Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The fourteenth plenary session of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan took place.

Members of the Government, heads of ministries and departments, as well as representatives of the media took part in the plenary session, held in the format of videoconferencing.

The plenary session was chaired by the Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbaeva.

Senators from Syrdarya, Kashkadarya, Samarkand and Tashkent regions raised urgent problems of the regions, in particular, issues of ensuring employment of persons with disabilities, increasing the level of preschool education by providing additional benefits to private and family kindergartens, studying the activities of the republican road fund, improving the quality and the effectiveness of the provision of primary health care, digitalization of the SVP system and central polyclinics.

The committees of the upper chamber of the Oliy Majlis on budget and economic reforms, on science, education and health care, as well as on defense and security issues were instructed to conduct a systematic study of these problems. The information of the chairmen of the respective committees of the Senate was heard on this issue.

The first issue of the agenda of the fourteenth plenary meeting of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis was heard - the report of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the implementation in the first quarter of 2021 of the State Program for the implementation of the Action Strategy for five priority areas of development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021 in the Year of Support for Youth and Health Promotion population ".

It was noted that the State Program for the current year consists of 273 items, within the framework of which it is envisaged to implement projects totaling 29.5 trillion soums, 2.6 billion US dollars and 57.5 million euros. 32 out of 41 tasks to be performed in the first quarter were completed in full.

As a result of the measures taken by the Government, the fulfillment of tasks on 15 points of the Program, the deadline for which has not come, has been ensured.

The growth of gross domestic product in the reporting period compared to the same period last year amounted to 3.0%. The volume of trade turnover reached 46.7 trillion soums and increased by 2.8% compared to the previous year. State budget expenditures on the social sphere amounted to 18.2 trillion soums, an increase of 38.6% compared to the corresponding period last year.

In free economic zones, 453 projects were implemented for a total amount of 2.6 billion US dollars, of which 818 million were direct investments, as a result, 35,897 new jobs were created.

In each district (city), a systematic implementation of "youth programs" has been established, more than 271 thousand 495 young people are employed. 62,441 young people were trained in professions and entrepreneurship, and 27,236 were assigned to entrepreneurs and craftsmen on the basis of the "1 + 1" project.

The funds of the newly created "Youth Funds" in the amount of 17 billion 504 million soums were spent, assistance was provided in solving the problems of more than 24 904 people included in the "youth notebook".

In order to improve the health of the population, 660 thousand doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 1 million doses of the ZF-UZ-VAC 2001 vaccine were imported. To carry out vaccination work, 3,138 points and 862 mobile teams were created in the republic.

At the meeting, the senators noted that along with the work done to ensure the implementation of the Program, there are some shortcomings.

In particular, some tasks were not completed on time, which is envisaged by the Program in the first quarter. So, in paragraph 145 of the State Program, the task is determined to establish, by March 1, the announcement of the minimum consumer spending of the population, the normative legal act on the implementation of this paragraph has not been adopted.

Clause 120 of the Program provides for the adoption by March 20 of a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on the introduction of modern and transparent mechanisms for further improving the reform of land relations in agriculture, transforming land into marketable assets and providing land plots for use on a lease basis. However, this instruction has not been fulfilled.

In addition, it was noted that the untimely development of individual documents by the executors of the projects negatively affects the implementation of reforms in the regions in this direction.

During an active discussion of the implementation of the State Program, which took place in the form of a dialogue, the senators paid special attention to issues that cause numerous complaints from the population. In particular, answers were heard from senior officials on such issues as ensuring inflation in 2021 of no higher than 10% within the framework of inflation targeting and maintaining price stability in accordance with paragraph 38 of the Program, the status of the implementation of the task of paragraph 43 of the Program to ensure openness of information on public debt , further improvement of the reform of land relations in agriculture, the introduction of modern and transparent mechanisms for the provision of land plots for use on a lease basis under paragraph 120 of the Program, measures taken to radically develop the service system, effectively protect the rights and interests of labor migrants of Uzbekistan in foreign countries in accordance with paragraph 261 of the Program.

Following the discussion, a corresponding resolution of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis was adopted.

Then, the report of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the activities of the prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020 was heard.

It was noted that the bodies of the prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Uzbekistan carried out certain work aimed at comprehensive support in the context of the coronavirus pandemic of the population, including families in need, their social protection, the establishment of effective control over the implementation of laws aimed at maintaining the stability of economic sectors, preventing offenses and crimes.

At the same time, according to the senators, along with the positive work done by the prosecutor’s office, it is necessary to further strengthen control in certain areas of activity.

