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Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan on administrative violations.

Country/Territory
Azerbaijan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Water, Wild species & ecosystems, General
Keyword
Framework law Offences/penalties Air quality/air pollution Bioenergy Biotechnology Certification Coastal zone management Enforcement/compliance Cultural heritage Data collection/reporting Emissions Energy conservation/energy production EIA Environmental planning Environmental standards Hazardous substances Protection of environment Public health Transport/storage Waste disposal Waste management Pollution control Policy/planning Standards Animal reproduction Animal welfare Aquatic animals Aquatic plants Artisanal fishing Family farming Fish products Fishery management and conservation Fishing vessel Genetic resources Protection of species Quarantine Registration Agricultural commodities Biosafety Fruits/edible nuts Food additives Food quality control/food safety Genetically modified organism (GMO) Processing/handling Hygiene/sanitary procedures Breastfeeding/infant food Nutrition Ecological production/organic production Radiation Subsidy/incentive Treated food Vegetables/legumes Wildlife products Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Grazing Non-timber products Pastoralism Plant protection Planting material/seeds Protected area Public forest Soil conservation/soil improvement Timber Timber extraction/logging Authorization/permit Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Land tenure Land-use planning Ownership Property rights Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Zoning Animal health Animal production Equine-animals Crops/grasses Plant production Plant variety Freshwater pollution Irrigation Potable water Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Water supply Biodiversity Protection of habitats Trade in species Wild fauna Wild flora
Geographical area
Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia
Abstract

This Code establishes the administrative responsibility and provides for imposition of penalties for the persons committing administrative violations. The purposes of this Code are: the protection of rights and freedom of people and citizens, protection of public health, sanitary-epidemiological welfare of population, public moral, protection of property and economic interest of persons, public order and public security, protection of the environment, strengthening the management and enforcement, and preventing administrative violations. The types of administrative penalties are: warning, administrative fine, confiscation of an instrument or object that was the direct object of the administrative offense, restriction of the individual rights of the offender, administrative deportation from Azerbaijan, and administrative arrest. This Code lays down penalties for violations infringed upon public health, hygiene-sanitary and sanitary-epidemiological regulations; violation of anti-epidemic, sanitary-hygienic and quarantine regimes; violation of legislation on nutrition of infants and younger children; violation of technical normative legal acts on food safety in terms of production, distribution, storage, transport and sale of food; violation of the legislation on ecologically clean agriculture; violation of the terms of the permit for utilization of subsoil; violation of water rights of property owners; illegal use of wild fauna and flora; violation of the requirements for the protection of cultural property; damage to crops or plants; exceeding the standards of maximum permissible emission and discharge of harmful substance into environment; violation of legislation on protection of the ambient air; violation of environmental requirements for the construction and reconstruction of enterprises, installation and other establishments; production, import, start-up of new transport means exceeding established norms for emissions; failure to monitor the economic activities in terms of the environment or to keep records and reports on the impact of economic activities on the environment; violation of rules on environmental standards and certification; violation of the rules on protected areas; violation of rules on land and soil; degradation of forest area; misuse of land; utilization of land for other purposes than its intended purpose; violation of requirements for land under the 20-50 meter coastal strip of the section of the Caspian Sea (lake) belonging to Azerbaijan; destruction of boundary marks of lands; violation of the established rules of using the forest fund, logging and removal of logs; illegal logging in forests; violation of the legislation on protection of green areas; violation of the rules on restoration of forests, increase of productivity, protection of forest species and using resources of the ripe wood; damage to the hayfields and pastures in forests; arbitrary mowing or grazing of cattle in forest fund areas, and illegal harvesting of wild fruits, nuts, mushrooms, berries; abolishment of forest irrigation units, drainage systems and roads in forests; abolishment of productive fauna of the forest; violation of rules on use of water bodies and water; violation of the requirements of the legislation in the field of water supply; violation of regulations on protection of water bodies; violation of requirements for drinking water sources, water treatment facilities, sanitary protection zones of water pipelines and requirements for drinking water quality; violation requirements on disposition and treatment of waste products; non-observance of liabilities on registration in the ship documents of operations being conducted with harmful substances or mixtures of these substances; violation of provisions on radiation safety during production and usage of food products; violation of regulation on fishing and protection of fish and other aquatic bioresources; violation of the rules of use of wildlife resources; cruel treatment of animals; violation of the legislation on environmental safety; violation of the rules of use of industrial, electric and thermal energy; violation of the legislation on livestock breeding; violation of the rules on horse breeding; violation of the legislation on the protection and efficient use of genetic resources of cultivated plants; violation of seed legislation; violation of veterinary and phytosanitary control legislation; violation of the requirements for the protection of animal and plant species included in the Red Book; violation of the rules of registration of vessels; violation of the rules of operation of small vessels; violation of the rules of maintaining the Register of Seaports; violation of the requirements of international conventions in the field of maritime transport which Azerbaijan is a party to; illegal trafficking of genetically modified plants or agricultural plant materials created by modern biotechnological and genetic engineering methods or food products including genetic materials of genetically modified plants; failure to register family farms; violation of the rules on agricultural subsidies; violation of requirements for the operation of investment funds; and violation of labour protection rules.

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