Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of the "Single window" principle for inspection of goods and vehicles crossing the state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The increase of the passage capacity through the state borders is of vital importance considering them being the portion of the Silk Way and North-South transport corridor of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Therefore, for the purposes of elimination of unnecessary interferences during the inspection of goods and transport means moved though the state border, provision of the favorable climate for performance of import-export operations in line with today's standards, application of the «single window» principle in this sector, I hereby decree:
1. Apply the single window principle during the inspection of goods and transport means moved through the state borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan, commencing January 1, 2009.
2. The authorities of the state body on single window principle during the inspection of the goods and transport means moved through the state borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be assigned to the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
3. To set that the inspection of goods and transport means moved through the check points of the state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan including the veterinary, phyto sanitary, hygiene and other certificates of goods, the veterinary, sanitary control over the subject goods on the border is performed by the customs authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
4. The State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan as a single state authority on the single window principle during the inspection of the goods and transport means moved through the state borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan, shall be assigned to implement the following goals:
4.1. Implementation in accordance with procedures of the veterinary law of the forced disinfection of transport means, imported into the Republic of Azerbaijan from countries in which hazardous animal illnesses are registered;
4.2. Provision of information of the relevant territorial state veterinary inspection for the purposes of provision of support of animals imported from other countries and isolated to establish their health conditions;
4.3. Issuance on the border of the Permit forms for transport means performing international automobile transportation and charging of relevant state duties at the size set by the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan On State Duties.
5. Liquidate the relevant state authority stations established on the border to perform the veterinary, phytosanitary control as well as issuance of the Permit forms to transports performing the international automobile transportation.
6. To assign the State Veterinary and State Phytosanitary Control Services by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Transport, Communication and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan to perform the mutual data exchange at relevant area with State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
7. To assign the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, within one month period:
7.1. To submit to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan the proposals on bringing of relevant legislative acts in compliance with Decree hereby;
7.2. Provide the bringing into compliance of the standard and legal acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and relevant central executive authorities in compliance with this Decree and provide the information relevant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
7.3. Resolve other issues arising from the Decree hereby.
8. This Decree shall enter into force from the date of Publishing.
Ilham Aliyev,
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Baku, November 11, 2008
