President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on additional measures related to the digitalization of import-export, transit, transportation, and logistics activities.
Medianews.az reports that according to the decree, to improve the state management mechanism in the regulation of foreign trade, to effectively coordinate the activities of state bodies (institutions), including creating a fully digital environment based on a unified entry point for import-export, transit, transportation, and logistics operations, and to implement a system for the "smart" management of cargo flows, a "Single Window" information system will be established.
Through the System, the following will be ensured in connection with the conduct of foreign trade activities:
- submission of required documents, including commercial and transport documents;
- preparation of required documents and information regarding vehicles and transported goods electronically;
- provision of information about border crossing procedures, transportation rules and conditions, as well as acceptance and response to users’ inquiries;
- electronic conclusion of cargo transportation contracts, as well as submission of concluded contracts;
- tracking of transported cargo throughout the entire movement route;
- execution of payments and obtaining statistical data related to these activities;
The Cabinet of Ministers performs the owner functions of the System, and the operator functions are carried out by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport (MDDT).
The System facilitates exchange of information within the limits defined by the country's normative legal acts (regulating the legal basis of data content and data exchange) among information systems and resources of licenses and permits (including certificates and attestations related to compliance assessment), customs, tax, food safety, agriculture, motor transport sectors, provision of state services, state registration and accounting of taxpayers, identification of individuals, entry, registration, and exit from the country, as well as institutions operating in civil aviation, railways, and maritime transport sectors, and payment service providers (credit institutions) and insurance organizations providing payment services for civil liability and cargo insurance.
The Cabinet of Ministers shall prepare and submit to the head of state within 9 months a draft of the System’s charter, develop and submit proposals for improving regulatory legal acts to ensure digitalization in import-export, transit, transportation, and logistics sectors, taking into account international experience, take necessary measures based on proposals of MDDT and the State Customs Committee to ensure the operation of the System, and resolve other issues arising from the decree.
The MDDT must take necessary measures for the implementation, organization, and development of the System, place, operate, and improve the System in accordance with the "Government Cloud (G-cloud) Concept" approved by the President's decree dated June 3, 2019, include the System in the "Unified Register of State Information Resources, Systems, and Electronic Services" and in the state register of information systems with personal data, and present monthly reports on operations carried out through the System to the owners (or operators) of the integrated information systems and resources.
The MDDT, together with the Special Communication and Information Security State Service, shall ensure the implementation of measures arising from the requirements of the President's decree dated September 12, 2018, "On approval of Rules for the formation, operation, integration and archiving of state information resources and systems, and on certain measures related to e-government".
