Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Law "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" on 21 July 2020.

The law has made appropriate amendments to the articles of the Code of Administrative Responsibility and the Criminal Code, which defines responsibility for illegal actions related to the circulation of substandard or counterfeit medicines.

In particular, according to the amendment made to Article 186³ of the Criminal Code, for violation of the procedure for retail sale of prescription drugs containing potent substances, a separate liability is established. For committing this act after the application of an administrative penalty, the guilty person may be punished with imprisonment for up to 5 years.

These changes come into effect after 3 months from the date of the official publication of the Law.