Azerbaijan, Baku, 17 March / Trend / A Consultative Council for entrepreneurs will be established at the State Custom Committee (SCC), Azizaga Huseyinov, the chief for Custom Tariff Regulation Department of SCC, stated during a meeting with members of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Association of Entrepreneurs (ATAE).
Heseyinov believes that the Council could have a positive effect on the increase of transparency in the work of the custom departments.
The key target of the meeting is to inform ATAE members of the custom policy, legislation innovation and prospects of development. Huseyinov stated that the new custom Code, developed to conform to international standards, is expected to be passed in the near future. The document was submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers.
Huseyinov touched upon the issue concerning joining of Azerbaijan World Trade Organization (WTO). "When Azerbaijan joins the organization it will have possibilities to set trade ties with WTO member-countries without any obstacles. Azerbaijan should improve the quantity and quality of its produced commodities. By improving its production, Azerbaijan will have less dependence to import," Huseyinov said.
Within the framework of cooperation with State Departments, ATAE held meetings with officials of Tax, Labour and Social Protection Ministries and the State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan.