The draft law is aimed at improving state management in the field of plant quarantine, determining the status of the State Plant Quarantine Inspectorate under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the duties assigned to the quarantine system.

During the development of the draft law, as the deputies noted, the legislation in the field of quarantine of plants of Russia, the USA, China, Ukraine, Belarus and the countries of the European Union was studied.

Based on foreign experience, the quarantine requirements and norms were revised, the tasks of state inspectors for plant quarantine are specified, the procedure for monitoring in the field of plant quarantine is specified.

The document envisages that annual report on the quarantine phytosanitary status in Uzbekistan will be prepared in Uzbekistan in the result of the monitoring. The report will help to adopt necessary measures to threaten the spread of quarantine pests.

The adoption of the proposed draft law will improve the mechanism for regulating plant quarantine relations, expand international cooperation, introduce modern foreign technologies and methods of work in the quarantine service, and clearly define the responsibilities of responsible employees of the State Plant Quarantine Inspectorate.