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WT/ACC/UZB/2/Add.226 October 1998

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Working Party on theAccession of Uzbekistan

Original: English

ACCESSION OF UZBEKISTAN

Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Régime

Addendum

The annexes mentioned in the Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Régime of Uzbekistan(WT/ACC/UZB/2 and Add.1) are reproduced hereunder.

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Table of Contents

Annex Page

Annex 1 Statistics and Publications 2Annex 2 List of Laws and Legislative Acts 26Annex 3 Information on Import Licensing Procedures 51Annex 4 Information on Implementation And Administration of Customs

Valuation55

Annex 5 Information on Technical Barriers to Trade 60Annex 6 Information on State Trading 70Annex 7 Services 74Annex 8 List of Bilateral Agreements Relating to Foreign Trade 88Annex 9 Excise Tax Rates 101Annex 10 Import Duty Rates (MFN) 106Annex 11 List of Products Prohibited for Exportation 111

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ANNEX 1

STATISTICS AND PUBLICATIONS

1. Foreign Trade Statistics for Goods and Services: Responsible Agencies.

The Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics and State Customs Committee are responsiblefor foreign trade statistics for goods and services. The system of foreign trade statistics in the Ministryof Macroeconomics and Statistics is based on international standards. The compilation of statisticaldata on the foreign trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan is based on monthly reports provided bytrading enterprises. In addition , the State Customs Committee every month compiles data based oncustoms declarations for import and export transactions and, in turn, provides this data to the Ministryof Macroeconomics and Statistics.

2. Publications Related to Statistics

The remainder of this Annex 1 contains 29 tables presenting statistical information part ofwhich is published by the State Department of Statistics under Ministry of Macroeconomics andStatistics in the following special information bulletins:

- Uzbekistan 1991-1995- Main figures of socioeconomic development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 1996-1997.

3. Statistical Data

The remainder of this Annex 1 contains statistical data about the Republic of Uzbekistan.With the exception of Tables 6,7,13 and 29 , which were prepared by the Ministry of Finance, thesetables were prepared by the Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics.

I. MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS

A. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.

Table 1-1. GDP at Current Prices (in millions of current soum)

1994 1995 1996 1997By Industrial Origin:Agriculture 223,55.5 85,112.9 125,383.1 264,149.8Industry and construction 15,734.8 73,103.3 145,823.8 236,523.5

Industry 11,031.2 5,1734.5 99,713.1 157,333.5Construction 4,703.6 21,368.8 46,110.7 79,190.0

Other 21,447.2 104,773.6 207,203.1 361,246.2Transportation and Maintenance of roads

3,361.8 18,943.2 32,178.4 49,433.1

Communication 405.7 3,109.4 5,467.3 8,419.6Wholesale trade, Retail trade and catering

4,834.3 15,843.5 39,314.8 82,064.6

Material supply 988.7 7,224.1 12,528.2 19,685.1Procurement 447.3 1,494.9 1,514.1 3,143.0Information and computing services

51.6 312.2 503.4 667.5

Other branches of material production

357.4 2,147.3 4,949.7 9,226.2

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1994 1995 1996 1997Other non-material production, including

11,000.4 55,699.0 110,747.2 188,607.1

Housing 1,220.5 8,036.0 16,364.2Public utilities and personal services

1,264.1 10,023.7 21,708.3

Health care, social security, physical culture and sports

1,351.5 6,934.6 13,928.5

Education 2,757.3 12,581.3 26,480.8Culture and art 201.5 1,284.5 3,074.0Science and scientific services 459.4 1,327.9 2,531.4Credit, Insurance and Pensions 2,672.1 10,775.5 15,897.9General administration and defense

3,157.9 12,522.8 22,108.8

Public organizations serving Households

94.3 222 476.0

Imputed service charge of financial Intermediaries

-2,178.2 -8,009.3 -11,822.7

Total gross value added (GVA) 59,537.5 262,989.8 478,410.0 861,919.5Taxes on production and imports (TOPI) 10,108.9 84,069.6 109,807.2

Taxes on products (TOPI) 7,981.6 43,787.9 73,101.7 114,741.5Other taxes on production (OTOP)

1,363.1 34,609.2 19,179.3

Taxes on imports (TOPI) 764.2 5,672.5 17,526.2- 18,589.6Subsidies on production and imports(SOPI)

3,415 9,883.6 9,966.3

Subsidies on products (SOP) 3,405.7 9,662.9 9,966.3 7,900.0Other subsidies on production (OSOP)

9.3 220.7 0

Subsidies on imports (SOI)GDP at factor cost (GVA-TOPI+SOPI) 58,183.7 228,601.3 459,230.7Net Indirect Taxes (TOPI-SOPI-OTOP) 5,340.1 39,797.5 80,661.6 125,431.1Total Gross Domestic Product at marketprices

64,877.6 302,787.3 559,071.6 987,350.6

By Expenditure Category:Consumption 55,464.7 220,627.5 432,185.6 803,897.4

Private consumption 48,568.2 191,442.1 375,027.4 705,167.4Public consumption 6,896.5 29,185.4 57,158.2 98,730.0

Gross domestic investment 11,863.1 73,345.2 128,773.8 185,821.1Gross fixed investments 17,021.8 99,889.1 205,694.2 341,665.5Change in stocks -5,158.7 -26,543.9 -76,920.4 -155,844.4

Resource balance (Net exports GNFS) -2,450.2 8,814.6 -1887.8 -2367.9Exports of goods and non-factor services

10,883.6 95,628.9 191,270.9 29,1482.4

Imports of goods and non-factor services

13,333.8 86,814.3 193,158.7 293,850.3

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Table 1-2. Percentage Distribution of GDP at Current Prices

1994 1995 1996 1997By Industrial Origin:Agriculture 34.5 28.1 22.4 26,8Industry and Construction 24.2 24.2 26.1 23,9

Industry 17.0 17.1 17.8 15,9Construction 7.2 7.1 8.3 8,0

Other 33.1 34.6 37.1 36,6Transportation and Maintenance of roads

5.2 6.3 5.8 5,0

Communication 0.6 1.0 1.0 0,9Wholesale trade, Retail trade and Catering

7.5 5.2 7.0 8,3

Material supply 1.5 2.4 2.2 2,0Procurement 0.7 0.5 0.3 0,3Information and computing services 0.1 0.1 0.1 0,1Other branches of material production

0.5 0.7 0.9 0,9

Other branches of non-material production

17 18.4 19.8 19,1

Housing 1.9 2.6 2,9Public utilities and personal services

2.0 3.3 3,9

Health care, social security, Physical culture and sports

2.1 2.3 2,5

Education 4.3 4.2 4,7Culture and art 0.3 0.4 0,5Science and scientific services 0.7 0.4 0,5Credit and Insurance 4.1 3.6 2,8General administration and defense

4.9 4.1 4,0

Public organizations serving households

0.1 0.1 0,1

Imputed service charge of financial Intermediaries

-3.4 -2.6 -2,1

Total gross value added (GVA) 91.8 86.9 85.6 87,3GDP at factor cost (GVA-TOPI+SOPI) 89.7 75.5 82.1Net Indirect Taxes (ÒÎÐI +SOPI-OTOP) 8.2 13.1 14.4 12.7Total Gross Domestic Product at market prices 100 100 100 100By Expenditure Category:Consumption 85.5 72.9 77.3 81,4

Private consumption 74.9 63.2 67.1 71,4Public consumption 10.6 9.6 10.2 10,0

Gross domestic investment 18.3 24.2 23.0 18.8Gross fixed investment 26.2 33 36.8 34.6Change in stocks -7.9 -8.8 -13.8 -15,8

Resource balance (Net exports GNFS) -3.8 2.9 -0.3 -0,2Exports of goods and non-factor services

16.8 31.6 34.2 29,5

Imports of goods and non-factor services

20.6 28.7 34.5 29,7

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Table 1-3. GDP at Constant Prices of previous year(millions of soum)

