ABOUT ADVERTISING LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN DD JUNE 7, 2022 NO. ZRU-776
LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
JUNE 7, 2022
NO. ZRU-776
ABOUT ADVERTISING
Adopted by the Legislative Chamber on December 28, 2021
Approved by the Senate on March 17, 2022
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Purpose of this Law
The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations in the field of production, placement and distribution of advertising (hereinafter referred to as advertising circulation).
Article 2. Scope of this Law
This Law applies to all relations in the field of advertising circulation, regardless of the place of its production, if this advertising is aimed at consumption and distribution on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
This Law does not apply to:
1) election campaign materials;
2) information, the disclosure or distribution or communication to the user of which is mandatory in accordance with the law;
3) reference, information and analytical materials (reviews of domestic and foreign markets, results of scientific research and testing), which do not have as the main goal the promotion of goods on the market and are not social information;
4) information on signs and indexes that do not contain advertising information;
5) announcements of individuals or legal entities not related to business activities;
6) information about the product, its manufacturer, importer or exporter placed on the product or its packaging;
7) any elements of product design placed on the product or its packaging and not related to another product;
8) references to the product, the means of its individualization, the manufacturer or seller of the product, which are organically integrated into works of science, literature or art and are not in themselves information of an advertising nature;
9) information on the worldwide Internet information network about manufactured or sold goods, posted on the websites of manufacturers and (or) sellers of goods or on pages on social networks, if the specified information is intended to inform visitors of the website or page on a social network about the range, rules of use and other characteristics (properties) of the goods sold;
10) results of issuing queries in information retrieval systems on the World Wide Web.
Article 3. Legislation on advertising
The legislation on advertising consists of this Law and other acts of legislation.
If an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes rules other than those provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan on advertising, then the rules of the international treaty apply.
Article 4. Copyright and related rights to advertising
Advertising, in whole or in part, may be subject to copyright and related rights. In this case, copyright and related rights are subject to protection in accordance with the legislation on copyright and related rights and international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 5. Basic concepts
The following basic concepts apply in this Law:
counter-advertising – a refutation of unreliable advertising (unfair, deliberately false), distributed in order to eliminate the consequences caused by it or that could lead to them;
unethical advertising – advertising that, by using offensive words, images and comparisons relating to gender, race, nationality, language, religion, social origin, beliefs, personal and social status of persons, violates generally accepted norms of humanity and morality, encroaches on objects of art, historical and architectural monuments that constitute national or world cultural heritage, discredits state symbols (flag, coat of arms, anthem), discredits the currency of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
social information – information, the dissemination of which does not have the purpose of direct or indirect profit (income), addressed to an indefinite circle of people and aimed at achieving socially beneficial goals in the areas of charity and healthcare, environmental protection, conservation of energy resources, crime prevention, social protection and public safety, spirituality and education, ensuring the interests of society and the state, as well as other information of a non-commercial nature;
inappropriate advertising – false, unethical, hidden advertising, as well as other advertising that does not comply with the requirements of this Law;
unreliable (unfair, deliberately false) advertising – advertising that, as a result of inaccuracy, ambiguity, exaggeration, silence, violation of requirements regarding time, place and method of distribution and other requirements provided for by law, misleads or may mislead users of advertising, cause material damage losses and moral damage to legal entities and individuals, as well as to the interests of society and the state;
incentive campaign – advertising carried out in the form of an event, competition, game, encouraging advertising users to perform certain actions, including the condition of participation in which is the purchase of advertised goods;
advertising – special information distributed using any advertising means, the content of which is addressed to advertising users located in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and intended to attract attention to the object of advertising, generate or maintain interest in it, as well as its promotion on the market for the purpose of direct or indirect receipt of profit (income);
advertiser – a physical person or legal person who is a resident or non-resident of the Republic of Uzbekistan, manufacturing or selling the advertised product, or another person who has determined the object of advertising and (or) the content of advertising, including a sponsor;
advertising means – means used to bring advertising to the advertising user;
advertising space (location of an object (structure) of external advertising and information) – a specially designated and (or) designated area (soil, asphalt, green area and others), a certain surface area of a building, structure on which an object (structure) of external advertising is installed and information;
advertising space passport – a document issued by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent, confirming the right of legal entities and individuals to place external advertising objects (structures) and information specified in this document on a land plot, building or structure, regardless of form their property;
holder of an advertising space passport – a legal person or a physical person who has acquired the right to place an object (structure) of external advertising and information on a state-owned land plot, building or structure, on the basis of an open electronic auction through a single electronic trading platform or on privatized land plots , as well as buildings or structures that are privately owned – on the basis of an agreement concluded with the owner of the privatized land plot, building or structure;
object of advertising – a product to which advertising is aimed at attracting attention, including events, technologies, means of individualization, results of intellectual activity, as well as information about individuals or legal entities;
advertising activities – activities related to the performance of works and services in the field of advertising circulation;
advertising producer – a physical person or legal person who is a resident or non-resident of the Republic of Uzbekistan, bringing information into a fully or partially ready form of advertising for distribution (placement);
advertising distributor – a physical person or legal entity who is a resident or non-resident of the Republic of Uzbekistan, distributing advertising using advertising means;
advertising user – a person or group of persons to whom the advertising is directed;
external advertising – graphic, text or other advertising, designed for visual perception of an indefinite number of people, placed on objects (structures) of external advertising and information;
layout of objects (structures) of external advertising and information – a document defining the location of objects (structures) of external advertising and information, the installation of which is allowed, containing data indicating their type, shape, technical characteristics, area of information fields and developed on the basis of a territorial scheme planning;
goods – a product of activity (including work, service) intended for sale, exchange or other introduction into circulation;
integrated advertising – advertising of goods in cinema, audio and video products, television and radio broadcasts, works of art, images, computer games and other works in the form of primary or secondary props, images of a trademark (service mark) corresponding to an existing product or a mention of it in any form;
hidden advertising – advertising that has an unconscious impact on the user’s perception of advertising through the use of special video inserts (double audio recording) and other methods;
comparative advertising – advertising that directly or indirectly identifies a competitor or competitive product;
sponsor – a legal person or physical person making a contribution in the form of providing property, money, results of intellectual activity, provision of services, performance of work for the organization and (or) holding of a sports, cultural or other event, creation and (or) broadcast of a television or radio program or creation and (or) use of another result of creative activity;
sponsorship advertising – advertising distributed under the condition of mandatory mention in it of a certain person as a sponsor.
