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Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan

On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan Directed at Further Strengthening the Reliable Protection of Private Property and Business Entities and Removing Obstacles to Their Rapid Development

Adopted by the Legislative Chamber on July 31, 2015 Approved by the Senate on August 6, 2015

Article 1.
The following additions and amendments shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 285-XII "On Foreign Economic Activity" adopted on June 14, 1991 (in the edition of Law No. 77-II of the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted on May 26, 2000) (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2000, No. 5-6, Article 148; 2003, No. 5, Article 67; 2004, No. 5, Article 90; 2005, No. 1, Article 18; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 12, Article 410; 2009, No. 9, Article 330):

1) Part two of Article 15 shall be supplemented with the words "as well as demanding documents not provided for by legislative acts in carrying out foreign economic activity" after the words "interfering in their activities";

2) Part one of Article 17:
shall be supplemented with the following eighth item:
"establishing the full list of documents required for carrying out export-import operations"; the eighth through eleventh items shall be considered the ninth through twelfth items, respectively.
See previous edition.
(Article 2 lost its force based on Law No. URQ-677 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated February 25, 2021 – National Database of Legislative Acts, 26.02.2021, No. 03/21/677/0155)

Article 3.
The following additions shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 736-XII "On Pledge" adopted on December 9, 1992 (in the edition of Law No. 614-I of the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted on May 1, 1998) (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1998, No. 5-6, Article 96; 2002, No. 1, Article 20; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 4, Article 156; 2009, No. 9, Article 337):

1) Part four of Article 19 shall be supplemented with the words "(if seals are present)" after the words "their signs and seals";

2) Part three of Article 36 shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)" after the words "in stamped form".
See previous edition.
(Article 4 lost its force based on Law No. URQ-763 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 12, 2022 — , 13.04.2022, No. 03/22/763/0306)

Article 5.
The following amendments and additions shall be made to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by Law No. 2012-XII of the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted on September 22, 1994 (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 1, Article 3; Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1996, No. 9, Article 144; 1997, No. 2, Article 56, No. 9, Article 241; 1998, No. 5-6, Article 102, No. 9, Article 181; 1999, No. 1, Article 20, No. 5, Article 124, No. 9, Article 229; 2000, No. 5-6, Article 153; 2001, No. 1-2, Article 23, No. 9-10, Article 165; 2002, No. 9, Article 165; 2003, No. 1, Article 8, No. 9-10, Article 149; 2004, No. 1-2, Article 18, No. 9, Article 171; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 9, Article 314, No. 12, Articles 417, 418; 2006, No. 6, Article 261, No. 12, Article 656; 2007, No. 4, Articles 158, 166, No. 6, Article 248, No. 9, Articles 416, 422, No. 12, Article 607; 2008, No. 4, Articles 187, 188, 189, No. 7, Article 352, No. 9, Articles 485, 487, 488, No. 12, Articles 640, 641; 2009, No. 1, Article 1, No. 4, Article 128, No. 9, Articles 329, 334, 335, 337, No. 12, Article 470; 2010, No. 5, Articles 176, 179, No. 9, Article 341, No. 12, Articles 471, 477; 2011, No. 1, Article 1; 2012, No. 4, Article 108, No. 9/1, Article 242, No. 12, Article 336; 2013, No. 4, Article 98, No. 10, Article 263; 2014, No. 1, Article 2, No. 5, Article 130, No. 9, Article 244, No. 12, Article 343; 2015, No. 6, Article 228):

1) The word "responsible" shall be deleted from sub-item "g" of the disposition of part three of Article 156;

2) Part two of Article 180 shall be stated in the following edition:
"If the material damage caused is compensated, punishment in the form of restriction of liberty and deprivation of liberty shall not be applied";

3) Part two of Article 181 shall be stated in the following edition:
"If the material damage caused is compensated, punishment in the form of restriction of liberty and deprivation of liberty shall not be applied";

4) Article 184 shall be supplemented with the following fifth part:
"A person who commits a crime for the first time shall be exempted from liability if, within thirty days from the date of receiving the decision of the state tax authority body regarding the results of the review of tax inspection materials, he fully compensates for the damage caused to the state in the form of taxes and other mandatory payments, including penalties and other financial sanctions";

5) Part four of Article 184-1 shall be deleted;

6) Article 188 shall be stated in the following edition:
"Article 188. Illegal Entrepreneurial Activity

Carrying out entrepreneurial activity without state registration while obtaining a large amount of uncontrolled income, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of three hundred to six hundred times the minimum monthly wage, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years, or by restriction of liberty for two to five years, or by deprivation of liberty for up to five years";

7) Parts one and two of Article 189 shall be deleted;

8) Chapter XIII-1 shall be added with the following content:

"Chapter XIII-1. Crimes Related to Obstruction of Entrepreneurial Activity, Illegal Interference, and Other Crimes Infringing on the Rights and Legitimate Interests of Business Entities

Article 192-1. Violation of the Right to Private Property

Causing harm to private property owners by violating their rights by an official or employee of a supervisory, law enforcement, or other state body or state organization, that is, illegally restricting and (or) depriving them of property rights, encroaching on private property, forcing the owner to accept conditions whose unlawfulness was obvious in advance, including unjustifiably demanding the transfer of property or property rights, as well as taking away the owner's property or forcing him to renounce his right to his property, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of one hundred fifty to three hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years, or by corrective labor for up to three years.

The same actions:

a) committed causing large damage;

b) committed by a group of persons in collusion, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of three hundred to five hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, with restriction of liberty for one to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for up to three years.

The same actions:

a) committed causing very large damage;

b) committed in the interests of an organized group, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of five hundred to six hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, with restriction of liberty for three to five years, or by deprivation of liberty for three to five years.

Article 192-2. Violation of the Procedure for Inspecting the Activities of Business Entities and Auditing Financial and Economic Activity

Violation of the established procedure for inspecting the activities of business entities and auditing financial and economic activity, as well as initiating and (or) conducting inspections of the activities of business entities in violation of the law, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

The same actions:

a) committed causing large damage;

b) committed by a group of persons in collusion, –

The same actions:

a) committed causing very large damage;

b) committed in the interests of an organized group, –

Article 192-3. Illegal Suspension of Activities of Business Entities and (or) Operations on Their Bank Accounts

Illegal suspension of the activities of business entities and (or) operations on their bank accounts, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

The same actions:

a) committed causing large damage;

b) committed by a group of persons in collusion, –

The same actions:

a) committed causing very large damage;

b) committed in the interests of an organized group, –

Article 192-4. Forced Involvement of Business Entities in Sponsorship and Other Measures

Forcing business entities to participate in sponsorship and other measures related to the allocation of funds and other material valuables by an official or employee of a supervisory, law enforcement, or other state body or state organization, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

If the material damage caused is compensated, punishment in the form of restriction of liberty and deprivation of liberty shall not be applied.

Article 192-5. Violation of Legislative Acts on Licensing and Legislative Acts on Permitting Procedures

Violation of the established procedure and deadlines for issuing licenses and other documents of a permitting nature, including the illegal introduction of new types of licenses and permitting procedures, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

shall be punished by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, a fine in the amount of fifty to two hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by corrective labor for up to two years.

The same actions:

a) committed causing very large damage;

b) committed in the interests of an organized group, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of two hundred to five hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, with restriction of liberty for three to five years, or by deprivation of liberty for three to five years.

