PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

of November 3, 2001 No. 596

About approval of Rules of provision of permission (consent) to advertizing distribution

1. Approve "Rules of provision of permission (consent) to advertizing distribution" (are applied).

2. This Decree becomes effective from the date of publication.

Approved by the Presidential decree of the Azerbaijan Republic of November 3, 2001 No. 596

Rules of provision of permission (consent) to advertizing distribution

1. General provisions

1.1. Rules of provision of permission (consent) to advertizing distribution (further - "Rules") are prepared according to the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic "About advertizing", the Presidential decree of the Azerbaijan Republic "About application of the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic "About advertizing" of November 24, 1997 No. 644.

1.2. These rules establish procedure for provision of permission to placement of street (wall) advertizing in city and rural settlements, in other territories, provisions of consent to distribution of advertizing in bands of withdrawal or withdrawal (protection) of highways, on vehicles and mailings.

2. Rules of provision of permission to placement of street advertizing

2.1. Portable and the stationary lighting, gas-lighting, lit from outside or not lit these or those boards, stands, panel, posters, screens, board, signs, banners and flags on separate support used on roadsides of streets of city and rural settlements, other territories, on squares in parks, squares and on buildings, stops, on hoods of trade, refueling pavilions and stalls, on roofs, show-windows and windows, at intersections, bridges and platforms, on buildings and fencings, in underground passages, in balloons, aerostats, airships, etc. irrespective of pattern of ownership for commercial purposes for direct bringing advertizing to the consumer concern to street advertizing mediums.

2.2. The boards placed with input on facade of the servicing, shopping and other facilities on which they have a direct bearing and the showing accessory, the name bringing to the consumer type of their activities and operation mode, and also the posters, political advertizing placed at city information stands in non-commercial purposes, the declarations of non-governmental organizations, legal entities and physical persons which are not connected with business activity including the boards relating to state bodies regardless of the size are not considered as advertizing mediums.

2.3. Texts of advertizing mediums of legal entities, objects of the market of services and the consumer market shall be written in Azerbaijani. Advertizing in foreign language can be this in the form of the second text. If objects of the market of services and the consumer market have the logos and signs registered in the operating procedure, they can be this as in the original.

2.4. Carriers of street advertizing in city and rural settlements, in other territories of the Azerbaijan Republic are placed based on the documents resolving them issued by executive bodies of areas and cities in the territory where the immovable historical and cultural monuments which are under the state protection in their conservation zone and on monuments boards of advertizing and other information nature with the permission of the Ministry of Culture and tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic are located, and boards of advertizing and other information nature in the territory of the National Historical and Architectural Park "Icheri Sheher" and on the monuments incoming the reserve - from Management of the National Historical and Architectural Park "Icheri Sheher" under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic.

2.5. For permission of placement of carriers of street advertizing the following special conditions are shown:

* they shall not be identical to route signs, limit visibility range and safety on roads;

* shall not limit visibility of route signs;

* shall not blind the light transport drivers;

* in case of placement on engineering constructions shall not break general view of this construction from the point of view of esthetics and construction;

* shall be established so that pedestrians did not come to the carriageway to see them;

* shall correspond to the approved development plan for the settlement and to be suitable for safe operation;

* placement of the advertizing carrier shall not obstruct traffic of pedestrians, departure entrance and to limit easy access;

* shall not break esthetic type of the territory;

* the advertizing carrier shall not is without image;

* shall not contradict requirements of the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic "About advertizing".

2.6. For provision of permission to placement of carriers of street advertizing the following documents are required:

* statement of the distributor of advertizing;

* the document certifying payment of the state fee for placement of billboard;

* color photo of the territory where the advertizing medium will accommodate;

* color project and sketch of the advertizing medium;

* in case of placement of street advertizing on buildings, structures and other objects - the copy of the agreement signed about it certified in accordance with the established procedure with the owner;

* permission of relevant organ about compliance of the advertizing medium to the requirements specified in Item 2.5 of these rules.

2.7. The question of permission of distribution of advertizing shall be considered within 30 days after submission of the specified documents.

2.8. The document form, granting permission for placement of street advertizing, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic claims.

2.9. Accommodation of advertizing mediums in the territory and near historical and cultural monuments and their protective zone, buildings of state bodies, the territory of mosques and prayer is not allowed. Advertizing carriers can be placed on roofs of historical monuments (buildings) only based on the conclusion of arts councils under the promotional and informational organizations and on condition of not rendering negative impact on stability of buildings.

2.10. Establishment of the advertizing complicating real assessment of road situation and similar to the route signs making impression of the fact that on the road there are vehicles, pedestrians and animals is not allowed.

2.11. Accommodation of advertizing mediums is not allowed in the following cases in the open air:

* at distance less than 2 meters from the region of suburban roads;

* if the lower part of advertizing means at intersections is at distance less than 2 meters from the earth;

* if they are in one plane with transport traffic lights and route signs.

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