Article 6. Language of advertising
On the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, advertising is distributed in the state language of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Translation of advertising content can be duplicated in other languages subject to the following requirements:
the text of the translation of the advertising content in other languages should not distort its main meaning in the state language of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
translation text of advertising in other languages placed through external advertising must be placed horizontally at the bottom of the advertising text in the state language of the Republic of Uzbekistan and should not exceed forty percent of the total advertising area;
the font size of the text of the translation of advertising in other languages must be less than the font size of the advertising text in the state language of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
translation of advertising in other languages distributed on television and radio channels, as well as in print media, should not exceed twenty percent of the daily total volume of advertising.
Parts one and two of this article do not apply to advertising placed in:
printed publications and other types of publishing products published exclusively in foreign languages;
during the broadcast of television, radio, video, newsreel programs and other media materials broadcasting in foreign languages;
information resources of websites on the World Wide Web, posting materials exclusively in foreign languages.
Trademarks (service marks) and syllabaries in typographical typesetting (logos) registered in accordance with the established procedure may be shown in the original language.
CHAPTER 2. REGULATION IN THE FIELD OF ADVERTISING CIRCULATION
Article 7. Powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of advertising circulation
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
ensures the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of advertising circulation;
establishes the procedure for the production and placement of external advertising;
establishes the procedure for determining differentiated fees for the right to place external advertising;
approves the General Technical Regulations for the safety of objects (structures) of external advertising and information.
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan may exercise other powers in accordance with the legislation.
Article 8. Powers of the authorized state body in the field of advertising circulation
The authorized state body in the field of advertising circulation is the Committee for the Development of Competition and Protection of Consumer Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as the authorized state body).
Authorized state body:
implements a unified state policy in the field of advertising circulation;
ensures compliance with advertising legislation;
develops state programs in the field of advertising circulation and organizes their implementation;
coordinates the activities of state and economic management bodies, local government bodies in the field of advertising circulation;
participates in the development of regulations in the field of advertising circulation;
provides clarifications on the application of advertising legislation;
interacts with domestic and foreign research institutions and educational organizations in the field of advertising circulation;
develops General Technical Regulations for the safety of objects (structures) of external advertising and information;
sends a request to subjects of advertising activities to submit documents and materials related to advertising information;
identifies cases of violation of the requirements of the legislation on advertising by subjects of advertising activities and takes measures to eliminate them;
attracts, if necessary, experts and specialists to obtain opinions and explanations in order to establish facts of violation of the requirements of advertising legislation;
makes decisions on the application of financial sanctions against subjects of advertising activities in the manner prescribed by law;
together with associations of subjects of advertising activities and other civil society institutions, promotes the creation of favorable conditions for the development of the advertising market in the Republic of Uzbekistan, based on the principles of fair competition and compliance with the rule of law, and also promotes the introduction of self-regulatory mechanisms in the field of advertising circulation;
carries out international cooperation in the field of advertising circulation.
The authorized state body may exercise other powers in accordance with the law.
Decisions of the authorized state body, adopted within the limits of its powers, are binding on state and economic management bodies, local government bodies, and economic entities, including advertising entities.
Article 9. Powers of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent in the field of advertising circulation
Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and the city of Tashkent within the relevant administrative-territorial units:
assist the authorized state body in the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of advertising circulation;
participate in the implementation of government programs in the field of advertising circulation;
create lists of land plots, buildings and structures proposed for the placement of objects (structures) of external advertising and information;
on the basis of open electronic auctions through a single electronic trading platform, competitions are held to obtain the right to place objects (structures) of external advertising and information on land plots, buildings and structures owned by the state;
send a request to subjects of advertising activities to submit documents and materials related to the use of external advertising objects;
issue, in accordance with the legislation, passports for advertising places of objects (structures) of external advertising and information and enter into agreements for the placement of objects (structures) of external advertising and information on land plots, buildings and structures, regardless of the form of ownership.
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent may exercise other powers in accordance with the law.
Article 10. Association of subjects of advertising activities
An association of subjects of advertising activities is a non-governmental non-profit organization registered in accordance with the procedure established by law, uniting subjects of advertising activities.
The association of subjects of advertising activities is designed to promote the creation of favorable conditions for the development of the advertising market in the Republic of Uzbekistan, based on the principles of fair competition and compliance with the rule of law, as well as the protection of the professional interests of subjects of advertising activities.
Association of subjects of advertising activities:
implements measures aimed at protecting the rights and legitimate interests of its members;
takes initiatives aimed at developing advertising activities, makes appropriate proposals to government and administrative bodies, local government bodies;
develops and adopts codes of advertising practice, which are a set of provisions defining requirements for maintaining high ethical standards of marketing and advertising activities using self-regulatory mechanisms based on the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
participates in organizing measures for public monitoring and accounting in the field of advertising circulation;
at the request of the authorized government body, provides conclusions and explanations on the compliance of advertising with legal requirements;
prepares proposals to improve advertising legislation;
maintains registers of members of the association of subjects of advertising activities and places them on its official website;
if necessary, organizes and takes part in specialized events in the field of advertising circulation (exhibitions, fairs, conferences and others), including those with international participation.
An association of subjects of advertising activities may also perform other functions in accordance with the law.
CHAPTER 3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SUBJECTS OF ADVERTISING ACTIVITIES
Article 11. Subjects of advertising activities
The subjects of advertising activities are advertisers, advertising producers, and advertising distributors.
Article 12. Rights and obligations of the advertiser
The advertiser has the right:
for a public offer to conclude an advertising agreement (public offer), including in electronic form;
independently determine advertising means, as well as the sizes and forms of presentation of advertising materials, except for cases established by law.