In particular, due to shortcomings in ensuring the implementation of legislative acts related to reproductive health, maternal and child health, compared with last year, infant mortality increased by 428 (6 432-6 860), maternal mortality - by 10 (145-155 ).

There are shortcomings in ensuring the fulfillment of tasks determined to support business entities in a difficult financial situation.

In addition, it was noted that the shortcomings associated with the early detection of crime and delinquency, the elimination of the causes and factors contributing to them, as well as shortcomings on a number of other issues were not over.

41,087 out of 62,081 or 66% of crimes registered throughout the country are classified as preventable crimes.

Practically no work is being done on the study of operational-search and search reports, conducting heated discussions on unsolved cases, and accelerating measures. As a result, 6,761 people out of 9,790 or 75% of the people wanted in the republic were not detained.

In addition, the number of citizens’ appeals to the Senate on issues related to the activities of the prosecutor’s office remains high.

These circumstances require further strengthening of control in this direction, the adoption of decisive and effective measures in relation to each revealed case of violation of the law.

During the discussion, the senators, having analyzed the organization of work in the sectors on the basis of such new mechanisms as the "iron notebook", "women’s notebook", "youth notebook", and the reliability of the reports, made recommendations on establishing effective control over the implementation of tasks to take measures to elimination of existing violations of the law, ensuring social protection and employment of women and youth, securing unemployed youth for entrepreneurs on the basis of the principle "Every entrepreneur is a helper for youth", training young people in professions and entrepreneurship within the framework of the program "Youth: 1 + 1", studying and solving problems , proposals and wishes in the context of makhallas, systematization of work to suppress crime, dividing all makhallas and districts (cities) into “red”, “yellow” and “green”, based on the crime situation.

A corresponding resolution of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis was adopted on this issue.

Further, the report of the Accounts Chamber of the Republic of Uzbekistan on its activities in 2020 was heard.

It was noted that the Accounts Chamber focused its activities in 2020 on monitoring the implementation of measures to ensure the stability of the socio-economic situation in the country and the State budget, despite the quarantine measures taken in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.

The Accounts Chamber in 2020, within the framework of the tasks assigned to it, conducted 87 control events and thematic analytical studies.

As a result, on the use of the state budget and state trust funds in 2020, opportunities were identified to optimize the identified illegal expenses, shortages and theft, as well as ineffective expenses in the amount of 671.3 billion soums and unnecessary expenses in the amount of 1 trillion soums.

Shortages and illegal spending of funds from the Anti-Crisis Fund in the amount of 23.8 billion soums were revealed, overfunded funds in the amount of 8.4 billion soums were returned to the fund, and unnecessary and unjustified payments in the amount of 2.6 billion soums were prevented.

The payment of dividends to the budget by 2232 enterprises with state shares was analyzed and the transfer of dividends to the budget in the amount of 4.8 trillion soums was ensured.

Errors and shortcomings with a total cost of 12.6 billion soums were identified in 24 out of 81 projects completed in 2010-2019 with the involvement of public external debt.

The execution of 15 518 orders of the President on 796 documents was taken under control.

About 28 proposals were developed in 10 directions to eliminate and exclude the repetition of the revealed facts.

Observing the principles of openness and transparency of its activities, the Accounts Chamber has published more than 40 materials on the official website, in the media and in social networks for the purpose of early warning of financial offenses.

At the same time, the senators noted that, despite the results of control measures carried out by the Accounting Chamber, the number of negative cases of illegal spending, shortage and theft when using funds from the State budget and state trust funds is increasing from year to year.

The need to strengthen the activities of the Accounts Chamber while ensuring the fulfillment of tasks determined by law, using advanced international experience, was emphasized.

A corresponding resolution of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis was adopted on this issue.

Further, the report of the Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the activities of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020 was heard.

It was noted that in the reporting year, the Central Bank focused on preserving the purchasing power of the population by slowing the growth of domestic prices and ensuring balanced financial stability in the economy by mitigating the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the financial condition of business entities and banks.

In addition, by providing commercial banks with the necessary financial resources, the stable functioning of the banking and payment systems is ensured.

Reduction of the Central Bank’s main rate in 2020 by 2 times on a one percentage point (from 16 to 14% per annum) and the introduction of an optimal interest rate mechanism somewhat softened monetary conditions in the economy, provided support for economic activity in the period after the relaxation of quarantine restrictions without risk for inflation rate.

Within the framework of family entrepreneurship development programs, over the past 3 years, a total of more than 15.7 trillion soums of soft loans have been allocated, thanks to which more than 633 thousand families have established entrepreneurial activities, conditions have been created for them to carry out profitable activities.

