As of 5 November 2023, manufacturers and importers of products subject to standardisation (certification) are to be required to comply with the provisions of the adopted Law of Uzbekistan on Standardisation.
The adopted law sets out the following types of standards:
- national standard;
- international (regional) standard; and
- foreign standard.
A national standard is the one adopted by the Uzbekistan Standards Institute.
An international or regional standard is the one adopted by an international or regional standard organisation and available to the general public.
A foreign standard is the one adopted by an authorised standardisation body or organisation of a foreign country.
The national Uzbekistan standardisation system consists of the following bodies and organisations:
- Uzbekistan Technical Regulation Agency acting under the Ministry of Investment and External Trade of Uzbekistan (“the Agency”);
- The national standardisation body;
- Commercial and state management bodies; and
- Technical standardisation committees.
International (regional) and foreign standards can be applied in Uzbekistan following a decision of the National Standardisation Body.
All standards are generally applied voluntary unless there is a requirement to apply a particular standard that is contained in a regulatory instrument.
Law: Law on Standardisation of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. ZRU-800 of 3 November 2022
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