The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli Olimpiya Komitəsi) (AZNOC) - is an independent public organization, with a status of a legal entity, which passed registration in the Ministry of Justice of the Azerbaijani Republic. Charter of the organization is recognized by IOC, in 1993. The organization represents the country at the international Olympic Games. It acts on the basis of the Olympic Charter and also the Law of the Azerbaijani Republic about enterprises and public organizations.