President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution "On measures to further improve the accreditation system for conformity assessment bodies".
The Center was created on the basis of SUE "Uzbek Center for Accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies" under the Uzbek Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification ("Uzstandart").
The head of Uzbekistan transferred functions of "Uzstandart" for accreditation and inspection control of conformity assessment bodies, testing and calibration laboratories to the new center.
The center, in addition, will receive a database and materials on previously issued certificates of accreditation.
The document says that the Center will deal with a unified state policy in the field of accreditation of conformity assessment bodies, monitor conformity assessment bodies, cooperate with international companies and the implementation of international standards, and many others.
Until 1 April 2021, the Center is exempted from customs payments for imported products, which are not produced in Uzbekistan.