Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - Today, on 27 July, a meeting of the Senate Committee on Science, Education and Health was held. 

It was attended by senators, members of the expert group of the Committee, chairmen of the standing commissions of the Jokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional and Tashkent city Kengashes of people’s deputies, representatives of ministries and departments, as well as the media.

The meeting preliminarily discussed issues that are planned to be considered at the seventeenth plenary meeting of the upper chamber of the Oliy Majlis. In particular, the discussion centered on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Connection with the Further Improvement of Legal Protection of Intellectual Property Objects".

This Law was developed in order to fully take into account the requirements of filing applications for intellectual property, to successfully implement international experience in this area, to strengthen positions in international rankings, to improve legislation in accordance with the requirements of international acts in the field of copyright and related rights.

The law stipulates amendments and additions to the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On inventions, utility models and industrial designs", "On trademarks, service marks and appellations of origin of goods", "On copyright and related rights."

The meeting considered the report of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the implementation in the first half of 2021 of the State Program for the implementation of the Action Strategy in five priority areas of development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021 in the "Year of Support for Youth and Strengthening Public Health".

During the discussion, information was heard from representatives of the relevant ministries and departments about the points of the State Program, the implementation of which is being delayed.

In addition, the results of the study of the state of implementation of the laws "On Communications" and "On Electronic Digital Signatures", law enforcement practice and monitoring of the adoption of by-laws were considered.

The relevant decisions of the Committee were adopted on the issues considered at the meeting.