At an extraordinary session, the Government of Armenia decided to extend the state of emergency declared in the Republic on 16 March 2020 for a further 30 days, from 17:00 on 14 April 2020 until 17:00 on 14 May 2020.
Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan noted that the movable and immovable property of physical and legal persons, or part thereof, may be used for the purpose of ensuring the legal regime of the state of emergency.
In addition, during the state of emergency, the Compulsory Enforcement Service of the Republic of Armenia will have its authority to seize a debtor’s property restricted in enforcement proceedings initiated after 14 April 2020, upon applications submitted in compliance with the requirements of Article 88, Part 4 of the Law “On the Fundamentals of Administration and Administrative Proceedings,” based on administrative acts issued by local self-government bodies under Article 1247 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Armenia, as well as administrative acts issued by the “Traffic Police” service of the Police of the Republic of Armenia. Seizures not applied on the grounds set forth in this provision are subject to application in the manner prescribed by the Law “On Compulsory Enforcement of Judicial Acts” after the state of emergency ends.
“The restriction I mentioned applies to seizures applied in enforcement proceedings initiated on the basis of acts issued for non-payment of parking fees set by local self-government bodies, as well as on the basis of Traffic Police acts, if the enforcement proceeding was initiated after 14 April 2020. Seizures not applied shall be applied after the end of the state of emergency,” the Minister explained.