In order to support business entities experiencing financial difficulties, in March-December 2020, banks allocated revolving loans in the amount of 26.8 trillion soums to replenish the working capital of 59,235 enterprises.

It was noted that due to the extension of the maturity of loans to the population and business entities that faced financial difficulties during the pandemic, the share of problem loans in the banking system increased by 0.6 percentage points, and at the end of 2020 amounted to 2.1% (5.8 trillion soums).

Of the total volume of problem loans, 73% or 4.2 trillion soums fall to the share of business entities, 17% or 961 billion soums - to individuals, 10% or 586 billion soums - to the share of state and budget organizations.

In the structure of problem loans to individuals, the share of mortgage loans was 42% (405 billion soums), consumer loans - 20% (194 billion soums), microloans - 14% (132 billion soums), car loans - 7% (59 billion soums), of which shows that the volume of loans allocated to improve the living conditions of citizens has increased.

Within the framework of state programs in order to ensure employment of the population and the development of family entrepreneurship, financial support for entrepreneurial initiatives of women and youth, a total of 48.4 trillion soums of loans have been allocated for more than 281 thousand projects.

In order to improve the legal framework for regulating payment systems in the reporting period, based on the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Payments and Payment Systems" and international experience, relevant provisions and instructions were adopted.

The launch of the Humo payment system, which is a national interbank processing center, contributes to the creation of a competitive environment between retail payment systems that provide payment services based on bank cards and the further expansion of the infrastructure of payment systems as a result of the increase in the scale of contactless payments.

The share of payments made through the HUMO system in the volume of transactions made through terminals increased from 3% in 2019 to 15% in 2020.

The number of HUMO contactless bank cards convenient for the population reached 5.3 million, the number of payment terminals installed for business entities - 203 thousand, as well as the number of ATMs installed at banking infrastructure, tourist facilities, dehkan markets and shopping malls - 4 thousand.

Integration of the "HUMO" payment system with the international payment systems VISA, Mastercard and UnionPay International has been ensured. The creation of the possibility of accepting bank cards VISA, Mastercard, UnionPay in all ATMs and terminals of the payment system "HUMO" allowed foreign guests and tourists to pay the cost of goods and services through an international bank card without conversion practice, to receive cash in national currency.

Cash turnover through banks in 2020 amounted to 360.2 trillion soums, which means an increase of 1.3 times compared to 2019.

As of December 31, 2020, the balance sheet and financial statements of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan passed an international audit by the authoritative auditing organization Deloitte & Touche LLC, an opinion was received on the full compliance of the Central Bank’s financial statements with the requirements of international standards and the Law "On the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan".

Senators also touched upon a number of tasks that need to be given special attention in 2021 in accordance with the legislation on the activities of the Central Bank.

In particular, it was noted that programs for the transformation of banks are insufficiently implemented, and the work carried out does not have a significant impact on the formation of a healthy competitive environment between banks and, ultimately, on a radical improvement in the quality of services provided to consumers who are the bank’s customers.

It was emphasized that banks are not doing enough work to bring to consumers the advantages of the "HUMO" payment system, which is convenient for settlements. In order to further expand the use of the system, commercial banks and tax authorities need to strengthen awareness-raising among the population and business entities about its benefits.

In addition, it was noted the need to consider the issue of suppressing cases of violation of consumer rights by forcibly sending clients to insure allocated credit funds through insurance companies selected by commercial banks.

During the discussion, special attention was also paid to such systemic problems as untimely consideration by commercial banks of applications from the population and entrepreneurs for the allocation of loans or an unreasonable extension of the terms for their consideration or refusal to issue a loan without good reason, systemic problems in the selection and assessment of loan collateral.

At the same time, the need to increase attention to the increasing appeals regarding cases of abuse of official duties by employees of commercial banks, incomplete elimination of existing bureaucratic barriers in the organization of banking services and the issues raised in such appeals was emphasized.

A corresponding resolution of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis was adopted on this issue.

Then the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Uzbekistan” was discussed.

It was noted that the Law is based on the need to determine the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons, to properly establish their labor activity in the republic, to regulate the system and mechanisms for leaving and entering the country, as well as to develop the activities of labor bodies.

The main purpose of the law is to regulate relations in the field of the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The document defines in detail the basic rights, freedoms and obligations of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Uzbekistan, granting them political asylum, their entry and exit from the Republic of Uzbekistan, transit through the territory of the country and responsibility for violation of the rules, the procedure for temporary stay in the republic and reduction its term, as well as movement and choice of a place of temporary residence (permanent residence), the right to work and other rights.

