LogoRegulatory Alerts
2014-09-04 | ЎРҚ-373

Added · Updated

On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The law amends the Law on Nature Protection to redefine the duties of ecological control and remove references to state sanitary supervision. It modifies currency regulation by granting the Cabinet of Ministers authority to set exceptions and altering Central Bank permit requirements. The Aviation Code is updated to transfer regulatory oversight of aircraft airworthiness and registration from the Aviation Administration to the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Defense. The Criminal Code introduces a new offense for intentional bankruptcy with specific penalties and adjusts sentencing calculations for detained persons. The Criminal Procedure Code introduces house arrest as a preventive measure, detailing its application, restrictions, and enforcement procedures.

Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan logo

Uzbekistan

Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Click to view thumbnail

All

31.10.2025

21.04.2022

13.04.2022

25.02.2022

25.11.2021

08.01.2020

26.06.2019

01.04.2018

14.06.2017

27.08.2015

05.09.2014

View

Russian Uzbek O’zb Uzb|Russian

[ OKOZ: 1. 01.00.00.00 Constitutional System / 01.07.00.00 Referendum. Elections. Electoral System / 01.07.04.00 District and Precinct Election Commissions; 2. 03.00.00.00 Civil Legislation / 03.11.00.00 Specific Types of Obligations / 03.11.22.00 Insurance / 03.11.22.01 General Rules; 3. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.04.00.00 General Rules of the Budget System; 4. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.09.00.00 Tax Legislation / 07.09.01.00 General Rules; 5. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.09.00.00 Tax Legislation / 07.09.02.00 Management in the Tax Field; 6. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.22.00.00 Lending / 07.22.01.00 General Issues; 7. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.24.00.00 Securities. Securities Market / 07.24.02.00 General Rules of the Securities Market; 8. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.27.00.00 Currency Regulation and Currency Control / 07.27.01.00 General Rules; 9. 09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.03.00.00 Bankruptcy and Sanation (also see 03.03.03.00) / 09.03.01.00 General Rules; 10. 09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.08.00.00 Issues of Authenticity. Precious Metals and Stones; 11. 09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.10.00.00 Industry / 09.10.03.00 Industrial Safety (also see 16.04.06.00); 12. 09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.14.00.00 Agriculture / 09.14.14.00 Plant Quarantine; 13. 09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.15.00.00 Transport / 09.15.05.00 Air Transport / 09.15.05.01 General Rules; 14. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.01.00.00 General Issues of Environmental Protection / 11.01.01.00 Basic Rules; 15. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.02.00.00 Environmental Protection and Ensuring Ecological Safety / 11.02.04.00 Protected Natural Areas / 11.02.04.01 General Rules; 16. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.03.00.00 Land Use and Protection / 11.03.01.00 Basic Rules; 17. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.05.00.00 Water Use and Protection / 11.05.01.00 Basic Rules; 18. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.06.00.00 Use and Protection of Forests and Non-Forest Plant World / 11.06.01.00 General Issues; 19. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.07.00.00 Protection and Use of the Animal World / 11.07.01.00 General Issues of Protection and Use of the Animal World; 20. 12.00.00.00 Information and Informatization / 12.04.00.00 Informatization. Information Systems, Technologies and Means of Their Provision / 12.04.01.00 Informatization; 21. 13.00.00.00 Education. Science. Culture / 13.03.00.00 Culture / 13.03.04.00 Cultural Heritage Objects; 22. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Culture. Sports. Tourism / 14.01.00.00 Healthcare / 14.01.04.00 Provision of Healthcare Institutions, Population with Medicines, Drugs and Medical Supplies. Pharmacy; 23. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Culture. Sports. Tourism / 14.01.00.00 Healthcare / 14.01.08.00 Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-being of the Population / 14.01.08.01 General Issues; 24. 16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.09.00.00 Administrative Liability / 16.09.01.00 General Rules; 25. 16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.11.00.00 Criminal Legislation / 16.11.01.00 General Rules; 26. 16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.12.00.00 Criminal Procedural Legislation / 16.12.01.00 General Rules; 27. 16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.13.00.00 Criminal Executive Legislation / 16.13.01.00 General Rules; 28. 17.00.00.00 Fair Trial / 17.06.00.00 Economic Procedural Legislation / 17.06.01.00 General Rules; 29. 21.00.00.00 Comprehensive Documents on Amendments and Additions / 21.01.00.00 Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan] [ TSZ: 1. State and Society Structure / Referendums. Elections. Electoral System. Deputy; 2. State and Society Structure / Legislative Initiative. Norm-making Activity; 3. Socio-cultural Issues / Healthcare. Sanitary Legislation; 4. Socio-cultural Issues / Culture; 5. Natural Resources / Environmental Protection; 6. Natural Resources / Land; 7. Natural Resources / Water and Water Use; 8. Natural Resources / Protection and Use of Plant and Animal World; 9. Civil Legislation. Entrepreneurship / Termination of Entrepreneurship Activity Subjects. Sanation and Bankruptcy; 10. Economy / Standardization. Certification; 11. Economy / Industry; 12. Economy / Agriculture; 13. Economy / Transport. Road Management. Safety of Movement and Flights; 14. Economy / Information and Informatization. Electronic Commerce (Document Circulation); 15. Finance / Budget. Extra-budgetary Funds; 16. Finance / Taxes (Fees, Duties); 17. Finance / Currency Regulation. Precious Metals (Stones); 18. Finance / Banks and Other Credit Institutions. Credits; 19. Finance / Securities. Securities Market; 20. Finance / Insurance; 21. Fair Trial. Law Enforcement. Justice / Civil and Economic Court Proceedings; 22. Fair Trial. Law Enforcement. Justice / Administrative Liability; 23. Fair Trial. Law Enforcement. Justice / Criminal Legislation; 24. Fair Trial. Law Enforcement. Justice / Criminal Procedural Legislation; 25. Fair Trial. Law Enforcement. Justice / Execution Proceedings]

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan

On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Adopted by the Legislative Chamber on August 23, 2014 Approved by the Senate on August 28, 2014

See previous edition. [ OKOZ: 1. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Culture. Sports. Tourism / 14.01.00.00 Healthcare / 14.01.08.00 Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-being of the Population / 14.01.08.01 General Issues] [ TSZ: 1. Socio-cultural Issues / Healthcare. Sanitary Legislation] (Article 1 lost its force based on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-393 dated August 26, 2015 — UR QHT, 2015, No. 34, Article 451) [ OKOZ: 1. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.01.00.00 General Issues of Environmental Protection / 11.01.01.00 Basic Rules] [ TSZ: 1. Natural Resources / Environmental Protection]

