as of 1 January of the given year, the secondment expenses (per diem, overnight accommodation fee) for him or her shall be paid or re-calculated in the averaged amounts (arithmetic mean), which shall be calculated based on the amounts set for the given country or city in the lists effective up to 31 December (inclusive) and after 1 January.

(point 7.3 supplemented by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

7.4. All the lists for all years published on the official website of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia as prescribed by point 7.1 of this Procedure and the copies of the UN December Standards shall be stored on the given website.

(point 7.4 supplemented by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

8. In case of temporary inability to work of the seconded employee, the employee shall be recalled from secondment in accordance with the individual legal act of the employer. The employer shall - on general basis - be paid a benefit for temporary inability to work, and the overnight accommodation and per diem amounts paid for the days not worked during the secondment shall be charged back.

(point 8 amended by No 8-N of 10 January 2013)

9. Reimbursement of secondment expenses shall be paid to the seconded employee at least one day before leaving for secondment. The employee shall be obliged to submit the Certificate of Secondment, the report on actually incurred expenses, documents certifying the secondment expenses within 3 working days after returning from secondment and appearing at the workplace.

(point 9 amended by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, supplemented by No 428-N of 27 April 2017)

10. In case of financing from non-state and non-community budgets, the amounts of secondment expenses provided for by Annex No 2 to this Decision in the case of secondment in the territory of the Republic of Armenia or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and the amounts of secondment expenses provided for by the list in the case of secondment to foreign states shall be deemed as minimum amounts.

(point 10 edited by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, supplemented by No 1243-N of 16 October 2008, edited by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

 

II. REIMBURSEMENT OF SECONDMENT EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES SECONDED TO FOREIGN STATES

 

11. When financed from the state and community budgets, the amounts of per diem expenses provided for by the list shall be deemed as the minimum and maximum amounts, the overnight accommodation expenses shall be deemed as maximum amounts.

The overnight accommodation expenses shall be reimbursed after returning from secondment and appearing at workplace based on the documents supporting the actually incurred expenses in the amount set thereby, which, when financed from the state and community budgets, may not exceed the amounts provided for by the list, except for the case provided for by point 13 of this Procedure, and in the absence of such documents, 60 percent of the amount provided for by the list shall be subject to reimbursement, which shall be deemed as the minimum amount. The difference in the amount paid to the seconded employee and the amount to be reimbursed shall be returned to the employer.

(point 11 edited by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, supplemented by No 8-N of 10 January 2013, No 428-N of 27 April 2017, amended by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

12. The documents certifying the secondment expenses shall be submitted to the state body from where the given person was seconded. The state body shall, following the acceptance and the review thereof, and where the expenses are considered as reasonable, shall submit the documents supporting the payments provided for by the procedures established by budget execution procedure to the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia for the purpose of financing the secondment.

(point 12 amended by No 8-N of 10 January 2013)

13. Overnight accommodation and per diem expenses shall be reimbursed in the amounts provided for by the list. Where the individual legal act for secondment establishes a requirement for reimbursement of the actually incurred expenses for the given secondment, the reimbursement of overnight accommodation expenses shall be paid in accordance with the actually incurred expenses, including the documents certifying the reservation.

(point 13 amended by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, No 8-N of 10 January 2013, No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

14. Mandatory sampling expenses required within the framework of anti-epidemic activities, travel insurance expenses, including the cases when travel expenses are reimbursed by the inviting party, expenses related to the services at the Official Delegations Hall of the airports of the Republic of Armenia, the travel expenses between foreign airports in case of transit flights, as well as travel expenses from airport or bus station to the hotel shall be reimbursed together with travel expenses. Other additional expenses incurred in relation to travel expenses of the said secondments shall not be reimbursed, unless the relevant individual legal act stipulates such a requirement for reimbursement.

(point 14 amended by No 1466-N of 6 October 2011, No 8-N of 10 January 2013, supplemented by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

15. The copy of the ticket of the means of transport, in the absence thereof, a relevant certifying document on the departure of the seconded person provided by the service provider, a document supporting the payment of travel insurance, documents certifying the expenses incurred for using the service of Official Delegation Halls in the airport of the Republic of Armenia shall be considered as documents certifying travel expenses.

(point 15 amended by No 1466-N of 6 October 2011)

16. Hotel service expenses other than the overnight accommodation fees may be reimbursed in the amount not exceeding 5 percent of the total amount to be actually paid for overnight accommodation for the same secondment of the seconded person provided that the relevant individual legal act stipulates a requirement for payment of actual expenses and the certifying document is available.

