Uzbekistan has amended the Rules for the Emission of and the Official Registration of Bonds and Securities.
As of 10 June 2024, it is allowed to issue corporate bonds for projects aimed at developing the green economy.
A methodological guide for the issue and circulation of green corporate bonds is to be approved by the NAPP (National Agency of Perspective Projects).
As of 21 June 2024, all preliminary decisions on a product’s country of origin are to be issued in accordance with the adopted procedure.
A preliminary decision is a document that is issued by customs authority. This document confirms the country of origin of a specific product that is to be moved across the border.
Market participants, such as importers or manufacturers are not obliged to obtain a preliminary decision.
As of 4 August 2024, the issue of Certificates of Origin for products is to be conducted according to the revised procedure.
The amendments introduced by Decree No. 311 of 30 May 2024, provide the possibility to issue a CT-UZ certificate for products manufactured in Uzbekistan, sold on the internal marked and subsequently exported abroad.
As of 1 January 2024, importers of certain products into Uzbekistan have to comply with the revised set of requirements. As of this date, no sanitary certificate (a mandatory document) can be issued for an imported product if the manufacturer or importer have not placed on it a label in Uzbek language (Latin characters).
As of 22 January 2023 manufacturers and importers registering or renewing declarations of conformity of products with EAEU technical regulations have to follow the revised registration procedure.
According to the amendment it is now mandatory to indicate the following in the registration application:
- storage conditions and durability period for the product in question;
- service period of the product in the declaration.
As of 17 May 2023, all product certification procedures in Uzbekistan are to include checks for compliance with intellectual property rights.
In accordance with the adopted amendments, product certification in the National Certification System of the Republic of Uzbekistan will include (among other things) verification of compliance with intellectual property rights (trademarks, service marks, appellations of origin, geographical indications, and industrial designs) (IP objects).
As of 10 January 2023, the EAEU Decision No. 44 of 18 April 2018 on Standard Conformity Assessment Modules was amended.
The amendments revised the circumstances when a conformity certificate and/or annexes to such a certificate or a declaration of conformity can be reissued without the holder having to undergo a conformity assessment procedure once again. Such circumstances include:
Uzbekistan has adopted Presidential Decree No. PP-436 02.12.2022 “On measures aimed at increasing the effectiveness of reforms with the goal of transition of the Republic of Uzbekistan to a “green” economy until 2030”.
The adopted document approved the Green Economy Transition Program of Uzbekistan providing for the transition to a "green" economy and ensuring "green" growth in the Republic of Uzbekistan until 2030. The plan includes the achievement of the following strategic goals:
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.
As of 1 January 2021, organisations importing certain products and substances into Ukraine are required to obtain import licences and/or to observe the set importation quotas.
The list of products subject to export quotas includes precious metals (gold and silver) and scrap precious metals.
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