State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control (Azerbaijan)
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| Formed | October 23, 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Azerbaijan |
| Headquarters | 84 Uzeyir Hajibeyov Street, Baku, Azerbaijan Republic AZ1000 |
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The State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: İqtisadiyyat Nazirliyi yanında Antiinhisar və İstehlak Bazarına Nəzarət Dövlət Xidməti) — is a state body that responsible for strengthening business competition, preventing and reducing anti-competitive activities. It also ensures state control over public procurement, technical regulation, quality management, consumer rights protection and etc.[1] [2]
Formation[edit]
The State Committee for Antimonopoly Policy and Support to Entrepreneurship was established for the first time in Azerbaijan by the President's Decree No. 3 of June 23, 1992. The Statute of the Committee was approved in August of that year.[3]
In 2001, the Committee was incorporated into the Ministry of Economic Development and was called the Department of Antimonopoly Policy. On December 28, 2006, the Antimonopoly State Service was established under the Ministry of Economic Development and the functions of consumer market control were assigned to the Service.
In 2009, the Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Rights Protection State Service were established. Duties and rights related to antimonopoly activity, unfair competition, natural monopolies, advertising, and consumer market control were assigned to the institution.[4]
On April 20, 2018, the Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control State Agency was established, which was included in the structure of the Ministry of Economy. The State Committee on Standardization, Metrology, and Patents was placed under the authority of the Service. [5] With the decision dated October 23, 2019, the agency was again granted the status of public service. On December 19 of the same year, the Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control State Service were included in the structure of the Ministry of Economy.
The State Procurement Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which was established on May 16, 1997 by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated January 15, 2016, and which implements state policy in the field of procurement of goods (works and services) at the expense of state funds in the Republic of Azerbaijan, is the former central executive authority. The agency was dissolved, and its duties, functions, and state property were given to the State Service for Antimonopoly Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The charter of the State Service was approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated May 12, 2020.[6]
On December 23, 2021, Mammad Abbasbeyli was appointed Head of the State Service.[7]
Activities of the service[edit]
According to the Charter of State Service, the main activities of the service are as follows:[8]
- Antitrust Regulations[9]
- Regulatory oversight over Natural Monopolies[10]
- Unfair Competition and Advertising activity regulation[11]
- Public Procurement[12]
- Quality Infrastructure[13]
- Consumer Market Control[14]
- Consumer Rights Protection[15]
Regional Divisions[edit]
Regarding organizational structure, the State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control includes 8 regional divisions: Absheron, Ganja-Gazakh, Sheki-Zagatala, Lankaran, Guba-Khachmaz, Aran, Daghlig Shirvan, and Yukhari Karabakh.
Subordinate institutions[edit]
Subordinate institutions that are not part of the structure of the State Service are:
- Azerbaijan Institute of Standardization - development, setting and application of standards
- Azerbaijan Metrology Institute - carrying out calibration of measuring instruments, issuance of a calibration certificate or granting the right to make a calibration mark
- Azerbaijan Accreditation Center - implementation of accreditation in conformity assessment area
- Consumer Goods Expertise Center - carrying out examinations to determine the country of origin of goods
International Affairs[edit]
The State Service cooperates with international institutions in order to exchange experience on regulation, application, and other areas of activity. These are as follows: CIS, GUAM, the European Accreditation Organization, the Organization for Accreditation Cooperation of International Laboratories (ILAC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the European Standardization Committee (CEN), the International Legislative Metrology Organization (OIML), the CIS Interstate Council on Standardization, Metrology and Certification (IGC), the Institute of Standardization, Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC), and others.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Statute of the State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- ↑ Doing Business in Azerbaijan, 2018
- ↑ Decree by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the establishment of the State Antimonopoly Policy and Support to Entrepreneurship Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- ↑ Decree by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Ensuring the activity of the Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Rights Protection State Service under the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- ↑ Decree by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on measures to improve management in the field of consumer market control, standardization, metrology and protection of intellectual property right
- ↑ Charter of the State Service of Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the appointment of M.A. Abbasbeyli as the head of the State Service of Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- ↑ Charter of the State Service of Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- ↑ Business in Azerbaijan: Overview Dividends, interest and IP royalties
- ↑ Law of the Azerbaijan Republic About natural monopolies
- ↑ THE LAW OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC "ON UNFAIR COMPETITION"
- ↑ Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Public Procurement”
- ↑ Standartlaşdırma, metrologiya, akkreditasiya və patent hüququ obyektlərinin mühafizəsi sahələrində idarəetmənin təkmilləşdirilməsi ilə bağlı əlavə tədbirlər haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI
- ↑ Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Protection of Consumer Rights"
- ↑ Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Protection of Consumer Rights"
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