Article 192-6. Illegal Refusal, Non-application, or Obstruction of the Application of Benefits and Preferences

Illegal refusal, non-application, or obstruction of the application of benefits and preferences granted to business entities, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of fifty to two hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to two years, or by corrective labor for up to two years.

The same actions:

a) committed causing very large damage;

b) committed in the interests of an organized group, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of two hundred to five hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities, with restriction of liberty for one to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for up to three years.

Article 192-7. Unjustified Delay in Providing Funds to Business Entities and Other Organizations

Unjustified delay by an official or employee of a bank in providing funds for the payment of wages, pensions, scholarships, and other payments equivalent to them to business entities and other organizations, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

shall be punished by a fine of up to fifty times the minimum monthly wage, or by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years, or by restriction of liberty for up to one year, or by deprivation of liberty for up to one year.

Article 192-8. Illegal Demand for Information on the Availability of Funds in the Accounts of Business Entities

Demanding information on the availability of funds in the accounts of business entities in cases not provided for by legislative acts, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

Article 192-9. Bribery for Commercial Influence

Giving material valuables or making a person financially interested in them, knowing that it is illegal, by a person seeking to attract the attention of an official of a non-state commercial organization or another non-state organization to perform or fail to perform a certain action that he should or could perform using his official powers, in exchange for such action or inaction for the benefit of the person seeking to attract his attention, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of fifty to one hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by corrective labor for one to two years, or by restriction of liberty for one to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for up to three years.

Receiving material valuables or becoming financially interested in them, knowing that it is illegal, by an official of a non-state commercial organization or another non-state organization, seeking to attract the attention of a person to perform or fail to perform a certain action that he should or could perform using his official powers, in exchange for such action or inaction for the benefit of the person seeking to attract his attention, –

The actions provided for in the first part of this article:

a) committed repeatedly;

b) committed in large amounts;

c) committed by a group of persons in collusion, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of one hundred to three hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by corrective labor for two to three years, or by restriction of liberty for three to five years, or by deprivation of liberty for three to five years.

The actions provided for in the second part of this article:

a) committed repeatedly;

b) committed in large amounts;

c) committed through extortion;

d) committed by a group of persons in collusion, –

The actions provided for in the first or second part of this article:

a) committed in very large amounts;

b) committed by an organized group or in the interests of such a group, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of three hundred to six hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by deprivation of liberty for five to eight years.

If the person who committed bribery for commercial influence was blackmailed for material valuables or property interests, and if this person voluntarily filed a complaint within thirty days after the criminal acts were committed, sincerely repented, and actively assisted in uncovering the crime, he shall be exempted from liability.

Article 192-10. Bribery of an Employee of a Non-State Commercial Organization or Another Non-State Organization

Giving material valuables or making a person financially interested in them, knowing that it is illegal, by a person seeking to attract the attention of an employee of a non-state commercial organization or another non-state organization to perform or fail to perform a certain action that he should or could perform using his official powers, in exchange for such action or inaction for the benefit of the person seeking to attract his attention, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of twenty to thirty times the minimum monthly wage, or by corrective labor for up to one year.

Receiving material valuables or becoming financially interested in them, knowing that it is illegal, by an employee of a non-state commercial organization or another non-state organization, seeking to attract the attention of a person to perform or fail to perform a certain action that he should or could perform using his official powers, in exchange for such action or inaction for the benefit of the person seeking to attract his attention, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of twenty to thirty times the minimum monthly wage, or by corrective labor for up to one year.

Article 192-11. Abuse of Official Powers by Officials in a Non-State Commercial Organization or Another Non-State Organization

Abuse of official powers, that is, the intentional use by an official of a non-state commercial organization or another non-state organization of his official powers, if it causes large damage or serious harm to the rights of citizens or legally protected interests, or to state or public interests, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of one hundred to one hundred fifty times the minimum monthly wage, or by restriction of liberty for up to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for up to two years.

The same action:

a) committed causing very large damage;

b) committed by an organized group or in the interests of such a group, –

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of one hundred fifty to three hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by restriction of liberty for one to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for up to three years.

If the material damage caused is compensated, punishment in the form of restriction of liberty and deprivation of liberty shall not be applied";

9) Article 205:
the disposition of part one shall be stated in the following edition:
"Abuse of power or official authority, that is, the intentional use by an official of a state body, a state-owned organization, or a self-government body of his official powers, if it causes large damage or serious harm to the rights of citizens or legally protected interests, or to state or public interests"; the disposition of part two shall be stated in the following edition:
"The same actions:

a) committed causing very large damage;

b) committed in the interests of an organized group";

10) Article 206:
the disposition of part one shall be stated in the following edition:
"Exceeding official authority, that is, the intentional commission by an official of a state body, a state-owned organization, or a self-government body of actions outside the scope of powers granted to him by law, if it causes large damage or serious harm to the rights of citizens or legally protected interests, or to state or public interests"; the disposition of part two shall be stated in the following edition:
"The same actions:

a) committed causing very large damage;

b) committed in the interests of an organized group";

11) Article 206-1 shall be deleted;

12) The disposition of part one of Article 207 shall be stated in the following edition:
"Negligence in official duties, that is, failure to perform or improper performance of duties by an official of a state body, a state-owned organization, or a self-government body due to indifference or irresponsible attitude towards them, if it causes large damage or serious harm to the rights of citizens or legally protected interests, or to state or public interests";

13) The disposition of Article 208 shall be stated in the following edition:
"Official inaction, that is, the intentional failure by an official of a state body to perform actions that he should or could perform in the course of his official duties, if it causes large damage or serious harm to the rights of citizens or legally protected interests, or to state or public interests, as well as if such inaction was committed in a crime";

14) The disposition of part one of Article 209 shall be stated in the following edition:
"Official forgery, that is, the intentional inclusion of knowingly false information and entries in official documents, falsification of documents, or the creation and submission of knowingly false documents by an official of a state body, a state-owned organization, or a self-government body for the sake of personal gain or other interests, if it causes serious harm to the rights of citizens or legally protected interests, or to state or public interests";

15) Article 210:
the disposition of part one shall be stated in the following edition:

«Bribery, that is, the receipt by an official of a state body, a state-participating organization, or a self-government body of material valuables or the acquisition of a property interest, knowing that it is illegal, in exchange for performing or not performing certain actions that the official is obliged or could perform using their official position, for the benefit of the person offering the bribe, either personally or through an intermediary»;

the disposition of the third part shall be stated in the following edition:

«Bribery:

a) in a very large amount;

b) committed for the benefit of an organized group»;

16)
Article 211
:

the disposition of the first part shall be stated in the following edition:

«Bribery, that is, the giving by a person offering a bribe, knowing that it is illegal, of material valuables or the creation of a property interest for an official of a state body, a state-participating organization, or a self-government body, directly or through an intermediary, in exchange for performing or not performing certain actions that the official is obliged or could perform using their official position, for the benefit of the person offering the bribe»;

the disposition of the third part shall be stated in the following edition:

«Bribery:

a) in a very large amount;

b) committed for the benefit of an organized group»;

17) The disposition of the third part of Article 212
shall be stated in the following edition:

«Mediation in bribery:

a) for remuneration;

b) during the receipt or giving of a bribe in a very large amount;

c) committed for the benefit of an organized group»;

18)
Article 213
shall be stated in the following edition:

«Article 213. Bribing an employee of a state body, a state-participating organization, or a self-government body

Giving material valuables or creating a property interest for an employee of a state body, a state-participating organization, or a self-government body, knowing that it is illegal, in exchange for performing or not performing certain actions that the employee is obliged or could perform using their official position, for the benefit of the person bribing them, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, —

shall be punished by a fine of up to fifty times the minimum monthly wage, or by corrective labor for up to two years, or by imprisonment for up to six months.

