Tariff (price) Council of the Azerbaijan Republic

In view of the requirements of the clause № 4.2 of the Decree № 242 “On strengthening of anti-inflationary measures in the Azerbaijan Republic” of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, dated May 31, 2005, the Statute on Tariff (price) Council of the Azerbaijan Republic was confirmed on the basis of the Decree № 341 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic dated December 26, 2005 and Tariff (price) Council (hereinafter referred to as “Council”) was determined as the collegial executive body implementing the state regulation of the prices (tariffs), service fees, collections (hereinafter referred to as “price”) where the state regulation is applied on.

The Minister of Economy and İndustry of the Azerbaijan Republic was determined as the chairman, and the deputy-ministers of Finance, Taxes, Justice, Energy, Transport, Communication and Information Technologies, Agriculture, Health, Education, Labor and Social Defense of the People, as well as the vice-chairmen of the Committees of Customs, and State City Building and Architecture were determined as the members of the Council in accordance with the decree.

According to the statute, the works on solution and direction of disputes and contradictions related to decisions made in connection with regulation of prices, prepared normative legal documents are implemented with direct or indirect participation and mediation of the Council in all cases. Besides the Council participates in realization of the international and regional collaboration over regulation of prices as well.The Council implements its activities on the basis of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, the Laws of the Azerbaijan Republic, decrees and orders of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, decisions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic, international contracts supported by the Azerbaijan Republic and the present statute.

According to the clause 3 of the Decree № 341 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic dated December 26, 2005, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic is tasked with submitting the suggestions of the legislative acts in force on harmonization with the present Decree to the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, providing conformance of the normative acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic and certain executive bodies with the present Decree, solving the issues related to the establishment of Secretariat of Tariff (price) Council of the Azerbaijan Republic and arrangement of its activities, approving “the Rules on provision of state control over the forming and application of tariffs (prices) where the state regulation is applied on” together with the relevant governmental bodies.

According to the above-mentioned tasks, the documents on “Rules of organization of the state control over the forming and implementation of tariffs (prices) where the state regulation is applied on” by the decree № 247 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic dated December 30, 2005, and “On Secretariat of Tariff (price) Council of the Azerbaijan Republic” by the decree № 68 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic dated March 09, 2006, were approved, the structure of the Secretariat of the Council was determined, and the chief of the secretariat was appointed.

At present, tariffs regulated by the Tariff (price) Council of the Azerbaijan Republic are applied to the products (commodities, works, services) of natural monopoly, government monopoly, and monopolistic entities, as well as other products (commodities, works, services) of which tariffs are included in the state regulation under the legislative acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan. All legal entities and natural persons engaged in entrepreneurship operating on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan regardless of their ownership, apply certain regulated prices on products (commodities, works, services) of which prices are under the state regulation pursuant to the legislation.

In general, the Council is competent to implement its activities in connection with central and local executive bodies, economic entities, local self-government bodies, as well as public organizations, establish its working groups and commissions, conduct monitoring, and invite experts for their work.