BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 19. The public legal
entity Management Union of Medical Territorial Units (TABIB) has
been placed under the authority of Azerbaijan's Ministry of
Health.


President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to this effect. The
document was published on the official website of the President of
Azerbaijan.


Under the decree, the rights, obligations and property of the
existing public legal entity will be transferred to TABIB, which
will operate under the Ministry of Health.


TABIB's authorized capital will be formed from the property of
the existing public legal entity.


Until TABIB is registered in accordance with the Law of the
Republic of Azerbaijan on State Registration and the State Register
of Legal Entities, the existing public legal entity will continue
operating. During this period, the powers of its Supervisory Board
will be exercised by a commission established by the Ministry of
Health.


TABIB's day-to-day management will be carried out by a
Management Board consisting of a chairperson and four deputy
chairpersons, all appointed and dismissed by the Ministry of
Health.


The decree assigns the following founder's powers over TABIB to
the President of Azerbaijan:


- Approval of TABIB's charter and determination of the amount of
its authorized capital, as well as amendments to them;


- Establishment of TABIB's governing bodies;


- Reorganization and liquidation of TABIB;


- Adoption of the decision stipulated in Article 3.3 of the Law
on Public Legal Entities.







The Ministry of Health is entrusted with resolving other matters
falling within the founder's powers under Article 8.2 of the Law on
Public Legal Entities, except for those specified in Clause 3.1 of
the decree.


The Cabinet of Ministers must prepare and submit proposals to
the President within three months on the following matters:


1. Improving regulatory legal acts in light of Part 1 of the
decree;


2. Drafting TABIB's charter, including the amount of its
authorized capital, based on proposals from the Ministry of
Health;


3. Resolving other issues arising from the decree.


The Ministry of Health is required to establish the commission
referred to in Clause 2.3 of the decree.


Within three days of approval of TABIB's charter, the ministry
must take the necessary steps to register the entity in accordance
with the Law on State Registration and the State Register of Legal
Entities.


Within one month of TABIB's state registration, the ministry
must take the necessary measures to transfer the property of the
existing public legal entity to TABIB's balance sheet, as
appropriate.


The ministry must also take any other necessary measures to
implement the decree.