YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. At the November 29 sitting, the Armenian government approved the draft law on general agricultural stock-taking. The head of the RA National Statistical Service Stepan Mantsakanian told reporters folowing the sitting that a general agricultural stock-taking will be carried out in Armenia for the first time after the National Assembly passes the law. According to him, a stock-taking is carried out for purely statistical purposes, and data on agricultural produce, other material resources and human potential is mainly collected. S. Mnatsakanian said that general agricultural stock-takngs are implemented every ten years. After the adoption of the law in Armenia, it is envisaged to carry out a pilot stock-taking in 2009 and a general one in 2010.

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