1994 1995 1996 1997By Industrial Origin:Agriculture 1373.0 22797.4 80263.8 132670.9Industry and Construction 1421.3 14922.2 74162.7 149216.3

Industry 1064.8 10409.8 52665.7 101906.8Construction 356.5 4512.4 21497.0 47309.5

Other 1581.8 21259.2 108760.3 218840.2Transportation and Road Maintenance

214.4 3,219.6 18,374.9 31,199.5

Communication 30.6 360.9 3,578.6 6,052.6Wholesale, retail trade and catering 282.2 4,533.2 18,811.7 46,047.6Material supply 63.3 933,3 7,354.1 12,778.8Procurement 20.4 445.5 1,274.9 1570.5Information and computing services 3.7 54.4 315.6 503.4other branches of material production 39.9 395.9 2,209.7 5,220.7other non-material production,including

927.3 11,316.4 56,840.8 115,467.1

Housing 25.9 1,253.4 8,288.4Public utilities and personal services

163.2 1,223.7 10,254.6

Health care, social security, physical culture and sports 150.0 1,362.2 6,900.2Education 368.3 2,749.9 1,3018.4Culture and art 19.6 201.5 1,278.0Science and scientific services 32.8 464.9 1,278.4Credit, Insurance and Pensions 242.0 3,090.7 12,187.1General administration and defense

119.8 3,383.9 12,453.7

Public organizations serving households

2.8 102 240.5

Imputed service charge of financial intermediaries

-197.1 -2,515.8 -9058.5

Total gross value added (GVA) 4,376.1 58,978.8 263,186.8 500,727.4Gross Domestic Product at factor (GVA-TOPI+SOPI)Net Indirect Taxes (TOPI-SOPI-OTP) 468.5 5317.1 44890.7 87191.4Gross Domestic Product at market prices 4,844.6 64,295.9 308,077.5 587,918.8

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Table 1-4. GDP Growth Rates at Constant Prices (in percent)

1994 1995 1996 1997By Industrial Origin:Agriculture -3.4 1.98 -5.7 5.8Industry and construction -11.0 -5.2 1.4 2.3

Industry -6.6 -5.6 1.8 2.2Construction -22.0 -4.1 0.6 2.6

Other -2.1 -0.9 3.8 5.6Transportation and Road Maintenance -12.8- -4.2 -3.0 -3.0Communication -11,7- -11.1 15.1 10,7Wholesale and retail trade and catering -10.9 -6.2 18.7 17,1Material supply -7.1- -5.6 1.8 2.0Procurement -11.6- -0.4 -14.7 3.7Information and computing services -1.4 5.4 1.1 0.0Other branches of material production 2,4- 10.8 2.9 5.5Other branches of non-material production, including

5.0 2.9 2.0 4.3

Housing 4.3 2.7 3.1Public utilities and personal services 2.2 -3.2 2.3Health care, social security, physical

culture and sports

-2.0 0.8 -0.5

Education 7.8 -0.3 3.5Culture and art 2.0 0 -0.5Science and scientific services 1.5 1.2 -3.7Credit, Insurance and Pensions 47.2 15.7 13.1General administration and defense 8.6 7.2 -0.6Public organizations serving households -16.7 8.2 8.3Imputed service charge of financial

intermediaries

56.4 15.5 13.1

Total gross value added (GVA) -5.5 -0.9 0.1 4.7Gross Domestic Product at factor (GVA-TOPI+SOPI)Net Indirect Taxes (TOPI-SOPI-OTP) -2.5 -0.4 12.8 8.1Gross Domestic Product at market prices -5.2 -0.9 1.7 5.2

B. GDP PER CAPITA

Table 1-5. GDP Per Capita (in current prices)

1994 1995 1996 1997GDP per Capita (Soum) 2899.2 13289.0 24071.5 41734.1GDP per Capita (US$) - - - -

- data not available

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C. BUDGET

Table 1-6. State Consolidated Budget (million soum)

1994 1995 1996 1997Total revenues, excluding special funds 18,935.9 89,912.7 180,350.3 293,73.5

Tax revenue 14,773.8 85,407.1 174,829.9 257,878.4Personal income tax deducted by enterprises and tax authorities

1,658.8 8,645.4 19049 36,750.9

Enterprise profit tax 3,970.6 25,808.6 50,251.4 70,176.9Property tax 100.4 1,984 2,823.3 6,628.3VAT 3,218.6 17,273.3 33,854.8 73,748.7Retail sales tax - - -Excise tax 4,761.1 25,086.6 54,856.1 37,824.2Emergency fund - - -Customs duties and levies 764.3 2,807.9 3,468.5 4,359.0Land tax collected from legal persons and population

129.2 2,257.4 5,668.7 10,521.4

Mineral resources tax 42.3 241.1 1,089.4 3,696.5Other taxes 128.5 1,302.8 3,768.7 14,172.5

Non-tax revenue including: 4,162.1 4,505.6 5,520.4 35,795.1Profit transfers from National Bank

- 300.0 -

Government fees and payments, revenues from non-commercial and incidental sales

- - -

Other non-tax revenue 4,162.1 4,205.6 5,520.4 35,795.1Capital transactions - - - -Received official transfers - - -Free balance of budget funds covering expenses

- - -

Special Funds Revenues - 28,638.1 59,987.7 88,646.2Revenues Total 18,935.9 118,550.8 24,0338 382,319.7Expenditures (excluding special funds) 21,619.6 98,685.6 199,138.7 317,351.0

General public services 576.3 2,929.5 5,448.3 7,951.5Defense - - -Public order & safety - - -

Social and cultural programs, total 9,388.3 36,383.7 68,399.2 111,179.6Education 5,390.3 22,407.1 40,521.4 71,793.2Health 2,255.8 10,785.2 20,727.0 30,013.9Social security and welfare 1,300.2 729.7 1,865.4 2,278.0Culture, mass media, science 442 2,461.7 5,285.4 7,094.5

National Economy, total 1,584.5 13,079.2 23170 39,898.3Housing and public services 284.0 1,856.6 3,374.7 5,785.3Recreational, culture and religious activities

- - -

Energy complex, agriculture, water resources

863.8 9,663.1 17,215.6 29,644.4

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1994 1995 1996 1997Forestry, fishing and hunting 22.0 105.1 167.5 287.3Mining, processing, mineral resources, and construction

0.5 22.2 57.4 98.9

Transport and communication 214.5 496.7 1,719.3 2,960.5Other 199.7 935.5 635.5 1,121.9

Capital investment 2,238.6 1,8600 41,267.3 72,169.9Total costs of social protection 1723 10,420.6 21,238.7 31,064.7

Including food products subsidies 466.8 - - -Non-food products subsidies 39.5 18.9 15 -Services 516.2 3,433.1 6,897.9 6,120.5Allowances 595.2 4,304.2 13,222.4 23,354.1Government Transfers 105.3 2,664.4 1,103.4 1,590.1

Other services related to economicactivities

- - -

Other disbursements 6,108.9 17,272.6 39,615.2 55,087.0Special Funds Expenditures - 27,807.3 59,949.8 82,178.7Total expenditures 21,619.6 126,492.9 259,088.5 399,529.7Budget Deficit -2,683.7 -7,942.1 -18,750.5 -17,210.0

Domestic Financing: 2,683.7 2600.0 1,6700.0Bank 2,683.7 2600.0 1,2600.0 9,760.0Non-bank - - 4,100.0 14,760.0

External Financing - 5,342.1 2,050.5Surplus funds - - -

Table 1-7. State Budget (in percent of total revenues, expenditures, and financing)

1994 1995 1996 1997Total revenues (excluding special funds) 100 75.8 75.0 76.8

Tax revenue 78.0 72.0 72.7 67.5Personal income tax deducted by enterprises and tax authorities