The advertiser is obliged:
provide, if necessary, documentary evidence of the accuracy of advertising information at the request of the manufacturer and (or) advertising distributor;
provide the manufacturer and distributor of advertising with the appropriate license or permitting document, if the advertised activity is subject to licensing or its conduct requires obtaining a permitting document, respectively, and also present a certificate in the case of advertising a product subject to mandatory certification;
carry out counter-advertising by decision of the authorized state body within the period specified by it if the authorized state body establishes a violation of the legislation on advertising;
at the request of the authorized state body, submit documents and materials of advertising information within the prescribed period;
at the request of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent, submit documents and materials related to the use of outdoor advertising objects.
The advertiser may have other rights and bear other obligations in accordance with the law.
Article 13. Rights and obligations of the manufacturer and distributor of advertising
The manufacturer and distributor of advertising have the right to sell their goods (work, services) in advertising activities at prices and tariffs established independently, based on market conditions or on a contractual basis, with the exception of cases provided for by law.
The manufacturer and distributor of advertising are obliged to:
demand from the advertiser the appropriate license, permitting document and certificate of conformity in the cases provided for in paragraph three of part two of Article 12 of this Law;
ensure non-disclosure of information received from other subjects of advertising activities on confidentiality terms;
at the request of the authorized state body, submit documents and materials of advertising information within the period established by it;
at the request of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent, submit documents and materials related to the use of outdoor advertising objects.
The manufacturer and distributor of advertising may have other rights and bear other obligations in accordance with the law.
Article 14. Obligation of subjects of advertising activities to provide information
Subjects of advertising activities are obliged, at the justified request of the authorized state body, as well as the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent, within seven days from the date of receipt of such a request, provide reliable documents and explanations in oral or written form, video and sound recordings, as well as other information necessary for the exercise by these bodies of the powers provided for by this Law.
Article 15. Storage periods for documents and advertising information materials
Documents and materials of advertising information consist of contracts for the preparation, distribution (placement) of advertising, the amount of advertising in kind and in cash, printed and published materials (advertising), samples, video and audio materials, as well as other recorded media.
Subjects of advertising activities are required to store documents and materials of advertising information or copies thereof, including all subsequent changes made to them, for three years from the date of the last publication (transmission, distribution) of advertising (except for cases where the law provides for longer periods of storage of documents and advertising materials), and in the event of a dispute regarding advertising – until this dispute is resolved in the manner prescribed by law.
CHAPTER 4. GENERAL AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING
Article 16. Basic requirements for advertising
Inappropriate advertising is not permitted.
Comparative advertising is allowed if the advertiser can provide factual evidence of the reliability of the advertised comparison, if the advertisement does not and cannot mislead the advertising user, does not discredit the business reputation of a competitor or its trademark (service mark), trade name, product or activity.
The following is prohibited in advertising:
discrimination on the basis of gender, race, nationality, language, religion, social origin, beliefs, personal and social status, or other circumstances or discrediting the goods of others;
call for actions that may entail a violation of the law, cause or may cause harm to the life or health of citizens and the environment, and also encourage neglect of safety measures;
imitate the general solution, text, image, musical or sound effects used in advertising of another product or used in video and film production, as well as in other works of science, literature and art (copyright), performances, phonograms, broadcasts of broadcasting or cable broadcasting organizations , unless otherwise provided by legislation on copyright and related rights;
use the name or image of an individual without his consent;
use pornographic information;
use foreign words and expressions that may distort the meaning of information;
indicate that the product has been approved by government agencies or their officials;
advertise a product under the guise of advertising another product, the trademark (service mark) of which is identical or confusingly similar to the trademark (service mark) of a product, advertising of which is prohibited or for the advertising of which corresponding restrictions or requirements are established;
use or imitate state symbols, namely the image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the State Flag of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the sound of the National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
advertise products in printed publications (textbooks, school diaries, school notebooks and others) used in preschool education and upbringing, general secondary, secondary special and vocational education;
indicate prices (tariffs) in foreign currency;
advertise information products without indicating the age classification in cases provided for by legislation on the protection of children from information harmful to their health;
keep silent about essential information about the product, the conditions for its acquisition or use and (or) display it in a way that is difficult to read, if this distorts the meaning of the information and misleads advertising users;
the use of forms, phrases and images that are contrary to national and family traditions, as well as generally accepted norms of morality and morality.
Advertising is prohibited:
goods, the production or sale of which is prohibited by law;
goods in the absence of appropriate certificates and licenses, certificates of mandatory certification or special permits for their production and (or) sale;
narcotic drugs or psychotropic and (or) potent substances;
pornographic products.
In relation to advertising of certain types of goods, requirements may be established regarding the need to accompany this advertising with additional information and (or) warnings.
Distribution of advertising is not allowed in cases where the advertiser and the distributor of advertising are simultaneously non-residents of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 17. Protection of minors in advertising
In order to protect minors from abuse of their trust and lack of experience in advertising, it is prohibited:
use of images of minors consuming or using products prohibited for consumption by minors;
the use of showing minors in dangerous situations, including situations that encourage them to commit actions that pose a threat to their life and (or) health, including causing harm to their health;
encourage minors to purchase goods or encourage them to contact third parties with a request to purchase advertised goods;
use of real or toy weapons;
discrediting parents and educators, undermining trust in them among minors;
advertise goods prohibited for purchase or consumption by minors on television channels, television and radio programs intended for minors.
Article 18. Identification of advertising
Advertising must be distinguished from other information, regardless of form or means of distribution, in such a way that it can be identified as advertising. This requirement does not apply to integrated advertising.
Advertising on television and radio should be separated from other programs at the beginning and end of the program by audio, video, mixed media or commentary by presenters.
Advertising in print publications must be separated from other information with the word “Advertising” indicated.
Information, author’s and editorial material published for the purpose of direct or indirect receipt of profit (income) by the advertiser, purposefully drawing the attention of advertising users to a specific brand (name, model, article) of a product or its manufacturer to generate interest and promote the sale of the product, or containing output data (details) of the person producing or distributing the specified product is considered advertising and should be placed under the heading “Advertising”.