Article 2. The following additions and amendments shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 754-XII "On Nature Protection" adopted on December 9, 1992 (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993, No. 1, Article 38; Bulletin of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 6, Article 118; 1997, No. 4-5, Article 126; 1999, No. 1, Article 20; 2000, No. 5-6, Article 153, No. 7-8, Article 217; 2002, No. 9, Article 165; 2003, No. 9-10, Article 149; 2004, No. 5, Article 90; 2005, No. 1, Article 18; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 10, Article 536; 2011, No. 1, Article 1, No. 9, Article 247; 2013, No. 4, Article 98):

  1. the second part of Article 2 shall be supplemented with the words "national parks" after the word "reserves";

  2. Article 10:

the words "and cancellation" in the fifth bullet point of the first part shall be removed;

the words "as well as cancellation of the permit granted for the use of natural resources assigned to them" in the second part shall be removed;

  1. Article 29 shall be stated in the following wording:

"Article 29. Main Tasks of Ecological Control

The main tasks of ecological control include:

preventing, detecting and stopping violations of the requirements of legislative acts in the field of environmental protection and rational use of natural resources;

monitoring the state of the environment, detecting situations that may lead to environmental pollution, irrational use of natural resources, and posing a threat to the life and health of citizens;

determining the compliance of planned or carried out economic and other activities with environmental requirements;

ensuring compliance with the rights and legitimate interests of legal and physical persons in the field of environmental protection and rational use of natural resources, and the fulfillment of their obligations;

informing state organizations and other organizations as well as citizens about changes in the environment, its forecasted state, the use of natural resources and the relevant measures taken;

increasing the effectiveness of nature protection activities and ensuring the participation of self-government bodies, non-governmental non-profit organizations and citizens in the implementation of state environmental programs and other environmental programs";

  1. Article 31 shall be stated in the following wording:

"Article 31. Legal Regulation of Relations in the Field of Ecological Control

Legal relations arising in connection with the implementation of ecological control and the realization of the powers of subjects of ecological control shall be regulated by legislative acts";

  1. Article 32 shall be removed;

  2. the words "state sanitary control" in the second part of Article 44 shall be replaced with the words "bodies of state sanitary control".

See previous edition. (Based on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-1076 dated July 30, 2025, the date of loss of force of Article 3 is October 31, 2025 — 30.07.2025, No. 03/25/1076/0672) [ OKOZ: 1. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.27.00.00 Currency Regulation and Currency Control / 07.27.01.00 General Rules] [ TSZ: 1. Finance / Currency Regulation. Precious Metals (Stones)]

Article 4. The following additions and amendments shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 841-XII "On Currency Regulation" adopted on May 7, 1993 (in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 556-II adopted on December 11, 2003) (Bulletin of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2004, No. 1-2, Article 6; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2009, No. 9, Article 330):

  1. the fifth part of Article 8 shall be supplemented with the words "except for cases established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan";

  2. Article 10:

the fifth bullet point of the second part shall be removed;

the sixth to seventeenth bullet points shall be respectively considered as the fifth to sixteenth bullet points;

  1. the words "in the procedure established by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan" in the fourth part of Article 16 shall be replaced with the words "in the case of having a permit of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan issued in the procedure established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan". [ OKOZ:

09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.15.00.00 Transport / 09.15.05.00 Air Transport / 09.15.05.01 General Rules] [ TSZ: 1. Economy / Transport. Road Management. Safety of Movement and Flights]

Article 5. The following amendments shall be made to the Aviation Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 863-XII adopted on May 7, 1993 (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993, No. 6, Article 247; Bulletin of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1998, No. 3, Article 38; 2000, No. 5-6, Article 153; 2003, No. 5, Article 67; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2008, No. 7, Article 350; 2012, No. 9/2, Article 246; 2013, No. 4, Article 98; 2014, No. 5, Article 130):

  1. Article 37:

the second part shall be stated in the following wording:

"The norms of airworthiness of civil aircraft are established by the Aviation Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The procedure for issuing a certificate of airworthiness of a civil aircraft is established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan";

the words "by the Aviation Administration" in the third part shall be replaced with the words "by the Cabinet of Ministers";

  1. the third part of Article 39 shall be stated in the following wording:

"The procedure for maintaining the State Register of Civil Aircraft of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Register of State Aircraft of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the procedure for issuing a certificate of registration of aircraft, is established respectively by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan";

  1. the first sentence of the fifth part of Article 44 shall be stated in the following wording:

"The validity of the operator certificate may be suspended, terminated or the operator certificate may be revoked in the established procedure";

  1. the words "by the Aviation Administration" in the text of Article 45 shall be replaced with the words "by the Cabinet of Ministers";

  2. Article 46:

the words "or suspension of the validity of the operator certificate or its withdrawal" in the second part shall be removed;

the third part shall be removed;

the fourth part shall be considered as the third part.

See previous edition. (Article 6 lost its force based on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-763 dated April 12, 2022 — , 13.04.2022, No. 03/22/763/0306) [ OKOZ: 1. 16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.11.00.00 Criminal Legislation / 16.11.01.00 General Rules] [ TSZ: 1. Fair Trial. Law Enforcement. Justice / Criminal Legislation]

Article 7. The following additions and amendments shall be made to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 2012-XII adopted on September 22, 1994 (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 1, Article 3; Bulletin of the Supreme Assembly 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 Supreme Assembly 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):

  1. Article 62 shall be supplemented with a second part of the following content:

"The court, when imposing a fine on a person held in custody, calculates each day of detention as equal to one half of the minimum monthly wage";

  1. Article 181-1 of the following content shall be added:

"Article 181-1. Intentional Bankruptcy

Intentional bankruptcy committed by an individual entrepreneur or an official, founder (participant) of a legal entity or owner of property for personal interests or interests of other persons, that is, deliberately causing or increasing insolvency, leading to the stable economic insolvency (bankruptcy) of such individual entrepreneur or legal entity, and causing significant damage to creditors, —

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

If the damage caused is compensated, imprisonment shall not be applied";

  1. the words "imprisonment" in the Uzbek text of the sanction of the first part of Article 228-1 shall be replaced with the word "detention". [ OKOZ:

16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.12.00.00 Criminal Procedural Legislation / 16.12.01.00 General Rules] [ TSZ: 1. Fair Trial. Law Enforcement. Justice / Criminal Procedural Legislation]

