Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- As part of the agenda of the seventh plenary meeting of the Senate, another issue was discussed - the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the further reduction of bureaucratic barriers and the introduction of modern management principles in activities state bodies and organizations".

The law was developed in pursuance of the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On measures to further reduce bureaucratic barriers and the introduction of modern management principles in the activities of state bodies and organizations" and the "Roadmap" approved by this decree.

In order to bring some legislative acts in line with this resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, amendments and additions are made to 6 laws and 3 codes.

In particular, in accordance with the amendments made to Articles 42, 98 and 103 "On Water and Water Use", functions and powers that provide for the coordination of technological, forest reclamation, agrotechnical, hydraulic engineering, sanitary and technical measures with local government bodies are excluded. This will eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic barriers to the free activity of enterprises in the field of water use.

Changes and additions are also made to Articles 6 and 291 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility. In particular, Article 6 of the Code excludes the powers of local government bodies to make decisions on administrative responsibility.

That is, the issues of maintaining public order are excluded if they are not regulated by the Code of Administrative Responsibility of the Republic of Uzbekistan, functions and powers to make decisions on combating natural disasters and epidemics. This will put an end to discretionary powers that generate corruption in local government operations.

Also, article 291 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility is amended in terms of the grounds and procedure for the detention and inspection of vehicles.

The procedure for detaining vehicles for the absence of an insurance policy for compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners will be canceled. This strengthens the guarantees of property rights of citizens, which helps to prevent corruption due to the reduction of the penalty base for citizens.

Changes and additions to the Labor Code are also being made. In particular, article 80 of the Code excludes a certificate of residence from the list of documents required for employment. Thanks to this, unnecessary bureaucratic barriers will be removed when citizens conclude labor contracts and red tape will be eliminated.

In accordance with Article 13 of the Law "On the Protection of Atmospheric Air", the functions and powers of local government bodies to make decisions on the limitation, suspension and termination of activities related to violation of the conditions and requirements stipulated in the conclusion of the state environmental expertise on pollutant emissions are excluded into the atmosphere by stationary sources of air pollution. Thanks to this, unusual functions and powers of local government bodies will be abolished, and the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection will ensure the full organization of state environmental control over compliance with legislation in the field of atmospheric air protection.

The functions and powers of local government bodies in the issuance of permits for the preparation of wild plants for the needs of animal husbandry, enshrined in Articles 34 and 45 of the Law "On the protection and use of the flora", are transferred to the territorial divisions of the State Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent. As a result, the intervention of local government bodies in the activities of entrepreneurs engaged in the procurement of wild plants for the needs of animal husbandry will be reduced.

Article 111 of the Housing Code abolishes the requirement to provide a certificate from the place of residence indicating the persons living in the dwelling, which is attached to the application for the exchange of dwellings of the owner, tenant, member of a housing construction or housing cooperative.

Also, in accordance with the amendment to article 117 of this Code, a certificate from the place of residence is not required, which must be attached to the application for the issuance of a protection certificate (reservation). Now citizens are not required to provide a certificate of residence when exchanging housing and issuing a security certificate (reservation).

Article 15 of the Law "On Forest" excludes the functions and powers of local government bodies to make decisions on the limitation, suspension and termination of the activities of organizations in the event that they harm the state of forests. This will reduce the interference of state authorities in the activities of entrepreneurs.

From Article 23 of the Law "On Guardianship and Guardianship", the words "certificates and characteristics from the self-government body of citizens at their place of residence" are excluded, which are attached to the application of a person who has expressed a desire to become a guardian or guardian. Thanks to this, favorable conditions will be created for citizens wishing to become guardians and trustees.

From the second part of Article 18 of the Law "On Administrative Supervision over a Certain Category of Persons Released from Penitentiary Institutions", the words "certificate of the citizens’ self-government body" are excluded, which is attached to the documents on the measures taken to establish the place of stay and reasons for non-arrival of the supervised person, attached by the body internal affairs when sending to the court a submission about the need to declare a search in respect of him in the case when the place of stay of the supervised person has not been established. This creates an opportunity to simplify the office work of the internal affairs bodies.

After an active discussion, the senators approved the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the further reduction of bureaucratic barriers and the introduction of modern management principles in the activities of state bodies and organizations."