Legal Updates
Business Trip Regulations Amended 

Business Trip Regulations Amended 

Employee Business Trip Regulations adopted by the Ministry of Finance on 18 January 2012  ("Business Trip Regulations" hereinafter)  has recently been amende...

Oct 24, 2024 Caspian Legal Center
COP29 Azerbaijan Host Country Agreement

COP29 Azerbaijan Host Country Agreement

On 10 October 2024, The President of Azerbaijan has promulgated a Law passed by the Parliament on approving COP29 host country agreement. This host country a...

Oct 11, 2024 Caspian Legal Center
Employment Code of Azerbaijan: 2024 Labour Law Amendments

Employment Code of Azerbaijan: 2024 Labour Law Amendments

Several significant amendments have been made to the Labor Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The amendments, which came into effect on August 12, 2024, pri...

Aug 15, 2024 Caspian Legal Center
Update in the regulation of tobacco products

Update in the regulation of tobacco products

A number of amendments have been made to the Laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan 'On Tobacco and Tobacco Products' and 'On Licenses and Permits.' These amendm...

Aug 11, 2024 Caspian Legal Center
Failure to make capital contribution will be penalized

Failure to make capital contribution will be penalized

Until now, no specific legal implications of failure to make initial capital contribution were prescribed by the laws. It was interpreted as a matter left to...

Jul 22, 2024 Caspian Legal Center
Update on the medical certificate procedures

Update on the medical certificate procedures

With the new changes, medical certificates are obtained by insured persons and insurers through the "Unified Health Information System" of the Ministry of He...

May 07, 2024 Caspian Legal Center
Business trip rules in Azerbaijan: per diem rates (travel norms) updated

Business trip rules in Azerbaijan: per diem rates (travel norms) updated

Azerbaijan business trip rules regulate business travel allowances determined for the employees which are tax deductible expenses for income tax purposes. Ac...

Apr 23, 2024 Caspian Legal Center
The law of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Public Procurement

The law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Public Procurement"

The new law “On Public Procurement” was adopted On July 14 2023. For the purposes of this article, we refer to it as Public Procurement Law of Azerbaijan 202...

Feb 07, 2024 Caspian Legal Center
Competition Law of Azerbaijan: New Competition Code 2024 adopted

Competition Law of Azerbaijan: New Competition Code 2024 adopted

Once the Competition Code enters into force, previous laws, i.e. the Law on Antitrust Activities, the Law on Unfair Competition and the Law on Natural Monopo...

Jan 28, 2024 Caspian Legal Center
Constitutional Court Interpreted the Concept of Labor Relations

Constitutional Court Interpreted the Concept of Labor Relations

On October 20, 2023, the Plenum of the Constitutional Court adopted a decision to interpret parts 2-3.4 and 2-4 of Article 7 of the Labor Code of the Republi...

Nov 22, 2023 Caspian Legal Center