Asbestos Regulation in Armenia
Regulation summary
This country has restrictions on asbestos but has not implemented a full ban. Some uses or applications remain legal, always check specific local regulations before starting any work.
Armenia has not implemented a complete asbestos ban. A 2016 government decree (Resolution 930-N) outlawed five of the six asbestos mineral types, but chrysotile (white asbestos) — the most common form — remains legal. Soviet-era buildings and infrastructure contain widespread asbestos cement materials including roof panels, water pipes, and insulation. WHO reports list Armenia among European countries yet to fully ban asbestos.
Key dates
2004: Armenia joined the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals and pesticides
2016: Resolution 930-N banned five amphibole asbestos types (amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, actinolite, anthophyllite) but explicitly exempted chrysotile
2024: UNDP/Green Climate Fund guidelines established mandatory procedures for safe asbestos removal and disposal
Approximately 129 km of old asbestos cement pipes replaced in Armavir Province, with similar replacement projects in Meghri and Ashtarak
Kavashen LLC in Ararat city continues to manufacture corrugated asbestos roofing sheets, some sold for government building repairs
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