If the same actions are committed in a large amount, —

shall be punished by a fine from fifty to one hundred times the minimum monthly wage, or by corrective labor for two to three years, or by restriction of liberty for one to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for up to three years.

If the same actions are committed:

a) repeatedly, by a dangerous recidivist or by a person who previously committed crimes provided for in Articles 210 — 212 of this Code;

b) in a large amount;

c) by a group of persons in collusion, —

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for three to five years or by deprivation of liberty for three to five years.

If the same actions are committed:

a) in a very large amount;

b) for the benefit of an organized group, —

shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for five to eight years.

If the person who gave material valuables or created a property interest was subjected to extortion for material valuables or a property interest, and this person voluntarily filed a complaint about this within thirty days after the criminal acts were committed, sincerely repented, and actively assisted in uncovering the crime, they shall be released from liability»;

19)
Article 214
shall be stated in the following edition:

«Article 214. Illegal receipt of material valuables or acquisition of a property interest by an employee of a state body, a state-participating organization, or a self-government body

The receipt by an employee of a state body, a state-participating organization, or a self-government body of material valuables or the acquisition of a property interest, knowing that it is illegal, in exchange for performing or not performing certain actions that the employee is obliged or could perform using their official position, for the benefit of the person bribing them, if such actions were committed after administrative punishment was applied for such actions, —

shall be punished by a fine of up to fifty times the minimum monthly wage, or by corrective labor for up to two years, or by imprisonment for up to six months.

If the same actions are committed:

a) in a large amount;

b) by means of extortion, —

If the same actions are committed:

a) repeatedly, by a dangerous recidivist or by a person who previously committed crimes provided for in Articles 210 — 212 of this Code;

b) in a large amount;

c) by a group of persons in collusion;

d) by means of extortion against a person in connection with the conduct of entrepreneurial activity, —

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for three to five years or by deprivation of liberty for three to five years.

If the same actions are committed:

a) in a very large amount;

b) for the benefit of an organized group, —

shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for five to eight years»;

20)
Part Eight
:

the legal meaning of the term «
Official
» shall be stated in the following edition:

«An official is a person appointed or elected on a permanent, temporary, or special basis to perform functions of a representative of authority, or who performs organizational and administrative, or administrative and economic functions in state bodies, self-government bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations, regardless of the form of ownership, and is authorized to perform actions of legal significance, as well as a person performing such functions in an international organization or in a legislative, executive, administrative, or judicial body of a foreign state»;

the term «
Responsible Official
» shall be deleted;

it shall be supplemented with the following terms:

«State-participating organization —

1) a commercial organization with a state share in its charter capital;

2) a non-profit organization established or founded by a state body or state organization, fully or partially.

Employee — a person performing labor activities based on an employment contract or a civil law contract in a state body, commercial, or non-profit organization, who does not possess the signs of an official».

Article 6.
The Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Law No. 2013-XII of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 22, 1994 (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 2, Article 5; Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 12, Article 269; 1997, No. 2, Article 56, No. 9, Article 241; 1998, No. 5-6, Article 102, No. 9, Article 181; 1999, No. 1, Article 20, No. 5, Article 124, No. 9, Article 229; 2000, No. 5-6, Article 153, No. 7-8, Article 217; 2001, No. 1-2, Articles 11, 23, No. 9-10, Articles 165, 182; 2002, No. 9, Article 165; 2003, No. 5, Article 67; 2004, No. 1-2, Article 18, No. 9, Article 171; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 12, Article 418; 2006, No. 6, Article 261; 2007, No. 4, Article 166, No. 6, Articles 248, 249, No. 9, Article 422, No. 12, Articles 594, 595, 607; 2008, No. 4, Articles 177, 187, No. 9, Articles 482, 484, 487, No. 12, Articles 636, 641; 2009, No. 1, Article 1, No. 4, Article 136, No. 9, Article 335, No. 12, Articles 469, 470; 2010, No. 6, Article 231, No. 9, Articles 334, 336, 337, 342, No. 12, Article 477; 2011, No. 4, Articles 103, 104, No. 9, Article 252, No. 12/2, Article 363; 2012, No. 1, Article 3, No. 9/2, Article 244, No. 12, Article 336; 2014, No. 9, Article 244), shall be amended as follows:

1) the fifth part of Article 290
shall be stated in the following edition:

«Seizure of property is carried out based on the decision of an investigator or inquirer with the consent of the prosecutor, or based on the ruling of a court entitled to entrust the execution of this investigative action to the investigative body. In urgent cases, seizure of property may be carried out without the consent of the prosecutor, but subsequently, within twenty-four hours, the prosecutor is notified with a copy of the decision and protocol attached. Urgent cases must be justified in the notice sent by the investigator or inquirer to the prosecutor»;

2) the numbers «3 — 7» in the first part of Article 333
shall be replaced with the numbers «3 — 8»;

3) the second part of Article 345
shall be supplemented with the numbers «192
1
— 192
11
» after the number «184
1
».

Article 7.
The Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Law No. 2015-XII of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 22, 1994 (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 3, Article 6; Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 9, Article 193, No. 12, Article 269; 1996, No. 5-6, Article 69, No. 9, Article 144; 1997, No. 2, Article 56, No. 4-5, Article 126, No. 9, Article 241; 1998, No. 3, Article 38, No. 5-6, Article 102, No. 9, Article 181; 1999, No. 1, Article 20, No. 5, Article 124, No. 9, Article 229; 2000, No. 5-6, Article 153, No. 7-8, Article 217; 2001, No. 1-2, Article 23, No. 9-10, Articles 165, 182; 2002, No. 1, Article 20, No. 9, Article 165; 2003, No. 1, Article 8, No. 5, Article 67, No. 9-10, Article 149; 2004, No. 1-2, Article 18, No. 5, Article 90, No. 9, Article 171; 2005, No. 1, Article 18; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 9, Article 312, No. 12, Articles 413, 417, 418; 2006, No. 6, Article 261, No. 9, Article 498, No. 10, Article 536, No. 12, Articles 656, 659; 2007, No. 4, Articles 158, 159, 164, 165, No. 9, Articles 416, 421, No. 12, Articles 596, 604, 607; 2008, No. 4, Articles 181, 189, 192, No. 9, Articles 486, 488, No. 12, Articles 640, 641; 2009, No. 1, Article 1, No. 9, Articles 334, 335, 337, No. 10, Article 380, No. 12, Articles 462, 468, 470, 472, 474; 2010, No. 5, Articles 175, 179, No. 6, Article 231, No. 9, Articles 335, 339, 341, No. 10, Article 380, No. 12, Articles 468, 473, 474; 2011, No. 1, Article 1, No. 4, Articles 104, 105, No. 9, Articles 247, 252, No. 12/2, Article 365; 2012, No. 4, Article 108, No. 9/1, Article 242, No. 12, Article 336; 2013, No. 4, Article 98, No. 10, Article 263; 2014, No. 1, Article 2, No. 5, Article 130, No. 9, Article 244, No. 12, Articles 341, 343; 2015, No. 6, Article 228), shall be amended and supplemented as follows:

