On January 30, 2002 the SCC of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the World Customs Organization signed a Memorandum on establishment of the Regional Training Center in Baku. Mr. Michel Dane, WCO Secretary General attended the opening ceremony, which took place in September of 2003.
Its capacity is enough to provide training for 50 people at a time; it has a conference hall equipped with modern equipment, class rooms, a library, hotel, a sports hall and a sports ground, a swimming pool, a sauna, a canteen, a bar, a shop, a hairdresser’s shop, etc.