Law No. 176-VQ on licences and permits. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Legislation Date 2016 (2023) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Authorization/permit Certification Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures International trade Business/industry/corporations Animal health Animal production Quarantine Drugs Pesticides Registration Standards Plant protection Endangered species Wild fauna Wild flora Protection of species Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 July 2016. Abstract This Law sets forth the legal, economic and organizational basis to regulate the licence and permit system regarding entrepreneurial activity in the Azerbaijan Republic. This Law covers a) criteria to specify entrepreneurial activities requiring licence and permit, b) licensing and permit principles of the government, c) granting of license, its duplicates and annexes, d) rules on reissue, suspension, renewal and cancellation of license, and e) the responsibility of licencee, grantor of licence and its officials. List of activities requiring licence, including production and sales of veterinary drugs, production and import of crop protection equipment and agrochemicals, is in Annex I. List of activities requiring licence which are related to state security, is in Annex II. List of permit issued to entrepreneurial activities, is in Annex III. Permitted entrepreneurial activities contains international trade of endangered species of wild fauna and flora, veterinary certificate for exported animals, animal products and raw materials, registration certificate of pesticides, biological agents and agrochemicals, quarantine certificates, phytosanitary certificates, hygiene certificates for food, and quality certificate for the export of food products to the EU. Full text Azerbaijani Website www.e-qanun.az References - Legislation Amended by Law № 541-VQD amending the Law No. 176-VQ on licences and permits. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2017 Keyword: Certification, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX