PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of November 9, 2022 No. UP-244

About measures for simplification of state regulation of business activity

For the purpose of decrease in regulatory loading for subjects of entrepreneurship by determination of specific purposes and limits of regulation of business activity, creation for them favorable conditions for implementation of new products and types of service, and also ensuring implementation of the Presidential decree of the Republic of Uzbekistan of January 28, 2022 No. UP-60 "About the Strategy of Development for New Uzbekistan for 2022 - 2026":

1. Approve the offer of the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economic Development and reducing poverty, the Representative for protection of the rights and legitimate interests of subjects of entrepreneurship and Chamber of Commerce and Industry on state regulation of business activity only by means of the following tools:

state registration of subjects of entrepreneurship;

implementation of licensing, allowing and notifying procedures for separate types of activity of subjects of entrepreneurship;

technical regulation;

tariff and non-tariff regulation;

compulsory liability insurance of subjects of entrepreneurship according to the procedure, established by the law;

state control;

protection of the competition;

establishment by the law of responsibility for subjects of entrepreneurship and their officials;

implementation of reports;

implementation of self-government on the basis of membership (participation) in self-regulatory organization.

Also other instruments of regulation of business activity can be established by the laws.

2. Determine that:

instruments of state regulation of business activity are entered only on the basis of regulatory legal acts and regulating documents in the field of technical regulation for the purpose of safety for life and the health of the person of the goods made and realized by subjects of entrepreneurship, the performed works, the rendered services, protection of its legitimate interests, environmental protection, and also state security and creating favorable conditions for development of entrepreneurship;

the regulatory tools established in the documents which are not regulatory legal acts or regulating documents in the field of technical regulation have no consequence in law.

3. Cancel the following requirements since January 1, 2023:

the written notice of creditors in case of decision making about reduction of authorized fund (authorized capital) of the subject of entrepreneurship and the announcement of it in mass media;

implementation of sale of the new imported cars only by legal entities - official dealers of the manufacturing companies;

suspension of supply of electricity to the legal entities who consumed the electric power over the amounts specified in the agreement of electric utility service (monthly contractual amount);

statement on separate accounting in bodies of the State Tax Service of the workers hired by the individual entrepreneur by their registration in Single national system of work.

4. Establish procedure according to which since March 1, 2023:

taxpayers are granted the right to appeal directly in court the decisions made by tax authorities by results of exit tax audits and tax audit;

all legal entities, irrespective of patterns of ownership, are allowed to render commercial services through the Single portal of interactive state services in case of observance of requirements of information security. At the same time the procedure for rendering non-state services through the Single portal of interactive state services is determined by the Ministry of development of information technologies and communications and the legal entity rendering service;

accomplishment of orders based on direct agreements on public procurements, the amount of one of which constitutes the 3rd 500-fold size of basic settlement size and more, implemented according to resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers is not allowed;

purchase of goods (works, services) which amount of cost constitutes the 3rd 500-fold size of basic settlement size and more, under direct agreements between the ministry (department, organization) and the organization (organization) which is its part is forbidden.

5. Agree with the offer of the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economic Development and reducing poverty and the Ministry of development of information technologies and communications on introduction since January 1, 2023 of the special legal regime "Regulatory sandbox" (further - the Special legal regime) providing special regulation of activities of the subjects of entrepreneurship who are the legal entity on testing of new products and services or results of other intellectual activities on the basis of modern technologies in the controlled limited circle for spheres according to appendix No. 1.

6. Establish procedure according to which since January 1, 2023:

a) within the Special legal regime it is allowed to subjects of entrepreneurship:

not respect the rules of some acts of the legislation by means of special regulation within limitation of time, the territory and persons in activities of production, approbation and implementation new products and services;

perform activities without licensing and passing of allowing procedures, except for licenses and documents of allowing nature containing the state secrets and information, access to which is limited according to the legislation;

b) The special legal regime is introduced based on the agreement signed separately on each project between authorized body and the initiator. At the same time:

in the agreement requirements and sales terms of the project, including terms, the territory and the group of people, the list of regulations of the legislation which do not extend to the initiator, and also criteria for evaluation (indicators) of project deliverables are determined;

the greatest effective period of the Special legal regime on each project constitutes three years;

c) following the results of the Special legal regime the relevant authorized body in a month:

carries out the analysis regarding feasibility of implementation approved products and services;

in case of feasibility of product introduction and services develops suggestions for improvement of acts of the legislation.

To the Cabinet of Ministers till January 1, 2023 to approve Provisional regulations for procedure for introduction of special legal regime "Regulatory sandbox", including "Road map" on its introduction in practice by the specific directions.

To the Ministry of Justice together with the Ministry of Economic Development and reducings poverty, the Ministry of development of information technologies and communications and the relevant authorized bodies till January 1, 2025 on analysis results of projects on which the Special legal regime is introduced to develop and introduce to the Cabinet of Ministers in accordance with the established procedure the bill "About Special Legal Regime".

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