1)
Article 15
:

the second part shall be stated in the following edition:

«A person appointed or elected on a permanent, temporary, or special basis to perform functions of a representative of authority, or who performs organizational and administrative, or administrative and economic functions in state bodies, self-government bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations, regardless of the form of ownership, and is authorized to perform actions of legal significance, as well as a person performing such functions in an international organization or in a legislative, executive, administrative, or judicial body of a foreign state, is recognized as an official»;

it shall be supplemented with a third part of the following content:

«A person who acts on behalf of any state authority, permanently or temporarily performs certain functions, and has the right to perform actions or issue orders that are mandatory for the general public or all citizens or officials within the scope of their powers, is recognized as a representative of authority»;

2) the fourth part of Article 25
shall be stated in the following edition:

«The maximum amount of fines imposed on citizens and employees should not exceed five times the minimum wage, and for officials — ten times. For certain offenses, fines may be imposed on citizens and employees of up to one hundred times the minimum wage, and on officials — up to one hundred fifty times»;

3) the first part of Article 27
shall be stated in the following edition:

«Confiscation of the instrument or object of an administrative offense is the compulsory transfer of such object to state property without compensation, and this measure is applied by a judge of the district (city) court on administrative cases. Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, only property belonging to the offender may be confiscated»;

4) it shall be supplemented with Article 61
1 of the following content:

«Article 61
1
. Bribing an employee of a non-state commercial organization or another non-state organization

Giving material valuables or creating a property interest for an employee of a non-state commercial organization or another non-state organization, knowing that it is illegal, in exchange for performing or not performing certain actions that the employee is obliged or could perform using their powers, for the benefit of the person bribing them, —

shall result in a fine of up to twenty times the minimum wage.

The receipt by an employee of a non-state commercial organization or another non-state organization of material valuables or the acquisition of a property interest, knowing that it is illegal, in exchange for performing or not performing certain actions that the employee is obliged or could perform using their powers, for the benefit of the person bribing them, —

shall result in a fine of up to twenty times the minimum wage.

An employee of a non-state commercial organization or another non-state organization is understood to be a person performing labor activities based on an employment contract or a civil law contract, who does not possess the signs of an official»;

5)
Article 164
:

it shall be supplemented with a third part of the following content:

«Violation of trade or service rules in a large amount, –

shall result in a fine imposed on citizens of ten to fifty times the minimum wage, and on officials — from forty to eighty times»;

the third and fourth parts shall be considered the fourth and fifth parts, respectively;

it shall be supplemented with a sixth part of the following content:

«By a large amount is understood an amount in the range of one hundred to three hundred times the minimum wage, and by a very large amount — an amount in the range of three hundred to five hundred times the minimum wage»;

6) the second part of Article 175
2 shall be deleted;

7)
Article 176
shall be stated in the following edition:

«Article 176. Illegal entrepreneurial activity

Conducting entrepreneurial activity without state registration, —

shall result in a fine of five to seven times the minimum wage, with confiscation of the objects of the offense.

Committing the offense provided for in the first part of this Article in a large amount with receipt of uncontrolled income, —

shall result in a fine of seven to ten times the minimum wage, with confiscation of the objects of the offense.

Committing the offense provided for in the first part of this Article in a very large amount with receipt of uncontrolled income, —

shall result in a fine of ten to fifty times the minimum wage, with confiscation of the objects of the offense.

A person committing the offense for the first time shall be released from liability without confiscation of the objects of the offense if the income from illegal entrepreneurial activity is voluntarily paid to the state, and the registration of the business entity in the prescribed manner is carried out»;

8) it shall be supplemented with Articles 193
1 and 193
2 of the following content:

«Article 193
1
. Bribing an employee of a state body, a state-participating organization, or a self-government body

shall result in a fine of up to thirty times the minimum wage.

By a state-participating organization is understood:

a commercial organization with a state share in its charter capital;

a non-profit organization established or founded by a state body or state organization, fully or partially.

By an employee of a state body, a state-participating organization, or a self-government body is understood a person performing labor activities based on an employment contract or a civil law contract, who does not possess the signs of an official.

Article 193
2
. Illegal receipt of material valuables or acquisition of a property interest by an employee of a state body, a state-participating organization, or a self-government body

shall result in a fine of up to thirty times the minimum wage.

By a state-participating organization is understood:

a commercial organization with a state share in its charter capital;

a non-profit organization established or founded by a state body or state organization, fully or partially.

9)
Articles 241
1 and
241
2 shall be deleted;

10)
Part Two
shall be supplemented with Chapter XVI
1 of the following content:

«Chapter XVI
1
. Administrative Liability for Obstruction of Entrepreneurial Activity, Illegal Interference, and Other Offenses Violating the Rights and Legitimate Interests of Business Entities

Article 241
1
. Violation of the Right to Private Property

Causing harm to private owners by violating their rights, that is, illegally restricting and (or) depriving them of property rights, encroaching on private property, forcing the owner to accept conditions whose illegality is obvious in advance, including unjustifiably demanding the transfer of property or property rights, as well as seizing the owner's property or forcing them to renounce their right to their property, in the absence of signs of petty theft, —

shall result in a fine of twenty to sixty times the minimum wage.

Article 241
2
. Violation of the Procedure for Inspecting the Activities of Business Entities and Auditing Financial and Economic Activities

Violation of the established procedure for inspecting the activities of business entities and auditing financial and economic activities, as well as initiating and (or) conducting inspections of business entities' activities in violation of the law, —

shall result in a fine imposed on officials of twenty to sixty times the minimum wage.

Article 241
3
. Illegal Suspension of the Activities of Business Entities and (or) Operations on Their Bank Accounts

Illegal suspension of the activities of business entities and (or) operations on their bank accounts, —

shall result in a fine imposed on officials of twenty to sixty times the minimum wage.

Article 241
4
. Forced Involvement of Business Entities in Patronage and Other Activities

Forced involvement of business entities by officials or employees of supervisory, law enforcement, and other state bodies and state organizations in patronage and other activities related to the allocation of funds and other material valuables, —

shall result in a fine of ten to twenty times the minimum wage.

Article 241
5
. Violation of Legislation on Licensing and Permitting Procedures

shall result in a fine imposed on officials and employees of ten to twenty times the minimum wage.

Article 241
6
. Illegal Refusal, Non-Application, or Obstruction of the Application of Benefits and Preferences

Illegal refusal, non-application, or obstruction of the application of benefits and preferences granted to business entities, —

shall result in a fine imposed on officials and employees of ten to twenty times the minimum wage.

Article 241
7
. Unjustified Delay in Providing Funds to Business Entities and Other Organizations

shall result in a fine of ten to twenty times the minimum wage.

Article 241
8
. Illegal Demand for Information on the Availability of Funds in Bank Accounts of Business Entities

Demanding information on the availability of funds in bank accounts of business entities in cases not provided for by legislation, —

shall result in a fine imposed on officials and employees of twenty to sixty times the minimum wage.