(point 16 amended by No 8-N of 10 January 2013)

17. In case of making a forced stop in a transit location when travelling to the place of secondment and returning therefrom, the expenses incurred in the same location shall be reimbursed if the document certifying the overnight accommodation fee of the given country is available.

18. When reimbursing the overnight accommodation fee, the document certifying the stay of the given person in the given hotel in the secondment period issued by the hotel and the document certifying the payment of the overnight accommodation fee (excerpt of the banking account, cash payment receipt, etc.) or a document supporting the payment of the overnight accommodation fee (excerpt of the bank account, cash payment receipt, etc.) and the preliminary hotel reservation document shall be considered a certifying document. The document certifying the payment of the overnight accommodation fee may be translated and certified upon the request of the state body receiving it. Translation and certification expenses shall be subject to reimbursement according to the relevant individual legal act within the maintenance expenses of the given body.

(point 18 amended by No 8-N of 10 January 2013, edited by No 950-N of 5 September 2013)

19. The calculation of the amounts of reimbursement of secondment expenses shall be carried out within 2 working days following the issuance of the individual legal act on secondment, in accordance with average USD or EURO to AMD exchange rate set in the currency market, published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia on the day of calculations.

The final settlement for reimbursement of secondment expenses shall be carried out within 5 working days after receiving the report on actual secondment expenses, based on the exchange rate established by the document certifying the exchange transaction, and in the absence of such a document — in accordance with the average USD or EURO to AMD exchange rate set in the currency market, published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia on the day of final settlement, and where the expenses are submitted in other currency — according to the average exchange rate set in currency market, published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia for the given foreign currency.

(point 19 edited by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, amended by No 1318-N of 8 November 2007, No 1466-N of 6 October 2011, No 8-N of 10 January 2013)

19.1. According to Annex No 4 to this Decision, in the foreign state the medical insurance expenses of a military serviceman of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to a foreign state for study or service for a period of more than 6 months and the members of the family thereof travelling to a foreign state shall be reimbursed at the expense of the state budget resources, except for the cases where the medical aid and service provided to the military serviceman and the members of the family thereof in a foreign state are ensured at the expense of the funds of the inviting party.

(point 19.1 supplemented by No 76-N of 30 January 2020)

 

III. REIMBURSEMENT OF SECONDMENT EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES BEING SECONDED IN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH REPUBLIC

(title supplemented No 1243-N of 16 October 2008)

 

20. (point repealed by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006)

21. Per diem shall be paid fully to the employee leaving for secondment in the territory of the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic prior to leaving for secondment, the overnight accommodation fee and the travel expenses shall be reimbursed in the minimum amount established by this Order. The amount of per diem expenses to be paid from the funds of the state and community budgets, i.e. AMD 5000 shall be considered as the minimum amount which is also the maximum threshold. The difference in the amount of overnight accommodation fee and travel expenses, but not more than the maximum amount established by this Procedure shall be considered as subject to reimbursement within 5 working days, where the documents certifying the secondment expenses are submitted upon returning from secondment and appearing at the workplace.

(point 21 supplemented by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, supplemented, amended by No 1243-N of 16 October 2008, No 8-N of 10 January 2013, No 428-N of 27 April 2017, amended by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

22. Current tariffs for interregional or interstate routes necessary for reaching the place of secondment from the primary workplace shall be considered as the minimum amount for travel expenses of the employee being seconded in the territory of the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. When financed from the state and community budgets, the tariff of the relevant minibus route shall be considered as the maximum amount, and in case of travelling to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic by air, the price for air ticket shall be considered as the maximum amount.

(point 22 edited by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, No 1243-N of 16 October 2008, supplemented by No 8-N of 10 January 2013, amended by No 428-N of 27 April 2017)

23. Secondment expenses of employees of the State Protective Service during summer and winter vacations of the President of the Republic of Armenia shall be reimbursed in accordance with the documents supporting the actually incurred expenses.

24. In certain cases, the secondment expenses of the employees of the budget institutions in the territory of the Republic of Armenian shall be reimbursed in accordance with the documents supporting the actually incurred expenses provided that reasoned substantiations are available, by coordinating the secondment with Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia in advance.