Article 19. Sponsorship and partnership in advertising
Sponsors and partners can participate in the creation of television and radio programs, the organization of theater, concerts, sports and other events broadcast on television and radio.
Information about sponsors and partners of broadcast television and radio programs should be briefly and clearly indicated at the beginning and end of the program. Next to the name (title) of the sponsor, its trademark (service mark) may be indicated.
Sponsorship and partner designations may contain an indication of the sponsor and (or) partner in the form – “Program Sponsor” and (or) “Program Partner”.
The duration of sponsorship and partner symbols on television channels cannot exceed five seconds, and on radio channels – twenty seconds.
Article 20. Social information
All requirements established for the circulation of advertising apply to the circulation of social information.
Advertisers of social information can be government and administrative bodies, as well as individuals and legal entities.
The activities of individuals and legal entities in the production and distribution (posting) of social information free of charge, transfer of their property (including funds) to other persons for the production and distribution (posting) of social information are recognized as charitable. Such persons enjoy benefits provided by law.
In social information, mention of specific brands (names, models, articles) of goods, trademarks (service marks) of manufacturers and other means of their individualization is not allowed, and the pursuit of goals of direct or indirect profit (income) is not allowed.
In social information distributed in radio and television programs, mentions of sponsors cannot exceed three seconds, and such a mention should be allocated no more than seven percent of the frame area, and in social information distributed by other means, no more than five percent of the advertising area (space).
Mass media, distributors of external advertising and information are required to post social information in an amount of at least five percent of the total monthly airtime, print or advertising space allocated for advertising. At the same time, advertising distributors whose activities are fully financed from the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan and (or) with the state’s share in their authorized capital (authorized capital) in the amount of fifty percent or more, by order of government bodies and local government authorities, post social information for free.
Article 21. Organization and conduct of incentive campaigns
When conducting incentive promotions with the distribution and (or) drawing of valuable prizes or requiring the advertising user to perform any actions to participate in these promotions, the advertiser is obliged to publish the conditions for participation in it in the media and (or) information resources before the start of the incentive promotion on the worldwide information network Internet, to which there is free access.
The publication of the conditions for carrying out incentive promotions must contain:
rules for conducting an incentive promotion, indicating the timing, name, quantity, place and procedure for receiving prizes and winnings, as well as any other information regarding the conditions for conducting an incentive promotion;
name, address, contact details (telephone, email address and other data) of the advertiser;
legal name, location (postal address), contact details (telephone number, email address and other data) of the organizer of the promotion.
If the conditions for participation in information resources are published on the Internet, free access to the publication must be open for at least six months after the end of the promotion.
Incentive promotions may be accompanied by the free distribution of goods and exchange for competitive goods (with the exception of goods whose advertising is prohibited by this Law) or the provision of services.
Conducting drawings of valuable prizes, as part of incentive promotions is not considered a lottery, provided that:
the prize fund, as well as the costs of organizing the promotion, are not generated through direct cash contributions from participants in the promotion or through the sale of tickets and other nominal units not related to the advertised product of the advertiser;
participation in the promotion is solely of an advertising nature and aims to increase sales of the advertiser’s advertised product.
Information about incentive promotions should not contain statements that exaggerate the likelihood of winning.
It is prohibited to organize and conduct incentive promotions without the presence of an appropriate prize fund.
Article 22. Counter-advertising
If an authorized state body establishes a violation of advertising legislation, the violator, by decision of this body and within the period specified by it, is obliged to carry out counter-advertising.
Counter-advertising can be carried out voluntarily or in accordance with a decision of an authorized government body or by a court decision.
If the violator does not carry out counter-advertising on time, the authorized state body has the right to decide to fully or partially suspend the violator’s advertising until he carries out counter-advertising and notify the parties who have entered into an agreement with the violator of the advertising legislation about this.
Counter-advertising is carried out in the same advertising media, using the same duration, space, location and order as the refuted advertisement.
The content of counter-advertising is agreed upon with the authorized government body that established the fact of the violation and made a decision to correct it. In exceptional cases, by decision of this body, replacement of the advertising medium, duration, space, place and procedure for carrying out counter-advertising may be allowed.
All costs of counter-advertising are borne by the offender.
CHAPTER 5. EXTERNAL ADVERTISING
Article 23. Objects (structures) of external advertising and information
Objects (structures) of outdoor advertising and information are specially designed and used means for placing (distributing) outdoor advertising, as well as technical means (structures) that perform the functions of conveying information to the population (pylons, portable advertising structures (column, poster), prismatrons, projection structures, billboards, video screens, electronic displays and other technical means).
Objects (structures) of external advertising and information can be placed on:
land plots;
surfaces of buildings, structures or their complexes (roof, facade, walls);
bridges and overpasses;
public transport stops, city furniture (parking lots, cabinets, payphones and others);
other external infrastructure objects in a certain territory (urban environment).
The urban environment refers to the environment of residence and (or) activity of the population within the boundaries of the city, including material objects of production, social, engineering, transport infrastructure, air and underground space (except for metro infrastructure) and having commercial value for the purposes of placing objects (structures) of external advertising and information.
The placement of an object (structure) of external advertising and information is the installation of technical means specifically designed and used for the placement (distribution) of external advertising and information or placement (distribution) on technical means not specifically intended for the placement of external advertising and information.
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and the city of Tashkent approve the zonal distribution of territories reflecting the commercial value of the land plot for placing objects (structures) of external advertising and information on it, standards for distances between installed objects (structures) of external advertising and information, determine the procedure for incentives placement and operation of new types of high-tech objects (structures) of external advertising and information, exercise control over the payment of fees for the placement of external advertising, maintaining a register of passports of advertising places.
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent approve schemes for the placement of objects (structures) of external advertising and information on land plots, regardless of the form of ownership, as well as on buildings or other real estate.
The layout of external advertising and information objects (structures) must comply with urban planning documents and ensure compliance with the external architectural appearance of the existing development, urban planning norms and rules, safety requirements and contain maps of the placement of advertising structures indicating the types and forms of advertising structures, the area of information fields and technical characteristics of advertising structures.
