1.1. This Statute defines the legal framework governing the establishment and operation of the Tripartite Commission on Social and Economic Issues (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

1.2. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation, and the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter referred to as the Parties) are the parties of the Commission.

1.3. In its activities, the Commission is guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, decrees and orders of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, resolutions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, international treaties to which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party, and this Statute.

1.4. The Commission has its own official letterhead and emblem.

1.5. The Secretariat of the Commission is located in the city of Baku.