On December 27, 2001 No. 242-IIG
About iodination of salt for the purpose of mass prevention of iodine-deficiency diseases
This Law establishes legal, organizational and economic basis of the measures connected with iodination of salt for the purpose of mass prevention of iodine-deficiency diseases in the Azerbaijan Republic and governs the relations arising in this area.
1.0. The basic concepts used in this Law express the following values:
1.0.1. diseases of iodic insufficiency - the pathological condition arising in connection with violation of functions of thyroid gland as a result of shortage of iodine in organism (violation of functions of brain, abortion, the birth of the dead child, weak-mindedness, cretinism and so forth);
1.0.2. prevention of iodine-deficiency diseases - the measures directed to prevention of iodine-deficiency diseases;
1.0.3. salt iodination - process of enrichment of the salt eaten and for forage, iodine for the purpose of mass prevention of diseases.
The legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic on iodination of salt for the purpose of mass prevention of iodine-deficiency diseases consists of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic "About food safety", other regulatory legal acts and international treaties supported by the Azerbaijan Republic.
This Law extends on all physical persons and legal entity, irrespective of form of business, iodine-deficiency diseases performing activities in the field of iodination of salt for the purpose of mass prevention in the Azerbaijan Republic.
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