8.8 7.3 7.9 9.6

Enterprise profit tax 21.0 21.8 21.0 18.4Property tax 0.5 1.7 1.2 1.7VAT 17.0 14.6 14.1 19.3Retail sales and service tax - - -Excise tax 25.1 21.2 22.8 9.9Emergency fund - - - -Customs duties and levies 4.0 2.4 1.4 1.1Land tax collected from legal persons and population

0.7 1.9 2.4 2.8

Mineral Resources tax 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.0Other taxes 0.7 1.1 1.6 3.7

Non-tax revenue including: 22.0 3.8 2.3 9.4Profit transfers from National Bank - - - -Administrative fees, revenues from non-commercial and incidental sales

- - - -

Other non-tax revenue 22.0 3.5 2.3 9.4

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1994 1995 1996 1997Capital transactions - - - -Received official transfers - - - -Free balance of budget funds covering expenses - - - -Special fund revenue 0 24.2 24.9 23.2

Total Revenue 100 100 100 100Expenditures (excluding special funds) 100 78.0 76.9 79.4

General public services 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.0Defense - - - -Public order & safety - - - -

Social and Cultural programs, total 43.4 28.8 26.4 27.8Education 24.9 17.7 15.6 18.0Health 10.4 8.5 8 7.5Social security and welfare 6.0 0.6 0.7 0.6Culture, mass media, science 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.8

National Economy, total 7.3 10.3 8.9 10.0Housing and public services 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4Recreational, culture and religious activities - - - -Energy complex, agriculture, water resources 4 7.6 6.6 7.4Forestry, fishing and hunting 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1Mining, processing, mineral resources, and construction

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Transport and communication 1 0.4 0.7 0.7Other 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.3

Capital Investments 10.3 14.7 15.9 18.1Total costs of social protection 8 8.2 8.2 7.8

Including food products subsidies 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0Non-food products subsidies 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0Services 2.4 2.7 2.7 1.5Allowances 2.7 3.4 5.1 5.8State Transfers 0.5 2.1 0.4 0.4

Other services related to economic activities - - - -Other disbursements 28.3 13.7 15.3 13.8Special Funds Expenditures - 22.0 23.1 20.6Total expenditures 100 100 100 100Deficit of consolidated budget in per cent torevenues, total

-14.2 -6.7 -7.8 -4.5

Deficit of consolidated budget in per cent toexpenditures, total

-12.4 -6.3 -7.2 -4.3

Domestic Financing: 100 32.7 89.1 -Bank 100 32.7 67.2 -Non-bank 0 0 21.9 -

External Financing 0 67.3 10.9 -

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D. PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF BASIC GOODS

Table 1-8-a. Production of Basic Goods

1994 1995 1996 1997Basic Goods

Meat and the first category meat by-products, thousands tons (industrial processing)

103.0 65.7 44.7 42.3

Milk and dairy products, thousands tons 392.8 197.0 117.1 91.4Eggs, million units 1573.6 1231.8 1057.1 1075.4Vegetables, thousands tons 2975.3 2724.7 2497.4 2384.2Bread and bread products, thousands tons

1236.6 598.3 505.6 563.6

Potatoes, thousands tons 567.1 439.9 513.6 691.9Sugar, thousands tons - - - -Vegetable oil, thousands tons 360.6 340.5 271.6 276.2

Table 1-8-b. Consumption of Basic Goods Per Capita (in kg)

Consumption1994 1995 1996 1997

Basic GoodsMeat and meat products, kg 33 33 35 35Milk and dairy products, kg 173 160 160 162Eggs, units 63 53 40 41Vegetables, melons and gourds, kg 130 120 126 116read and bread products, kg 152 157 165 168Potatoes, kg 25 23 29 33Sugar, kg 9 10 15 17Vegetable oil, kg 13.5 14 12 14

E. ANNUAL CHANGES IN PRICES

Table 1-9. Consumer Price Index for Goods and Services(percentage change from December of previous year to December of current year)

1994 1995 1996 1997All goods and services 1217.0 198.5 164.4 127.6Goods, of which 1252.4 189.0 161.7 124.1

Food goods 1166.7 197.3 167.7 121.1Including alcoholic beverages 859.1 148.2 194.2 128.9Non-food goods 1119.0 167.6 153.9 134.5

Services 2286.4 299.3 186.8 156.0

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Table 1-10. Industrial Wholesale Price Index(percentage change from December of previous year to December of current year)

1994 1995 1996 1997Industry –total 2988.9 384.5 182.0 137.11. Electric power 1300.0 475.0 128.6 99.92. Fuel industry 1868.6 337.4 259.7 99.83. Non-ferrous metallurgy 725.1 100.0 101.6 109.44. Machinery and metal-processing 1353.4 518.2 198.3 128.65. Forestry, wood-working and

cellulose-paper6520.5 329.3 140.5 166.3

6. Construction materials 1887.2 431.3 178.2 150.87. Light industry 4354.4 406.4 144.8 168.38. Food industry

- meat- dairy- flour-grinding grain

3638.8535.3903.7

7233.9

261.2308.6418.7224.6

221.7263.0232.0243.6

175.5281.9220.7135.6

9. Other - - - -

F. EMPLOYMENT IN DIFFERENT SECTORS

Table 1-11. Employment Per Sector (in percent of total employed population)

1994 1995 1996 1997Industry total, including 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.8

Electric power 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6Fuel industry 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3Ferrous metallurgy 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1Non-ferrous 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0Chemical and petrochemical industry 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6Machinery and metal-processing 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.8Forestry, wood-working and cellulose-paper 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2Construction materials 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9Light industry 4.2 3.6 3.0 3.1Food industry 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2Printing industry 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1Other 1.2 2.6 3.7 2.9

Construction services 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3Agriculture and Forestry 43.2 41.2 40.9 40.7Transport and Communications 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1Trade and public catering 6.7 8.3 8.3 8.2Finances, credits, insurance 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6Health, physical training 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8Education, Culture, Art 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.3State and local administration 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1Other 7.54 7.3 7.5 8.1

*) including subsidiary lots**) estimation

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F. LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT

Table 1-12. Population and Employment (in thousand)

1994 1995 1996 1997Total Population (constant, average annual) 22282.4 22689.7 23130.4 23560.5Total Labor Resources 10867.8 11097.3 11375.8 11665.0Total Employed Populationincluding:

8378.7 8449.2 8561.0 8680.0

State Sector 3284.2 2860.0 2672.0 2493.7Leased Enterprises 126.7 66.0 56.0 47.0Joint-Stock Companies 450.5 827.0 750.0 780.0Public Organizations 20.6 19.1 22.8 23.0Joint Ventures 25.0 33.6 56.0 82.0Collective Farms 1653.0 1529.0 1468.0 1600.0Cooperatives 55.0 18.0 10.0 10.0Consumer Cooperatives 205.4 126.6 87.4 62.0Individual Labor Activities 218.2 300.8 764.8 822.1Private 178.6 263.8 302.1 320.0Subsidiary plots 1442.4 1390.0 1280.4 1297.4Farms 62.9 95.1 300.6 325.0Other 656.2 920.2 790.9 817.8

Students 846.6 858.6 851.4 940.0Religious Workers 12.7 13.1 13.1 13.1Able-bodied Persons Not Employed in theNational Economy - - - -

Housewives 1629.8 1776.4 1950.3 -Military - - - -Unemployed (officially registered) 29.4 31.0 33.8 35.4

G. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

Table 1-13. Balance of Payments (million of soum)

1994 1995 1996 1997Current account, including officialtransfers

84.0 -53.0 -1077.0 -757.2

Trade balance 207.0 207.0 -931.0 -255.7Export f.o.b. 2868.0 3805.0 3781.0 3693.5Import c.i.f. -2661.0 -3598.0 -4712.0 -3949.2

Services -97.0 -251.0 -76.0 -365.6Tourism 2.0 8.0 -1.0 26.1Transport services -112.0 -218.0 -42.0 -347.8

Other services 13.0 -41.0 -33 -43.9Interest on Credits (schedule) -35.0 -26.0 -78.0 -164.7Transfers 9.0 17.0 8.0 28.8

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1994 1995 1996 1997Official - - - 28.8Private 9.0 17.0 8.0 -

Capital account -22.0 -11.0 305.0 607.0Medium-term & long-term loans 440.0 832.0 683.0 563.0

Disbursements-199.0 -220.0 -165.0 -

Amortization (schedule)-330.0 -563.0 -214.0 -323.6

Direct investments 72.0 -24.0 50.0 258.8Other capital transactions -5.0 -36.0 -49.0 108.8

Errors and omissions 247.0 422.0 721.0 -330.8Overall balance 309.0 358.0 -51.0 -150.2

H. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Table 1-14. Foreign Exchange (average rate of currency in soum)

US$ DM SwFMonth 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997 1997

1 1.39 25.00 36.12 55.41 34.88 40.272 1.58 25.00 36.30 56.62 34.09 39.363 1.71 25.14 36.45 57.81 34.12 39.434 2.70 26.13 36.76 59.05 34.72 40.625 3.84 26.69 37.61 60.20 35.35 41.966 4.95 28.96 37.85 61.58 35.79 42.977 9.40 30.40 37.93 64.59 36.47 43.968 11.39 31.54 38.75 71.24 38.79 47.179 14.20 33.38 39.73 74.82 41.75 50.76

10 21.00 34.04 41.54 76.41 43.42 52.4311 22.93 35.07 49.15 77.92 44.95 55.2112 25.00 35.88 52.73 79.36 44.71 55.24

Averageannual rate

9.85 29.77 40.08 66.25 38.25 45.78

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II. TRADE STATISTICS

A. FOREIGN TRADE (AGGREGATES AT THE TWO-DIGIT HS LEVEL).

Table 1-15. Foreign Trade for 1997 (volume of export and import, specific weight)

HSCode

Group name Export(million

US$)

Import(million

US$)

Share intotal

export(per cent)

Share intotal

import(per cent)

01 Live animals - 0.6 0.0 0.002 Meat and edible meat by-products - 84.4 - 1.903 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic

invertebrates0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0

04 Dairy products; birds' eggs; natural honey 0.2 46.5 0.0 1.005 Products of animal origin 0.1 - 0.0 -06 Live trees and other plants 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.007 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 47.9 7.0 1.1 0.208 Edible fruit and nuts 56.9 3.7 1.3 0.109 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 0.4 60.0 0.0 1.310 Cereals 0.1 185.0 0.0 4.111 Products of the milling industry - 51.2 - 1.112 Oil seeds and oil fruits 7.4 61.6 0.2 1.413 Shellac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and

extracts- 1.0 - 0.0

14 Vegetable plaiting materials 3.4 0.3 0.1 0.015 Animal or vegetable fats and oils 7.4 108.8 0.2 2.416 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans,

molluscs and other0.1 18.0 0.0 0.4

17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2.7 156.2 0.1 3.518 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0.1 6.8 0.0 0.219 Products made from cereals 0.3 22.5 0.0 0.520 Processed products made from vegetables, fruit,

nuts and other16.5 1.6 0.4 0.0

21 Miscellaneous edible products 0.5 38.1 0.0 0.822 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4.2 4.6 0.1 0.123 Residues and waste from the food industries 3.2 1.2 0.1 0.024 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 15.9 13.9 0.4 0.325 Salt; sulphur; soils and stone, plaster materials, etc. 18.3 23.3 0.4 0.526 Ores, slag and ashes 1.9 2.9 0.1 0.127 Mineral fuels, mineral oils, products thereof and

products of distillation527.8 25.1 12.0 0.6

28 Inorganic chemicals 5.6 60.6 0.1 1.329 Organic chemicals 4.6 31.0 0.1 0.730 Pharmaceutical products 1.5 26.5 0.0 0.631 Fertilizers 51.3 45.0 1.2 1.032 Tanning or dyeing extracts 0.8 39.4 0.0 0.933 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic and

toilet products- 24.0 - 0.5

34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, detergents 0.9 43.8 0.0 1.035 Albuminous substances 0.4 1.8 0.0 0.036 Explosives; pyrotechnic products - 26.4 0.0 0.637 Photographic and cinematographic goods - 3.3 - 0.1

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HSCode


US$)

Import(million

US$)

Share intotal

export(per cent)

Share intotal

import(per cent)

38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0.6 86.2 0.0 1.939 Plastics and articles thereof 2.6 96.1 0.1 2.140 Rubber and articles thereof 1.3 75.9 0.0 1.741 Raw hides and skins and leather 0.5 6.0 0.0 0.142 Articles of leather 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.043 Fur-skins, artificial fur, and articles thereof 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.044 Wood and articles of wood 0.3 40.4 0.0 0.945 Cork and articles of cork - - - -46 Manufactures of straw, esparto grass and other

materials for plaiting- - - -

47 Paper products made from wood pulp or otherfibrous vegetable materials

0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0

48 Paper and paperboard 0.1 35.8 0.0 0.849 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other

products of the printing industry0.3 5.5 0.0 0.1

50 Silk 28.5 - 0.7 0.051 Wool, fine and coarse animal hair 3.9 5.6 0.1 0.152 Cotton 1702.2 2.3 38.8 0.153 Other vegetable textile fibre 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.054 Man-made filaments 2.0 2.7 0.1 0.155 Man-made staple fibers 4.4 4.8 0.1 0.156 Wadding, felt and non-woven materials 21.7 2.3 0.5 0.157 Carpets and other textile floor-coverings 0.2 3.4 0.0 0.158 Special woven fabrics and fabrics with sown in pile 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.059 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile

fabrics0.4 6.0 0.0 0.1

60 Knitted fabrics of machine and hand knitting 1.1 0.8 0.0 0.061 Knitted articles of apparel and clothing accessories 8.9 5.6 0.2 0.162 Textile articles of apparel and clothing accessories 23.5 8.1 0.5 0.263 Other finished textile articles 15.5 12.4 0.4 0.364 Footwear, gaiters and the like 3.2 19.1 0.1 0.465 Headwear and parts thereof - 0.3 - 0.066 Umbrellas, canes, sticks-seats, whips - 0.6 - 0.067 Prepared feathers and down, articles thereof 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.068 Articles of stone, plaster, cement 1.4 10.1 0.0 0.269 Ceramic products 0.3 16.5 0.0 0.470 Glass and glassware 1.8 9.1 0.0 0.271 Natural or cultured pearl, precious metals and stones 148.3 0.2 3.4 0.072 Iron and steel 14.2 122.4 0.3 2.773 Articles of iron or steel 0.4 192.7 0.0 4.374 Copper and articles thereof 162.9 3.3 3.7 0.175 Nickel and articles thereof - 0.8 - 0.076 Aluminum and articles thereof 1.6 19.7 0.0 0.477 - - - -78 Lead and articles thereof - 0.3 - 0.079 Zinc and articles thereof 2.2 0.5 0.1 0.080 Tin and articles thereof - 0.4 - 0.081 Other base metals 19.1 0.3 0.4 0.082 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons, forks of base

metal1.7 12.9 0.0 0.3

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HSCode


US$)

Import(million

US$)

Share intotal

export(per cent)

Share intotal

import(per cent)

83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0.5 14.2 0.0 0.384 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical

appliances14.0 716.2 0.3 15.8

85 Electrical machinery and equipment, parts thereof 51.6 356.5 1.2 7.986 Locomotives, railway and rolling-stock, parts and

accessories thereof1.3 13.0 0.0 0.3

87 Land vehicles 158.4 760.7 3.6 16.888 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof 51.9 199.5 1.2 4.489 Ships, boats and other floating structures 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.090 Optical devices and instruments, etc. 0.4 29.9 0.0 0.791 Clocks, watches and parts thereof - 0.4 - 0.092 Musical instruments - 1.2 - 0.094 Furniture; bedding and the like 2.2 48.8 0.1 1.195 Toys, games and sporting goods 0.1 2.5 0.0 0.1