The layout of objects (structures) of external advertising and information and changes made to it are subject to prior approval with the authorized government body.
The layout of objects (structures) of external advertising and information and changes made to it are subject to publication on the official websites of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent on the Internet.
Article 24. The right to place objects (structures) of external advertising and information on land plots, buildings and structures
The right to place objects (structures) of external advertising and information on land plots, buildings and structures can be granted to legal entities or individuals.
The right to place objects (structures) of external advertising and information on land plots, buildings and structures owned by the state is granted on the basis of open electronic auctions through a single electronic trading platform, except for the cases provided for in part three of this article.
The right to place objects (structures) of external advertising and information on land plots, buildings and structures without holding open electronic auctions through a single electronic trading platform has legal entities and individuals who, before the entry into force of this Law, were issued a passport for advertising space in accordance with the law, valid at the time of issue of this passport. After the expiration of the advertising space passport, legal entities or individuals may acquire the right to place external advertising objects (structures) and information based on the results of an open electronic auction through a single electronic trading platform.
The right to place objects (structures) of external advertising and information on privatized land plots, as well as privately owned buildings and structures, can be granted to legal entities or individuals on the basis of agreements concluded with the owners of privatized land plots, buildings and structures.
Article 25. Passport of advertising space for objects (structures) of external advertising and information on land plots, buildings and structures
Legal entities or individuals, based on the results of an open electronic auction through a single electronic trading platform, acquire the right to receive a passport for advertising space on land plots for a period of ten years, and on buildings and structures owned by the state – for five years.
Legal entities or individuals acquire the right to receive a passport for advertising space on privatized land plots, as well as privately owned buildings and structures, on the basis of agreements concluded with the owners of privatized land plots, buildings and structures. In this case, the advertising space passport is issued for the period established in these agreements, but cannot exceed ten years.
The owner of a passport of an advertising space for placing an object (structure) of external advertising and information on a state-owned land plot is provided with the corresponding land plot on a lease basis, and for placing an object (structure) of external advertising and information on a building or structure located in the state property, a lease agreement is concluded with the owner of the advertising space passport.
If it is impossible to temporarily use a state-owned land plot, building or structure, specified in the passport of an advertising space for placing objects (structures) of external advertising and information (carrying out construction work on a land plot, reconstruction and repair of buildings and structures, etc.), the holder of a passport for an advertising space, by decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent, is provided with an equivalent place with payment of compensation for installation (installation), dismantling and transfer of an object (structure) of external advertising and information, and in case of failure to provide a land plot, building or structure — costs associated with the installation and dismantling of an external advertising and information object (structure), the acquisition of the right to place an external advertising and information object (structure), and the estimated cost of the structure are compensated.
If, upon completion of development work, landscaping of territories, construction, reconstruction or repair of buildings (structures) and others, it is possible to place an object (structure) of external advertising and information in the same place, then by decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional khokimiyats and the city of Tashkent the previous owner of the advertising space passport is issued a passport for the same advertising space with an extension of its validity in proportion to the time of cancellation of the previously valid advertising space passport and compensation is paid for the installation (installation) and dismantling of the object (structure) of external advertising and information in accordance with this Law.
Objects (structures) of external advertising and information placed on land plots, buildings and structures that do not have a passport for advertising space are subject to dismantling by decision of the authorized government body.
Article 26. Basic requirements for objects (structures) of external advertising and information
Objects (structures) of external advertising and information must:
comply with the requirements stipulated by the General Technical Regulations for the safety of objects (structures) of external advertising and information;
used solely for the purpose of distributing advertising in accordance with the passport of the advertising space;
be installed within six months from the date of issue of the advertising space passport;
comply with the layout of objects (structures) of external advertising and information.
It is prohibited to install external advertising and information objects (structures) with access to the roadway.
It is prohibited to place external advertising on objects of tangible cultural heritage, road signs and traffic lights, their supports or on any other device designed to regulate traffic, as well as in violation of the landscaping elements of the adjacent territory.
Holders of advertising space passports are required to promptly pay fees for installed outdoor advertising and information objects (structures).
Failure by the owner of the advertising space passport to comply with the requirements provided for in this article is grounds for cancellation of the advertising space passport. In case of cancellation of the advertising space passport, the right to place objects (structures) of external advertising and information on state-owned land plots, buildings and structures specified in the advertising space passport is put up for sale at an open electronic auction through a single electronic trading platform.
CHAPTER 6. FEATURES OF ADVERTISING DISTRIBUTION THROUGH CERTAIN TYPES OF ADVERTISING MEDIA
Article 27. Advertising on television
The total duration of advertising distributed on television channels, television, video, and newsreel programs (including such advertising as TV store advertising) cannot exceed twenty percent of the broadcast time in an hour, but not more than fifteen percent of the broadcast per day. This requirement does not apply to television channels that specialize exclusively in advertising television programs.
It is not allowed to interrupt with advertising or combine with advertising television programs lasting less than ten minutes.
Broadcast of live or recorded sports competitions (including sports matches, games, fights, races) may be interrupted by advertising, including sponsorship advertising, only during breaks during sports competitions or during their stops, unless otherwise provided in agreement between the TV channel and the copyright holder.
Prohibited:
interrupt the broadcast of government events and ceremonies for the purpose of advertising;
set the volume level of the sound of advertising and advertisement announcements, including TV program announcements, higher than those interrupted by advertisements and advertisement announcements of a TV program or TV show;
when broadcasting television programs, use the creeping line for advertising purposes, with the exception of during an advertising block;
insert video boards (commercial information that pops up during television programs) in television programs, with the exception of its demonstration during the broadcast of the advertisement itself, as well as a program aired as an advertisement. In this case, the size of the video block cannot exceed ten percent of the screen and must be located in the lower part in a horizontal state.
The requirements of parts one and two of this article do not apply to:
information posted in television programs about television programs broadcast on the relevant television channel;
TV program logo and information about this TV program.
If it is impossible to ensure compliance of the distributed advertising information with the requirements provided for in Article 16 of this Law, when rebroadcasting foreign TV channels, the programs of such channels are provided to advertising users without advertising information.
