Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law “On technical regulation”.

According to the Law, technical regulation is the establishment, application and enforcement of requirements for product safety, processes and methods of its production, as well as verification of their compliance through conformity assessment and state control.

The Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation is a specially authorized state body in the field of technical regulation.

The Cabinet of Ministers determines and coordinates the activities of authorized government bodies in this area.

In accordance with the Law, technical regulations are adopted in order to:

protecting the life or health of citizens by establishing product safety requirements;

protection of the environment, flora and fauna;

prevention of actions that mislead buyers (consumers);

ensuring energy efficiency and rational use of natural resources;

prevention of technical barriers to trade;

increasing the competitiveness of products in the domestic and foreign markets.

Mandatory confirmation of conformity, established in the technical regulations, is carried out in the form of:

declaration of conformity;

mandatory certification.

According to the Law, a system of operational mutual notification between state control bodies about high-risk products will be created and will begin to function.

The law comes into force after 6 months from the date of its official publication.