Article 241
9
. Violation of the Procedure for Providing State Services

Violation of the procedure and deadlines established by legislation for providing state services to business entities, including the procedure and deadlines for registering business entities, as well as illegal refusal to provide state services or evasion of providing them, —

shall result in a fine imposed on officials and employees of ten to twenty times the minimum wage.

If the same offense is committed again within one year after the application of an administrative penalty measure, —

shall result in a fine imposed on officials and employees of twenty to thirty times the minimum wage.

Article 241
10
. Illegal Demand for Documents from Business Entities in Violation of Legislation

Demanding from business entities statistics, financial and tax reports, and other reports not provided for by legislation, as well as additional documents when opening a bank account, as well as demanding reports in violation of the established deadlines and procedures for submitting reports provided for by legislation, —

shall be the basis for imposing a fine on officials and servants in the amount from ten to twenty times the minimum wage.

If the same offense is committed again within one year after the administrative penalty measure has been applied, —

shall be the basis for imposing a fine on officials and servants in the amount from twenty to thirty times the minimum wage.

241
11
Article. Violation of the procedure for demolishing real estate

Demolition of buildings, other structures, facilities, or trees belonging to business entities on the land plot being taken away without prior and full compensation for damages at the market value of such property, —

shall be the basis for imposing a fine on officials in the amount from twenty-five to fifty times the minimum wage.

If the same offense is committed again within one year after the administrative penalty measure has been applied, —

shall be the basis for imposing a fine on officials in the amount from fifty to one hundred times the minimum wage";

11) Part 1 of Article 245
shall be worded as follows:

"Judges in administrative cases consider cases regarding administrative offenses provided for in Articles 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 47 1 , 47 2 , 47 3 , 48, 49 1 , 51 1 , 51 2 , 51 3 , 51 4 , 51 5 , 51 6 , 51 7 , 51 8 , 51 9 , 52, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 61 1 , 62, 64, 66, 67 of this Code, in Part 2 of Article 76 (regarding damage to water management facilities), in Part 2 of Article 90, in Articles 94, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, in Article 112 (regarding deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle), in Part 2 of Article 119, in Part 2 of Article 125 1 , in Part 2 of Article 127, in Part 4 of Article 128, in Part 2 of Article 128 1 , in Part 3 of Article 128 2 , in Parts 4 and 5 of Article 128 3 , in Part 3 of Article 128 4 , in Part 3 of Article 128 5 , in Part 2 of Article 129, in Part 2 of Article 130, in Articles 131, 132, 133, 134, in Parts 1 and 2 of Article 136, in Article 137, in Part 2 of Article 142, in Part 3 of Article 146,

146
1
Article, in Article 148 (for lighting a fire within 100 meters of allocated areas and on wooden bridges with plank flooring), in Articles 149, 150, in Part 2 of Article 151, in Parts 2 and 3 of Article 152, in Articles 155, 155
1
, 157, 158, 159, in Part 1 of Article 160, in Articles 161, 163, 163 1 , in Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Article 164, in Articles 165, 165 1 , 166, 167, 169, 170, 173, 174 1 , in Part 5 of Article 175, in Articles 175 1 , 175 3 , in Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Article 176, in Articles 176 3 , 176 4 , 177, 179, 179 2 , 179 3 , 179 5 , 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 184 1 , 184 2 , 184 3 , 185, 185 1 , 186, 186 1 , in Part 2 of Article 187, in Articles 188, 188 1 , 188 2 , 189, 189 1 , 190, 191, 193, 193 1 , 193 2 , 194, 195, 196, 196 1 , 197, 197 1 , 197 2 , 198, 198 3 , 199, 200, 200 1 , 201, 202, 202 1 , 203, 203 1 , 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 215 2 , 216, 217, 218, 219 1 , in Parts 1 and 2 of Article 220, in Articles 222, 224 1 , 224 2 , 226, in Parts 1 through 4 of Article 227 4 , in Articles 227 8 , 227 9 , 227 13 , 227 14 , 227 15 , 227 16 , 227 17 , 227 18 , 227 19 , 227 20 , 227 21 , 227 22 , 227 23 , 227 24 , 227 25 , 227 26 , 227 27 , in Article 228 (except in cases where seals (plombs) were applied due to violation of legislation on nature protection), 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, 239 1 , 240, 241, 241 1 — 241 11 ";

12) Part 2 of Article 262
shall be worded as follows:

"Heads of customs bodies and their deputies have the right to consider cases of administrative offenses on behalf of customs bodies and to apply administrative penalty measures in the form of a fine";

13) Part 1 of Article 264
shall be worded as follows:

"Cases regarding administrative offenses provided for in Article 159 1 of this Code, Part 2 of Article 160, Parts 1 and 5 of Article 164, Articles 168, 171, 172, 174, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 of Article 175, Articles 175 4 , 175 5 , 176 2 , 179 1 , 215 3 are subject to the State Tax Committee, the Department for Combating Tax, Currency-related Crimes and Money Laundering under the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as its local branches";

14)
Article 271
shall be supplemented with point 10 of the following content:

"10) exemption of a person from liability if the consequences of the offense have been eliminated, provided that this is provided for in the relevant article of this Code";

15) Article 287:

in point 1, the words "in Part 3 of Article 164, in Article 170, in Parts 2 and 3 of Article 176" shall be replaced with the words "in Part 4 of Article 164, in Article 170, in Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Article 176";

in point 8, the words "in Part 3 of Article 164, in Articles 166, 170, in Parts 2 and 3 of Article 176" shall be replaced with the words "in Part 4 of Article 164, in Articles 166, 170, in Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Article 176";

16) In Part 3 of Article 288,
the words "in Part 3 of Article 164" shall be replaced with the words "in Part 4 of Article 164";

17) In Part 2 of Article 305,
the words "in Part 2 of Article 164" shall be replaced with the words "in Parts 2 and 3 of Article 164";

18)
Article 339
shall be worded as follows:

"After the execution of the decision on confiscation of the instrument of the administrative offense or the thing that was directly such an instrument, the bailiff issues a decision on completion of enforcement proceedings and sends a copy of it to the judge in administrative cases who issued it". See previous edition. (Article 8 ceases to be valid from April 30, 2023, based on Law No. URQ-798 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated October 28, 2022 — , 29.10.2022, No. 03/22/798/0972)

Article 9.
Amendments and additions shall be made to the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Laws No. 163-I of December 21, 1995 and No. 256-I of August 29, 1996 of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1996, No. 2, Article 11-12; 1997, No. 2, Article 56, No. 9, Article 241; 1998, No. 5-6, Article 102; 1999, No. 1, Article 20, No. 9, Article 229; 2001, No. 1-2, Article 23, No. 9-10, Article 182; 2002, No. 1, Article 20, No. 9, Article 165; 2003, No. 1, Article 8, No. 5, Article 67; 2004, No. 1-2, Article 18, No. 5, Article 90, No. 9, Article 171; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 4, Article 154, No. 9, Articles 494, 498; 2007, No. 1, Articles 3, 5, No. 4, Articles 156, 164, No. 8, Article 367, No. 9, Article 416, No. 12, Articles 598, 608; 2008, No. 4, Article 192, No. 12, Article 640; 2009, No. 9, Article 337; 2010, No. 9, Articles 335, 337, 340; 2011, No. 12/2, Articles 363, 364, 365; 2012, No. 4, Articles 106, 109, No. 12, Article 336; 2013, No. 10, Article 263; 2014, No. 5, Article 130, No. 12, Article 343):

1) In Part 1 of Article 72,
the words "of the state body" shall be replaced with the words "of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan";

2) In Part 5 of Article 107,
the words "after the words 'affixing a seal'" shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)";

3) In Part 1 of Article 138,
the words "after the words 'seal of this legal entity'" shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)";

4)
Article 206
:

in Part 1, the words "whereby equal property is given to the owner" shall be replaced with the words "whereby property of equal value is given to the owner on the basis of ownership";

shall be supplemented with Parts 2 and 3 of the following content:

"The market value of houses, other structures, facilities, or crops on the land plot being taken away, as well as the right to the land plot, is determined by valuation organizations in the established order. In this case, when private ownership rights are terminated, the market value of the property being taken away and the right to the land plot is determined by the valuation organization according to the state immediately before the taking away of such property or at the time when the notification of the future taking away of the property and the right to the land plot affected their market value.

Demolition of a house, other structures, facilities, or crops on the land plot being taken away is not permitted until damages are fully compensated at market value";

Part 2
shall be considered Part 4;

5) In Part 3 of Article 269,
the words "after the words 'and sealed'" shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)";

6) In Part 4 of Article 288,
the words "after the words 'their signs and seals'" shall be supplemented with the words "(if seals are present)";

7) In Part 3 of Article 909,
the words "after the words 'and the seal of the warehouse'" shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)".
See previous edition.
(Article 10 ceases to be valid from May 19, 2020, based on Law No. URQ-604 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated February 17, 2020 — National Database of Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 18.02.2020, No. 03/20/604/0175)

Article 11.
Amendments and additions shall be made to Article 67 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 223-I of April 26, 1996 "On Joint Stock Companies and Protection of Shareholders' Rights" (in the edition of Law No. URQ-370 of May 6, 2014 of the Republic of Uzbekistan) (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2014, No. 5, Article 128):

in Part 3, the words "after the words 'with a seal'" shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)".

Article 12.
Amendments shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 472-I of August 29, 1997 "On State Customs Service" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1997, No. 9, Article 230; 1998, No. 5-6, Article 102; 2005, No. 1, Article 18; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 10, Article 536, No. 12, Article 657):

1) In Part 1 of Article 5:

point 10 shall be deleted;

points 11 and
12 shall be considered points 10 and 11 respectively;

2) Points 3
and
4 of Part 5 of Article 7 shall be worded as follows:

"execute orders (collection orders) of customs bodies regarding the unconditional recovery from economic entities of customs payments that were not paid on time, for which an opportunity for deferred or installment payment was granted, as well as penalty amounts for missing the payment deadline;

in cases provided for in point 3 of Part 5 of this article, if economic entities lack funds in som accounts but have funds in currency accounts, they sell the necessary amounts of such currency funds in the currency exchange according to the request of customs bodies for the purpose of paying off budget debts at the exchange rate on the day of sale". See previous edition. (Article 13 ceases to be valid from April 1, 2018, based on Law No. URQ-463 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 29, 2018 — National Database of Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 30.01.2018, No. 03/18/463/0634) See previous edition. (Article 14 ceases to be valid from April 1, 2018, based on Law No. URQ-463 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 29, 2018 — National Database of Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 30.01.2018, No. 03/18/463/0634)

Article 15.
Amendments and additions shall be made to Part 3, point 2 of Article 19 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 535-I of December 25, 1997 "On Sanation of Agricultural Enterprises" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1998, No. 1, Article 4; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2008, No. 12, Article 640; 2011, No. 12/2, Article 363):

in Part 3, point 2 of Article 19, the words "after the words 'seals and stamps'" shall be supplemented with the words "(if seals and stamps are present)".

Article 16.
Amendments shall be made to the Land Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Law No. 598-I of April 30, 1998 of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1998, No. 5-6, Article 82; 2003, No. 9-10, Article 149; 2004, No. 5, Article 90; 2005, No. 1, Article 18; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 12, Article 608; 2009, No. 1, Article 1, No. 12, Article 472; 2011, No. 1, Article 1; 2014, No. 1, Article 2, No. 9, Article 244):

in point 10 of Part 1 of Article 36, the words "two years" shall be replaced with the words "three years".

Article 17.
Amendments shall be made to Part 2 of Article 30 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 602-I of April 30, 1998 "On Farmer's Farm" (in the edition of Law No. 662-II of August 26, 2004 of the Republic of Uzbekistan) (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2004, No. 9, Article 162; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 3, Article 119; 2007, No. 12, Article 608; 2008, No. 12, Article 640; 2009, No. 12, Article 472; 2011, No. 9, Article 248; 2012, No. 9/1, Article 238; 2013, No. 10, Article 263):

in Part 2 of Article 30, the words "financial-economic" shall be deleted.
See previous edition.
(Article 18 has ceased to be valid based on Law No. URQ-680 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 1, 2021 — National Database of Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 02.04.2021, No. 03/21/680/0263)

Article 19.
Amendments and additions shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 670-I of August 29, 1998 "On the Contractual and Legal Basis of the Activity of Business Entities" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1998, No. 9, Article 170; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 8, Article 367; 2011, No. 12/2, Article 363; 2014, No. 5, Article 130):

1) In Part 2 of Article 18,
the words "after the words 'with a seal'" shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)";

2) Part 2 of Article 21
shall be worded as follows:

"Parties have the right to obtain a written opinion of the legal service of business entities or invited lawyers for the purpose of concluding economic contracts".

Article 20.
Amendments shall be made to the Housing Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Law No. 713-I of December 24, 1998 of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1999, No. 1, Article 4; 2001, No. 5, Article 89; 2004, No. 5, Article 90; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 6, Article 260; 2007, No. 1, Article 3, No. 4, Article 156; 2008, No. 12, Article 640; 2009, No. 12, Article 470; 2011, No. 12/2, Article 365; 2013, No. 10, Article 263; 2014, No. 1, Article 2):

1) Part 1 of Article 27
shall be worded as follows:

"In the event that houses (apartments) owned by citizens are demolished due to the taking away of land plots for state or societal needs, housing of equal value, equipped with all amenities, with an area not less than the social norm of housing area, is given to these citizens, their family members, as well as citizens permanently residing in these houses (apartments), according to their choice and agreement of the parties, and the market value of trees and shrubs is paid, or the market value of the house (apartment), other structures, facilities, and trees and shrubs being demolished, as well as the market value of the right to the land plot, is paid in full. If the market value of the right to the house (apartment) or land plot being demolished is higher than the market value of the housing or right to the land plot being given, this difference must be compensated to the owner; if the market value of the housing or right to the land plot being given is higher than the market value of the house (apartment) or right to the land plot being demolished, this difference must be compensated by the owner within five years from the moment the housing or right to the land plot was given";

2)
Article 28
:

in the Russian text of the title, the words "при сносе домов" shall be replaced with the words "при сносе жилых домов";

shall be worded as follows:

"In the event that houses (apartments) owned by citizens are demolished due to the taking away of land plots for state or societal needs, a land plot is given to these citizens, their family members, as well as citizens permanently residing in these houses (apartments), individually, within the norms established for housing construction for the purpose of housing construction. In this case, temporary housing is provided on the basis of a lease agreement for a period of up to three years during the period of land plot development, and the market value of the houses (apartments), structures, facilities, and relocated trees and shrubs being demolished, as well as the market value of the right to the land plot being taken away, is compensated in full if it exceeds the market value of the right to the land plots being given";

3)
Article 31
shall be worded as follows:

"For citizens and legal entities whose houses (apartments) need to be demolished, new houses of equal value are built and given to them in their choice. In this case, if the market value of the relocated trees and shrubs, as well as the market value of the right to the land plot being taken away, exceeds the market value of the right to the land plots being given, the difference between the market values of the rights to the land plots being given and taken away is compensated in full in cash".