93,96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 787.7 1.3 18.0 0.097 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and articles - - - -99 Services 361.1 337.3 8.2 7.5

Other goods - - - -Total 4387.5 4523.0 100 100

B. EXPORT STATISTICS

Table 1-16a. Exports (in current price - million US$)

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997Total Exports 2399,6 2689,9 3719,9 4590,2 4387.5

FSU countries 1466.6 1660.3 1282.4 1050.6 1508.6Russia 820.9 476.5 587.8 531.3 836.4Kazakstan 250.0 370.0 238.0 119.9 197.7Turkmenistan 97.4 99.3 150.5 174.1 92.8Tadjikistan 89.3 410.7 156.1 67.9 106.4Ukraine 112.9 186.1 45.0 35.9 199.9Kyrgyz Republic 41.2 77.5 68.3 83.8 54.4Other FSU 54.9 40.2 36.7 37.7 21.0

Non-FSU countries 933.0 1029.6 2437.5 3539,6 2878.9Switzerland 71.1 22.4 425.4 328.7 437.3Korea 54.8 40.1 146.8 267.5 323.5Turkey 41.4 42.4 109.6 44.1 21.0China 136.6 77.0 35.5 127.4 86.4GermanyGreat BritainNetherlandsUnited StatesItaly

20.1133.7

37.644.117.4

32.4175.0153.020.726.4

35.8236.6156.812.580.9

94.3367.7132.8282.5108.9

50.2255.4136.038.9

184.3Other Non-FSU countries

375.6 440.2 1197.6 1785.7 1345.9

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Table 1-16b Exports (in per cent)

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997Total Exports 100 100 100 100 100

FSU countries 61.1 61.7 34.5 22.9 34.4Russia 34.2 17.7 15.8 11.6 19.1Kazakstan 10.4 13.7 6.4 2.6 4.5Turkmenistan 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.8 2.1Tadjikistan 3.7 15.3 4.2 1.5 2.4Ukraine 4.7 6.9 1.2 0.8 4.6Kyrgyz Republic 1.7 2.9 1.8 1.8 1.2Other FSU countries 2.3 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.5

Non-FSU countries 38.9 38.3 65.5 77.1 65.6Switzerland 3.0 0.8 11.4 7.2 9.9Korea, Republic of 2.3 1.5 3.9 5.8 7.4Turkey 1.7 1.6 2.9 1.0 0.5China 5.7 2.9 1.0 2.8 2.0GermanyGreat BritainNetherlandsUnited StatesItaly

0.85.61.61.80.7

1.26.55.70.81.0

1.06.44.20.32.2

2.08.02.96.12.4

1.15.83.10.94.2

Other Non-FSU countries

15.7 16.3 32.2 38.9 30.7

Table 1-17. Main Export Items and Destination Countries, 1997 (in million of US$)

Countries Cottonfibre

Fuel Services Non-ferrousmetals

Fertilizers Foodproducts

Switzerland 393.4 - 34.7 0.2 6.3 -UnitedKingdom

78.2 - 21.9 1.0 - -

Netherlands 74.6 - 10.4 48.4 - -Korea,Republic of

307.2 - 7.7 0.1 0.9 0.1

Turkey 3.7 - 5.0 0.4 0.9 0.2Germany 22.0 - 13.7 3.7 1.0 0.5China 13.1 - 2.9 - 6.2 0.3Afghanistan - 12.7 0.5 - 0.9 0.0United States 20.3 - 10.9 1.4 1.4 2.2Total 912.5 12.7 107.7 55.2 17.6 3.3Total export 1579.4 527.9 361.1 185.7 51.3 163.9

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Table 1-18. Main Export Partners

Country Ranking Exports (million US$) per cent of Total Exports1995 1994 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997

Russia 476.5 587.8 531.3 836.4 15.78 11.6 19.1Switzerland 22.4 425.4 328.7 437.3 11.4 7.2 10.0Kazakstan 370.0 238.0 119.9 197.7 6.4 2.6 4.5United Kingdom 175.0 236.6 367.7 255.4 6.4 8.0 5.8Netherlands 153.0 156.8 132.8 136.0 4.2 2.9 3.1Tadjikistan 410.7 156.1 67.9 106.4 4.2 1.5 2.4Turkmenistan 99.3 150.5 174.1 92.8 4.0 3.8 2.1Korea, Republicof

40.1 146.8 267.5 323.5 3.9 5.8 7.4

Turkey 42.4 109.6 44.1 21.0 3.0 1.0 0.5Italy 26.4 80.9 108.9 184.3 2.2 2.4 4.2Kyrgyz Republic 77.5 68.3 83.8 54.4 1.8 1.8 1.2Ukraine 186.1 45.0 35.9 199.9 1.2 0.8 4.5Germany 32.4 35.8 94.3 50.2 1.0 2.0 1.1China 77.0 35.5 127.4 86.4 1.0 2.8 2.0United States 20.7 12.5 282.5 38.9 0.3 6.1 0.9Total 2209.5 2485.6 2766.8 3020.6 66.8 60.3 68.8Total exports 2689.9 3719.9 4590.2 4387.5 100 100 100

C. IMPORT STATISTICS

Table 1-19a Imports of the Republic of Uzbekistan (in current price - million of US$)

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997Total Imports 2155.0 2609.5 2892.7 4721.1 4523.0FSU countries 1163,6 1402,1 1258,4 1517,7 1268.2

Russia 691.7 764.9 720.0 992.4 771.2Kazakstan 201.7 148.5 217.7 222.3 196.3Tadjikistan 14.9 307.2 73.0 22.5 63.5Turkmenistan 132.5 95.7 98.7 16.6 24.0Ukraine 75.8 46.6 61.4 166.2 121.8Kyrgyz Republic 17.4 25.9 34.1 17.6 19.2Other FSU countries 29.6 13.3 53.5 80.1 72.2

Non-FSU countries 991.4 1207.4 1634.3 3203.3 3254.8Korea, Republic of 8.7 26.4 429.6 326.2 867.5Germany 55.9 176.8 374.7 578.4 441.7United Kingdom 9.5 18.1 27.9 105.9 89.4Turkey 228.4 67.5 85.6 359.9 297.7Netherlands 102.2 51.9 35.5 67.9 61.9Italy 27.4 23.7 22.1 33.3 32.7Switzerland 226.2 320.6 118.6 181.6 111.2Japan 23.9 23.7 44.8 55.2 33.9United States 31.8 94.6 30.4 435.1 338.6Other Non-FSU countries

277.4 404.1 465.1 1059.9 980.2

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Table 1-19b Imports (in per cent)

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997Total Imports 100 100 100 100 100FSU countries 54.0 53.7 43.5 32.1 28.0

Russia 32.1 29.3 24.9 21.0 17.1Kazakstan 9.4 5.7 7.5 4.7 4.3Tadjikistan 0.7 11.8 2.5 0.5 1.4Turkmenistan 6.1 3.7 3.4 0.3 0.5Ukraine 3.5 1.8 2.1 3.5 2.7Kyrgyz Republic 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.4Other FSU countries 1.4 0.5 1.9 1.7 1.6

Non-FSU countries 46.0 46.3 56.5 67.9 72.0Korea, Republic of 0.4 1.0 14.8 6.9 19.2Germany 2.6 6.8 12.9 12.3 9.8United Kingdom 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.2 2.0Turkey 10.6 2.6 3.0 7.6 6.6Netherlands 4.7 2.0 1.2 1.4 1.4Italy 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7Switzerland 10.5 12.3 4.1 3.9 2.4Japan 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.2 0.7United States 1.5 3.6 1.1 9.2 7.5Other Non-FSU countries

12.9 15.5 16.1 22.5 21.7

Table 1-20. Main Import Items and Countries of Supply, 1997 (in million US$)

