The list is effective during 2017 and, subsequently, will be updated annually.

Law No 661-VIQ, dated 2 December 2022 "On Development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises" (the "Law"), came into effect on 26 January 2023, whereupon Law No 673-IQ, dated June 4, 1999...

Amendments aimed at restricting disguising an employment relation as a civil law agreement are made to the Labour Code effective 8 May 2021.

On 10 June 2019, the Chamber of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Regulating Financial Markets (FIMSA) passed the Rules for Opening, Maintaining, and Closing Bank Accounts.

On 27 September 2020, pursuant to a Presidential Decree, martial law was declared in the Republic of Azerbaijan for an indefinite period of time with effect from 28 September

Law No 523-VIQ, dated 5 May 2022, of the Republic of Azerbaijan, On Food Safety, was promulgated on 25 June. The Law, bringing new governance to a branch already subject...

Law No 551-VIQ, dated 22 June 2022, On Investing [Investment Activity], came into effect on 28 July 2022. The Law, On Protection of Foreign Investments, dated 15 January 1992...

In August 2019, Law No 1617-VQ of the Republic of Azerbaijan, On Agrarian Insurance, was promulgated.

On 27 November 2019, Law No 1669-VQ, dated 30 September 2019, On Technical Regulation, was promulgated. The Law, which will enter into force in six months

The amendment enables shareholders to decide on pressing issues without awaiting the next meeting.

As of 16 May 2023, conditions to stay in Azerbaijan have changed.

The Civil Procedure Code, the principal act governing civil procedure in the Republic of Azerbaijan, except for the introduction of the simplified procedure and electronic court system...

Law No 1669-VQ dated 30 September 2019, On Technical Regulation, entered into force on 27 May 2020.

Law No 471-VIQ, dated 30 December 2021, of the Republic of Azerbaijan, On Mass Media (the "Law"), came into effect as of 9 February 2022. Upon the Law's coming into effect...

Under Law No 550-VIQD, dated 22 June and effective 17 July 2022, the following amendments among others are introduced to the regime of the Alat Free Economic Zone approved into Law of Alat Free Economic Zone of May 2018.

Under Resolution No 280, dated 5 August 2020, of the Cabinet of Ministers, the following documents approved, according to the Action Plan adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers on 4 April 2020 following implementation of ...

Law No 339-VIQ, dated 31 May 2021, On Use of Renewables to Generate Electricity, is enacted with effect 14 July 2021 with supposedly no retroactive effect vis-à-vis any existing projects.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued rules (approved by Resolution No 362, dated 21 September 2022) on environmental impact assessment (EIA) following its mandate under the EIA Law...

By Law No. 1441-VQD, dated 28 December 2018, amendments implementing mandatory health insurance in Azerbaijan effective 1 January 2020 were introduced to the Azerbaijani Law, On Medical Insurance...

A passing on 29 March 2019 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan, On Mediation, is a part of the ongoing court and legal reforms.