Article 8. The following amendments and additions shall be made to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 2013-XII adopted on September 22, 1994 (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 2, Article 5; Bulletin of the Supreme Assembly 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 Supreme Assembly 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):

  1. the words "consideration of requests, complaints and protests related to the application of preventive measure in the form of detention or extension of the term of detention, with mandatory notification of the court that issued the ruling on the application of the preventive measure" in the first part of Article 29 shall be replaced with the words "consideration of requests, complaints and protests related to the application of preventive measure in the form of detention or house arrest or extension of the term of detention or house arrest, with mandatory notification of the court that issued the ruling on the application of the preventive measure";

  2. Article 36:

the words "except for detention" and "in the form of detention" in the first part shall be respectively replaced with the words "except for detention or house arrest" and "in the form of detention or house arrest";

the words "in the form of detention" in the third part shall be replaced with the words "in the form of detention or house arrest";

  1. the words "if detained" in the second part of Article 53 shall be replaced with the words "if held in detention or under house arrest";

  2. Article 217:

the words "detention" in the first part shall be replaced with the words "detention, house arrest";

the words "held in detention or placed in a medical institution" in the second part shall be replaced with the words "detained, placed under house arrest or in a medical institution";

  1. the words "detention of the accused" in the second part of Article 227 shall be replaced with the words "detention of the accused or his being under house arrest";

  2. the words "detention" in the text of Article 237 shall be replaced with the words "house arrest; detention";

  3. the words "In the form of detention" in the first bullet point of the second part of Article 239 shall be replaced with the words "In the form of detention or house arrest";

  4. Article 240:

the second part shall be stated in the following wording:

"The preventive measure applied in the form of detention or house arrest during the pre-trial investigation stage may be canceled or changed by the prosecutor, as well as by the investigator with the consent of the prosecutor, with mandatory notification of the court that issued the ruling on preventive measures, if there are no grounds for further detention of the person or his being under house arrest. Cancellation or change of the preventive measure in the form of detention or house arrest does not prevent repeated appeal to the court with a request regarding the application of this preventive measure to the same person";

the fourth part shall be stated in the following wording:

"In the event that the preventive measure in the form of detention or house arrest is canceled or changed, the person who was in detention or under house arrest must be released immediately";

  1. the first sentence of the second part of Article 241 shall be stated in the following wording:

"A ruling of the court on the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention or house arrest or on the extension of the term of detention or house arrest during the preliminary investigation stage may be appealed or protested in the appellate procedure within seventy-two hours from the day such ruling was issued";

  1. Article 242-1 of the following content shall be added:

"Article 242-1. House Arrest

House arrest is applied to a suspect, accused or convicted person if there are grounds for choosing a preventive measure in the form of detention, but detention is deemed inappropriate taking into account their age, health status, family circumstances and other circumstances.

House arrest consists in the presence of the suspect, accused or convicted person in a residential premises where they live as an owner, tenant or on other legal grounds, with restrictions (limitations) imposed and control exercised over them.

Taking into account the health status of the suspect, accused or convicted person, a medical institution may be designated as a place of detention under house arrest.

The decision on choosing a preventive measure in the form of house arrest indicates the specific restrictions (limitations) on freedom to which the suspect, accused or convicted person will be subject, as well as the body responsible for exercising control over compliance with the established restrictions (limitations).

The following restrictions (limitations) may be established for a person who has been chosen a preventive measure in the form of house arrest:

  1. communication with certain persons;

  2. receiving and sending letters;

  3. using any means of communication and conducting conversations with their help;

  4. leaving the residential premises.

The suspect, accused or convicted person may be subject to all restrictions (limitations) or some of them.

The place of residence of the detained person may be guarded. In necessary cases, control over their behavior is established.

The internal affairs body has the right to check the presence of the suspect, accused or convicted person at their place of residence at any time of the day while exercising control over compliance with the established restrictions (limitations) on leaving the residential premises.

Inspections are conducted no more than once during the daytime and no more than once during the nighttime.

In necessary cases, electronic monitoring devices may be applied to a person subject to the preventive measure of house arrest.

The execution of house arrest is entrusted to the internal affairs body at the place of residence of the suspect, accused, or convicted person.

If, based on medical indications, the suspect, accused, or convicted person has been brought to and admitted to a healthcare facility, the validity of the prohibitions (restrictions) established by the court continues until the court decides on the issue of changing or canceling the preventive measure with respect to the suspect, accused, or convicted person. The territory of the relevant healthcare facility is considered the place of execution of the preventive measure of house arrest.

The suspect, accused, or convicted person is transported in the vehicle of the inquiry body or preliminary investigation body, as well as the supervisory authority of the court.

Meetings of the suspect, accused, or convicted person who has been completely isolated from society while under house arrest with their defender or legal representative are held at the place where this preventive measure is being executed.

The term of house arrest, the procedure for extending it, and the procedure for appealing it are determined by the rules provided for in Articles 241, 243, 245-248 of this Code.

In the event that the established prohibitions (restrictions) are violated by the suspect, accused, or convicted person under house arrest, the preventive measure of detention may be applied to them."

Article 243 shall be worded as follows:

"Article 243. Procedure for applying the preventive measure of detention or house arrest

The preventive measure of detention or house arrest may be applied only to a detained suspect or a person involved in the case as an accused.

In cases provided for by law, and when the preventive measure of detention or house arrest is chosen during the preliminary investigation, the prosecutor, with the consent of the prosecutor, the investigator issues a decision to file a petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest.

The decision to file a petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest states the grounds that necessitate the detention of the detained suspect or accused or their placement in house arrest.

The prosecutor reviews the validity of the petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest and, if they agree with it, sends the decision to file the petition and the necessary materials to the court. If the petition is filed with respect to a detained suspect or accused, the decision and specified materials must be submitted to the court at least twelve hours before the expiration of the detention period.

The petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest is considered individually by a judge of the district (city) court for criminal cases at the place where the crime was committed or where the preliminary investigation is being conducted, or by a judge of the district, regional military court. In the absence of a judge of these courts, or in cases where the participation of a judge in considering the materials on the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest is excluded, it is considered by a judge of another relevant court by order of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan for criminal cases, the regional and Tashkent city courts for criminal cases, or the Military Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest is considered in a closed court session within twelve hours from the moment the materials are received, but no later than the maximum period of detention.

The petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest is considered in the presence of the prosecutor, and if participating in the case, the defender, and the detained suspect or accused. The detained suspect or accused is brought to the court session. The legal representative of the suspect or accused, as well as the investigator, have the right to participate in the court session. In necessary cases, the investigator may be summoned to the court.

The failure of persons duly notified of the place, date, and time of the court session to appear does not prevent the consideration of the petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest. The petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention with respect to an accused who has been placed on the wanted list is considered without the participation of the accused.

The consideration of the petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest begins with the report of the prosecutor, who substantiates the necessity of applying this preventive measure. After that, the suspect or accused, the defender, and other persons present in the court are heard, and the submitted materials are examined. After that, the judge goes into a separate room to issue a ruling.

After reviewing the petition for the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest with respect to the suspect or accused, the judge issues one of the following rulings:

  1. on the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest;

  2. on the refusal to apply the preventive measure of detention or house arrest;

  3. on extending the detention period for a period not exceeding forty-eight hours to allow the parties to submit additional evidence regarding the validity or invalidity of applying the preventive measure of detention or house arrest.

The judge's ruling on the application or refusal to apply the preventive measure of detention or house arrest enters into force from the moment it is read out and must be executed immediately. The judge's ruling is sent to the prosecutor for execution, and to the suspect, accused, and defender for information. An appeal or protest may be filed against the judge's ruling in accordance with the rules provided for in Part 2 of Article 241 of this Code.

The appellate instance court, considering the appeal or protest, has the right by its ruling to:

  1. leave the judge's ruling unchanged and the appeal or protest ungranted;

  2. cancel the judge's ruling and release the suspect or accused from detention or house arrest, or apply the preventive measure of detention or house arrest with respect to them.

If the application of the preventive measure of detention or house arrest is refused, a repeated appeal to the court on this matter with respect to the same suspect or accused is permitted only in the event of new circumstances necessitating the application of detention or house arrest."

Article 245:

the name shall be supplemented with the words "and house arrest" after the word "in detention";

in the first part, the words "detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detention in custody or house arrest";

in the first paragraph of the second part, the words "Detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "Detention in custody or house arrest";

in the sixth part, the words "detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detention in custody or house arrest";

Article 246 shall be worded as follows:

"Article 246. Calculation of the term of detention in custody or house arrest when a criminal case is returned for additional investigation

If the term of detention in custody or house arrest of the accused has expired and the court has returned the criminal case for additional investigation, and it is impossible to change the preventive measure of detention or house arrest based on the circumstances of the case, the extension of the term of detention in custody or house arrest for up to one month is carried out by the court that returned the criminal case for additional investigation. This period is calculated from the moment the case arrives with the prosecutor, and the prosecutor must send the criminal case to the investigator without delay within three days. The extension of the specified period is carried out in the manner and within the limits established by the first, second, and fourth parts of Article 245 of this Code, taking into account the time the accused spent in detention or under house arrest until the case is sent to the court."

Article 247:

in the name, the words "Detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "Detention in custody or house arrest";

the first part shall be worded as follows:

"At least six days before the expiration of the established term of detention in custody or the accused's stay under house arrest, the relevant prosecutor issues a decision to file a petition for extending the term of detention in custody or house arrest, which is sent to the court."

in the second through eighth parts, the words "Detention in custody" and "detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "Detention in custody or house arrest" and "detention in custody or house arrest" respectively;

in paragraph 2 of the ninth part, shall be worded as follows:

"2) have the right to cancel the judge's ruling and refuse to extend the term of detention in custody or house arrest, or to extend the term of detention in custody or house arrest. If the term of detention in custody or house arrest expires and the released accused is subject to an extension of the term of detention in custody or house arrest, the court must apply the preventive measure of detention or house arrest with respect to them."

Article 248:

in the name, the words "Unlawful detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "Unlawful detention in custody or placement in house arrest";

in the text, the words "unlawful detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "unlawful detention in custody or placement in house arrest";

  1. In the first part of Article 302, the words "detained in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detained in custody or placed in house arrest";

  2. In paragraph 4 of the first part of Article 303, the words "detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detention or house arrest";

Article 310:

in the first part, the words "detained" shall be replaced with the words "detained or placed in house arrest";

in the second part, the words "detained in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detained in custody or under house arrest";

in the third part, the words "detained in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detained in custody or placed in house arrest";

  1. In the third part of Article 314, the words "detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detention in custody or under house arrest";

  2. In the first part of Article 315, the words "detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detention in custody or house arrest";

Article 345:

in the sixth part, the numbers "176 — 181" shall be replaced with the numbers "176 — 181 1 ";

in paragraph 3 of the tenth part, the words "detention" shall be replaced with the words "detention or house arrest";

  1. Article 348 1 shall be added with the following content:

"Article 348 1 . Restoration of a Lost Criminal Case or Its Materials

The restoration of a lost criminal case or its materials is carried out based on the prosecutor's decision, or in the event that the criminal case or its materials are lost in court, based on the court ruling to be sent to the prosecutor for execution.

The restoration of a lost criminal case or its materials is carried out based on retained copies of the criminal case documents that can be recognized as evidence in the manner prescribed by this Code, and by performing procedural actions.

When restoring a criminal case, the terms of inquiry, preliminary investigation, detention in custody, and house arrest are calculated in the manner prescribed by Articles 245, 341, and 351 of this Code.

If the final term of detention in custody or house arrest for the lost criminal case has expired, the accused must be released immediately."

  1. In paragraph 3 of the second part of Article 355, the words "detention" shall be replaced with the words "detention or house arrest";

  2. In the first part of Article 380, the words "detained in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detained in custody or under house arrest";

  3. In the fifth paragraph of the third part of Article 382, the words "detention" and "detention in custody" shall be replaced with the words "detention or house arrest" and "detention in custody or house arrest" respectively;

  4. In the fourth part of Article 537, the words "up to twenty years" shall be replaced with the words "up to twenty-one years";

Article 558:

in the name, the words "detention" shall be replaced with the words "detention or placement in house arrest";

in the first part, the words "detention" shall be replaced with the words "detention or house arrest";

in the second part, the words "detention" shall be replaced with the words "detention or house arrest";

  1. In the third part of Article 572, the word "in detention" shall be replaced with the words "in detention, under house arrest". [ OKOZ:

16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.09.00.00 Administrative Liability / 16.09.01.00 General Rules] [ TSZ: 1. Fair Justice. Law Enforcement. Justice / Administrative Liability]

Article 9. Amendments and additions shall be made to the Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Administrative Offenses, approved by Law No. 2015-XII of September 22, 1994 of the Republic of Uzbekistan (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) as follows:

  1. Chapter V 1 shall be added with the following content:

"Chapter V 1 . Administrative Liability for Offenses in the Field of Organizing and Conducting Elections and Referendums

Article 51 2 . Interference in the Activities of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Election Commissions, and Referendum Conducting Commissions

Interference in the activities of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan, election commissions, and referendum conducting commissions, as well as creating obstacles to their work,

shall be grounds for imposing a fine on officials in the amount from ten to fifteen times the minimum monthly wage.

