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Merchant Shipping Code of Azerbaijan: amendments

Merchant Shipping Code of Azerbaijan: latest amendment adopted on 10 July 2026 (No. 438-VIIQD). 22 amendments on record at e-qanun.az.

In force Adopted: 22 June 2001

All amendments (22) Open the text on e-qanun.az The consolidated text in force, with every amendment incorporated, is on e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani).

Latest amendment

  1. No. 438-VIIQD · In force from: 3 August 2026

    Articles changed Art. 2 2.2-1, 2.2-3 Art. 3 3.1-1 Art. 48 48.6, 48.7 Art. 60-1

    Also amends “Dövlət rüsumu haqqında” Qanun “Yol hərəkəti haqqında” Qanun “Nəqliyyat haqqında” Qanun +3

By year

most in 2007 — 3

History of amendments

22 amendments in total
2026 1 amendment
Adopted: 10 July In force: 3 August 2026 No. 438-VIIQD Art. 2 2.2-1, 2.2-3 Art. 3 3.1-1 Art. 48 48.6, 48.7 Art. 60-1 Also amends: “Dövlət rüsumu haqqında” Qanun “Yol hərəkəti haqqında” Qanun +4
2025 1 amendment
Adopted: 16 December In force: 15 January 2026 No. 312-VIIQD Art. 3-1 Art. 87 87.6-1 Art. 313 313.4 Art. 314 314.2 +1 5 articles · 5 points Also amends: Civil Code “Nəqliyyat haqqında” Qanun +1
2024 2 amendments
Adopted: 29 November In force: 7 January 2025 No. 77-VIIQD Art. 302 302.1, 302.2, 302.4 Also amends: Labour Code Criminal Code +6
Adopted: 5 March In force: 29 April 2024 No. 1108-VIQD Art. 48 48.1.4 Art. 237 237.2 Art. 301 301.0.6 Also amends: Labour Code Civil Code +17
2023 1 amendment
Adopted: 22 December In force: 15 February 2024 No. 1066-VIQD Art. 2 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.5-1, 2.8, … Art. 4 4.4 Art. 5 5.1, 5.2, 5.2.5, 5.2.7 Art. 5-1 +53 57 articles · 143 points this law only
Earlier years: 2006–2021 17 amendments
2021 1 amendment
Adopted: 9 July In force: 10 August 2021 No. 368-VIQD Art. 2 2.5 Art. 3 3.1.2 this law only
2020 1 amendment
Adopted: 31 May In force: 19 July 2020 No. 123-VIQD Art. 87 87.1, 87.4, 87.6, 87.6-1 Art. 108 Art. 119 119.1 Art. 127 +4 8 articles · 15 points Also amends: Civil Code
2019 1 amendment
Adopted: 1 February In force: 24 February 2019 No. 1471-VQD Art. 18 18.1.3 Art. 22 22.2 Art. 35 this law only
2018 2 amendments
Adopted: 3 April In force: 25 May 2018 No. 1057-VQD Art. 4 4.4 this law only
Adopted: 6 March In force: 18 March 2018 No. 1041-VQD Art. 12 12.1.2 Art. 13 13.3 Art. 30 30.2.12 Art. 62 62.1.3 +3 7 articles · 7 points this law only
2017 1 amendment
Adopted: 20 October In force: 4 November 2017 No. 808-VQD Art. 278 278.1.1 Art. 280 280.1.1.1, 280.1.1.2, 280.1.1.3, 280.1.1.4, … this law only
2015 1 amendment
Adopted: 18 December In force: 2 February 2016 No. 40-VQD Art. 2 2.4, 2.5 Art. 6-1 6-1.1.9, 6-1.1.21, 6-1.1.22 Art. 22 22.5, 22.6 Art. 68 +14 18 articles · 26 points this law only
2014 2 amendments
Adopted: 16 December In force: 20 January 2015 No. 1137-IVQD Art. 48 48.2.2, 48.2.3, 48.3 this law only
Adopted: 4 March In force: 13 April 2014 No. 916-IVQD Art. 6-1 6-1.1.2 this law only
2013 1 amendment
Adopted: 15 February In force: 12 March 2013 No. 559-IVQD Art. 6-1 6-1.1.1 Art. 15 15.2 this law only
2012 1 amendment
Adopted: 29 May In force: — No. 371-IVQD Art. 2 2.9, 2.10 Art. 5-1 Art. 6-1 6-1.1.21 Art. 15 +8 12 articles · 27 points this law only
2010 1 amendment
Adopted: 1 February In force: — No. 951-IIIQD Also amends: Civil Code Family Code +16
2009 1 amendment
Adopted: 20 October In force: — No. 890-IIIQD Also amends: “Yol hərəkəti haqqında” Qanun “Daşınmaz əmlakın dövlət reyestri haqqında” Qanun
2007 3 amendments
Adopted: 16 June In force: 31 August 2007 No. 389-IIIQD Also amends: Labour Code Code of Civil Procedure +12
Adopted: 1 May In force: 31 May 2007 No. 324-IIIQD Also amends: Housing Code Customs Code +1
Adopted: 17 April In force: 30 June 2006 No. 320-IIIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +6
2006 1 amendment
Adopted: 19 December In force: 31 December 2006 No. 203-IIIQD Also amends: “Dövlət rüsumu haqqında” Qanun

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Source: the Unified Electronic Database of Legal Acts of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan. Compiled by the Operativ Məlumat Mərkəzi newsroom. Names of acts are given in Azerbaijani, as they are officially published; the codes are named in English. e-qanun.az ↗