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Function of Single Window System Expands in Azerbaijan

Business Materials 9 November 2008 16:04 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, 9 November /corr. Trend I.Khalilova / "Since the introduction of principles of "single window", the Taxes Ministry of Azerbaijan has registered more than 37,000 economic entities," Zaur Fatizade, chief of head department of economic analysis and organization of state registration of commercial legal entities of the Ministry, said. 

He said that of the registered enterprises, 5,000 fall on legal entities, other part - physical entities.

After establishment of the new system, the period of State registration of new enterprises reduced by 20 times to three days, and number of documents - several times. The number of procedures also reduced from 13 to five.

"At present discussions are held with the Ministry of Economic Development over the possibility of distributing the control books, intended for the entrepreneurs, through the system of "single window", said Fatizade, adding that there have left to solve technical questions and sign appropriate documents".

This process can begin already from 1 December 2008.

Control books are intended for registering the inspections that will provide an opportunity to remove the cases of conducting parallel inspections (inspecting the entrepreneurs simultaneously with State organs) and illegal interference in the activity of the entrepreneurs. Up to now the distribution and monitoring of inspection were carried out by the Ministry of Economic Development of the country.

Measures for simplification in the business in Azerbaijan allowed Azerbaijan to occupy the first place in the list of the reformer countries according to the World Bank and IFC Doing Business-2008 report. In 2007 on this position the Republic ranked 64th, and as a whole, on the simplicity of business conditions - 96th amongst 178 states.

As a result of simplification in the procedures, the number of the registered legal entities is expected to increase to 10-15,000, whereas before the introduction of "single window", their number did not exceed 4-5,000, but 20-30,000 fall on the physical entities.

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