Article 51 3 . Non-execution of Decisions of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Election Commissions, and Referendum Conducting Commissions

Non-execution of decisions of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan, election commissions, and referendum conducting commissions, as well as unlawful refusal to consider their appeals, violation of the time limits for their consideration without valid reasons,

shall be grounds for imposing a fine on officials in the amount from three to seven times the minimum monthly wage.

Article 51 4 . Violation of the Rights of a Candidate, Trusted Representative, Observer, or Authorized Representative of a Political Party

Violation of the rights of a candidate, trusted representative, observer, or authorized representative of a political party,

shall be grounds for imposing a fine on officials in the amount from five to ten times the minimum monthly wage.

Article 51 5 . Violation of the Conditions and Procedure for Conducting Pre-election Campaign and Campaign on Issues Submitted to a Referendum

Violation of the conditions and procedure for conducting pre-election campaign and campaign on issues submitted to a referendum by a candidate, trusted representative, representative of a political party, or official,

shall be grounds for imposing a fine in the amount from seven to ten times the minimum monthly wage.

Article 51 6 . Dissemination of False Information about Candidates and Political Parties

Deliberate announcement or dissemination by other means of false information about a candidate or political party with the aim of influencing election results,

shall be grounds for imposing a fine on citizens in the amount from three to five times the minimum monthly wage, and on officials in the amount from five to ten times the minimum monthly wage.

Article 51 7 . Deliberate Destruction or Damage to Information and Campaign Materials in the Process of Preparing for or Conducting an Election or Referendum

Deliberate destruction or damage to information and campaign materials placed in buildings, structures, or other places in the process of preparing for or conducting an election or referendum,

shall be grounds for imposing a fine in the amount from three to seven times the minimum monthly wage.

Article 51 8 . Violation of the Procedure for Financing Elections or Referendums

Violation of the procedure for financing elections or referendums,

shall be grounds for imposing a fine on citizens in the amount from five to ten times the minimum monthly wage, and on officials in the amount from ten to twenty times the minimum monthly wage.

Article 51 9 . Violation of the Procedure for Publishing (Announcing) Results of Public Opinion Polls, Estimates of Election or Referendum Results

Violation of the procedure for publishing (announcing) results of public opinion polls, estimates of election or referendum results, as well as other research related to elections or referendums,

shall be grounds for imposing a fine on officials in the amount from fifteen to twenty times the minimum monthly wage."

  1. Article 179 5 shall be added with the following content:

"Article 179 5 . Causing Intentional Bankruptcy

Intentional bankruptcy committed by an individual entrepreneur or an official of a legal entity, founder (participant), or owner of property for personal interests or the interests of other persons, that is, deliberately causing or increasing insolvency, which leads to the stable economic weakness (bankruptcy) of the individual entrepreneur or legal entity, and causes damage to creditors,

shall be grounds for imposing a fine on officials in the amount from fifteen to twenty times the minimum monthly wage."

  1. In the first part of Article 245, the numbers "51 1 " and "179 4 " shall be supplemented with the numbers "51 2 , 51 3 , 51 4 , 51 5 , 51 6 , 51 7 , 51 8 , 51 9 " and "179 5 " respectively;

  2. In the second part of Article 305, the number "170" shall be replaced with the numbers "51 2 , 51 3 , 51 4 , 51 5 , 51 6 , 51 7 , 51 8 , 51 9 , 170". [ OKOZ:

09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.14.00.00 Agriculture / 09.14.14.00 Plant Quarantine] [ TSZ: 1. Economy / Agriculture]

Article 10. In Article 11 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 113-I of August 31, 1995 "On Plant Quarantine" (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 9, Article 188; 1996, No. 9, Article 144; 1997, No. 4-5, Article 126; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2009, No. 12, Article 472), in the second paragraph of the first part and in the second part, the word "import" shall be deleted. See previous edition. (Article 11 lost its force based on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-436 of June 13, 2017 — UR QHT, 2017, No. 24, Article 487) [ OKOZ: 1. 16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.13.00.00 Criminal-Executive Legislation / 16.13.01.00 General Rules] [ TSZ: 1. Fair Justice. Law Enforcement. Justice / Execution of Judgments]

Article 12. Amendments shall be made to the Criminal-Executive Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Law No. 409-I of April 25, 1997 (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1997, No. 6, Article 175; 2003, No. 9-10, Article 149; 2004, No. 1-2, Article 18; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 6, Article 248, No. 9, Article 422, No. 12, Article 595; 2008, No. 4, Article 187, No. 12, Articles 636, 641; 2009, No. 4, Article 136, No. 12, Article 470; 2010, No. 9, Article 334; 2012, No. 9/1, Article 238) as follows:

  1. In the text of Article 52, the words "imprisonment" shall be replaced with the words "deprivation of liberty by imprisonment";

  2. In the text of Article 86, the words "Persons sentenced to deprivation of liberty" shall be replaced with the words "Persons sentenced to deprivation of liberty, except for persons serving sentences in residential colonies";

Article 113:

the first part shall be worded as follows:

"In residential colonies:

adult convicts who have arrived at these institutions based on a court sentence;

adult convicts transferred based on a court ruling from general and strict-regime colonies and correctional colonies;

adult convicts transferred based on a court ruling by substituting a punishment not associated with deprivation of liberty for a punishment associated with deprivation of liberty for a crime of minor gravity not committed intentionally, a crime committed through negligence, or a crime of minor gravity committed intentionally."

the second part the second and third paragraphs in the Uzbek text shall be worded as follows:

"convicts who have served at least one-quarter of the sentence term set by the court for a serious crime, as well as for a crime committed intentionally, if they were previously sentenced to deprivation of liberty for a crime committed intentionally;

convicts who have served at least one-third of the sentence term set by the court for an extremely serious crime, as well as for a new crime committed intentionally during the unexpired part of the sentence, in cases where conditional early release or substitution of a lighter punishment was applied."

  1. Article 116, the fifth paragraph of the first part shall be replaced with the following fifth and sixth paragraphs:

"convicts sentenced for the first time for intentionally committing a serious or extremely serious crime, who were transferred based on a court ruling by substituting a punishment not associated with deprivation of liberty for a punishment associated with deprivation of liberty;

convicts who serve sentences in prisons as a form of encouragement or after serving the term of deprivation of liberty by imprisonment set by the court."