(point 24 amended by No 8-N of 10 January 2013)

(Annex amended, supplemented, edited by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, amended by No 1318-N of 8 November 2007, supplemented, edited, amended by No 1243-N of 16 October 2008, amended by No 1466-N of 6 October 2011, amended, supplemented by No 8-N of 10 January 2013, edited by No 950-N of 5 September 2013, amended, supplemented by No 428-N of 27 April 2017, amended by No 765-N of 10 July 2018, supplemented by No 1460-N of 13 December 2018, No 76-N of 30 January 2020, supplemented, edited, amended by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

 

Minister-Chief of Staff of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

M. Topuzyan

 

Annex No 2

to Decision of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

No 2335-N of 29 December 2005

 

AMOUNTS OF SECONDMENT EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES BEING SECONDED IN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH REPUBLIC

 

Amount of per diem expenses (AMD)

Amount of overnight accommodation fee (AMD)

minimum

maximum allocated expenses
(from state and community budget resources)

NKR

Territory of the Republic of Armenia

Yerevan

5000

5000

15000

20000

25000

(table edited by No 8-N of 10 January 2013, amended by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

 

AMOUNTS OF SECONDMENT EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES BEING SECONDED TO FOREIGN STATES

(Table repealed by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

 

(Annex edited by No 1243-N of 16 October 2008, No 1466-N of 6 October 2011, No 8-N of 10 January 2013, amended by No 439-N of 7 April 2022)

 

Minister-Chief of Staff of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

M. Topuzyan

 

Annex No 3

to Decision of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

No 2335-N of 29 December 2005

 

CERTIFICATE OF SECONDMENT

 

(sample form)

 

___________________________________

(surname, name, father’s name, position)       

___________________________________

___________________________________

 

Is seconded to _____________________________________________________________

(place of secondment, organisation)

 

Order No _____________________________ _____ _________________________ 200

 

Purpose of secondment

 

Period of secondment ___________________ days up to ______ _______________ 200

 

left ____________________________________ arrived in ________________________

 

___ _______________ 200____

___ _______________ 200____

SEAL ___________________________

(or the number of the state registration certificate)

SEAL ___________________________

(or the number of the state registration certificate)

____________________

___________________

(signature)

(signature)

 

left ________________________ arrived in __________

 

___ _______________ 200____

___ _______________ 200____

SEAL ___________________________

(or the number of the state registration certificate)

SEAL ___________________________

(or the number of the state registration certificate)

____________________

___________________

(signature)

(signature)

 

(Form amended by No 1422-N of 24 August 2006, No 1243-N of 16 October 2008)

 

Minister-Chief of Staff of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

M. Topuzyan

 

Annex No 4

to Decision of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

No 2335-N of 29 December 2005

 

PROCEDURE

 

FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES OF A MILITARY SERVICEMAN OF THE SYSTEM OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA SECONDED TO FOREIGN STATES FOR STUDY OR SERVICE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY THEREOF FOR TRAVELLING FROM THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA TO A FOREIGN STATE OR RETURNING FROM A FOREIGN STATE TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

 

1. This Procedure shall establish the conditions for reimbursement of transportation expenses of military servicemen of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to foreign states for study or service and the members of the family thereof for travelling from the Republic of Armenia to a foreign state or returning from a foreign state to the Republic of Armenia.

2. Transportation expenses of a military serviceman of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to foreign states for study or service for travelling from the Republic of Armenia to a foreign state or returning from a foreign state to the Republic of Armenia shall be reimbursed at the expense of the funds allocated to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenian from the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for this purpose.

3. The military serviceman of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to foreign states and the accompanying members of the family thereof (except for cadets) shall receive, once a year (where there is additional leave ‑ also more than once), a reimbursement of expenses for use of transport (air, railway, motor transport, except for the taxi) when travelling from the Republic of Armenia to the place of secondment for study or service in a foreign state and returning from the foreign state to the Republic of Armenia. Where the military internship (on-the-job internship) does not coincide with the main vacation period, the transportation expenses shall be reimbursed in the prescribed manner.

4. According to this Procedure, the transportation expenses incurred by the members of the family of the military serviceman (spouse, minors) shall be subject to reimbursement.

5. When a military serviceman of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to foreign states for study or service and the members of the family thereof travel from the Republic of Armenia to a foreign state or return from a foreign state to the Republic of Armenia, the baggage shipment fee of up to 30 kilogram per person shall be subject to reimbursement.

