Food Product Labeling in Armenia in 2026: What to Put on the Package

Valid as of 11.11.2026. Article covering labeling for packaged food products. Alcohol, medicines, and cosmetics are regulated by other acts and are not covered here.

Short Answer

The package must include the product name, composition, net weight or volume, dates, storage conditions, manufacturer or importer information, country of origin, and nutritional value. Labels must be in Armenian, with a minimum font size of 3 mm for required details. Two documents set the requirements: Armenia’s Law “On Food Safety” and the EAEU Technical Regulation TR CU 022/2011. Both apply simultaneously.

Applicable Documents

• Law “On Food Safety” dated 21.06.2014 (HO-135-N). Article 9 regulates labeling and imports. See the official text on ARLIS. Art. 9 remains unchanged as revised and effective from 15.07.2026.
• Technical Regulation TR CU 022/2011 “Food products in terms of their labeling” (Customs Union Commission Decision No. 881 of 09.12.2011). Enforced in Armenia by Government Decree No. 1009-N of 01.08.2019 (clause 1 subclause 9). Text: eec.eaeunion.org.
• Certain product types (dairy, meat, juice, specialized foods) have extra technical regulations with additional requirements (Regulation art. 1 clause 4).

The Food Safety Inspection Body is responsible for enforcement (law, art. 2).

Mandatory Labeling: Armenian Law

Labeling must include (law, art. 9 part 3):

For local meat, there are additional items 15–17: slaughterhouse name, date of slaughter, country where the animal was raised.

Ingredients may be omitted for fresh unprocessed fruits and vegetables, vinegar made from one raw material, and products consisting of a single ingredient if the product name defines that ingredient (law, art. 9 part 3, cl. 2).

Mandatory Labeling: EAEU Regulation

The Regulation (art. 4.1 clause 1) names 11 details: product name, composition, quantity, date of production, shelf life, storage conditions, manufacturer (and importer for imports), usage recommendations, nutritional value, GMO information, and the unified circulation mark for the Customs Union market. The law and regulation overlap. In practice: the label must contain details from both lists, with the unified circulation mark as required by the regulation.

Language

• Law: labeling in Armenian is mandatory (art. 9 part 2).
• Regulation: inscriptions must be in Russian and the official language of the member state, if its law requires it (art. 4.1 cl. 2).

Manufacturer information for products from third countries may be in Latin script or in the official language of the manufacturer’s country, but the country name must be given in Russian (regulation, art. 4.8 cl. 3). Whether Russian text is required on products solely for the Armenian market could not be confirmed in official sources. Please clarify this with the Inspection Body before printing.

Dates and Shelf Life

Regulation (art. 4.6 and 4.7) wording depends on shelf life:

The wording “date of production” can be replaced by “date of manufacture,” and “best before” by “shelf life” or “use by.” For sugar, indicate “year of production.” If the product shelf life is unlimited, add the note: “Shelf life is unlimited if storage conditions are met.”

Font Size

• Armenia Law: at least 3 mm (art. 9 pt. 2).
• EAEU Regulation (as amended by EEC Council Decision No. 75, effective from 28.04.2019, transition period ended 28.04.2021): at least 2 mm (lowercase letters) for product name, quantity, date of production, and shelf life, and at least 0.8 mm for composition, storage conditions, manufacturer information, usage directions, and others.

The interplay between these norms is not clarified directly by law. As a precaution, use 3 mm for all mandatory information.

GMOs

Under the regulation (art. 4.11), if the product was obtained using GMOs, label it as “genetically modified product,” “product obtained from genetically modified organisms,” or “product contains components of genetically modified organisms.” If the manufacturer did not use GMOs and the GMO content is 0.9% or less, it is considered an accidental trace and information on GMOs is not required. Armenia’s law separately requires information on such components (art. 9 pt. 3 cl. 14).

Label Application

• The label must be clear, legible, accurate, and contrasting with the background. It must remain intact for the entire shelf life (regulation, art. 4.12).
• Product name, date, shelf life, and storage conditions must be on the package or on a label that is difficult to remove. The rest may be on an insert.
• If the largest side of the package does not exceed 10 cm², some information may be given on a label or insert.
• For in-store packaging without the buyer present, indicate the product name, date of production, shelf life, and storage conditions.
• The law prohibits changing label details on product already in circulation, selling products with damaged packaging or labeling, or repackaging expired products (art. 9 pt. 5, 6, 9).

Import: Shelf Life and Armenian Label

Art. 9 pts. 10 and 11 of the law prohibit import and sale of products if:

• the shelf life has expired;
• less than 30 days of shelf life remain, or for products with a shelf life of under 120 days, less than 1/4 remains (only for imports);
• no shelf life is indicated or it is illegible;
• shelf life appears twice or the original date is erased and a new one printed.

The Armenian label cannot be placed over the original shelf-life date. For how the import procedure is arranged, see the article Import of Goods.

Label Check Before Printing

1. Check all details from the law’s table and the EAEU regulation list.
2. Verify the language: Armenian required, ask the Inspection Body about Russian.
3. Measure the lowercase letter height: for required information, use at least 3 mm.
4. Check date wording: phrasing depends on shelf life.
5. For imported products, check the remaining shelf life and that the Armenian label does not cover the original date.
6. If the product is dairy, meat, or specialized, check its product-specific regulation.
7. Keep the layout and ingredient documentation: they may be needed during inspection.

Not Included

Requirements for alcohol, digital labeling with control tags, and for certain product types are set out by other acts. Fines for violations are not included, as we could not confirm the official figures. In 2026, the EEC is preparing amendments to TR CU 022/2011. No adopted amendments identified; check the up-to-date version of the regulation before printing.