The overall objective of the project, of which this contract will be a part, is as follows:
To assist the Armenian Veterinary Services and Food Safety enforcement agencies to raise animal health and food safety standards and their enforcement.
The specific objectives of this contract are as follows:
• To improve the veterinary and food safety legal framework and its enforcement
• To improve the quality of veterinary and food safety controls carried out by the State Veterinary Inspectorate
• To improve the quality of veterinary and food safety controls carried out by the Central and regional laboratories
• To establish a safe chain of production for meat between slaughter and market.