On 11 December 2019, three CEPEJ experts held a meeting in Baku with representatives of the Directorate General of Enforcement of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The aim of the meeting was to discuss the MOJ study on alternative mechanisms of enforcement of decisions and the entrustment of enforcement to private agencies in Azerbaijan which was launched following the Presidential Decree on “Deepening of reforms in the judicial system” (April 2019). as well as Comments and recommendations provided by the CEPEJ experts to the draft Code of Enforcement of Azerbaijan were also discussed. Mr Mustafayev, Head of the Directorate General of Enforcement of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) welcomed the contribution of the CEPEJ which will be duly incorporated in the future proposed draft of the Enforcement Code. With respect to the study, the CEPEJ experts provided concrete recommendations according to European standards and practices. They specifically highlighted the need to consider important aspects of private enforcement systems including duties and activities of private enforcement officers, training, the system of fees, liability of enforcement officers, monitoring and control. The CEPEJ will continue to provide its regular support to the MoJ to ensure improvements to the enforcement of court decisions in Azerbaijan.
The activity was organized in the framework of the CEPEJ cooperation project "Strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan" under the Partnership for Good Governance II (PGG II), which is funded jointly by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.