Country Grain Meat andby-

products

Sugar Fuel Equipmentand

mechanicaldevices

Ferrousmetals

andarticlesthereof

Tran-sport

means

Korea - - - 0.4 59.7 21.4 587.3Germany 21.4 42.8 41.8 0.3 124.7 22.9 35.5Hungary 2.0 - 2.0 - 0.5 - 0.5Switzerland 35.0 2.3 1.0 0.4 4.0 2.7 6.6Turkey 0.1 1.5 5.7 0.4 65.2 18.7 12.7RussianFederation

37.7 0.2 0.6 6.7 188.1 137.3 53.2

Kazakstan 52.9 - 0.7 7.8 6.4 26.4 1.3KyrgyzRepublic

0.2 - 3,1 0.8 3.0 0.4 1.3

UnitedKingdom

0.8 - 0.5 0.9 29.7 3.7 0.7

Netherlands 0.2 0.3 1.3 - 9.3 0.5 0.3Tadjikistan - - - - 0.3 - 0.4

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Table 1-21. Main Import Partners

Country Ranking Imports (million US$) per cent of Total Imports1995 1994 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997

Russia 764.9 720.0 992.4 771.2 24.9 21.0 17.0Korea, Republic of 26.4 429.6 326.2 867.5 14.9 6.9 19.2Germany 176.8 374.7 578.4 441.7 13.0 12.3 9.8Kazakstan 148.5 217.7 222.3 196.3 7.5 4.7 4.3Switzerland 320.6 118.6 181.6 111.2 4.1 3.9 2.5Turkey 67.5 85.6 359.9 297.7 3.0 7.6 6.6UAE 4.4 70.1 182.7 64.7 2.4 3.9 1.4Ukraine 46.6 61.4 166.2 121.8 2.1 3.5 2.7Japan 23.7 44.8 55.2 33.9 1.5 1.2 0.7Netherlands 51.9 35.5 67.9 61.9 1.2 1.4 1.4United States 94.6 30.4 435.1 338.6 1.0 9.2 7.5United Kingdom 18.1 27.9 105.9 89.4 1.0 2.2 2.0Italy 23.7 22.1 33.3 32.7 0.8 0.7 0.7Imports from MainPartners

1767.7 2238.4 3707.1 3428.6 77.4 78.5 75.8

Total imports 2609.5 2892.7 4721.1 4523.0 100 100 100

D. IMPORTS FROM MAIN SUPPLIERS

Table 1-22. Main Imports from Russia in 1997

HS Goods Value inMillion US$

Share in Import( per cent)

39 Plastics and articles thereof 20.4 2.644 Wood and articles thereof 28.2 3.772 Ferrous metals 54.4 7.173 Articles made of iron and steel 82.9 10.784 Boilers, equipment, devices and parts thereof 181.3 23.585 Electrical machinery, equipment, and parts thereof 51.9 6.788 Aircraft 15.1 2.0

Other groups 337.0 43.7Total Imports 771.2 100

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Table 1-23. Main Imports from Germany in 1997

HS Goods Value in millionUS$


04 Milk and dairy products 9.4 2.109 Tea 0.2 0.016 Preparations of meat. fish. molluscs 8.5 1.917 Sugars and sugar confectionery 41.8 9.518 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0.8 0.219 Products from cereal flour 0.5 0.122 Beverages. spirits 0.4 0.124 Tobacco and cigarettes 3.8 0.930 Pharmaceutical products 1.0 0.238 Miscellaneous chemical products 26.1 5.939 Plastics and articles thereof 5.4 1.248 Paper and articles thereof 7.7 1.757-63 Textile and articles thereof 2.1 0.564 Footwear 1.3 0.372-73 Ferrous metals and articles thereof 22.9 5.284 Boilers and mechanical equipment 118.1 26.785 Electrical machinery. equipment and parts thereof 38.5 8.787 Ground Vehicles 27.9 6.388 Aircraft and parts thereof 7.5 1.790 Optical and surgical instruments 6.6 1.594 Furniture 2.0 0.599 Services 12.2 2.8

Other 97.0 22.0Total Imports 441.7 100

Table 1-24. Main Imports from Kazakstan in 1997



10 Cereals 52.9 27.011 Products of the milling industry 13.4 6.825 Salt. sulphur. soils and stone 8.5 4.327 Mineral fuel. oil and products of their distillation 7.8 4.028 Products of non-organic chemistry 10.4 5.331 Fertilizers 23.3 11.972-73 Ferrous metals and articles thereof 26.4 13.4


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Table 1-25. Main Imports from Switzerland in 1997



02 Meat and edible meat by-products 2.3 2.104 Powder milk 2.8 2.515 Animal fats and oil 14.2 12.817 Sugar and sugar confectionery 1.0 0.918 Cocoa and cocoa preparations - 0.019 Products form flour. starch 13.7 12.321 Miscellaneous edible preparations - 0.024 Tobacco 0.1 0.130 Pharmaceutical products 0.9 0.838 Chemical products 10.0 9.039 Plastics and articles thereof 1.1 1.063 Ready-made textile articles - 0.084 Boilers and mechanical equipment 3.9 3.585 Electrical machinery and equipment 4.0 3.687 Ground vehicles 6.6 5.999 Services 0.8 0.7


Table 1-26. Main Imports from Turkey in 1997



09 Coffee , tea 1.1 0.411 Products of the milling industry 2.6 0.915 Animal fat and oils 13.3 4.517 Sugars and sugar confectionery 5.7 1.918 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0.6 0.219 Products from cereal 1.1 0.421 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1.0 0.322 Alcoholic beverages 1.2 0.424 Tobacco 2.0 0.730 Pharmaceutical products 2.7 0.933 Perfumery 6.2 2.134 Detergents 19.6 6.638 Miscellaneous chemical products 8.6 2.939 Plastics and articles thereof 8.0 2.740 Rubber and articles thereof 4.3 1.444 Wood and articles of wood 2.9 1.048 Paper and paperboard 7.4 2.557 Carpets 1.7 0.6

61-62 Knitted and textile clothing 4.1 1.463 Other finished textile articles 1.9 0.670 Glass and glassware 3.2 1.1

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72-73 Iron and steel Articles of iron and steel 18.7 6.384 Boilers and mechanical equipment 62.7 21.085 Electrical machinery and equipment, parts thereof 9.7 3.287 Ground vehicles 12.7 4.394 Furniture 7.6 2.5


E. TRADE BY GEOGRAPHIC AREAS (MAIN TRADE PARTNERS)

Table 1-27. Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan (million US$) in 1997

Turnover Share Export ImportEurope 5526.9 100 3299.2 2227.7United Kingdom 344.8 6.2 255.4 89.4Hungary 23.7 0.4 0.9 22.8Germany 491.9 8.9 50.2 441.7Netherlands 197.9 3.6 136.0 61.9Turkey 339.7 6.1 21.0 297.7Switzerland 548.5 9.9 437.3 111.2Asia 2882.5 100 1025.7 1856.8Afghanistan 19.9 0.7 17.2 2.7India 41.0 1.4 11.3 29.7China 168.2 5.8 86.4 81.8Korea, Republic of 1191.0 41.3 323.5 867.5UAE 75.7 2.6 11.0 64.7Syria 10.4 0.4 0.2 10.2Japan 40.3 1.4 6.4 33.9America 470.1 100 40.1 430United States 377.5 13.1 38.9 338.6Canada 12.7 0.4 0.4 12.3Africa 23.5 100 18.8 4.7Egypt 2.7 11.5 0.0 2.7CIS 2776.8 100 1508.6 1268.2Russia 1607.6 57.9 836.4 771.2Kazakstan 394.0 14.2 197.7 196.3Turkmenistan 116.8 4.2 92.8 24.0Tadjikistan 169.9 6.1 106.4 63.5Ukraine 321.7 11.6 199.9 121.8Kyrgyz Republic 73.6 2.7 54.4 19.2

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Table 1-28 Main Foreign Trade Partners

Country Ranking 1995 Trade turnover (million US$) per cent of total tradeturnover

1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997Russia 1307.8 1523.7 1607.6 19.8 16.4 18.0Korea, Republic of 576.4 593.7 1191.0 8.7 6.4 13.4Switzerland 544.0 510.3 548.5 8.2 5.5 6.2Kazakstan 455.7 342.2 394.0 6.9 3.7 4.4Germany 410.5 672.7 491.9 6.2 7.2 5.5United Kingdom 264.5 473.6 344.8 4.0 5.1 3.9Turkey 195.2 404.0 339.7 3.0 4.3 3.8Netherlands 192.3 200.7 197.9 2.9 2.2 2.2United States 42.9 717.6 377.5 0.6 7.7 4.2Trade Turnover with MainPartners

3989.3 5438.5 5492.9 60.3 58.4 61.6

Total Trade Turnover 6612.6 9311.3 8910.5 100 100 100

III. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT STATISTICS

Table 1-29. Allocation Stipulated in State Budget for 1997 (in million soums)

Republic budget Local budget State budgetTotal expenditures, including special funds: 228240.0 171874.0 400114.0I. General state services 3124.1 1875.9 5000.0

purchase of equipment, appliances and materials

8.2 139.5 147.7

major repairs 15.5 89.4 104.9II. Social and cultural programs, total 22884.6 85875.7 108760.3


9101.9 4425.0 13526.9

purchase of pharmaceuticals and dressing materials

1557.2 2623.3 4180.5

food 908.9 6945.1 7854.0major repairs 868.1 1259.6 2127.7subsidies to cover the losses 8536.2 26460.1 34996.3

including education 9183.5 58149.5 67333.0purchase of equipment, appliances and materials

608.3 637.8 1246.1

food 521.2 4423.4 4944.6major repairs 566.2 554.2 1120.4

health and sports 6400.0 25630.6 32030.6purchase of equipment, appliances and materials

1192.5 1692.0 2884.5

purchase of pharmaceutical and dressing materials

1194.4 2563.1 3757.5

food 382.4 2511.8 2894.2major repairs 224.8 487 711.8

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Republic budget Local budget State budgetsocial insurance and social security 1214.4 727.8 1942.2


22.1 39.2 61.3

purchase of pharmaceutical and dressing 5.3 9.9 15.2food 73.8 218.4 292.2major repairs 98.1 41.4 139.5

culture, mass media, science 6086.7 1367.8 7454.5purchase of equipment, appliances and materials

340.7 21.0 361.7

food 3.3 - 3.3major repairs 823.7 60.3 884.0subsidies to cover the losses 250.8 54.8 305.6

III. National Economy, total 28181.2 4144.1 32325.3Including

housing municipal economy - 1412.6 1412.6maintenance expenses - 1412.6 1412.6fuel-energy complex, agriculture and water economy 22270.3 716.5 22986.8maintenance expenses 21526.1 - 21526.1operational expenses 739.1 716.5 1455.6designing 5.1 - 5.1forestry, fishing and hunting 281.6 - 281.6operational expenses 281.6 - 281.6mining industry and mineral resources (excluding fuel), processing industry 4153.6 - 4153.6other expenses 4100.0 - 4100.0designing 16.1 - 16.1operational expenses 37.5 - 37.5transport and communication 728.1 2015.0 2743.1

IV. Other services related to economic activity 59239.1 12430.5 71669.6operational expenses 534.9 - 534.9maintenance expenses 95.6 - 95.6geological exploration, topographic and geodesic work

117.0 - 117.0

V. Expenses related to social protection of thePopulation

6501.9 33498.7 40000.6

non-food subsidies - 53.3 53.3services (compensations for price

differences)- 6583.0 6583.0

allowances 6135.9 25956.8 32092.7state transfers (subsidies to cover the expenses)

301.3 905.6 1206.9

compensations for price differences 64.7 - 64.7VI. Investments 25950.9 34049.1 60000.0VII. Expenditures of the special funds 82358.2 - 82358.2

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ANNEX 2

LIST OF LAWS AND LEGISLATIVE ACTS

(Available in the Accessions Division (Room 1126) for consultation if marked with an asterisk)

Prefatory Note:

Normative acts are divided into laws and sub-legal acts. Laws are of three types: (1) theConstitution, (2) Constitutional Laws1 and (3) other laws. Laws come into legal force upon passingby Oliy Majis (Parliament) and signing by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Sub-legal actsare the normative acts of different governmental bodies adopted for the purpose of implementing oflaws. The said normative acts include: (4) Presidential Decrees, (5) Cabinet of MinistersResolutions, and (6) normative acts adopted by ministries and administrative agencies within thelimits of their competence.

The following numeration of normative acts is in the order of their legal priority. Note thatonly the date of original enactment or issuance is provided.

I. LIST OF LAWS AND LEGAL ACTS REGULATING THE ACTIVITY OF THECUSTOMS AUTHORITIES: RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES.

Laws

Customs Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 26 December 1997*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Customs Tariff" of 29 August 1997*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the State Customs Service"

Tax Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 25 April 1997 (amended)

Parliamentary Resolutions

None of the resolutions of Oliy Majlis on the issue were adopted except for the resolutions onenactment of the above mentioned laws.

Presidential Decrees

"On Discouragement of Import/Export Barter Based Transactions, Their Abuse and RelativeViolations" of 9 July 1993.

No. UP795 of 18 March 1994 "On Measures for Reinforcement of Control for Observation ofCustoms and Tax Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan (amended)

1 To constitutional laws are related the laws necessary for development of normal parliamentary

procedure and passed by the majority of the two thirds of the votes of Oliy Majlis deputies.

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No.UP-745 "On Measures for Further Facilitation of Economic Reforms, EntrepreneurshipDevelopment and Private Property Protection" of 21 January 1994. (Clause 15 is abolished byPresidential Decree No. UP-1871 of 10 October 1997).

No.UP-872 "On measures for stimulation of the activities of the enterprises to broaden the exportpotential" of 17 June 1994. (Clauses 2-6 are abolished by Presidential Decree No UP-1411of20 March 1996).

No.UP-1205 "On Further Liberalization of Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan"of 19 July 1995.

No.UP-1014 "On Major Efforts in the Reinforcement of the Motivational Role of Taxes in theRepublic of Uzbekistan" of 30 November 1994 .

No.UP-1096 "On Additional Measures to Streamline Import/Export Transactions" of 11 April 1995.

No.UP-1363 of 24 January 1996 "On Measures for Reinforcing Discipline of Payments and Systemof Mutual Settlements" (amended).

No. UP-1411 of 20 March 1996 "On Additional Measures to Encourage Manufacturers of ExportGoods" (Clause 2 is abolished by Presidential Decree No.UP-1871 of 10 October 1997).

No.UP-1467 "On Additional Measures to Encourage Enterprises with Foreign Participation(Investments)" of 31 May 1996.

No.UP-1652 "On Additional Incentives and Privileges for the enterprises with Foreign Investment" of30 November 1996. (amended)

No. UP-1659 of 13 December 1996 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Developmentand Investment Activity of Enterprises with Foreign Investments".

No.UP-1702 of 31 January 1997 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Development ofSmall and Medium Entrepreneurship.

No. UP-1789 of 12 June 1997 "On Improvement of Use of Excise Stamps for Tobacco and AlcoholicBeverages" (amended)

No.UP-1815 of 8 July 1997 " On Establishment of the State Customs Committee of the Republic ofUzbekistan".

No. UP-1831 of 26 August 1997 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Export of GoodsManufactured by Enterprises with Foreign Investments" (amended).

No. UP-1871 of 10 October, 1997 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Export of Goods(Works, Services) (amended).

No. UP-1919 of 19 January 1998 " On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Implementation ofInvestment Projects" (amended)

"On Measures for Improvement of Mechanisms for Implementation of Projects with ForeignInvestments" of 9 February 1998.