The adoption of the Law will serve to create an integral system for regulating the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the country, unify the regulatory framework formed by various (by-laws) acts adopted in 1990-2000, and bring in line with the requirements of the time of relations with foreign citizens or stateless persons.

In addition, the Law will create a transparent and open procedure for interaction with government bodies and other organizations in the field of labor relations, provide foreign citizens with ample opportunities to use government services.

The law was approved by the senators.

Further, the focus was on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On licensing, permitting and notification procedures”.

It was noted that today the issues of licensing, issuance of permits and notification are regulated by 2 laws, 1 by the resolution of the Oliy Majlis, 7 by decrees and resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2 by the Cabinet of Ministers and other departmental documents.

In particular, these are the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On licensing certain types of activities", adopted in 2000, and the Resolution of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 12, 2001 "On the List of Activities Requiring Licenses".

Many acts of legislation can cause various inconveniences for business entities and the population, as well as become a factor in causing corruption.

These circumstances were studied by the Senate Committee on Budget and Economic Reforms in 2019 together with the Institute for Legislation and Parliamentary Research under the Oliy Majlis and it was recommended to submit to the Cabinet of Ministers a new version of the draft law of direct action.

In accordance with this, the introduced Law creates a simple, modern system in this area, combining two existing laws, the Resolution of the Oliy Majlis and other legislative acts.

The law establishes the procedure for licensing and issuing permits only through a special electronic information system "License" (as well as the Single interactive portal of public services) with the issuance of an electronic document.

The law abolishes the requirement for branches and representative offices of legal entities to obtain separate licenses or permits, and also abolishes the institution of concluding a license agreement in connection with the issuance of licenses and permits in electronic form.

For the first time, the law introduces the procedure and mechanisms for carrying out activities through notification.

At the same time, the procedure for imposing fines on legal entities for violation of licensing, permitting and notification procedures is also established.

As a result of the adoption of the Law, bureaucratic barriers to licensing and issuance of permits and possible violations of the law by state bodies will be eliminated, convenience for entrepreneurs will be created, and all processes will be fully digitized and ensure their transparency.

The law was approved by the senators.

Further, the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Publishing Activity" was discussed.

When this law was originally included in the agenda of the fourth plenary session of the Senate in 2020, senators made some comments and its adoption was deemed inappropriate. In particular, it was required to exclude from the Law the articles concerning licensing and reference norms. The initiators of the law and the deputies finalized this document taking into account these requirements.

The introduction of only a system of notification of the authorized state body about the start of publishing activities instead of the procedure for licensing publishing activities will provide practical assistance in the development of entrepreneurship in this area.

The new edition of the Law was developed to ensure the fulfillment of the tasks defined in the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Program of Comprehensive Measures for the Development of the System of Publishing and Distribution of Book Products, Increasing the Culture of Reading".

The new edition of the Law introduces the basic concepts that were not in the current law, as well as the corresponding article on their interpretation. This change not only prevents the inaccuracy of certain provisions in the Law, but also creates convenience in the interpretation of the text in accordance with modern legislative technology, the requirements of existing practice.

The law provides for the determination of ways to implement measures of state support for subjects of publishing activity, in particular, strengthening their financial position and material and technical base, attracting investments in the development of information and library activities, determining tax and other benefits for publishing activities.

The Law also stipulates the need to provide the publication’s output data in printed products and their list. Such information will ensure the planning of a strict audit of the circulation of published products, statistics on the state of the publishing industry and the dynamics of development, and will allow organizing the accounting of printed products produced in accordance with international standards.

The relevant resolution of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis was adopted on the approval of this Law, which is important for the publication of high-quality books that meet the spiritual, moral and aesthetic needs of our people, especially youth, provision of books at an affordable price, support and development of the publishing and printing industry.

Then the discussion centered on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Psychiatric Care”.

Currently, activities related to the provision of psychiatric care are regulated by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Psychiatric Care", adopted in 2000.

This Law establishes the basic principles for the provision of such assistance, but does not touch on a number of important issues, in particular, public control over the provision of psychiatric care, the procedure for considering complaints against the actions of medical psychiatric commissions that violate the rights and legitimate interests of citizens.

In this regard, in accordance with the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2018, a new version of the Law "On Psychiatric Care" was developed.

When developing this Law, the international experience, the norms of the legislation of the USA, Russia, Belarus and other countries were studied.

