The Appeals Council of the Ministry of Economy is a collegial body that hears complaints about decisions, other actions or inactions of legal entities assigned to the Ministry, maintains or manages the shares of the Ministry's structure, subordinate institutions that are not included in the structure of the Ministry, which are the founders of the Ministry, in relation to the entrepreneurial activity of natural and legal persons performing entrepreneurial activity, and operates on a public (free) basis.
In its activity, the Appeals Council complies with the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Administrative Proceedings", other laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, acts of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, "Appellate Councils of Central Executive Authorities" approved by Decree No. 762 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 3, 2016 and the Model Regulation and other normative legal acts.
The Appeals Council bases its activities on the principles of legality, transparency, collegiality and impartiality.
Regulation "On the Appeals Council of the Ministry of Economy".
The members of the Appeals Council of the Ministry of Economy
Chairman of the Council:
Elnur Aliyev - First Deputy Minister of Economy.
Council members:
Niyazi Safarov – Advisor to the Minister of Economy;
Elnur Aliyev - Deputy head of the Internal control department of the Ministry's Office;
Anar Hajizada - Deputy head of the Department of Entrepreneurship Development Policy and Regulation of the Office of the Ministry;
Matin Eynullayev – Head of the State Service for Property Issues under the Ministry of Economy;
Samira Musayeva - Deputy head of the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy;
Rustam Shahbazov - Deputy head of the State Service for Property Issues under the Ministry of Economy.
Email address of the Appeals Council of the Ministry of Economy: apellyasiya@economy.gov.az
The members of the Secretariat of the Appeals Council of the Ministry of Economy
Head of the Secretariat:
Nurana Abbasova – Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the Ministry’s Administration and Head of the Sector for Drafting and Examination of Legal Acts
Members of the Secretariat:
Fuad Seyidov – Head of the Civil Service and Personnel Affairs Sector, Human Resources Department of the Ministry's Administration
Azada Gurbanova – Senior Advisor, Sector for Drafting and Examination of Legal Acts, Legal Department of the Ministry's Administration
Kanan Hajizade – Senior Advisor, Risk Management Sector, Internal Control Department of the Ministry's Administration
Vugar Aliyev – Senior Advisor, Citizens’ Appeals Sector, Department for Work with Documents and Citizens' Appeals of the Ministry's Administration
Elgun Abdullayev – Chief State Tax Inspector, 4th Division of the Department for Investigation of Administrative Complaints, Main Department for Reviewing Administrative Complaints of the State Tax Service
Sevinj Aliyeva - Senior State Tax Inspector of the 5th Division of the Department for Investigation of Administrative Complaints, Main Department for Reviewing Administrative Complaints of the State Tax Service
Arzu Huseynov – Legal specialist, Department for Organization of State Registration of Legal Entities, Main Department for Registration and Records of Taxpayers of the State Tax Service
Shamistan Shamistanzade - Head of the Training, Development and Evaluation Sector, Human Resources Management Department of the State Service on Property Issues
Afsana Khaligova – Senior Advisor, Sector for Organization of Work with Courts, Legal Department of the State Service on Property Issues.
Activities of the Appeals Board of the Ministry of Economy
Pursuant to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On the Expansion of the Functions and Structure of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan" dated October 23, 2019, the Appeals Council of the Ministry of Economy and the Secretariat of that Council were formed in a new composition. The Appeals Council formed in a new composition began operating in September 2020.
In 2023, the Appeals Board received 141 complaints. The complaints were reviewed in accordance with the requirements of the legislation.
Administrative and methodological work
Within the framework of the consideration of cases in the Appeals Council, in order to protect the rights and legitimate interests of citizens, as well as entrepreneurs, the circumstances that gave rise to complaints are discussed and recommendations are formulated to eliminate them, ensure legal certainty, optimize administration, and their implementation is monitored in the relevant manner.
