INDIVIDUAL CODES ARE BROUGHT IN
Support A1+!“Any country having wish for development must bring in the system of individual codes” , Andranik Saratikyan, head of “Nemrut” Information and Analysis Centre, thinks.
Ministry of Social Welfare invited journalists to a seminar to increase awareness of bringing in individual codes.
According to Mr Saratikyan, introduction of such system proceeds both from the interests of state and citizens.
Individual codes will be given to all the citizens of Armenia . Armenian Law on “Individual Codes” is valid since 2003 January 1.
An individual code consists of 10 figure symbols which are formed upon birthday, month of birth, year of birth, sex of a citizen. It also includes an auxiliary ordinary number and a protection symbol. Name, surname, patronymic, issue date, and the number of another document, proving identity of a person or a passport are written on the individual card.
Individual codes are given once. But it is possible that a citizen may have a few individual cards. Foreign citizens, being granted the right for residing in Armenia, are obliged to get such document in Armenia irrespective of the fact whether they were given such code in their countries or not.
”Can a citizen be sure that his or her individual data won’t be used for other purposes”? As the head of “Nemrut” assures, “necessary legal and technical measures will be used to protect them” .
People of Armenia must procure individual codes by July 1, 2004. 25000 residents of Abovian micro-district were given individual cards.
System of individual codes is introduced by collaboration of Armenian Government and international donor organisations. USAJD has allowed 1.200.000 $ for that purpose.
