Uzbekistan improves procedures on allocation of land to businesspeople

According to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, main directions at realization of measures on further improving and optimizing all types of registration and permission procedures in construction, conducted by business entities, are:

• creating equal competitive conditions for business entities due to allocation of lands for business entities only based on competitive conditions;
• improving mechanism of issuing permission for production of construction-assembly works by territorial inspections of the state architecture-construction supervision of the State Committee of Uzbekistan on architecture and construction via introduction of notification order.

From 1 January 2016, Uzbekistan sets order, in line with which land areas for up to 1 hectare for business activities are allocated on competitive bases from 1 January 2016.

Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan, administrations of regions and Tashkent city will coordinate work on timely formation of list of lands, offered to business entities.

The Government approved a regulation on order of providing land areas to legal entities and individuals for permanent use based on competitive bases to conduct business activities.

The regulation will not be applied to lands located at small industrial zones, special industrial zones, construction of road-side objects at Uzbekistan national highway, construction of concrete objects, envisaged in decision of the President and Cabinet of Ministers, etc.