The Organization was esta blished by the Collegial Decree No 119 of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia on January 19, 2001. "ARMAUTHOR" is a NonGovernmental, noncommercial or ga nization, public organization, which was established by creative people to execute and protect their rights in the field of creative activity. The Organization carries out its activities on voluntary and equal bases and in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, The Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia, The Law of the Republic of Armenia on Copyright and Related Rights and its Statutes.