The Law “On the safety of food products” entered into force on January 1, 2023
According to the new Law, the food products are unprocessed, semi-finished or fully processed products intended for human nutrition, including food additives, biologically active food products, food raw materials, beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), drinking water (bottled), salt and chewing gum
Amendments were made to the Presidential Decree "On additional measures for improvement of social wellbeing of the population" in connection with the minimum salary amount
Amendments were made to the Presidential Decree "On additional measures for improvement of social wellbeing of the population" in connection with the minimum salary amount.
The amount of penalty for violation of the rules and procedure for submission of reports to the tax authorities by transnational corporations (whose turnover exceeds 750 million AZN) is increased
According to Article 16.9 of the Tax Code, in case the total income of a group of transnational corporations in a fiscal year exceeds the AZN equivalent of 750 million euro
Amendments to the Migration Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan establishing incentives to persons engaged in labor activity in the liberated territories were adopted
As per the amendments, the issuance of work permits to persons engaged in labor activities in the liberated territories will be carried out without applying the labor migration quota.
The Labor Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan was amended with regard to the persons engaged in labor activity in the liberated territories.
The new amendments introduced the definition of specialists working in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan as a person working based on an employment agreement (contract) in the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan liberated from occupation, who has a state document on professional, secondary or higher education, and at least 24 months of seniority in the last 60 months.
“On increase of social benefits” and the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On social insurance”
Amendments were made to the Tax Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Presidential Decree “On increase of social benefits” and the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On social insurance” in connection with the provision of incentives to persons engaged in activities in the liberated territories.
A number of amendments were made to the Tax Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan
A number of amendments were made to the Tax Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Migration Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On social insurance” in connection with the provision of incentives to persons engaged in activities in the field of information technology
GRATA International in Chambers Global 2022
Following the release of Chambers Global 2022, one of the most reputable international legal directories identifying best legal experts across the globe, GRATA International solidifies its position as one of the leading law firms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by entering rankings in six countries.
GRATA International held an online conference on the topic: Personal data of employees
On December 8, 2022, an international online conference on the topic: “Features of working with personal data of employees in GRATA jurisdictions: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia" was held.
18.11.2022
On 25 October 2022, AHK Azerbaijan in collaboration with GRATA International Azerbaijan organized a Business Trip to the Karabakh Economic Region, which was attended by about 50 company representatives.