Article 21.
Amendments and additions shall be made to Part 7 of Article 17 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 811-I of August 19, 1999 "On Valuation Activity" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1999, No. 9, Article 208; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 4, Article 154; 2009, No. 4, Article 135; 2014, No. 5, Article 130):

in Part 7 of Article 17, the words "after the words 'with the seal of this organization'" shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)".

Article 22.
Amendments shall be made to Part 4 of Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 813-I of August 19, 1999 "On Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1999, No. 9, Article 210; 2001, No. 1-2, Article 23; 2003, No. 1, Article 8; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 10, Article 536):

in Part 4 of Article 9, the words "ten-day period" shall be replaced with the words "three-day period".

Article 23.
Amendments and additions shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 69-II of May 25, 2000 "On Guarantees of Freedom of Entrepreneurial Activity" (in the edition of Law No. URQ-328 of May 2, 2012 of the Republic of Uzbekistan) (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2012, No. 5, Article 133; 2013, No. 4, Article 98, No. 10, Article 263; 2014, No. 12, Articles 341, 343):

1)
Article 5
:

Part 4
shall be worded as follows:

"Benefits, preferences, guarantees, and rights provided for by legislation for small business entities are applied to the business entities specified in Part 1 of this article without written appeals to authorized bodies and organizations (state tax bodies, customs service bodies, state statistics bodies, banks, and others)";

shall be supplemented with Parts 5 and 6 of the following content:

"The list of benefits and preferences provided for by legislation for small business entities is published in the Unified Registry of Benefits and Preferences for Business Entities on the Single Portal of Interactive State Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is constantly updated.

The procedure for forming and constantly updating the Unified Registry of Benefits and Preferences for Business Entities on the Single Portal of Interactive State Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan is established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan";

Part 5
shall be considered Part 7;

2)
Article 6
:

in Part 2, the words "without the right to hire employees" shall be deleted;

shall be supplemented with Part 3 of the following content:

"Individual entrepreneurs have the right to hire employees in the order established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan";

Parts 3 through 6 shall be considered Parts 4 through 7 respectively;

3) In Part 4 of Article 24,
the words "in legislation" shall be replaced with the word "in the law";

4) Part 4 of Article 25
shall be worded as follows:

"Taking away the land plot of a peasant farm for state and societal needs is permitted only after another land plot of equal value is given, the market value of trees and shrubs, buildings and structures being demolished is compensated, or they are relocated to another place or other buildings and structures are built, and after all other damages (including lost profits) are fully compensated in the cases and order established by legislation";

5) shall be supplemented with Article 30
1 of the following content:

"Article 30
1
. Guarantees of Application of Benefits and Preferences Granted to Subjects of Entrepreneurial Activity

State bodies and their officials are obliged to explain the procedure for applying benefits and preferences granted by legislation within their powers, as well as to ensure their application";

6)
Article 39
shall be worded as follows:

"Inspections of the activity of small business entities and farmer's farms are carried out by supervisory bodies on a planned basis no more than once every four years, and inspections of the activity of other business entities no more than once every three years, only based on the decision of the specially authorized body for coordinating the activity of supervisory bodies.

Planned inspections of the financial and economic activity of private banks and other private financial institutions are carried out no more than once every five years."

The financial and economic activities of newly established small business entities and farms are not subject to scheduled inspections during the initial three-year period from the date of state registration, except for the cases provided for in the fourth part of this article.

The financial and economic activities of newly established small business entities and farms that produce goods subject to excise tax, as well as the financial and economic activities of small business entities and farms related to the targeted use of budget funds and centralized funds and resources, are not subject to scheduled inspections during the initial two-year period from the date of state registration.

The duration of inspections of business entities' activities must not exceed thirty calendar days. In special cases, this period may be extended by decision of the authorized body for coordinating the activities of supervisory bodies; however, this rule cannot be applied to small business entities.

The duration of scheduled inspections not related to the financial and economic activities of business entities must not exceed ten calendar days.

The supervisory body must notify the business entity in writing, specifying the duration and subject of the inspection, at least thirty calendar days before the start of the scheduled inspection.

Inspections of the financial and economic activities of business entities are carried out exclusively by state tax service bodies in the established order. If signs of tax and currency crimes are detected during inspections, they are carried out by the Department for Combating Tax and Currency Crimes and Money Laundering under the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

State tax service bodies may initiate inspections of the financial and economic activities of business entities only in cases where violations are identified based on the results of desk controls conducted by studying and analyzing the financial and tax reports submitted by the business entity in the established order, as well as other documents available at the state tax service body regarding the entity's activities.

Inspections of business entities' activities being conducted must not create obstacles to their full-scale operations.

Inspections of the activities of business entities that are members of associations of business entities may be carried out with the participation of representatives of these associations at the request of the business entities.

Inspections related to initiated criminal cases are carried out with the mandatory participation of lawyers engaged by the business entities at all stages of their conduct (except in cases where the business entities refuse this right).

Before the start of the inspection, the official conducting the inspection must explain in writing to the authorized representative of the business entity their right to engage a lawyer to participate in the inspection or refuse their participation, and a record of this explanation must be drawn up. In this case, the refusal to use lawyer services does not prevent the business entity from engaging a lawyer for subsequent stages of the inspection.

Short-term inspections regarding the activities of business entities in markets, trade complexes, and adjacent temporary vehicle storage areas, taking into account the full receipt of single payments and rent, the use of fiscal memory cash registers, payment terminals for accepting payments via plastic cards, and compliance with trade and service rules, are conducted exclusively by subdivisions of state tax service bodies authorized by legislation, based on orders of the heads of these subdivisions. The authorized body for coordinating the activities of supervisory bodies or its relevant territorial subdivision must be notified of this within one working day from the date the short-term inspection was conducted.

The existence of an initiated criminal case serves as a ground for supervisory bodies of the Prosecutor General's Office, Internal Affairs, and National Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan to inspect the activities of business entities. In this case, only the activities of the business entity related to the initiated criminal case may be covered by the inspection, which must be specified in the decision appointing the inspection.

Business entities have the right to prevent inspections by persons without grounds for conducting inspections, to refuse to fulfill the demands of law enforcement and supervisory bodies regarding matters outside their authority, and not to familiarize them with materials unrelated to the subject of the inspection.

The results of inspections are formalized by a protocol (certificate), and one copy is left at the business entity being inspected on the day the inspection ends.

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-701 dated July 14, 2021, lost its force — , July 15, 2021, No. 03/21/701/0674)

Article 25.
Article 48, part six, paragraph four of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 258-II dated August 29, 2001 "On Enforcement of Court Decisions and Other Documents of Bodies" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2001, No. 9-10, Article 169; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 8, Article 367, No. 12, Article 598; 2008, No. 4, Articles 184, 187; 2009, No. 1, Article 1; 2010, No. 9, Articles 337, 340; 2012, No. 12, Article 336; 2014, No. 5, Article 130) shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)" after the words "with their seal" and "with its seal".

