| Azerbaijan: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Business Licensing and Regulation | ||
| Indicators | Score | |
| 67 | Are business licenses available to all citizens? | 56 |
| 68 | Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards? | 100 |
| 69 | Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses? | 25 |
Indicator and sub-Indicator Details
| 67 | Are business licenses available to all citizens? | |||||||
| 67a: In law, anyone may apply for a business license. | ||||||||
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Comments: According to the Law on the Entrepreneurship Activity, all Azerbaijan citizens may apply for a business license.
References: Reference: Law on the Entrepreneurship Activity of Azerbaijan Republic.
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| 67b: In law, a complaint mechanism exists if a business license request is denied. | ||||||||
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Comments: According to the Law on Entrepreneurship activities (Article 11), a complaint mechanism exists if a business license request is denied.
References: Reference: Law on the Entrepreneurship Activity of Azerbaijan Republic.
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| 67c: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) within a reasonable time period. | ||||||||
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Comments: If the applicant is not willing to pay a bribe, then process takes longer. According to the World Bank calculations, 28 procedures and 212 days are needed to obtain the necessary license. References: Reference: World Bank, Doing Business Report. www.worldbank.org. Interview with Gubad Ibadoglu, chairman of ERC. www.erc-az.org
Peer Review Comments: There are exceptions.
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| 67d: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) at a reasonable cost. | ||||||||
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Comments: In practice, any necessary business license can only be obtained through a very high cost. References: Reference: World Bank, Doing Business Report. www.worldbank.org Interview with Gubad Ibadoglu, chairman of ERC. www.erc-az.org
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| 68 | Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards? | |||||||
| 68a: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public health standards are transparent and publicly available. | ||||||||
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Comments: Those standards are posted in many laws, but they are very complicated, and are really adapted to the international standards. References: Reference: The Legislation of Azerbaijan Republic.
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| 68b: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public environmental standards are transparent and publicly available. | ||||||||
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Comments: Those standards are posted in many laws, but they are very complicated, and are really adapted to the international standards. References: Reference: The Legislation of Azerbaijan Republic.
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| 68c: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public safety standards are transparent and publicly available. | ||||||||
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Comments: Those standards are posted in many laws, but they are very complicated, and are really adapted to the international standards. References: Reference: The Legislation of Azerbaijan Republic.
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| 69 | Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses? | |||||||
| 69a: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public health standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner. | ||||||||
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Comments: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public health standards are being met are not always carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner. References: Reference: Interview with Rovshen Agayev, an independent expert. Reports by international organizations, WHO and WB, 2007.
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| 69b: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public environmental standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner. | ||||||||
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Comments: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public health standards are being met are not always carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner. References: Reference: Interview with Rovshen Agayev, an independent expert. Reports by international organizations, WHO and WB, 2007.
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| 69c: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public safety standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner. | ||||||||
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Comments: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public health standards are being met are not always carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner. References: Reference: Interview with Rovshen Agayev, an independent expert. Reports by international organizations, WHO and WB, 2007.
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