Antimonopoly policy and Consumerism Service of Ministry of Economic Development

The Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Rights Protection State Service of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Azerbaijan Republic is an executive body that ensures prevention, restriction and elimination of monopoly activities and unfair competition, state support for
competition in the market of products and services (including financial services),as well as consumer rights and legitimate interests, and the implementation of state policy in this area, and exercises official control over compliance with antitrust (competition), advertisement and consumer rights protection laws, as well as with the norms and regulations regarding consumer trade, catering, consumer and other
services.

Activities of the service

The Service carries out its activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, the applicable laws of the Azerbaijan Republic, decrees and orders of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, resolutions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic, international agreements to which the Azerbaijan Republic is a party, Regulations of the Ministry of Economic
Development of the Azerbaijan Republic, directives and orders issued by the Minister of the Economic Development of the Azerbaijan Republic and these

Main activities

• prevention, restriction and elimination of monopoly activities and unfair competition, development and promotion of competition, provision of
• recommendations concerning the development of a state policy for the protection of consumer rights and legitimate interests to the Ministry of Economic Development and ensuring the implementation of this policy within its powers;
• exercising official control over the compliance with antitrust (competition),advertisement and consumer rights protection laws, as well as with the norms and regulations regarding consumer trade, catering, consumer and other services;
• taking actions specified in the applicable laws in order to prevent and eliminate unfair competition and violations of consumer rights and their legitimate interests;
• ensuring the taking of required actions to regulate the export of food products to the European Union countries;
• carrying out other activities specified in the applicable laws and regulations.