Laws of Azerbaijan

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122 laws on this page

Action Plan for the prevention of potential crisis situations in the field of plant health in Azerbaijan

policy · Made 2023

Azerbaijan 2020: A vision of the future

policy · Made 2012-12-29

Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan on administrative violations

Act · Made 2015-12-29

Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

Act · Made 1999-12-30

Food Safety Policy 2019-2025

policy · Made 2019

Initial National Adaptation Plan of Azerbaijan

policy · Made 2024

Law № 541-VQD amending the Law No. 176-VQ on licences and permits

Act · Made 2017-03-10

Law № 601-VQD amending the Law on phytosanitary control

Act · Made 2017-04-14

Law № 603-VQD amending the Law No. 402-IIQ on tea production

Act · Made 2017-04-14

Law № 604-VQD amending the Law No.208-IIQ of 2001 on viticulture and wine-making

Act · Made 2017-04-14

Law № 605-VQD amending the Law No. 898-IQ on grain

Act · Made 2017-04-14

Law № 607-VQD amending the Seed Act No. 257-IQ of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Act · Made 2017-04-14

Law № 965-IVQ on accreditation in the field of conformity assessment

Act · Made 2014-05-30

Law No. 1012-IIIQ on Cotton

Act · Made 2010-05-11

Law No. 102-IIQ on phytosanitary control

Act · Made 2006-05-12

Law No. 1052-VIQ on valuation

Act · Made 2023-12-08

Law No. 1093-IVQD amending the Law on organic agriculture

Act · Made 2014-10-28

Law No 1100-IVQD amending the Law No. 898-IQ on grain

Act · Made 2014-10-28

Law No. 1175-VQ on environmental impact assessment

Act · Made 2018-06-12

Law No.138-IIQ of 2001 on tobaccos

Act · Made 2001-06-08

Law No. 1617-VQ on agricultural insurance

Act · Made 2019-06-27

Law No. 176-VQ on licences and permits

Act · Made 2016-03-15

Law No. 197-IQ on selection achievements

Act · Made 1996-11-15

Law No. 232-IIIQ ratifying the Convention on establishment of European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization

Act · Made 2007-02-01

Law No. 273-IVQ on conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of cultivated plants

Act · Made 2011-12-13

Law No. 286-VQD amending the Law No 273-IVQ on the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of cultivated plants

Act · Made 2016-06-14

Law No. 287-VQD amending the Seed Act No. 257-IQ of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Act · Made 2016-06-14

Law No. 288-VQD amending the Law No. 898-IQ on grain

Act · Made 2016-06-14

Law No. 289-VQD amending the Law No. 402-IIQ on tea production

Act · Made 2016-06-14

Law No. 290-VQD amending the Law on phytosanitary control

Act · Made 2016-06-14

Law No. 402-IIQ on tea production

Act · Made 2002-12-17

Law No. 498-IIQ on ratifying the CIS Agreement on Legal Protection of Plant Varieties

Act · Made 2003-09-01

Law No. 550-IVQD amending the Law on organic agriculture

Act · Made 2013-02-01

Law No. 553-IVQD Environmental Protection Law of 1999

Act · Made 2013-02-01

Law No. 62-VQD amending the Law No.208-IIQ of 2001 on viticulture and wine-making

Act · Made 2015-12-18

Law No. 63-VQD amending the Law No. 1012-IIIQ on Cotton

Act · Made 2015-12-18

Law No. 677-IQ on ecological safety

Act · Made 1999-06-08

Law No. 70-IG of 1996 on plant quarantine

Act · Made 1996-04-23

Repealed

Law No. 776-IVQD amending the Law No.208-IIQ of 2001 on viticulture and wine-making

Act · Made 2013-10-22

Law No 808–1QD amending the Law on selection achievements

Act · Made 2000-02-08

Law No. 898-IQ on grain

Act · Made 2000-06-16

Law No. 957-IVQ on conservation of greenery

Act · Made 2014-05-02

Law on Organic Agriculture

Act · Made 2008-06-13

Ministerial Decree № 118 on restoration of green areas

Regulation · Made 2017-03-31

Ministerial Decree № 71 on expansion of green areas

Regulation · Made 2017-02-28

Ministerial Decree N 24 on licensing of the manufacturing and storage of all types of ethyl alcohol for alimentary purposes, liquors and tobaccos

Regulation · Made 1997-03-22

Ministerial Decree No. 10 on approval of rules regarding import and use of non-registered pesticides and biological preparations

Regulation · Made 2007-01-22

Ministerial Decree No. 10 on approval of rules regarding storage and transport of hazardous chemicals across the country

Regulation · Made 2007-01-22

Ministerial Decree No. 10 on the approval of rules regarding the rules of usage and the list of high toxic and environmentally hazardous substances

Regulation · Made 2007-01-22

Ministerial Decree No. 10 on the approval of rules regarding the inspection and analysis, registration and inclusion in the permitted substances list of pesticides, biological preparations and agrochemical substances

Regulation · Made 2007-01-22

Ministerial Decree No. 10 on the approval of rules regarding the disposal or destruction of unusable or banned pesticides, biological preparations and their compounds and containers taken back from their owners

Regulation · Made 2007-01-22

Ministerial Decree No. 105 on storage and use of the State Grain Fund

Regulation · Made 2009-07-07

Ministerial Decree No. 109 on improvement of Agrarian Science Center and subordinated scientific research institutes

Regulation · Made 2015-04-17

Ministerial Decree No. 110 on improvement of some institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture

Regulation · Made 2015-04-17

Ministerial Decree No. 139 on the development of seed production of agricultural plants

Regulation · Made 2008-06-19

Ministerial Decree No.2 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of issuing special permit (licence) for services in the sphere of plant protection

Regulation · Made 1998-01-06

Ministerial Decree No. 22 on the approval of the list of food products that will replace imported goods with locally produced (processed) goods

Regulation · Made 2024-01-15

Ministerial Decree No. 227 on approval of rules regarding green care interventions and pest management

Regulation · Made 2016-06-14

Ministerial Decree No. 231 on veterinary, phytosanitary and sanitary control

Regulation · Made 2016-06-17

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of formation, preservation and utilization of the national collections of genetic resources of cultivated plants

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of implementing cultivation of branded traditional plants and expansion of cultivated areas

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of import of genetically modified plants and planting materials improved through the methods of modern biotechnology and genetic engineering for scientific research and testing

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of Regulation of the National Gene Bank

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of regulation on the management of Council of Specialized Experts regarding conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of cultivated plants

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of regulation on the management of Scientific and Technical Council regarding conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of cultivated plants

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of rights and obligations of banks of genetic resources of cultivated plants

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of rules on genetically modified plants across the country and detection of spread areas

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of terms and conditions of export of genetically modified traditional plants and samples of their genetic reserves

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval of the list of branded traditional plants and their habitats

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 259 on approval on organization of state control on conservation and efficient use of genetic resources of cultivated plants

Regulation · Made 2013-02-11

Ministerial Decree No 29 amending the Resolution No. 14 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On approval of some normative legal acts in the area of phytosanitary control”

Regulation · Made 2015-02-05

Ministerial Decree No. 291 on approval of determination of danger arising from genetically modified plants across the country

Regulation · Made 2012-12-11

Ministerial Decree No. 327 on the amendment of Resolution No. 14 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On approval of some normative legal acts in the area of phytosanitary control

Regulation · Made 2014-10-10

Ministerial Decree No. 377 on approval of the rules regarding storage, utilization and supply of seeds for the State Seed Funding

Regulation · Made 2015-12-08

Ministerial Decree No. 542 approving the Regulation on seizure, transportation, storage, neutralization or destruction of goods (products) from individuals and legal entities by inspection bodies within the framework of inspection and other control measures

Regulation · Made 2017-12-06

Ministerial Decree No. 94 approving the Rules for trade, public catering, household and other types of services

Regulation · Made 2014-04-03

Ministerial Decree No. 95 approving the List of goods subject to food safety control by codes of foreign economic activity commodity nomenclature

Regulation · Made 2023-04-04

Policy on the development of cocooning and sericulture in Azerbaijan for 2018-2025

policy · Made 2017-11-27

Policy on the development of rice farming in Azerbaijan for 2018-2025

policy · Made 2018-02-09

Presidential Decree № 1235 on additional measures to ensure food safety

Regulation · Made 2017-02-10

Presidential Decree № 1681 on general principles and structure of the Food Safety Agency

Regulation · Made 2017-11-13

Presidential Decree № 201 on land categorization and change in category of land

Regulation · Made 2024-09-28

Presidential Decree № 2768 on monitoring of cereal crops in 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-03-27

Presidential Decree № 2806 on additional measures regarding agricultural development

Regulation · Made 2017-04-11

Presidential Decree № 3596 on additional measures to strengthen the structure of the Food Safety Agency

Regulation · Made 2018-01-26

Presidential Decree No. 148 on the activities of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Azerbaijan

Regulation · Made 2018-06-26

Presidential Decree No. 166 regarding measures to protect medicinal plants and natural resources of natural determinants of treatment

Regulation · Made 1991-02-27

Presidential Decree No. 1754 on measures to increase the level of wheat self-sufficiency

Regulation · Made 2022-07-19

Presidential Decree No. 226 on approval of the Charter of the State Phytosanitary Control Service under the Ministry of Agriculture

Regulation · Made 2005-04-20

Presidential Decree No. 226 on approval of the Charter of the Ministry of Agriculture

Regulation · Made 2005-04-20

Presidential Decree No. 2462 on the strategic investment projects subject to an investment promotion document

Regulation · Made 2024-02-01

Presidential Decree No. 3000 on additional support to agricultural producers for providing seed, fertilizer and breeding animals

Regulation · Made 2008-08-21

Presidential Decree No. 413 on improving state support for agriculture and leasing activities in the agricultural sector

Regulation · Made 2018-12-19

Presidential Decree No. 571 on approval of Regulation of the State Service under the Ministry of Agriculture for registration of plant varieties and seed control

Regulation · Made 2015-07-23

Presidential Decree No. 701 on the approval of the Charter of the Department of Agricultural Services under the Ministry of Agriculture

Regulation · Made 2019-05-21

Presidential Decree No. 706 on the activities of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations

Regulation · Made 2012-09-05

Presidential Decree No. 713 on rules for licensing

Regulation · Made 2015-12-21

Presidential Decree No. 759 on the establishment of a new subsidy mechanism in the agricultural sector

Regulation · Made 2019-06-27

Presidential Decree No. 920 on the approval of Rules for the use of the “Green Corridor” and other clearance systems for the movement of goods and vehicles across the customs border

Regulation · Made 2016-05-21

Presidential Decree regarding validation the Regulation on production, storage, import and sale of alcoholic beverages, ethyl (food) alcohol and tobaccos (1996)

Act · Made 1996-11-20

Presidential Order No. 3660 on approval of the “State Program on the development of tea growing in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2018-2027”

Regulation · Made 2018-02-12

Resolution No. 04Q of the Ministry of Agriculture on approval of Regulation regarding attestation and registration of real and legal persons involved in seed production

Regulation · Made 2012-05-02

Resolution No. 14 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On approval of some normative legal acts in the area of phytosanitary control”

Regulation · Made 2007-01-25

Resolution No. 18 of the Board of the Food Safety Agency on approving the Regulations of the Food Chain Control Department of the Office of the Food Safety Agency

Regulation · Made 2020-08-06

Resolution No. 18 of the Board of the Food Safety Agency on approving the Regulations of the Registry Department of the Office of the Food Safety Agency

Regulation · Made 2020-08-06

Resolution No. 18 of the Board of the Food Safety Agency on approving the Regulations of the Plant Health and Biosecurity Department of the Office of the Food Safety Agency

Regulation · Made 2020-08-06

Resolution No. 18 of the Board of the Food Safety Agency on approving the Model Regulations of Regional Branches of the Office of the Food Safety Agency

Regulation · Made 2020-08-06

Resolution No. 19 of the Food Safety Agency on methodologies for sampling for detailed phytosanitary quarantine inspection and examination of plants and plant products

Regulation · Made 2020-11-03

Resolution No. 20 of the Board of the Food Safety Agency on minimum quality and safety requirements for named vegetable oils

Regulation · Made 2020-12-18

Resolution No. 21Q of the Ministry of Agriculture on approval of the Charter of the State Seed Fund

Regulation · Made 2015-10-26

Resolution No. 280 of the Council of Ministers “on approval of some normative legal acts in the area of phytosanitary control”

Regulation · Made 2006-12-29

Resolution No. 41 of the Food Safety Agency on phytosanitary rules on materials under quarantine control imported into Azerbaijan and transited through the territory of Azerbaijan

Regulation · Made 2023-12-26

Seed Act No. 257-IQ of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Act · Made 1997-03-11

State Program for the development of cotton cultivation in Azerbaijan for 2017-2022

policy · Made 2017-07-13

State Programme on Poverty Reduction and Economic Development 2003-2005

policy · Made 2003

State Programme On Reliable Food Supply Of Population In The Azerbaijan Republic (2008-2015)

policy · Made 2008

State Programme on socio-economic development of regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2014-2018 years

policy · Made 2014

State Standard No. AZS 837-2015 for wheat flour

Other · Made 2015-12-14

State Standard No. AZS 838-2015 for standard for olive oils and olive pomace oils

Other · Made 2015-12-14

State Standard No. AZS 840-2015 for butter

Other · Made 2015-12-14

Strategic Roadmap for the production and processing of agricultural products in Azerbaijan

Other · Made 2016-12-06

The National Strategy and Action Plan on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Republic of Azerbaijan

policy · Made 2006-03-24