Article 26.
The following additions shall be made to Article 3 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 308-II dated December 6, 2001 "On Economic Societies" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2002, No. 1, Article 8; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 7, Article 325; 2014, No. 1, Article 2, No. 5, Article 130):

in the ninth part, the words "Economic society" shall be replaced with the words "Economic society that is not a small business entity";

the tenth part shall be supplemented with the following sentence:

"An economic society that is a small business entity has the right to have a seal."

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-1137 dated April 21, 2026, the date of loss of force of Article 27 — July 22, 2026 — , April 21, 2026, No. 03/26/1137/0396)

Article 28.
The following amendments shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 558-II dated December 11, 2003 "On Private Enterprises" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2004, No. 1-2, Article 8; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 3, Article 119; 2007, No. 12, Article 608; 2011, No. 9, Article 248; 2012, No. 9/1, Article 238; 2014, No. 5, Article 130):

1) The text of Article 6 shall be stated in the following edition:

"A private enterprise that is not a small business entity must have a seal in which its full trade name is expressed in the state language and the location of the private enterprise is indicated. At the same time, its trade name may also be indicated in another language on the seal. A private enterprise that is a small business entity has the right to have a seal";

2) The text of Article 25 shall be stated in the following edition:

"Scheduled inspections of the activities of private enterprises — small business entities — are carried out by supervisory bodies at least once every four years, and inspections of the activities of other private enterprises are carried out at least once every three years.

The financial and economic activities of newly established private enterprises — small business entities — are not subject to scheduled inspections during the initial three-year period from the date of state registration, except for the cases provided for in the third part of this article.

The financial and economic activities of newly established private enterprises — small business entities that produce excisable goods, as well as the financial and economic activities of private enterprises — small business entities related to the targeted use of budget funds and centralized funds and resources — are not subject to scheduled inspections during the initial two-year period from the date of state registration."

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-793 dated October 12, 2022, loses force from January 14, 2023 — , October 13, 2022, No. 03/22/793/0918)

Article 30.
The following additional and amended provisions shall be made to Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 702-II dated December 2, 2004 "On Accumulative Pension Provision of Citizens" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 1, Article 6; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2010, No. 9, Article 334):

the third part shall be supplemented with the following content:

"Legal and physical persons have the right to submit an electronic application on the Single Portal of Interactive State Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan for registering citizens in the accumulative pension system and opening personal accumulative pension accounts";

the third to fifth parts shall be considered respectively as the fourth to sixth parts.

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-581 dated November 7, 2019, loses force from August 1, 2020 — Legislative Acts Information National Database, November 8, 2019, No. 03/19/581/4004)

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-765 dated April 20, 2022, lost its force — , April 21, 2022, No. 03/22/765/0332)

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-787 dated August 4, 2022, loses force from November 5, 2022 — , August 4, 2022, No. 03/22/787/0708)

Article 34.
The words "with its seal" in the second part of Article 42 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-58 dated October 4, 2006 "On Mortgage" (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 10, Article 535; 2010, No. 9, Articles 337, 340) shall be supplemented with the words "(if a seal is present)".

Article 35.
The following additions and amendments shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-96 dated May 2, 2007 "On Patronage" (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 5, Article 218; 2008, No. 12, Article 640):

1) Article 5:

the second part shall be supplemented with the following content:

"Annual expenses for patronage by economic societies and state unitary enterprises with a state share in the charter fund (charter capital) exceeding 50 percent must not exceed 10 percent of the net profit obtained in the previous year, and these expenses are carried out when the indicators of the net profit related to the past reporting period in their business plan are fulfilled";

the second and third parts shall be considered respectively as the third and fourth parts;

2) Article 51 shall be supplemented with the following content:

"Article 51. Accounting for received patronage donations and disclosure of information about them

Patronage recipients (legal entities and individual entrepreneurs):

must keep records of received patronage donations;

must disclose information about received patronage donations in mass media and, if available, on their official websites within ten days from the date the patronage donations were received."

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-601 dated January 7, 2020, lost its force — Legislative Acts Information National Database, January 8, 2020, No. 03/20/601/0025)

Article 37.
The following additions shall be made to Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-301 dated October 4, 2011 "On Credit Information Exchange" (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2011, No. 10, Article 271; 2013, No. 4, Article 98):

in the third part, the words "Credit bureau" shall be replaced with the words "Credit bureau that is not a small business entity";

the fifth part shall be supplemented with the following sentence:

"A credit bureau that is a small business entity has the right to have a seal."

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-850 dated July 3, 2023, loses force from October 4, 2023 — , July 3, 2023, No. 03/23/850/0439)

Article 39.
The words "financial-economic" in the first part of Article 27 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-327 dated April 26, 2012 "On Family Entrepreneurship" (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2012, No. 4, Article 111; 2013, No. 4, Article 98) shall be deleted.

Article 40.
The following amendments and additions shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-336 dated September 24, 2012 "On Protection of Private Property and Guarantees of Property Owners' Rights" (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2012, No. 9/2, Article 245):

1) The words "unless otherwise provided by law" in the sixth part of Article 19 shall be deleted;

2) Article 24:

the second part shall be supplemented with the following content:

"The following movable and immovable property shall be recognized as the property of privatized enterprises (except for objects that are not subject to privatization in accordance with the law):

movable and immovable property not identified at the time of carrying out the privatization of state property in privatized enterprises;

movable and immovable property located on the territory of the enterprise, given for use without the right of disposal at the time of carrying out privatization";

the second part shall be considered as the third part.

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-765 dated April 20, 2022, lost its force — , April 21, 2022, No. 03/22/765/0332)

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-701 dated July 14, 2021, lost its force — , July 15, 2021, No. 03/21/701/0674)

See previous edition.
(Based on Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-819 dated February 27, 2023, loses force from August 29, 2023 — , February 28, 2023, No. 03/23/819/0113)

Article 44.
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

bring government decisions into conformity with this Law;

ensure that state management bodies review and cancel their normative legal documents that contradict this Law.

Article 45.
This Law enters into force from the day of its official publication.

This Law was published in the "Halk So'zi" newspaper, No. 164 (6347) dated August 21, 2015.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan I. KARIMOV

Tashkent city,

August 20, 2015,

No. URQ-391
(Bulletin of the Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2015, No. 33, Article 439; Legislative Acts Information National Database, January 30, 2018, No. 03/18/463/0634; November 8, 2019, No. 03/19/581/4004; January 8, 2020, No. 03/20/601/0025; February 18, 2020, No. 03/20/604/0175; February 26, 2021, No. 03/21/677/0155; April 2, 2021, No. 03/21/680/0263; , July 15, 2021, No. 03/21/701/0674; April 13, 2022, No. 03/22/763/0306; April 21, 2022, No. 03/22/765/0332; August 4, 2022, No. 03/22/787/0708; October 13, 2022, No. 03/22/793/0918; October 29, 2022, No. 03/22/798/0972; February 28, 2023, No. 03/23/819/0113; July 3, 2023, No. 03/23/850/0439; April 21, 2026, No. 03/26/1137/0396)

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