Chamber of Accounts of the Republic of Azerbaijan


The Chamber of Accounts of the Republic of Azerbaijan is a supreme audit institution, the highest financial control authority of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
It is subordinate to the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber is Vugar Gulmamedov. Its members are appointed and dismissed by Milli Majlis according to law.

History

The Chamber was established in accordance with Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the Chamber of Accounts”, dated July 2, 1999, defined the main tasks of the institution. On December 7, 2001, it officially started to operate.

International relations

The Chamber collaborates with several worldwide organizations and has been accepted to the membership INTOSAI , ECOSAI , ASOSAI, EUROSAI and the Council of SAIs, Head of CIS Member Countries.
The institution established bilateral cooperation with the following SAIs:
The Chamber has the following duties;
The members consist of Chairman, Deputy Chairman and five auditors. Their terms are seven years. The members are appointed by the votes of at least 63 members of the Milli Majlis on the basis of the introduction of the Chairman of the Milli Majlis.
Members can attend in the meetings of the Milli Mejlis on invitation from that.