Article 28. Radio advertising
The total duration of distributed advertising on the radio, interruption of radio programs by advertising cannot exceed twenty percent of the broadcast time in an hour, but not more than fifteen percent of the broadcast per day. This requirement does not apply to radio channels whose broadcasting specializes exclusively in advertising radio programs.
Broadcast of live or recorded sports competitions (including sports matches, games, fights, races) may be interrupted by advertising, including sponsorship advertising, only during breaks during sports competitions or during their stops, unless otherwise provided in agreement between the radio channel and the copyright holder.
Prohibited:
interrupt the broadcast of government events and ceremonies for the purpose of advertising;
set the volume level of the sound of advertisements and announcements, including announcements about radio broadcasts, higher than those interrupted by advertisements and announcements about radio broadcast advertisements.
If it is impossible to ensure compliance of the distributed advertising information with the requirements provided for in Article 16 of this Law, when rebroadcasting foreign radio channels, the programs of such channels are provided to advertising users without advertising information.
Article 29. Advertising in print media
The volume of advertising in print media should not exceed forty percent of the volume of one issue of a periodical. This requirement does not apply to print media specializing exclusively in advertising.
Article 30. Advertising in the provision of telecommunications services
Distribution of advertising in the provision of telecommunications services is permitted only with the prior consent of the subscriber.
For telephone directory services, advertisements should be provided only after the requested information has been provided. In this case, the time of presentation of advertising should not be taken into account when determining the cost of the service.
The advertising user to whom advertising is provided using local, long-distance or international telephone voice communication must be notified in advance:
that the information provided is advertising;
about paid or free provision of advertising information and its cost;
about age and other restrictions established by law and the manufacturer of the service in relation to the advertised product.
It is prohibited to use the numbers of emergency operational services (fire department, internal affairs bodies, ambulance, gas network emergency service and others) to distribute advertising.
Article 31. Advertising distributed through the Internet
Advertising distributed through the worldwide information network Internet must comply with the basic requirements for advertising provided for in Article 16 of this Law, including the requirement that the distribution of advertising is inadmissible in cases where the advertiser and the distributor of advertising are both non-residents of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Legislation may establish additional requirements for the circulation of advertising on information resources in the “UZ” domain zone on the worldwide Internet information network.
Article 32. Internal advertising
Indoor advertising is advertising placed inside premises.
Internal advertising formats are determined by the owner of its location.
It is prohibited to place indoor advertising on the premises of state bodies and self-government bodies of citizens, preschool educational organizations, general secondary, secondary special and vocational educational organizations, with the exception of social information and cases provided for by law.
Article 33. Advertising on transport
Advertising on vehicles is carried out in compliance with road safety rules on the basis of agreements with the owners of vehicles and with persons who have other proprietary rights to vehicles.
It is prohibited to distribute advertising through sound networks for warning passengers in public vehicles, at metro stations, train stations, ports and airports.
CHAPTER 7. FEATURES OF ADVERTISING OF CERTAIN TYPES OF GOODS
Article 34. Advertising of medicines
Advertising of medicines is prohibited:
distributed only with a doctor’s prescription;
containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic and (or) potent substances;
not approved for medical use in the Republic of Uzbekistan;
who have not passed state registration with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In advertising of medicines it is prohibited:
the participation of famous persons, medical professionals or persons whose appearance imitates the appearance of doctors. This requirement does not apply to advertising used exclusively by medical and pharmaceutical workers, to advertising distributed at medical or pharmaceutical exhibitions, seminars, conferences and other similar events, as well as to advertising placed in print media;
the use of recommendations from scientists, medical professionals, as well as those containing gratitude, recommendations and stories about the actions of advertised medicines from individuals;
use of a video clip, image or visual representation of changes in the human body due to illness (injury) and (or) the effects of drugs on the human body. This requirement does not apply to the image or visual representation of changes in the human body associated with the administration or consumption of a medicinal product, the effects of which have been clinically proven and the depicted process of changes in the human body accurately conveys the clinically proven effect of the medicinal product on the human body;
promoting excessive and inappropriate use of drugs;
creating an impression (belief) about the possibility of self-treatment without consulting a doctor or performing surgical intervention;
advertising referring to specific cases of successful use of medicines.
Advertising of over-the-counter medicines must not:
present the drug as unique, the most effective, the safest in terms of the absence of side effects;
mislead regarding the composition, origin, novelty or patentability of a medicinal product;
claim that a medicinal product is a dietary supplement, a cosmetic or hygiene product, or any other type of product;
allow incorrect comparisons with other medicines in order to enhance the advertising effect;
contain statements that the effect of this medicinal product is guaranteed;
suggest that a person’s health may be worsened by not using the drug.
Advertising of over-the-counter medicines must be accompanied in each case by a warning about the presence of contraindications to their use and use, the need to read the instructions for use or obtain specialist advice.
It is prohibited to carry out incentive campaigns in the field of advertising of medicines.
Advertising of medicines intended for medical workers and medical institutions must fully comply with the list of scientific data on medicines and contain the following information:
name of the active substance;
active substance content per dosage (release form);
side effects and major adverse reactions;
information on contraindications, warnings and cases when this medicinal product should be used with caution;
interaction with other drugs;
a link to relevant scientific sources, as well as the possibility and source of obtaining additional information;
information that the users of this advertisement are exclusively medical and pharmaceutical workers.
Article 35. Advertising of biologically active food additives and food additives
Advertising of biologically active food additives and nutritional supplements must not:
create the impression that they are medicines and/or have medicinal properties;
contain references to specific cases of healing people, improving their condition as a result of their use;
contain an expression of gratitude by individuals in connection with their use;
encourage people to give up healthy eating;
create an impression of the advantages of biologically active food additives and food additives over medicines by referring to facts about research, state registration, as well as using the results of other studies in the form of a direct recommendation for their use;
use images of children in advertising of biologically active food additives and food additives prohibited for purchase or consumption by minors.
Advertising of biologically active food additives and nutritional supplements in each case must be accompanied by a warning that the object of advertising is not a medicine.
