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Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Date of original text: 12 November 1995 (2016)

Policies

National Strategy for the efficient use of water resources.
Date of text: 10 October 2024
Action Plan for the prevention of potential crisis situations in the field of plant health in Azerbaijan.
Date of text: 2023
Azerbaijan's Nationally Determined Contributions by 2050.
Date of text: 2023
Azerbaijan 2026.
Date of text: 2022
Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities for Socio-Economic Development.
Date of text: 2021

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law No. 1617-VQ on agricultural insurance.
Date of original text: 27 June 2019 (06 July 2023)
Law on Organic Agriculture.
Date of original text: 13 June 2008 (12 July 2019)
Law No.116-IQ on land amelioration and irrigation.
Date of original text: 05 June 1996 (03 May 2019)
Strategic Roadmap for the production and processing of agricultural products in Azerbaijan.
Date of text: 06 December 2016
Law No. 270-VQ on agricultural cooperation.
Date of original text: 14 July 2016 (03 May 2019)

Climate change

Ministerial Decree No. 75s ratifying the Integrating Climate Change Risks into Water and Flood Management by Vulnerable Mountainous Communities in the Greater Caucasus Region.
Date of text: 30 March 2012
Law No. 362-VQ on the ratification of the Paris Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Date of text: 28 October 2016
Law No. 700-IIIQ on approval of amendment of Annex B of Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Date of text: 28 October 2008
Law No. 912-IQ ratifying the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Date of text: 18 July 2000

Cultivated plants

Law on Organic Agriculture.
Date of original text: 13 June 2008 (12 July 2019)
Law No. 102-IIQ on phytosanitary control.
Date of original text: 12 May 2006 (05 March 2024)
Seed Act No. 257-IQ of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Date of original text: 11 March 1997 (17 May 2019)
Law No. 273-IVQ on conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of cultivated plants.
Date of original text: 13 December 2011 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 1012-IIIQ on Cotton.
Date of original text: 11 May 2010 (08 July 2022)

Disaster risk management

Law No. 677-IQ on ecological safety.
Date of original text: 08 June 1999 (19 May 2020)
Law No. 313-IQ on fire safety.
Date of original text: 10 June 1997 (17 February 2023)
Ministerial Decree No. 63 approving the criteria for determining risk groups of goods.
Date of text: 31 January 2024
Presidential Decree No. 394 on approval of the Charter and structure of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Date of text: 19 April 2006
Presidential Decree No. 1182 on the establishment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Date of text: 16 December 2005

Environment

Environmental Protection Law of 1999, No. 678–IQ.
Date of original text: 08 June 1999 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 1175-VQ on environmental impact assessment.
Date of original text: 12 June 2018 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 270-IIQ on access to environmental information.
Date of original text: 12 March 2002 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 109-IIQ on protecting the atmosphere.
Date of original text: 27 March 2001 (23 February 2024)
Law No. 677-IQ on ecological safety.
Date of original text: 08 June 1999 (19 May 2020)

Fisheries and aquaculture

Fisheries Law No. 457-IQ.
Date of original text: 27 March 1998 (08 July 2022)
Ministerial Decree № 243 on fishery of fish and other aquatic biological resources.
Date of text: 02 June 2017
Ministerial Decree No. 296 on the rules for navigation in territorial waters.
Date of text: 08 September 2015
Law No. 1579-VQD amending the Law on land amelioration and irrigation, Law on radiation safety of the population, Fisheries Law, Law on electric energy and Transportation Law.
Date of text: 03 May 2019
Ministerial Decree № 256 on aquaculture.
Date of text: 14 June 2017

Food and nutrition

Law No. 523-VIQ on Food Safety.
Date of original text: 05 May 2022 (23 February 2024)
Ministerial Decree No. 150 approving the Regulation on food fortification.
Date of original text: 05 May 2023 (13 March 2024)
Presidential Decree regarding implementation of Law on breastfeeding and infant food (2003).
Date of text: 04 August 2003
Law No. 475-IIQ on breastfeeding and infant food.
Date of original text: 17 June 2003 (12 July 2019)
Law No. 242-IIQ on salt iodization for the prevention of iodine deficiency diseases.
Date of original text: 27 December 2001 (12 July 2019)

Forestry

Forest Code (1997).
Date of original text: 30 December 1997 (23 April 2021)
Law No. 1578-VQD amending the Water Code, the Forest Code, the Land Code and the Town Planning and Construction Code.
Date of text: 03 May 2019
Law No. 313-IQ on fire safety.
Date of original text: 10 June 1997 (17 February 2023)
Ministerial Decree No. 501 amending several Ministerial Decrees in the field of forestry and repealing the Ministerial Decree No. 197.
Date of text: 25 December 2019
Resolution No. 44 of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources on fire safety in forests.
Date of text: 16 April 2003

Gender

Law No. 150-IIIQ of the Republic of Azerbaijan on State Guarantees of Equal Rights for Women and Men.
Date of original text: 10 October 2006 (21 December 2010)
Law No. 150-IIIQ regarding gender (men and women) equality.
Date of original text: 10 October 2006 (21 December 2010)
Presidential Decree № 444 on the establishment, structure and the Charter of the State Committee on Family, Women and Children’s Affairs.
Date of text: 09 August 2006
Ministerial Decree № 261 on the establishment of the Collegium under the State Committee on Family, Women and Children’s Affairs.
Date of text: 08 December 2006

Land and soil

Law No. 788-IQ on soil fertility.
Date of original text: 30 December 1999 (15 December 2017)
Land Code of Azerbaijan.
Date of original text: 25 June 1999 (24 February 2023)
Law No.155-IQ on land reform.
Date of original text: 16 July 1996 (20 November 2020)
Law No. 1143-VIQ on the creation of artificial land plots in the section of the Caspian Sea (lake) belonging to Azerbaijan.
Date of text: 07 May 2024
Law No. 1578-VQD amending the Water Code, the Forest Code, the Land Code and the Town Planning and Construction Code.
Date of text: 03 May 2019

Livestock

Law No. 516-IIIQ on animal breeding.
Date of original text: 18 December 2007 (08 July 2022)
Veterinary Act No. 922-IIQ.
Date of original text: 31 May 2005 (02 March 2023)
Law No. 523-VIQ on Food Safety.
Date of original text: 05 May 2022 (23 February 2024)
Law No. 765-IIIQ on apiculture.
Date of original text: 02 February 2009 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 255-IIIQ on horse breeding.
Date of original text: 27 February 2007 (02 May 2023)

Mineral resources and energy

Law No. 1006-VIQ on energy.
Date of text: 24 October 2023
Law No.439-IQ on subsoil.
Date of original text: 13 February 1998 (08 June 2022)
Law No. 359-VIQ on efficient use of energy resources and energy efficiency.
Date of original text: 09 July 2021 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 339-VIQ on the use of renewable energy sources in the production of electricity.
Date of original text: 31 May 2021 (31 March 2024)
Presidential Decree setting up State company on alternative and renewable energy.
Date of text: 01 June 2012

Sea

Law No. 945-IVQ on sea ports.
Date of original text: 18 April 2014 (08 July 2022)
Code of mercantile navigation (2001).
Date of original text: 22 June 2001 (09 July 2021)
Ministerial Decree No. 59 on approval of the Regulation on inspection of ships.
Date of text: 04 April 2013
Presidential Decree No. 90 on the establishment of the State Maritime Agency and the State Civil Aviation Agency under the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies.
Date of text: 22 May 2018
Presidential Decree No. 1785 on some measures to improve the governance in the field of transport, communications and high technologies in Azerbaijan.
Date of text: 12 January 2018

Social protection

Social Insurance Act No. 250-IQ.
Date of original text: 18 February 1997 (05 December 2023)
Presidential Order № 1982 on strengthening the social protection of employees involved in the provision of social services during the quarantine period.
Date of text: 14 April 2020
Presidential Decree No. 624 on the establishment of the Social Research Center.
Date of original text: 12 April 2019 (24 April 2020)
Presidential Decree No. 386 on measures to improve the activities of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.
Date of original text: 16 February 2011 (30 December 2023)
Presidential Decree № 233 on the establishment of the State Social Protection Fund.
Date of text: 30 September 1992

Water

Water Code.
Date of original text: 26 December 1997 (03 December 2021)
Law No. 723-IQ on water supply and effluent wastewater.
Date of original text: 28 October 1999 (30 May 2023)
Law No. 1580-VQD amending the Law on ecological safety, Law on water supply and effluent wastewater, Law on highways, Law on access to environmental information, Law on Aviation and Law on access to information.
Date of text: 03 May 2019
Law No. 1578-VQD amending the Water Code, the Forest Code, the Land Code and the Town Planning and Construction Code.
Date of text: 03 May 2019
Law No. 1579-VQD amending the Law on land amelioration and irrigation, Law on radiation safety of the population, Fisheries Law, Law on electric energy and Transportation Law.
Date of text: 03 May 2019

Wild species and ecosystems

Environmental Protection Law of 1999, No. 678–IQ.
Date of original text: 08 June 1999 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 675-IQ on wildlife.
Date of original text: 04 June 1999 (03 December 2021)
Law No. 637-IIQ on hunting.
Date of original text: 20 April 2004 (24 October 2023)
Law No. 840-IQ on protected areas.
Date of text: 24 March 2000
Law No.422-IG of 1997 on firearms for official and civic use.
Date of text: 30 December 1997

Miscellaneous

Civil Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Date of text: 01 December 1999
Law No. 691-VIQ on public-private partnership.
Date of text: 09 December 2022
Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan on administrative violations.
Date of original text: 29 December 2015 (23 February 2021)
Law No. 1055-VIQ on State Funds.
Date of text: 19 December 2023
Law No. 1052-VIQ on valuation.
Date of text: 08 December 2023

International Agreements

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on cooperation in the field of tourism.
Date of text: 11 July 2024
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on cooperation in the field of mineral resources and geology.
Date of text: 11 July 2024
Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Türkiye and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the area of natural gas.
Date of text: 14 May 2024

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