BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. The structure of
the Media and Broadcasting Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan
has been approved.


President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed the
relevant decree. The text of the document has been published on the
official website of the President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan.


According to the decree, the Media and Broadcasting Council of
the Republic of Azerbaijan (the Council) is the legal successor to
the Audio Broadcasting Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and
its rights, obligations, and assets are transferred to the Council.
The staffing level of the Media and Broadcasting Council is set at
108 full-time positions.


The public legal entity “Media Development Agency of the
Republic of Azerbaijan” is dissolved, and its rights, obligations,
and assets are transferred to the Media and Broadcasting Council of
the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter referred to as the
Council).


The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan is
instructed:


within four months, to prepare and submit to the President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan proposals for bringing regulatory legal
acts into compliance with this Decree.


Within one month:


ensure the transfer of state property currently on the balance
sheet of the Broadcasting Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan and
the public legal entity “Media Development Agency of the Republic
of Azerbaijan” to the Council’s balance sheet;

resolve issues related to the financing of the Council’s activities
within the limits of the funds allocated in the state budget for
the current year to the Broadcasting Council of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the public legal entity “Media Development Agency of
the Republic of Azerbaijan”;

take measures to provide the Council with an administrative
building.


Furthermore, in accordance with the Law of the Republic of
Azerbaijan “On Public Service,” take measures to ensure that the
Council’s staff is staffed by employees from the Broadcasting
Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the public legal entity
“Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”