It is prohibited to carry out incentive campaigns for advertising biologically active food additives and nutritional supplements.
Article 36. Prohibition of advertising of breast milk substitute products
Advertising substitute products of breast milk is prohibited.
Article 37. Advertising of energy drinks
Advertising of energy drinks in each case must contain a warning about the dangers of excessive consumption of such drinks, as well as information about persons to whom they are not recommended.
Advertising of energy drinks must not:
demonstrate the processes of energy drink consumption;
contain images of people who have achieved success in sports;
create the impression that the consumption of energy drinks is important for achieving social and athletic success or improving the physical and mental well-being of advertising users.
Prohibited:
advertising of energy drinks on television and radio from 7:00 to 22:00;
advertising of energy drinks through objects (structures) of external advertising and information;
free distribution of samples of energy drinks for advertising purposes among minors;
advertising of energy drinks to minors;
Sponsoring events intended primarily for minors, if the name, trademark (service mark) or image of energy drinks is used;
distribution, including sale of goods (T-shirts, hats, games and others) to minors using the name, trademark (service mark) or image of energy drinks;
advertising of energy drinks in printed publications intended primarily for children and adolescents, as well as in medical, sports and educational institutions and organizations;
carrying out incentive campaigns using energy drinks.
Article 38. Advertising of alcoholic products
Advertising of alcoholic products of any strength is not allowed, except for the cases provided for in Article 39 of this Law.
It is prohibited to promote the sale of alcoholic beverages by:
free distribution of samples of alcoholic products;
sponsoring events that use the name, trademark (service mark) or image of alcoholic products;
distribution, including the sale of goods (T-shirts, hats, games and others) using the name, trademark (service mark) or image of alcoholic products, as well as alcoholic products imitating children’s toys, candies or other children’s products;
carrying out any other types of incentive promotions.
In advertising of any other products, it is not allowed to demonstrate the process of consuming alcoholic beverages, as well as creating the impression that this process is important for achieving social and sports success or improving the physical and mental well-being of advertising users.
Article 39. Advertising of beer, natural and sparkling wines
Advertising of natural beer and sparkling wines is allowed in the following cases:
in the halls of hotels, trade and catering establishments where such products are traded, as well as in places where they are displayed and tasted;
on the official web pages on the worldwide Internet information network of producers and persons selling beer, natural and sparkling wines, indicating the age classification of the information product;
in railway and air transport;
on television and radio from 23-00 to 07-00 local time.
Advertising of beer, natural and sparkling wines:
must be accompanied by a warning about the dangers of excessive consumption of such products, occupying at least ten percent of the main area and time of advertising, and information about persons whose use of these products is not recommended;
should not demonstrate the processes of consumption of such products, create the impression that these processes are important for achieving social and sports success or improving physical and mental well-being;
should not consist of actions aimed at disseminating, in open or hidden form, ideas, views and artistic images that form in an individual the idea that their use is harmless;
should not use a human image.
When advertising beer, natural and sparkling wines, it is not allowed:
holding promotions or other similar events;
sponsoring cultural, entertainment, social and sporting events.
Article 40. Advertising of tobacco products and devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine
Advertising of tobacco products and devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine is not allowed.
It is not permitted to promote the sale of tobacco products and devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine by:
free distribution of samples of tobacco products and devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine, as well as the application of discounts on them;
sponsoring events that use the name, trademark (service mark) or image of tobacco products and devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine;
distribution, including the sale of goods (T-shirts, hats, games and others) using the name, trademark (service mark) or image of tobacco products and devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine, as well as tobacco products and devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine imitating children’s toys, candies or other children’s products;
establishing images, names and other information about tobacco products and devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine on the facade, entrance (entrance), shop windows, on take-out items and other places of retail facilities;
use of any terms, descriptions, signs, symbols, images or other designations associated with tobacco products, devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine, in the production of other types of goods that are not tobacco products, devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine, accessories or individual parts of data devices;
holding promotions or other similar events.
In advertising of any other products, it is not allowed to demonstrate the process of consuming tobacco products and using devices for consuming tobacco and nicotine, as well as creating the impression that this process is important for achieving social and sports success or improving the physical and mental well-being of advertising users.
Article 41. Advertising of pyrotechnics, weapons and ammunition for them, and military products
Advertising of pyrotechnics, all types of weapons and ammunition for them, their complete parts, explosives and devices, equipment, military products, with the exception of hunting and sporting weapons permitted for storage and use, is prohibited.
Advertising of hunting and sporting weapons is carried out only in specialized publications, as well as directly on the premises of trade organizations that sell such weapons, or at relevant exhibitions (events).
Advertising of hunting and sporting weapons must not:
be directed to minors;
use the image of minors.
Article 42. Advertising of securities and services related to raising public funds
Advertising of securities and services related to attracting funds from the public (banking, insurance and other services, the provision of which is related to activities that require obtaining a license or permitting documents) or persons providing these services is possible only if there is an appropriate license or permitting document , confirming the right to carry out this type of activity.
In advertising of securities and services (except for bank deposits) related to raising funds from the public or persons providing these services, it is prohibited:
provide information that is not directly related to the advertised services or securities;
guarantee the receipt of income and the amount of dividends on common shares;
report information on the amount of expected income and future profits (income);
advertise securities without registering the issue, as well as when the issue of securities is suspended or declared invalid.
Advertising of securities and services (except for bank deposits) related to raising funds from the public or persons providing these services must contain a warning that the use of these services may lead to a loss of capital.
Article 43. Advertising of financial services
Advertising of financial services or information about them in the form of advertising:
must be provided in a manner that does not abuse the trust of the advertising user and/or does not intend to take advantage of the advertising user’s lack of experience and knowledge;
should not contain information that is not directly related to the advertised services;
must disclose the essential terms of contracts for the provision of these financial services.
Article 44. Information on the use of a phonogram when advertising a theatrical and concert event
When using a phonogram in a theatrical and concert event, advertising for this event must contain information about this.
