Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At a meeting of the Senate Committee on Science, Education and Health, held on 19 December this year, issues included in the agenda of the next plenary meeting were preliminary considered.

In particular, it was noted that the Committee is introducing the Law “On Restricting the Distribution and Consumption of Alcoholic and Tobacco Products” to the agenda of the plenary meeting.

The Law was rejected by the senators at the 27th plenary session of the Senate. A conciliation commission has been established by the chambers of parliament to resolve the disagreements that have arisen on this Law. The comments and suggestions made by the members of the commission were discussed. In accordance with it, amendments and additions were made to the Law in the agreed wording.

This Law, of course, aroused the interest of the general public. The reasons for this are obvious. The Law is expected to introduce several innovations to restrict the distribution and consumption of alcohol and tobacco.

It was noted that thanks to the innovations introduced by the Law, the main directions of state policy in the field of restricting the distribution and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products are determined.

It is noteworthy that the restriction of the distribution and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products, the prevention of their negative impact is guaranteed by the state.

At the same time, it is prohibited to sell alcohol and tobacco products, devices for the consumption of tobacco and nicotine to persons under the age of twenty, and the sale by these persons, the involvement of these persons in the process of consuming alcohol and tobacco. This age limit is extended by one year from the current Law.

Also at the meeting, the draft Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2023” was discussed on a preliminary basis. The budget expenditures for 2023 for science, education and healthcare were discussed. Members of the Committee gave appropriate recommendations to the heads of ministries and departments.

In addition, the meeting discussed the implementation of the "Roadmap" for the implementation of the Law "On transplantation of human organs and tissues." The report of responsible officials of the Cabinet of Ministers and representatives of the Ministry of Health on the implementation of the Roadmap was heard.

In turn, the senators criticized the untimely implementation of certain tasks outlined in the Roadmap. In particular, they noted that a regulatory legal act on the establishment of a procedure for transplantation of human organs and tissues has not yet been approved.

As a result of the meeting, the relevant decisions of the Committee on the above issues were adopted.