BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 18. The State Service for Antimonopoly Control and Supervision of the Consumer Market of Azerbaijan found improper compliance of local law regulations for advertisements by social media, the service's head Mammad Abbasbayli said during a press conference on the results of activities for 2023, Trend reports.
"A package of proposals was presented to amend advertising laws to solve existing inadequacies,” he pointed out.
Violations of Azerbaijani state regulations on advertising a number of goods or services were identified in 90 market entities in Azerbaijan in 2023, Abbasbayli added.
The State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control contributes to the development and implementation of state policy in the areas of antimonopoly policy, public procurement, technical regulation, standardization, metrology, and consumer protection. The fundamental aim of the service is to provide circumstances for free competition and effective entrepreneurship protection, ensuring the long-term development of the Azerbaijani economy.
The service was established by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated October 23, 2019.
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