Central Asia
Source tier A. Conventions checked 2026-07-29.
Drug and firearms law in Armenia: statutes on record and in force
Armenia, in Central Asia, is party to all four of the instruments tracked here, the last of them since 2012. It appears on neither FATF list. Its legislation on record runs to 3 confirmed instruments. Nothing below is asserted without the document it came from being named alongside it.
International framework
Armenia is bound by all four instruments this dataset tracks, the earliest from 1993 and the most recent from 2012.
| Instrument | Adopted | Ratified or acceded | Depositary reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Convention | 1988 | 13 Sep 1993 | Chapter VI-19 |
| UNTOC | 2000 | 1 Jul 2003 | Chapter XVIII-12 |
| UNCAC | 2003 | 8 Mar 2007 | Chapter XVIII-14 |
| Firearms Protocol | 2001 | 26 Jan 2012 | Chapter XVIII-12-c |
What each instrument obliges a party to do is set out once, per instrument, in the conventions reference. The dates above are what is specific to Armenia: they are the points from which each obligation began to bind, taken from the depositary's own status tables.
National legislation
Below are the confirmed instruments, given in their enacted titles. Where a register supplies a citation number it is carried through unchanged.
Law Of The Republic Of Armenia On Narcotic — A principal drug control instrument, carrying the 1988 Convention's trafficking and confiscation obligations into domestic law. Confirmed against the UNODC legal library, checked 2026-07-30.
LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA On Narcotic Drugs — A principal drug control instrument, carrying the 1988 Convention's trafficking and confiscation obligations into domestic law. Confirmed against the UNODC legal library, checked 2026-07-30.
Republic Of Armenia Law On Combating Money — A principal instrument in its own right, confirmed on the register named below; its subject matter is not stated on the face of its title. Confirmed against the UNODC legal library, checked 2026-07-30.
Enforcement authorities
One body is named in the record for Armenia, each confirmed on Armenia's own government domain. Naming the body matters because the treaty obligations above bind the state, while the powers to act on them sit with particular institutions under national law.
| Body | Function | Confirmed on |
|---|---|---|
| State Revenue Committee | customs and border control | gov.am |
Ratification sequence
Which instrument came first says something the total does not. Armenia came to these instruments over 19 years, beginning with the 1988 Convention in 1993 and ending with the Firearms Protocol in 2012. Measured against each instrument's own adoption, the shortest gap was the UNTOC at 3 years, the longest the Firearms Protocol at 11.
Armenia became a party to the 1988 Convention in 1993, 5 years after it was adopted — exactly the median lag across the jurisdictions in this dataset.
The intervals below are where the obligations were partial rather than complete. For the 10 years between 1993 and 2003, Armenia was bound by the 1988 Convention but not yet by the UNTOC, the UNCAC or the Firearms Protocol. For the 5 years between 2007 and 2012, Armenia was bound by the 1988 Convention, the UNTOC and the UNCAC but not yet by the Firearms Protocol. Treaty obligations do not apply backwards, so the interval is a real limit on what the framework could reach at the time rather than an administrative detail.
On coverage, Armenia is one of 81 jurisdiction s here party to 4 of the four, against 81 party to all four. The Central Asia cohort runs to 10 records, 0 of them currently listed for increased monitoring.
Financial-crime monitoring
As of the FATF plenary statements of 2026-06-19, Armenia is recorded as Not listed . The lists are revised three times a year, so this record moves on that cadence rather than continuously. How the plenary reaches these decisions is covered on the FATF grey list tracker.
Questions about drug and firearms law in Armenia
Which drug-control conventions has Armenia ratified?
All four: the 1988 Convention on 13 Sep 1993, the UNTOC on 1 Jul 2003, the UNCAC on 8 Mar 2007, the Firearms Protocol on 26 Jan 2012.
Is Armenia on the FATF grey list?
No. Armenia appears on neither the increased-monitoring list nor the call-for-action list in the FATF statements of 19 June 2026.
What national drug legislation is on record for Armenia?
Law Of The Republic Of Armenia On Narcotic, confirmed against the UNODC legal library; LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA On Narcotic Drugs, confirmed against the UNODC legal library; Republic Of Armenia Law On Combating Money, confirmed against the UNODC legal library.
Which register confirms the legislation on this page?
Each instrument names its own. For Armenia that is the UNODC legal library. Each link resolves to the register's own copy, not to a summary of it.
What is source tier A, and why is this record in it?
Tier A means a national instrument has been confirmed against an official register — for Armenia, 3 of them. The treaty dates and the listing status are separately sourced, so all three layers of this record carry a citation.
Why does the ratification date matter?
The date is the point from which the obligations bind. Armenia's earliest of these commitments dates from 1993, its most recent from 2012; the gap between them is a rough measure of how long the framework took to assemble.
Sources
- Ratification dates: United Nations Treaty Collection, depositary status tables (chapters VI-19, XVIII-12, XVIII-14, XVIII-12-c). Checked 2026-07-29.
- Listing status: FATF, Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring and High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action, 2026-06-19.
- Law Of The Republic Of Armenia On Narcotic: the UNODC legal library, checked 2026-07-30.
- LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA On Narcotic Drugs: the UNODC legal library, checked 2026-07-30.
- Republic Of Armenia Law On Combating Money: the UNODC legal library, checked 2026-07-30.