AZERBAIJAN

FINA

Recommended by Best Lawyers® and Who'sWhoLegal

Chambers Global

← back to contents
Moldova Moldova Moldova Moldova Moldova

14 Kerpich str.#1

Baku, AZ1022

Tel: +994 (12) 444-6110

Fax: +994 (12) 444-6112

www.fina.az

1. Principal sources of law applicable to anticorruption issues

1.1. International anticorruption regulations
  • Civil Law Convention on Corruption, Strasbourg, 04 November 1999; ratified by the Law of Azerbaijan, dated 30 December 2003, № 571-IIQ;
  • Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, Strasbourg, 27 January 1999; ratified by the Law of Azerbaijan, dated 30 December 2003, № 570-IIQ;
  • UN Convention against corruption, dated 3 October 2003; ratified by the Law of Azerbaijan.
1.2. Laws
  • Criminal Code of Azerbaijan, dated effective from 01 September 2000;
  • Law of Azerbaijan “On Combating Corruption” No 580-IIQ, dated 13 January 2004;
  • Law on "Procedures on declaration of finance related information by public officials", dated 24 June 2005;
  • Law on “Civil Service № 926-IQ”, dated 21 July 2000;
  • Administrative Infringements Code of Azerbaijan, dated 11 July 2000.
1.3 Decrees and orders
  • Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “National Strategy on Increasing transparency and Combating Corruption”, dated 28 July 2007;
  • Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “Strengthening the fight against corruption related law violations in the management of state and municipal property and resources area”, dated 22 June 2009;
  • Statue of the Department on “Struggle against Corruption under the General Prosecutor Office”.
1.4 Ethics codes
Rules of Ethical Conduct of Civil Servants go to top