From April the Azerbaijani Agriculture Ministry has issued 8 licenses for strong drinks production for 5 years, the Ministry told Trend.
Authorization for issuing of licenses, earlier belonged to the Economic Development Ministry, was imposed on the Agriculture Ministry at the appropriate President’s decree.
The Agriculture Ministry and the State Agency on Standardization and Metrology study quality of manufacturing product and their correspondence with certain standards.
The total number of the licenses issued to strong drinks and tobacco enterprises comprises 111.