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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of August 19, 1999 No. 813-I

About drugs and psychotropic substances

(as amended on 01-06-2022)

I. General provisions

Article 1. Purpose of this Law

This Law governs the public relations in the sphere of drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and precursors and is intended for counteraction to their illicit trafficking, protection of public health and ensuring state security.

Article 2. Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan on drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors

The legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan on drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors consists of this Law and other acts of the legislation.

If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules, than those which are stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Uzbekistan about drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors then are applied rules of the international treaty.

Article 3. Basic concepts

In this Law the following basic concepts are applied:

drugs - the substances of synthetic or natural origin, narkotikosoderzhashchy medicines and plants entered in lists of drugs and which are subject to control in the Republic of Uzbekistan;

psychotropic substances - the substances of synthetic or natural origin entered in the list of psychotropic substances and which are subject to control in the Republic of Uzbekistan;

precursors - the substances used for production of drugs, their analogs and psychotropic substances, entered in the list of precursors and subjects to control in the Republic of Uzbekistan;

analogs of drugs and psychotropic substances - substances of synthetic or natural origin, on chemical structure and properties similar to drugs and psychotropic substances which psychoactive action they reproduce;

medicine - the mix of substances in any physical condition containing one or several drugs or psychotropic substances;

drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and precursors - import (export), transit, storage, leave, realization, distribution, acquisition, transportation, transfer, development, production, production, and also use and destruction of drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, and also cultivation narkotikosoderzhashchy plant;

drug addiction - the disease caused by psychophysical dependence on drug;

toxicomania - the disease caused by psychophysical dependence on psychotropic substances, and also not medicinal substances of synthetic or natural origin similar on psychoactive action to drugs;

specially authorized bodies - the bodies exercising control and control in the sphere of drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and precursors according to the competence determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 4. The drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors which are subject to control in the Republic of Uzbekistan

The drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors which are subject to control in the Republic of Uzbekistan are entered in the following lists:

The list of drugs which turnover in the Republic of Uzbekistan is forbidden (further - the List I);

The list of drugs which turnover in the Republic of Uzbekistan is limited (further - the List II);

The list of psychotropic substances which turnover in the Republic of Uzbekistan is limited (further - the List III);

The list of precursors which turnover in the Republic of Uzbekistan is limited (further - the List IV).

Lists of drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors affirm according to the procedure, established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and are subject to publication.

II. The activities connected with drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and precursors

Article 5. Drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and precursors

Drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and precursors in the Republic of Uzbekistan is allowed in the cases and procedure established by this Law.

Turnover of analogs of drugs and psychotropic substances in the Republic of Uzbekistan is forbidden.

Article 6. The state monopoly for the core activities connected with drug trafficking

In the Republic of Uzbekistan the core activities connected with drug trafficking: import (export), distribution, development, production, production, destruction of drugs, and also cultivation of narkotikosoderzhashchy plants, are the state monopoly, except as specified, of the stipulated in Article 21-1 this Law.

Article 7. Licensing of the activities connected with drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and precursors

The activities connected with turnover in the Republic of Uzbekistan of drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors are performed by legal entities based on the license granted according to the procedure, established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 8. The bases for refusal in licensing

The bases for refusal in licensing are:

representation by the legal entity in case of receipt of the license in an inadequate way of the processed documents;

lack of conditions for safety of the activities connected with drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and precursors;

availability of the workers staying on the dispensary registry concerning chronic mental disturbances, drug addiction, toxicomania, alcoholism which owing to the service duties will get access to drugs and psychotropic substances;

availability of the workers having the outstanding or not removed criminal record for intentional crime who owing to the service duties will get access to drugs and psychotropic substances;

availability in the documents submitted by the legal entity in case of receipt of the license, the doubtful or distorted data;

discrepancy of the license applicant to licensed requirements and conditions.

The refusal in licensing on other bases, including based on inexpediency of licensing, is not allowed.

Article 9. Suspension of action of the license

The license it can be suspended in cases:

identifications of violations by the licensee of the licensed requirements and conditions provided in the license agreement;

failures to carry out by the licensee of decisions of the licensing authorities obliging to eliminate its revealed violations.

The licensing body can suspend the license for term no more than ten working days, and court - for the term of more than ten working days.

The licensing body or court shall establish the term of elimination by the licensee of the circumstances which entailed suspension of action of the license. At the same time the term established in the judgment for elimination of the circumstances which entailed suspension of action of the license cannot exceed six months.

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