Law on compulsory insurance of motor vehicles to complicate traffic police workOctober 27, 2010 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian traffic police chief, colonel Norik Sargsyan said that the traffic police work will become complicated as soon as the law on compulsory vehicle insurance comes into force. “Earlier, drivers could reach an agreement in case of an accident and the traffic police had nothing to do in such case, but now any accident should be registered and administrative proceedings should be launched,” Sargsyan told a press conference in Yerevan. On May 18, 2010 Armenian National Assembly approved the law on compulsory insurance of motor vehicles, which envisages payment of compensation to people who suffered in car accidents. The law will come into force from January 1, 2011. The minimum and maximum annual insurance payments will total AMD 19,000 and 110,000 respectively. The law on compulsory insurance of motor vehicles will be applied to all owners of motor vehicles. Moreover, the owners of motor vehicles crossing the border will be have to purchase a transit policy for 15 days or a minimum one for 3 months. If an insurance policy is absent, the fine will make AMD 50,000, but not above AMD 100,000 with consideration of overdue days. At the same time, the maximum compensation for damage caused to a property and aggrieved person will be up to AMD 1.5mln and 3mln respectively. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |