Law No. 1012-IIIQ on Cotton. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Legislation Date 2010 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Internal trade International trade Processing/handling Business/industry/corporations Textile plants/fibres Planting material/seeds Plant production Crops/grasses Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract This Law regulates the basic legal, economic and institutional principles on raw cotton and cotton products and their internal and international trade. The Law aims at developing cotton production and manufacture in the country and regulating the production and processing of cotton in accordance with the market economy. It also sets forth provisions regarding the integration of cotton production and food industry. The Law further lays down the principles and procedures regarding the cotton seed production, processing of cotton, sales and purchases of cotton and cotton seed, establishment and organization of cotton manufacturing cooperatives, quality control of cotton and cotton products and their certification. The Law also sets forth the policy and the responsibilities of the state in this sector such as state subsidy. Full text Azerbaijani Website www.agro.gov.az References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 63-VQD amending the Law No. 1012-IIIQ on Cotton. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2015 Keyword: Biotechnology, Crops/grasses, Genetic resources, Internal trade, International trade, Planting material/seeds, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Textile plants/fibres, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX