An Armenian official is accused of issuing fake certificates for products intended for the Russian market, Izvestia said, APA’s Russia bureau reports.
According to the report, it was discovered that products that had not passed quality control were finding their way into Russian stores and markets under the protection of senior officials of the Eurasian Economic Union.
The publication wrote that dozens of laboratories exist that issue documents supposedly confirming product quality without conducting any tests or research.
It is reported that criminal cases have been opened over the issuance of 15,000 such certificates by organizations in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
According to the publication, EAEU Minister for Internal Markets Varos Simonyan may be behind the lobbying of these organizations. He has already been accused of effectively obstructing the full implementation of the EAEU Integrated Information System aimed at combating falsification. During the investigation, schemes were uncovered that allowed Armenia’s fake laboratories to continue operating even after their licenses had been revoked, as well as why a senior EAEU official was obstructing the legalization of trade between countries. Criminal cases have been opened over the issuance of 15,000 certificates for goods in the EAEU, and 11 laboratories in Kyrgyzstan and Armenia have been held accountable.
The activities of Eurasian Economic Commission Minister Varos Simonyan in the field of product certification may become the subject of a criminal investigation. A source close to the EEC told Izvestia about this on October 9. Simonyan was appointed to the commission from Armenia. From 2019 to 2021, he served as Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and oversaw the work of the Armenian National Accreditation Body.
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