6. In case of death of a military serviceman of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to a foreign state for study or service or members of the family thereof, expenses for transportation of the body to the Republic of Armenia shall be reimbursed to the family of the deceased.

7. Reimbursements established by this Procedure shall be paid based on the document supporting the expenses.

8. The ticket of the means of transport, in case of the absence thereof, the relevant certifying document on travelling issued by the service provider, documents certifying the payments for travel insurance and the baggage fees for travelling from the Republic of Armenia, as well as the documents certifying the expenses for transportation of the body shall be considered as documents supporting the transportation expenses.

9. Where the transportation expenses of a military serviceman and the members of the family thereof for travelling from the Republic of Armenia to a foreign state or returning from a foreign state to the Republic of Armenia are incurred at the expense of the funds of the hosting party in accordance with the agreement that serves as a basis for secondment to foreign states for study or service, the reimbursements provided for by this Decision shall not be paid.

(Annex supplemented by No 1079-N of 10 September 2009)

 

Annex No 5

to Decision of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

No 2335-N of 29 December 2005

 

PROCEDURE

 

FOR MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT FOR AN APARTMENT IN A FOREIGN STATE TO A MILITARY SERVICEMAN OF THE SYSTEM OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA SECONDED TO FOREIGN STATES FOR STUDY OR SERVICE

(title amended by No 1483-N of 10 September 2020)

 

1. This Procedure shall establish the conditions for reimbursement of expenses of a military serviceman of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to foreign states for study or service and the members of the family thereof for an apartment in foreign states.

(point 1 amended by No 1483-N of 10 September 2020)

2. Expenses for an apartment in a foreign state shall be reimbursed to the military serviceman of the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia seconded to foreign states for study or service at the expense of the funds allocated to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenian from the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for this purpose.

(point 2 amended by No 1483-N of 10 September 2020)

3. Reimbursements established by this Procedure shall be paid in the amount of the fee of the housing stock where a housing stock attached under the military education institution of the inviting party is provided, and where this stock is not available — in the amount of the lease established by the housing agreement between the military serviceman and the owner. Monthly reimbursement amount may not exceed the amount established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia for an apartment in the capital cities for the attachռ serving in a diplomatic service agency operating in foreign states, and 70% of the amount established in other areas.

(point 3 amended by No 428-N of 27 April 2017, No 1483-N of 10 September 2020)

4. Expenses for an apartment shall be reimbursed in accordance with the reports prepared based on the documents supporting the expenses and certifying the payments (receipt, excerpt from a personal account, slip, etc.).

(point 4 amended by No 1483-N of 10 September 2020)

(Annex supplemented by No 1079-N of 10 September 2009, amended by No 428-N of 27 April 2017, No 1483-N of 10 September 2020)

 

Annex No 6

to Decision of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

No 2335-N of 29 December 2005

 

PROCEDURE

 

FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES OF A DIPLOMAT LEAVING FOR SERVICE IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AGENCY OPERATING IN A FOREIGN STATE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY THEREOF FOR TRAVELLING FROM THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA TO A FOREIGN STATE OR RETURNING FROM A FOREIGN STATE TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

 

1. This Procedure shall establish the procedure for reimbursement of transportation expenses of a diplomat leaving for service in the diplomatic service agency operating in a foreign state and the members of the family thereof for travelling from the Republic of Armenia to a foreign state or returning from a foreign state to the Republic of Armenia.

2. The expenses of a diplomat for leaving for service in the diplomatic service agency operating in a foreign state and the members of the family thereof (ticket price) shall be paid at the expense of the funds allocated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia from the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia.

3. The expenses of a diplomat having left for service in the diplomatic service agency operating in a foreign state and the members of the family thereof for returning from the foreign state to the Republic of Armenia shall be reimbursed at the expense of the funds allocated from the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for maintenance of Embassies and Consular Offices of the Republic of Armenia.

4. (point repealed by No 63-N of 20 January 2022)

(Annex supplemented by No 1079-N of 10 September 2009, amended by No 63-N of 20 January 2022)

 

Annex No 7

to Decision of the Government

of the Republic of Armenia

No 2335-N of 29 December 2005

 

MAXIMUM MONTHLY REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO A DIPLOMAT SERVING IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AGENCY OPERATING IN A FOREIGN STATE FOR AN APARTMENT IN A FOREIGN STATE

(title amended by No 428-N of 27 April 2017, edited by No 1483-N of 10 September 2020)

 

NN i/s

Name of the foreign state, city

Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Advisor

Secretaries (first, second, third), attachռ

1

2

3

4

1.

