Azerbaijani Parliament approves draft Customs Code

The Parliament of Azerbaijan approved the draft Customs Code of the country on Friday in the second reading.

After the first reading, considering the remarks made during the debate, several articles were simplified, harmonized with international standards, the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic policy Ziyad Samadzade said, presenting the bill.

However, he said, some questions still remain open - regarding the duration of inspections and the application of customs tariffs, but the Code has sufficiently improved.

The existing Customs Code was adopted in 1997.


/Trend/