Azerbaijan To Issue Licenses To Business Entities For Manufacturing Of Military Products (Exclusive)


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 25. Business entities will be issued a license for the manufacturing of military products, and the Ministry of Defense industry will issue it for the design, production, and testing of military products, as well as for their repair and maintenance, Advisor to Azerbaijan's Defense Industry Minister Arif Babayev told Trend.

He noted that fees related to the licenses vary from 10,000 to 12,000 and up to 50,000 manat depending on the type of activity.

“Work is underway to establish new rules, conditions, and requirements for the issuance of licenses. To stimulate the development of the defense industry, tax and customs privileges will be applied to persons engaged in the design, production, sale, repair, and maintenance of defense articles. They will be exempted from customs duties and value-added tax based on supporting documents issued by the Ministry of Defense Industry. Stimulating interest in defense industry activities and attracting private business entities means creating a healthy competitive environment. The Ministry of Defense Industry will issue permission to import and export military products to the private sector. To organize this process more efficiently and to learn from international experience, appropriate amendments are being made to the national legislation. This in turn will give an impetus to the development of the related industry,” he noted.

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