"Abad" Public Legal Entity

The President of Azerbaijan signed the Decree on establishment of “ABAD” public legal entity under the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (“ASAN Service”) dated 23 September 2016 (“Decree”). The Decree provides for the establishment of “ABAD” (Easy Support for Family Business) centres. The Decree applies to family businesses, small and medium sized entrepreneurs of Azerbaijan. Objectives of the Decree are: • Active participation of citizens in the socio-economic development of Azerbaijan; • Supporting of business based on family labor; • Promotion of small and medium sized enterprise’s development; • Additional support for increasing the employment rate. For the purpose of financing the social projects the Decree considers creation of suitable environment for using modern technology production equipment in order to produce agricultural products, provision of marketing, design, financial and accounting, legal services, organization of trainings regarding using of production equipment, information regarding updates in modern technology in agriculture sphere and realization other similar methods conducted via “ABAD” centres. The Decree also covers the simplified procedure “single window” regarding the organization of certification via the “ABAD” centres.