From April 5, Access to the Street by SMS Only - Operational Headquarters

Baku / 02.04.20 / Turan: Within the framework of the quarantine regime introduced in the country, restrictions on movement were established, the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet said on April 2.

From 00:00 April 5 to 00:00 April 20:

1. Movement is allowed on the basis of official certificates or a certificate from the place of work of the following persons:

- Employees of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan;

- Deputies of the Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic and employees of its Office;

- Heads of central and local executive bodies and their deputies;

- The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) and the staff of his Office;

- Heads of state-owned legal entities, including public law entities created on behalf of the state and their deputies;

- Employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan;

- Employees of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Azerbaijan Republic and structures subordinate to it;

- Employees of objects of national importance and livelihoods, as well as continuously functioning institutions (attached list number 1);

- Employees of state bodies and structures (institutions) of health care, private health care institutions;

- Employees of law enforcement, judicial bodies and bodies where military service is provided, lawyers;

- Media employees;

- Employees of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in the Republic of Azerbaijan and their local personnel (based on accreditation cards issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan).

2. The following persons are allowed to move after the employer has entered information about them into the icaze.e-gov.az portal using an electronic signature:

- Employees of state bodies belonging to the state of legal entities involved in the work, including public legal entities created on behalf of the state (list 2 is attached);

- Employees of private legal entities, the continuation of which is permitted in the directions established by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 30, 2020 No. 120, and individuals engaged in entrepreneurial activities without creating a legal entity, and their employees;

- Employees required to ensure the protection and technical safety of private legal entities, the continuation of which is not permitted.

3. Movement of volunteers of the ASAN Volunteers Public Association, the Regional Development Public Association, the Agrarian Development Volunteers Movement, Bir volunteer students, volunteers of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan after entering data on them in the icaze portal. e-gov.az.

4. All other persons may leave their place of residence in the following cases;

- In connection with urgent medical need and treatment according to one schedule or another;

- In connection with the need to purchase food and other everyday goods, as well as medicines, use banking and postal services;

- In connection with the participation in the funeral of a close relative.

In order to obtain permission to leave the place of residence, these persons must send an SMS message to number 8103 (SMS messages are free). The text of the SMS message should contain one of the following 3 indices and personal identification data.

Numeral 1 - in order to leave the place of residence due to urgent medical need or undergoing treatment according to the schedule (permission to provide for 2 hours within the district and city, if there is a need for movement between regions and cities, the distance between the residence address and the destination address is taken into account and the time of the treatment procedure, the time of return is established by the certificate issued by the doctor, which, if necessary, is presented to the police);

Numeral 2 - in order to leave the place of residence due to the need to purchase food and other consumer goods, as well as medicines, use banking and postal services (permission is granted once a day for 2 hours);

Numeral 3 - in order to leave the place of residence in connection with the participation in the funeral of a close relative.

Identity data includes:

- For a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan - a series and number of an identity card (for example, AZE1111111);

- For foreigners temporarily or permanently residing in the Azerbaijan Republic, or stateless persons - the series and number of the certificate of permission for temporary or permanent residence in the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic (MYİ (DYİ) 1111111),

- For foreigners and stateless persons whose term of temporary stay in the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic has been extended - the series and number of the decision to extend the period of temporary stay (MOM1111111).

Example: in order to leave the place of residence due to the need to purchase food and other everyday goods, as well as medicines, use banking and postal services, you should send an SMS message of the following content - 2 AZE1111111.

The response SMS message received from the electronic government information system indicates the validity period of the permit. A person can leave his place of residence only after receiving a positive response.

In order to leave the place of residence in the event of a situation that poses a direct threat to life and health, sending an SMS message is not required. Also, when summoned to court or law enforcement agencies, persons leave their place of residence without sending an SMS. In this case, they present at the request of the police officers a document to call the court or law enforcement agencies.

If you have any difficulties with the rules for using the SMS permission system and sending SMS, you can contact the Call Center 9108 of the State Agency for the provision of services to citizens and social innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ASAN Xidmət).

The relevant state structures and private legal entities must enter data on employees, and the relevant volunteer organizations - about volunteers in the icaze.e-gov.az portal from 10:00 on April 3, 2020.

When moving persons in accordance with the procedure provided for in this Decree, it is mandatory to have identification documents with you.

Cases of violation of the rules for introducing restrictions on movement will be regarded as a violation of the special quarantine regime and provide for liability established in the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code. At the same time, the facts of introducing false data to obtain permission through the icaze.e-gov.az portal and abuse of the procedure for obtaining permission through the SMS system in order to leave the place of residence will be constantly investigated, in relation to legal entities and individuals who have committed such facts, strict liability measures will be applied.

Appendix Number 1

The list of objects of national importance and life support, as well as continuously functioning enterprises, whose employees are subject to involvement in a limited number

1. Open Joint Stock Company Azersu

2. Production Association Azerigaz

3. Open Joint Stock Company Azerishyg

4. Open joint-stock company Azerenerji

5. Open Joint Stock Company Azeristilitedjhizat

6. State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (its subsidiaries and joint ventures)

7. Open Joint Stock Company “Land Reclamation and Water Management of Azerbaijan”

8. Closed Joint-Stock Company AzerGold

9. Joint-stock company Azeragrartikinti

10. Open joint-stock company Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation

11. Open Joint-Stock Company Azercosmos

12. Closed joint-stock company Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company

13. Closed Joint-Stock Company Azerbaijan Railways

14. Closed Joint Stock Company Azerbaijan Hava Yollary

15. State Agency for Roads of Azerbaijan

16. Republican Center of Seismological Service at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan

17. Baku transport agency

18. Closed Joint Stock Company Baku Metro

19. Closed Joint Stock Company Baku International Sea Trade Port

20. State Maritime Agency

21. State Agency of Civil Aviation

22. Production Association Ganja Automobile Plant

23. Enterprises for the production, procurement and supply of bread and other food products

Appendix number 2

The list of government bodies and legal entities owned by the state, including public legal entities created on behalf of the state, whose employees are allowed to travel after the employer has entered information about them in the icaze.e-gov.az portal using an electronic signature:

1. Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2. The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan

3. Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan

4. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan

5. The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

6. Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan

7. The Ministry of Defense Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan

8. The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

9. The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

10. The Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan

11. The State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

12. The State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Statistics

13. The State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Urban Planning and Architecture

14. The State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan on problems of the family, women and children

15. The State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for work with religious entities

16. The State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Work with the Diaspora

17. State Agency for the provision of services to citizens and social innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

18. Food Security Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

19. State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

20. Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

21. State Housing Construction Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

22. State Advertising Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

23. Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC)

24. National Agency for Mine Action in the Republic of Azerbaijan

25. The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan, state-owned banks

26. State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic

27. Executive authorities of cities and regions of the Azerbaijan Republic

28. Office of the State Historical and Architectural Reserve "Icherisheher"

29. Office of the Primorsky Boulevard of the Republic of Azerbaijan

30. State examination center of the Azerbaijan Republic

31. Accounts Chamber of the Republic of Azerbaijan

32. Mortgage and credit guarantee fund of the Azerbaijan Republic

33. Deposit Insurance Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan

34. Social Development Fund of IDPs of the Azerbaijan Republic

35. Joint Stock Company Azerkontrakt

36. Non-bank credit organization Closed Joint-Stock Company Agrarkredit