Article 45. Advertising of traditional medicine products
Advertising of traditional medicine products should not:
contain references to specific cases of cure for diseases, improvement of human health as a result of the use of traditional medicine;
create the impression that it is unnecessary to see a doctor;
present traditional medicine products as medicines, dietary supplements and dietary supplements;
help create an impression in a healthy person about the need to use traditional medicine products;
contact minors;
create an idea of the benefits of traditional medicine products by referring to the fact of conducting research required for state registration of traditional medicine products;
contain statements about advertising users having health problems and (or) diseases;
guarantee the positive effect of traditional medicine products, their safety, effectiveness and absence of side effects;
contain statements that the safety and (or) effectiveness of traditional medicine products are guaranteed by their natural origin.
Advertising of traditional medicine products in each case must be accompanied by a warning about the presence of contraindications to their use and use, the need to read the instructions for use or obtain specialist advice.
It is prohibited to carry out incentive campaigns for advertising traditional medicine products.
Article 46. Advertising of lotteries, gambling and other risk-based games
Advertising of gambling and other risk-based games, including those organized using telecommunications networks, as well as the World Wide Web, is not allowed.
Advertising of lotteries in each case must be accompanied by a warning about the prohibition of minors from participating in lotteries.
CHAPTER 8. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 47. Financial sanctions for violation of advertising legislation
For violation of advertising legislation, financial sanctions are applied in the form of monetary penalties (fines) in the following amounts:
distribution of advertising about products, the production, sale or advertising of which is prohibited or limited by law – entails a fine in the amount of one hundred basic calculation units;
inappropriate advertising, refusal to counter-advertise – entail a fine in the amount of seventy basic calculation units;
violation of the requirements for advertising of energy drinks, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and devices for the use of tobacco and nicotine, pyrotechnics, weapons and ammunition for them, military products, as well as violation of the procedure for placing external advertising and information – entails a fine of fifty basic calculated values;
Violation of requirements for advertising for minors, medicines, biologically active and food additives, as well as baby food products – entails a fine in the amount of thirty basic calculation units.
If subjects of advertising activities – legal entities – admit guilt in identified offenses in the field of advertising legislation, the application of financial sanctions is carried out by an authorized government body, and if there is a dispute, the issue of applying financial sanctions is resolved in court.
The application of financial sanctions does not relieve subjects of advertising activities—legal entities—from the obligation to fulfill a decision or order of an authorized government body or to perform other actions provided for by advertising legislation.
Article 48. Dispute resolution
Disputes arising in the field of advertising circulation are resolved in the manner prescribed by law.
Article 49. Liability for violation of advertising legislation
Persons guilty of violating advertising laws are held accountable in accordance with the established procedure.
The advertiser is responsible for violating advertising legislation in terms of the content of information provided for the production of advertising, unless it is proven that this violation occurred through the fault of the advertising producer or advertising distributor.
The advertising producer is responsible for violating advertising legislation regarding the production of advertising.
The advertising distributor is responsible for violating advertising legislation in terms of time, place and means of advertising distribution.
Article 50. Recognition as invalid of certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Declare invalid:
1) Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 25, 1998 No. 723-I “On Advertising” (Gazette of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1999, No. 1, Art. 14);
2) Resolution of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 25, 1998 No. 724-I “On the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Advertising” (Gazette of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1999, No. 1, Art. 15);
3) Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated August 30, 2002 No. 404-II “On introducing amendments and additions to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Advertising” (Gazette of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2002, No. 9, Art. 164);
4) section XXV of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 25, 2003 No. 482-II “On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Gazette of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2003, No. 5, Art. 67);
5) Article 5 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 19, 2005 No. ZRU-14 “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the reorganization of certain government bodies” (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2005, No. 12, Art. 413);
6) Article 5 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 4, 2006 No. ZRU-28 “On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the reduction of types and simplification of permitting procedures for carrying out business activities” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 4, Art. 154);
7) Article 23 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated October 10, 2006 No. ZRU-59 “On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with improving the legal protection system and liberalizing the financial responsibility of business entities” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 10, Art. 536);
8) Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 10, 2008 No. ZRU-150 “On amendments to Article 16 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Advertising” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2008, No. 4, Art. 186);
9) Article 1 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 17, 2010 No. ZRU-259 “On amendments and additions to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Advertising” and Article 178 1 of the Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Administrative Responsibility” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2010 ., No. 9, Art. 339);
10) Article 3 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated October 6, 2010 No. ZRU-264 “On amendments to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the reorganization of the state antimonopoly body” (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2010, No. 10, Art. . 380);
11) Article 28 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 30, 2013 No. ZRU-352 “On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2013, No. 4, Art. 98);
12) Article 23 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated October 7, 2013 No. ZRU-355 “On introducing amendments and additions, as well as recognizing as invalid some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Bulletin of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2013, No. 10, Art. .263);
13) Article 19 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 20, 2014 No. ZRU-365 “On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2014, No. 1, Art. 2);
14) Article 21 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 3, 2018 No. ZRU-456 “On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with improving the activities of certain government bodies, as well as taking additional measures to ensure guarantees for the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens “(Gazette of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2018, No. 1, Art. 1);
15) Article 34 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 18, 2018 No. ZRU-476 “On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2018, No. 4, Art. 224);
16) Article 6 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 9, 2019 No. ZRU-514 “On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan aimed at improving the mechanisms for ensuring public order” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2019, No. 1, art. 3);
17) Article 17 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 23, 2019 No. ZRU-542 “On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan related to ensuring the protection of the rights of participants in criminal proceedings” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2019, No. 5, Art. 267);
18) Article 100 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 21, 2021 No. ZRU-683 “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Gazette of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2021, Appendix to No. 4).
Article 51. Ensuring execution, communication, clarification of the essence and meaning of this Law
The Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall ensure the implementation, communication to executors and explanation among the population of the essence and significance of this Law.
Article 52. Bringing legislation into compliance with this Law
To the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
bring government decisions into compliance with this Law;
ensure the review and repeal by government bodies of their regulations that contradict this Law.
Article 53. Entry into force of this Law
This Law comes into force after three months from the date of its official publication.
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. MIRZIYOEV
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