The adoption of this Law will provide an opportunity to improve the regulatory framework in all areas of psychiatric care, including the provision of voluntary, involuntary and compulsory psychiatric care, ensuring cooperation between the relevant interested ministries and departments in this area. Expressing the freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens in receiving psychiatric care, the Law protects against unjustified interference in their lives, from unjustified discrimination in society of persons with mental disorders, as well as from socially dangerous actions of such persons.

Free legal services are provided through the state system to persons with mental disorders, who are also assisted in finding employment. At the same time, the Law provides for the protection of medical personnel and other professionals in the provision of psychiatric care.

The members of the Senate approved this Law.

Further, the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" was discussed.

In accordance with the amendments to the Air Code, it is stipulated that the accounting procedure for experimental aircraft is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

According to the amendments, this Code also improves the procedure for flights over settlements, according to which aircraft flights over settlements are carried out along the established routes and heights, without endangering the life and health and (or) property of people on the ground.

It was noted that deviation from the established route and altitude is allowed in the event of an aircraft malfunction or, if necessary, to perform flights to save lives.

It is established that in special cases, flights of aircraft over populated areas with a deviation from the established route and height are allowed by decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

According to the amendments introduced by the Law to the Code of Administrative Responsibility for Violation of the Rules of Stopping or Parking by Drivers of Vehicles, the amount of the fine has been reduced from three to two basic calculated values.

In addition, it is established that for the abandonment of the place of a road traffic accident by its participants in violation of the established rules, resulting in the infliction of light bodily injury or significant material damage to the victim, entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of thirty basic calculated values or deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle for a period of one year. or administrative arrest for up to fifteen days.

At the same time, in connection with the adoption of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Environmental Audit", appropriate amendments are made to the Law "On Environmental Expertise", according to which the concept of environmental audit is formulated as follows:

"Environmental audit is a systematic, documented, independent environmental assessment of the ongoing economic and other activities of the subject of environmental audit for compliance with the requirements of regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation and regulatory legal acts aimed at protection."

As a result of the implementation of this Law, the prevention of threats to the life and health of the population, its property, the creation of additional opportunities in the event of an aircraft malfunction or saving the lives of people, the prevention of traffic violations and increased responsibility for driving a vehicle, as well as the protection of the environment and environmental protection will be achieved. environment and rational use of natural resources.

The law was approved by the senators.

The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Connection with the Improvement of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service" was also at the center of the discussion.

As you know, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 25, 2020, the Agency for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State Inspectorate for Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and their territorial divisions were abolished. The Service of Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan was created, which is their legal successor in terms of rights, obligations and agreements.

Also, according to the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 27, 2020, the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service is an authorized state body responsible for the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population and public health, the head of this service is simultaneously the Deputy Minister of Health and the Chief State Sanitary Doctor. Of the Republic of Uzbekistan, district (city) departments of sanitary and epidemiological well-being and public health in their activities are subordinate and accountable, respectively, to the departments of sanitary-epidemiological well-being and public health of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent, and the departments of sanitary-epidemiological well-being and public health of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent - directly to the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service.

In connection with these changes made in the field, corresponding changes are made to some of the current legislative acts.

In addition, according to the amendment introduced by the Law to Article 257 of the Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Administrative Responsibility, the chief state sanitary doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan and his deputies, chief state sanitary doctors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent and their deputies, chief state sanitary doctors of districts (cities) has the right to consider cases of administrative offenses and apply administrative penalties in the form of a fine on behalf of the state sanitary supervision authorities.

The law was approved by the senators.

Then, the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the ratification of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the Republic of Uzbekistan, on the one hand, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other hand (Tashkent, October 31, 2019)" was discussed.

The law envisages the ratification of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the Republic of Uzbekistan, on the one hand, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other, signed on October 31, 2019 in the city of Tashkent.

It was noted that the Agreement covers such important goals and areas for the preservation in the future of the legal basis of Uzbek-British relations, the creation of favorable conditions for the further continuation of contacts between the business circles of the two countries, as well as the development of cooperation in political, trade, economic, investment, financial and other spheres.

This document has been brought into line with the format of cooperation between Uzbekistan and Great Britain, while maintaining all the provisions of the current Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the European Union.

The document consists of a preamble, 87 articles, 4 annexes and a Protocol on Mutual Assistance between Administrative Bodies in Customs Matters.

During the discussion, it was noted that the adoption of this Law is important for the further development of bilateral cooperation in all aspects, the establishment of a regular political dialogue on international and regional issues, the creation of a favorable climate in the areas of foreign trade and investment.

The law was approved by members of the Senate.

On this, the first day of the fourteenth plenary session of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan ended.