Uzbekistan Abolishes Environmental Certification for New Imported Cars

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 19 September, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan approved a resolution simplifying the assessment system for vehicles’ compliance with environmental standards.

Under the new regulation, mandatory environmental certification for new wheeled vehicles of categories M (passenger) and N (cargo) imported into the country has been abolished. Compliance with environmental requirements will now be verified based on the General Technical Regulation on the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles, adopted in 2017. This information will be reflected in type-approval certificates and certificates of conformity.

It is noted that electric vehicles, except hybrids, are exempt from environmental assessment. Verification of compliance with environmental standards of “Euro-4” and above will be carried out when issuing certificates, either on the basis of documents attached to the application or, in the case of type approval, through emission analysis in an accredited laboratory, or, if such a laboratory is unavailable, based on submitted documentation.

To confirm a vehicle’s environmental class, the manufacturer or applicant must provide one of the following: legislation from the country of manufacture prohibiting the production of vehicles below Euro-4, an official letter from the manufacturer or its representative, or other technical documents proving compliance.

Issuance of compliance documents is prohibited if a vehicle fails to meet Euro-4 or higher standards.

Earlier, on 2 September, the Agency for Technical Regulation abolished the practice of testing vehicles at the proving ground in Pskent District, which had been introduced in the fall of last year. The decision was adopted at a meeting of the Interagency Commission on WTO Affairs chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjayev.

The meeting protocol also stated that an analysis would be carried out on price differences between vehicles sold by official and unofficial dealers, as well as local manufacturers, followed by the development of measures to regulate and optimize pricing.