  1. Article 118, the fourth and fifth paragraphs of the first part shall be replaced with the following fourth, fifth, and sixth paragraphs:

"imprisonment imposed by the court after serving the term of deprivation of liberty in prisons;"

"convicts returned to disciplinary colonies as a disciplinary penalty imposed by the court;"

"convicts who previously served a sentence of deprivation of liberty for an intentional crime and were re-sentenced to a punishment not related to deprivation of liberty for committing an intentional crime, and who were sent to serve the punishment not related to deprivation of liberty by replacing it with a sentence of deprivation of liberty based on a court ruling." [ OKOZ: 1. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.01.00.00 Healthcare / 14.01.04.00 Provision of healthcare institutions, population with medicines, pharmaceutical products and medical supplies. Pharmacy] [ TSZ: 1. Socio-cultural issues / Healthcare. Legislation on Sanitation]

Article 13. The words "by the Ministry of Health" in the first part of Article 6 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 415-I "On Medicines and Pharmaceutical Activity" adopted on April 25, 1997 (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1997, No. 4-5, Article 120; 1999, No. 5, Article 124; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 10, Article 536; 2009, No. 9, Article 336) shall be replaced with the words "by the Cabinet of Ministers". [ OKOZ: 1. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.09.00.00 Tax Legislation / 07.09.02.00 Management in the Tax Field] [ TSZ: 1. Finance / Taxes (fees, duties)]

Article 14. Clause 8 of the first part of Article 5 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 474-I "On the State Tax Service" adopted on August 29, 1997 (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1997, No. 9, Article 232; 1998, No. 5-6, Article 102; 1999, No. 9, Article 229; 2000, No. 7-8, Article 217; 2001, No. 5, Article 89, No. 9-10, Article 182; 2003, No. 1, Article 8, No. 5, Article 67; 2004, No. 9, Article 171; 2005, No. 1, Article 18; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 5, Article 152, No. 9, Article 312, No. 12, Article 415; 2006, No. 10, Article 536; 2007, No. 12, Article 608; 2008, No. 12, Article 640; 2009, No. 12, Article 474; 2010, No. 9, Article 336; 2012, No. 4, Article 105) shall be stated in the following wording:

"8) taking measures through the court to suspend operations on bank accounts in cases where the taxpayer obstructs the tax inspection or refuses to allow officials of the state tax authority to enter premises, buildings, including premises, related to the inspection of areas, buildings used by the taxpayer to receive income or storing the object of taxation, the taxpayer is not at the specified address, and also in cases where the taxpayer has not submitted tax returns and (or) financial reports (except for cases where money laundering from criminal activities and financing of terrorism are detected)". See previous edition. (Article 15 loses its force from April 1, 2018 on the basis of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-463 dated January 29, 2018 — National Database of Legislation, 30.01.2018, No. 03/18/463/0634) [ OKOZ: 1. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.06.00.00 Use and Protection of Plant World Not Included in the Forest Fund / 11.06.01.00 General Issues] [ TSZ: 1. Natural Resources / Protection and Use of Plant and Animal World]

Article 16. The words "by local state authority bodies, as well as by the State Committee for Nature Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the manner established by legislation" in the first part of Article 27 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 543-I "On the Protection and Use of the Plant World" adopted on December 26, 1997 (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1998, No. 1, Article 12; 2000, No. 5-6, Article 153; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2011, No. 1, Article 1; 2013, No. 4, Article 98) shall be replaced with the words "by local state authority bodies, the State Committee for Nature Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the manner established by legislation". [ OKOZ: 1. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.07.00.00 Protection and Use of Animal World / 11.07.01.00 General Issues of Protection and Use of Animal World] [ TSZ: 1. Natural Resources / Protection and Use of Plant and Animal World]

Article 17. The words "by local state authority bodies, the State Committee for Nature Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the manner established by legislation" in the first part of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 545-I "On the Protection and Use of the Animal World" adopted on December 26, 1997 (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1998, No. 1, Article 14; 2000, No. 5-6, Article 153; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2009, No. 12, Article 472; 2011, No. 1, Article 1) shall be replaced with the words "by local state authority bodies, the State Committee for Nature Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the manner established by legislation". [ OKOZ: 1. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.03.00.00 Use and Protection of Land / 11.03.01.00 Basic Rules] [ TSZ: 1. Natural Resources / Land]

Article 18. The following amendments and additions shall be made to the Land Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 598-I adopted on April 30, 1998 (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):

  1. The words "as well as lands other than irrigated lands, hayfields and pastures where fundamental improvement works have been carried out" in the fourth paragraph of Article 6 shall be replaced with the words "as well as lands other than irrigated lands, hayfields and pastures where fundamental improvement works have been carried out, lands intended for nature conservation purposes";

Article 72 :

the first part shall be supplemented with the words "national parks" after the word "reserves";

the third part shall be supplemented with the following content:

"The seizure of lands of national parks for state and public needs is not permitted";

the third part shall be considered the fourth part. See previous edition. (Article 19 loses its force on the basis of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-544 dated June 25, 2019 — National Database of Legislation, 26.06.2019, No. 03/19/544/3337) [ OKOZ: 1. 13.00.00.00 Education. Science. Culture / 13.03.00.00 Culture / 13.03.04.00 Cultural Heritage Objects] [ TSZ: 1. Socio-cultural issues / Culture]

Article 20. The following amendments shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 678-I "On the Export and Import of Cultural Property" adopted on August 29, 1998 (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1998, No. 9, Article 178; Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 9, Article 309; 2011, No. 12/2, Article 363; 2013, No. 4, Article 98):

  1. The word "certificate" in the sixth paragraph of the second part of Article 5 shall be replaced with the word "certificates";

  2. The word "certificate" in the first part of Article 7 shall be replaced with the word "certificate";

Article 10 :

the words "certificate issued by the Ministry of Culture and Sports" in the first part shall be replaced with the words "certificate issued by the Ministry of Culture and Sports";

the words "certificate granting the right to export" in the second part shall be replaced with the words "certificate granting the right for temporary export";

Article 11 :

the word "certificate" in the title shall be replaced with the word "certificate";

the word "certificate" in the first paragraph, second and third parts of the first part shall be replaced with the word "certificate";

Article 12 :

the word "certificate" in the title shall be replaced with the word "certificate";

the word "certificate" in the first part shall be replaced with the word "certificate";

the second part shall be stated in the following wording:

"In the re-consideration of the application for issuing a certificate for the temporary export of cultural property, refusal to issue it on new grounds not previously indicated in the notification of refusal to issue this certificate is not permitted." See previous edition. (Article 21 loses its force from November 25, 2021 on the basis of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-710 dated August 23, 2021 — , 24.08.2021, No. 03/21/710/0815) See previous edition. (Article 22 loses its force from February 25, 2022 on the basis of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. URQ-730 dated November 23, 2021 — , 24.11.2021, No. 03/21/730/1089) [ OKOZ: 1. 12.00.00.00 Information and Informatization / 12.04.00.00 Informatization. Information Systems, Technologies and Means of Their Provision / 12.04.01.00 Informatization] [ TSZ: 1. Economy / Information and Informatization. Electronic Commerce (Document Circulation)]

Article 23. The following additions shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 560-II "On Informatization" adopted on December 11, 2003 (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2004, No. 1-2, Article 10):

  1. Article 3 shall be supplemented with the following paragraph:

"blogger — a physical person who places information of a socio-political, socio-economic and other nature on their own website and (or) web page of the Internet global information network, which is freely accessible to everyone, including placing information for discussion by users of this information";

  1. Article 12 1 shall be supplemented with the following content:

"Article 12 1 . Dissemination of Information Freely Accessible to Everyone on the Internet Global Information Network

The owner of a website and (or) web page, including a blogger, must ensure that on their own website and (or) web page of the Internet global information network where information freely accessible to everyone is placed:

It is not used to call for the violent change of the existing constitutional order or territorial integrity of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

It is not used to propagate war, violence and terrorism, as well as ideas of religious extremism, separatism and fundamentalism;

It is not used to disclose state secrets or other secrets protected by law;

It is not used to disseminate information that incites national, racial, ethnic or religious hatred, as well as information that infringes upon the honor and dignity of citizens or their business reputation, or interferes with their private life;

It is not used to propagate narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors;

It is not used to propagate pornography;

It is not used for actions that lead to criminal and other liability in accordance with the law.

The owner of a website and (or) web page, including a blogger, must verify the accuracy of the information freely accessible to everyone before placing it on their own website and (or) web page of the Internet global information network, and also must immediately delete it if inaccuracy is detected.

If the obligations established in the first and second parts of this Article are not fulfilled by the owner of a website and (or) web page, including a blogger, the use of such website and (or) web page may be restricted by the specially authorized body in the manner established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Violation of the requirements established in the first and second parts of this Article entails liability in accordance with legislative acts." [ OKOZ: 1. 11.00.00.00 Environment and Natural Resources / 11.02.00.00 Protection of the Environment and Ensuring Ecological Safety / 11.02.04.00 Protected Natural Areas / 11.02.04.01 General Rules] [ TSZ: 1. Natural Resources / Protection of the Environment]

Article 24. The following amendments and additions shall be made to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 710-II "On Protected Natural Areas" adopted on December 3, 2004 (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 1, Article 14):

  1. Article 5 shall be supplemented with the following second part:

"Legislative acts may provide for the establishment of state biosphere reserves, national parks, internationally protected natural areas and other protected natural areas";

  1. The sixth and seventh parts of Article 7 shall be stated in the following wording:

"Land tax is not levied on land plots of state reserves, complex (landscape) commissioned reserves, nature parks, state nature monuments, commissioned reserves (except for commissioned reserves established in hunting economies), natural nurseries, state biosphere reserves, national parks. In cases where economic activity is carried out in protected natural areas, land tax is collected.

The seizure of land plots of protected natural areas (except for land plots of national parks) for state and public needs is permitted in special cases. The seizure of land plots of national parks for state and public needs is not permitted";

  1. Article 17 shall be stated in the following wording:

"Article 17. Organization of Protection of Protected Natural Areas

Protection of state reserves, complex (landscape) commissioned reserves, nature parks and state biosphere reserves is carried out by protection officers and is regulated by the regulations on these protected natural areas. Protection officers are included in the staff of state reserves, complex (landscape) commissioned reserves, nature parks, state biosphere reserves and enjoy all the rights and privileges of state nature protection inspectors.

Protection of national parks is ensured in the manner established by regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on such parks.

Protection of state commissioned reserves and natural nurseries is carried out by the legal entities on whose land plots such reserves and nurseries are located.

Protection of state nature monuments is carried out by the legal and physical entities on whose land plots such monuments are located.

If state commissioned reserves and state nature monuments are located on land plots not granted to legal and physical entities, ensuring their protection is entrusted to local state authority bodies and specially authorized state bodies.

Protection of water protection zones, coastal areas, and surface and underground water formation zones is carried out by the agriculture and water management bodies, legal and physical entities on whose land plots these zones are established.

Sanitary protection zones of water objects are guarded by internal affairs bodies.

Protection of resort natural areas and recreation zones is ensured by local state authority bodies.

Areas intended for management of certain natural resources are guarded by forest rangers and the gamekeeping service of hunting economies.

Protection of fishery zones is ensured by legal and physical entities engaged in fishing, as well as nature protection bodies.

Protection of private commissioned reserves and natural nurseries is ensured by the legal and physical entities under whose control they are.

Buffer zones are guarded by the state bodies, legal and physical entities entrusted with the protection of state reserves, commissioned reserves and state nature monuments";

  1. Section X shall be replaced with Sections X and XI of the following content:

"X. State Biosphere Reserves, National Parks and Internationally Protected Natural Areas

Article 44. State Biosphere Reserves

State biosphere reserves may be established as protected natural areas intended for the preservation of biological diversity and rational use of natural objects and complexes for the purpose of sustainable economic and social development of territories. State biosphere reserves may join the international network of biosphere reserves and participate in global environmental monitoring.

State biosphere reserves are established by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The territories of state biosphere reserves are located on land plots granted for use to state biosphere reserves, as well as on land plots of other legal and physical entities within the boundaries of state biosphere reserves.

The following are distinguished within the territory of state biosphere reserves:

a zone intended for preserving natural objects and complexes in their original state, which is transformed into a strict nature reserve regime for state reserves;

a buffer zone in which any activity that may have a negative impact on the strict nature reserve zone is prohibited, intended for preserving, reproducing and restoring natural objects and complexes;

a zone intended for economic and other activities that do not harm the natural objects and complexes of state biosphere reserves.

The regime of state biosphere reserves is established by regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on such reserves.