The United States of America (Washington)

$2,860

$2,550

2.

United States of America (New York)

$3,500

$3,400

3.

United States of America (Los Angeles)

$2,900

$2,800

4.

Republic of Austria (Vienna)

- 1,700

- 1,600

5.

United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)

$2,000

$1,900

6.

United Arab Emirates (Dubai)

$2,100

$2,000

7.

Republic of Argentina (Buenos Aires)

$1,800

$1,700

8.

Republic of Belarus (Minsk)

$900

$800

9.

Kingdom of Belgium (Brussels)

- 1,700

- 1,600

10.

Federal Republic of Brazil (Brazil)

$1,800

$1,700

11.

Republic of Bulgaria (Sofia)

- 1,100

- 1,000

12.

Federal Republic of Germany (Berlin)

- 1,600

- 1,400

13.

Arab Republic of Egypt (Cairo)

$1,700

$1,600

14.

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)

$ 3000

$ 2000

15.

Republic of Turkey (Istanbul)

$1,300

$1,200

16.

Turkmenistan (Ashkhabad)

$900

$800

17.

Republic of Indonesia (Jakarta)

$1,700

$1,600

18.

Kingdom of Spain (Madrid, Valencia)

- 1,800

- 1,700

19.

State of Israel (Tel Aviv, Jerusalem)

$2,200

$2,100

20.

Republic of Italy (Rome)

- 1,750

- 1,650

21.

Islamic Republic of Iran (Tehran)

$1,200

$1,100

22.

Republic of Iraq (Baghdad)

$1,800

$1,700

23.

Republic of Poland (Warsaw)

- 1,100

- 1,000

24.

Republic of Lebanon

$1,250

$1,150

25.

Republic of Lithuania (Vilnius)

- 1,200

- 1,100

26.

Canada (Ottawa)

$1,700

$1,600

27.

Republic of India (Delhi)

$1,250

$1,150

28.

Hellenic Republic (Athens)

- 1,450

- 1,350

29.

Republic of Kazakhstan (Astana)

$950

$850

30.

Japan (Tokyo)

$4,000

$3,700

31.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (London)

։2,300

։2,200

32.

United States of Mexico (Mexico City)

$2,500

$2,400

33.

Republic of Moldova (Chisinau)

$800

$700

34.

Kingdom of the Netherlands (Amsterdam, The Hague)

- 1,800

- 1,700

35.

Kingdom of Sweden (Stockholm)

- 2,400

- 2,300

36.

Swiss Confederation (Geneva)

3,500 CHF

3,400 CHF

37.

Czech Republic (Prague)

- 1,450

- 1,350

38.

People's Republic of China (Beijing)

$1,400

$1,300

39.

Republic of Romania (Bucharest)

- 1,000

- 900

40.

Russian Federation (Moscow)

$1,900

$1,800

41.

Russian Federation (Saint Petersburg))

$1,250

$1,150

42.

Russian Federation (Rostov-On-Don)

$1,200

$1,100

43.

Russian Federation (Sochi)

$1,300

$1,200

44.

Syrian Arab Republic (Damascus)

$1,000

$900

45.

Syrian Arab Republic (Aleppo)

$800

$750

46.

Vatican City

- 1,750

- 1,650

47.

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Hanoi)

$1,100

$1,000

48.

Georgia (Tbilisi)

$700

$650

49.

Georgia (Batumi)

$700

$600

50.

Ukraine (Kyiv)

$1,400

$1,300

51.

Ukraine (Odessa)

$1,100

$1,000

52.

State of Qatar (Doha)

$ 2,840

$ 2,740

53.

State of Kuwait (El Kuwait )

$3,200

$3,100

54.

Republic of France (Paris)

- 2,600

- 2,500

55.

Republic of France (Strasbourg)

- 1,450

- 1,350

56.

Republic of France (Lyon)

- 1,250

- 1,150

57.

Republic of France (Marseilles)

- 1,250

- 1,150

 

(Annex supplemented by No 1079-N of 10 September 2009, edited by No 239-N of 4 March 2010, amended by No 428-N of 27 April 2017, edited by No 1483-N of 10 September 2020)

 

Published on a joint site 06.06.2024.