Article 45. National Parks

National parks are protected natural areas intended for the preservation, reproduction and rational use of rare and valuable plant species, including scenic ones, for nature protection, recreation, scientific and cultural purposes. National parks may be formed on land plots by restoring and reproducing the plant world, including through complex agrotechnical measures. The animal world living in the territory of a national park is an integral part of the ecological system of this territory.

National parks are established by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Management of a national park is carried out by a directorate established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

National parks operate on the basis of regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on such parks.

Land plots are withdrawn from economic use together with all their natural resources in the manner established by legislative acts and granted for permanent use to national parks.

Buffer zones may be established in adjacent territories to a national park in accordance with the regulation on the national park to ensure the preservation of its plant and animal world.

In accordance with the regulation on the national park, any activity in the territory of a national park that contradicts its targeted use and threatens the preservation, reproduction and restoration of plant objects is prohibited.

Territories of national parks may be divided into functional zones.

Article 46. Internationally Protected Natural Areas

Protected natural areas located on the territory of two or more states are considered internationally protected natural areas.

Internationally protected natural areas may be established on the basis of international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The regime of internationally protected natural areas is established in accordance with the legislative acts and international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

XI. Final Provisions

Article 47. Buffer Zones

Areas adjacent to state reserves, complex (landscape) commissioned reserves, commissioned reserves, state nature monuments and national parks are buffer zones. In buffer zones, economic activity and other activities are restricted or prohibited to prevent negative impact on these protected natural areas.

The size and regime of buffer zones, as well as the task of preserving land plots, are determined simultaneously with the establishment of protected natural areas.

A part of the buffer zone of a state reserve may be transferred to the reserve itself for the purpose of establishing natural nurseries for the purpose of organizing ecotourism, breeding rare and endangered plant and animal species characteristic of this area, and for other needs of the reserve.

Article 48. Financing of Protected Natural Areas

State reserves, complex (landscape) commissioned reserves, nature parks and state biosphere reserves are financed from:

funds of the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

funds of nature protection funds;

income from scientific research, nature protection, advertising-publishing and educational activities;

revenues aimed at compensating for damage caused to protected natural areas;

fines collected for violation of the regime of protected natural areas;

proceeds from the sale of confiscated hunting weapons and fishing equipment, and from the sale of illegally caught game products;

charitable donations from legal and physical entities;

other revenues not prohibited by legislative acts.

In addition to the funds indicated in the first part of this Article, complex (landscape) commissioned reserves, nature parks and state biosphere reserves are also granted income from issuing permits for citizens' entry into protected natural areas and use of natural resources, as well as from recreation, tourist-excursion activities and other activities permitted by legislative acts.

National parks are financed from funds of the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan, charitable donations from legal and physical entities, and other revenues not prohibited by legislative acts.

Funds for the establishment, protection and use of state commissioned reserves and state nature monuments are allocated by the local state authority bodies and state bodies under whose control these protected natural areas are located.

If private nature reserves and natural nurseries are under the ownership of specific legal and physical persons, they are financed from the funds of those legal and physical persons.

Revenues directed at compensating for damage caused to protected natural areas, fines collected for violating the regime of protected natural areas, funds received from issuing permits for citizens' access to protected natural areas and use of natural resources, income from recreation, tourist-excursion activities, and other activities, and charitable donations from legal and physical persons are used to preserve, reproduce, and restore natural objects and complexes.

Article 49. Settlement of Disputes

Disputes in the field of organizing, protecting, and using protected natural areas are settled in the manner established by legislative acts.

Article 50. Liability for Violation of Legislative Acts on Protected Natural Areas

Persons guilty of violating legislative acts on protected natural areas are held liable in the established manner.

See previous edition. (Invalidated by Article 27 of Law No. URQ-601 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 7, 2020 — Information Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2020, No. 8, Article 03/20/601/0025) [ OKOS: 1. 09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.10.00.00 Industry / 09.10.03.00 Industrial Safety (also see 16.04.06.00)] [ TSZ: 1. Economy / Industry]

Article 26. The fifth part of Article 15 of Law No. URQ-57 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 28, 2006 "On Industrial Safety of Hazardous Production Facilities" (Information Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 9, Article 499) shall be stated in the following edition:

"The procedure for conducting industrial safety expertise and issuing an expertise conclusion is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan."

See previous edition. (Invalidated by Article 27 of Law No. URQ-601 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 7, 2020 — National Database of Legislative Acts, 08.01.2020, 03/20/601/0025) [ OKOS: 1. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.24.00.00 Securities. Securities Market / 07.24.02.00 General Rules of the Securities Market] [ TSZ: 1. Finance / Securities. Securities Market]

Article 28. In the fourth part of Article 49 of Law No. URQ-163 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 22, 2008 "On the Securities Market" (Information Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2008, No. 7, Article 354; 2009, No. 9, Article 337, No. 12, Article 464; 2012, No. 12, Article 336; 2013, No. 4, Article 98, No. 10, Article 263; 2014, No. 1, Article 2, No. 5, Article 130), the words "by the Central Bank" shall be replaced with the words "by the Cabinet of Ministers." [ OKOS: 1. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.04.00.00 General Rules of the Budget System] [ TSZ: 1. Finance / Budget. Extrabudgetary Funds]

Article 29. Additional provisions and amendments shall be made to the first part of Article 70 of the Budget Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Law No. URQ-360 of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 26, 2013 (Appendix 1 to Issue No. 12 of the Information Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2013):

Clause 5:

It shall be supplemented with the following sixth bullet point:

"The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan";

The sixth, seventh, and eighth bullet points shall be considered, respectively, the seventh, eighth, and ninth bullet points;

The seventh bullet point of Clause 8 shall be stated in the following edition:

"Expenses of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for preparing for and conducting elections and referendums, including financing district and precinct election commissions and political parties."

Article 30. This Law enters into force from the day of its official publication.

This Law was published in Issue No. 172 (6102) of the "Xalq So'zi" newspaper on September 5, 2014.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan I. KARIMOV

Tashkent city,

September 4, 2014,

Law No. URQ-373 (Collection of Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2014, Issue 36, Article 452; 2015, Issue 34, Article 451; 2017, Issue 24, Article 487; National Database of Legislative Acts, 30.01.2018, 03/18/463/0634; 26.06.2019, 03/19/544/3337; 08.01.2020, 03/20/601/0025; 24.08.2021, 03/21/710/0815; 24.11.2021, 03/21/730/1089; 13.04.2022, 03/22/763/0306; 21.04.2022, 03/22/765/0332; 30.07.2025, 03/25/1076/0672)

More like this from CBU

We email you every new CBU publication the day it's published.

Topics
fx
Share