"On Additional Measures for Regulation of Import Transactions" of 18 February 1998

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No. UP-1979 "On Measures for Regulating of Import and Export of Cash Foreign Currencies byNatural Persons" of 20 March 1998

No. 1987 "On Measures for Further Encouragement of Development of Private Entrepreneurship,Small and Medium Business" of April 1998.

Cabinet of Ministers Resolutions

No.343 "On Additional Measures to Streamline Export/Import Transactions" of 28 August 1995.

No. 80 of 24 February 1998 "On Measures for Tariff Regulation of Import"

No. 85 of 27 February 1998 "On Regulation of Import of Edible Ethyl Alcohol in the CustomsTerritory of the Republic of Uzbekistan"

No. 110 of 12 March 1998 "On the State Program for Development of Export Potential of theRepublic of Uzbekistan for the Period of Up to the Year 2000"

No. 137 of 31 March 1998 "On Additional Measures for Liberalization of Foreign Trade Business inthe Republic of Uzbekistan"

No. 213 of 15 May 1998 "On Prohibition of Import and Transit of Ethyl Alcohol in the CustomsTerritory of the Republic of Uzbekistan"

No. 31 of 19 January 1998 "On the State Support of Development of International Scientific andTechnical Relations, Scientific Programs and Projects Under the Grants of International and ForeignOrganizations and Foundations"

No. 509 of 12 November 1997 "On Measures for Strengthening of Control Over Excise GoodsConveyed Through the Customs Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan"

No. 374 of 30 July 1997 "On the Matters of Arrangement of Operation of the State CustomsCommittee of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (amended)

No. 376 of 31 October 1996 "On Implementation of Measures for Regulation of Circulation of CashForeign Currencies in the Republic"

No. 279 of 13 August 1996 "On Introduction of Fee for Import of Goods in the Territory of theRepublic of Uzbekistan by Natural Persons" (amended)

No. 520 of 25 October 1993 "On Regulation of Carrying Out of Export / Import Transactions on theBase of Barter" (amended)

No. 90 of 17 February 1993 "On Additional Measures for Assurance of Traffic Safety"

Administrative Rules and Regulations

Order No.163 of the State Customs Committee "On Introduction of Provisional Regulation on Start-up Procedures and Operation of Customs Warehouses in the Republic of Uzbekistan" of23 December 1993.

Order No. 218 of the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Rates of Charges forCustoms Procedures, Services Provided and Issuance of Certificates" of 31 December 1994.

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Ministry of Finance Letter No. 04-01-06/514 and State Tax Committee Letter No. 96-105 "On somechanges in the order of taxation of enterprises and organizations in 1997" of 30 December 1996.

Instruction No. 34 of the Ministry of Finance and of the State Tax Committee No. 97-90 of10 November 1997 "On the Order of Calculation and Payment of the Property Tax by Enterprises"(registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 381 of December 26, 1997)

Instruction No. 35 of the Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Committee No. 97-91 "On the Orderof Calculation and Payment of the Income Tax (Tax on Profit) by Legal Persons" (registered by theMinistry of Justice No. 382 of 29 December 1997)

Instruction of the Ministry of Finance No. 41 and the State Tax Committee No. 97-105 "On the Orderof Calculation and Payment of VAT for Manufactured and Sold Goods (Works and Services)"(registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 383 of 29 December 1997)

Instruction No. 38 of the Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Committee No. 97-100 "On the Orderof Calculation and Payment of the Tax on the Use of Water Resources" (registered by the Ministry ofJustice No. 384 of 30 December 1997)

Instruction No. 5/8-374 of 10 December 1997 of the State Customs Committee "On CustomsEvaluation of Goods Imported in the Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (registered by theMinistry of Justice No. 390 of 13 January 1998)

Instruction No. 391 of the Ministry of Finance and No. 5/08-373 of 10 December 1997 of the StateCustoms Committee "On Filling In of Declarations for the Customs Value" (registered by theMinistry of Justice No. 391 of 13 January 1998)

Regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, the State Customs Committee, Ministry ofFinance and Central Bank "On Definition of Self-Manufactured Products for Export" (registered bythe Ministry of Justice No. 420 of 8 April 1998)

Regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations (MFER), the State Customs Committee,Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "On Registration Order for Export Contracts Signed byEntities of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the MFER " (registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 421 of8 April 1998).

Regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations (MFER), the State Customs Committee,Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "On Registration Order for Export and Import of Certain Goodson the Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan " (registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 422 of8 April 1998).

Regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations (MFER), the State Customs Committee,Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "On Definition of Products Imported by Enterprises withForeign Investments for Their Own Necessities" (registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 423 of8 April 1998).

Regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations (MFER), the State Customs Committee,Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "On Registration Order for Import Contracts in the MFER "(registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 424 of 8 April 1998).

Regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations (MFER), the State Customs Committee,Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "On Definition of the Country of Origin of Goods" (registeredby the Ministry of Justice No. 425 of 8 April 1998).

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List of Countries having agreements with Uzbekistan on trade and economic cooperation, which areunder MNF Treatment (approved by the MFER, MFA, the State Customs Committee, Ministry ofFinance and Central Bank, and registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 426 of 8 April 1998)

Regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations (MFER), the State Customs Committee,Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "On Order of Custom Clearance of Industrial-Aimed GoodsImported in the Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Industrial Needs" (registered by theMinistry of Justice No. 427 of 8 April 1998).

List of documents required for submission to customs authorities in order to apply for customsclearance of exported and imported goods (defined by the MFER, the State Customs Committee,Ministry of Finance and Central Bank, and registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 428 of8 April 1998).

List of countries subscribed to Agreement on creation of Free Trade Zones, with which agreementsfor FTZ Treatment are signed (defined by the MFER, the State Customs Committee, Ministry ofFinance and Central Bank, and registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 429 of 8 April 1998).

Responsible Agencies

Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations

Ministry of Finance.

State Customs Committee.

Central Bank

II. LIST OF LAWS AND LEGAL ACTS RELATED TO NON-TARIFF AND TARIFFREGULATION OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND TRANSIT TRADE AND RULES RELATEDTO ORIGIN OF GOODS; RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES.

A. NON-TARIFF REGULATION

Laws

Code on Administrative Liability of 22 September 1994*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Veterinary" of 3 September 1993.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Quality And Safety of Food Goods" of 30 August 1997

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Protection of the Consumers’ Rights" of 26 April 1996.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Metrology" of 28 December 1993.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Medicines and Pharmaceutical Business" of 25 April 1997.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Seed Growing" of 29 August 1996 (amended)*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Nature Protection" (amended) of 9 December 1992.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Standardization" of 28 December 1993.

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Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Information Technologies" of 7 May 1993.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Certification of Products and Services" of28 December 1993.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Plants Quarantine" of 31 August 1995.

Parliamentary (Oliy Majlis) Resolutions

No Parliamentary Resolutions were passed on the above matter except Resolutions concerningenactment dates of the Laws.


No. UP-1096 "On Additional Measures to Streamline Export/Import Transactions" of 11 April 1995.

No. UP-1652 "On Additional Benefits for the Enterprises with Foreign Investments" of30 November 1996.

No.UP-745 "On measures for further deepening of economic reform, protection of private propertyand development of entrepreneurship" of 21 January 1994.

No. UP-1919 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Implementation of InvestmentProjects" of 19 January 1998.

No. UP-1979 "On Measures to Streamline Import and Export of Foreign Currencies in Cash byNatural Persons" of 20 March 1998

No. UP-1987 "On Measures for Further Encouragement of Development of Private Entrepreneurship,Small and Medium Business" of 9 April 1998

No. UP-1871 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Export of Goods (Works, Services)(amended) of 10 October 1997

No. UP-1789 "On Improvement of Use of Excise Stamps on Tobacco Goods and Alcohol Beverages"(amended) of 12 June 1997

No. UP-1897 "On Deepening of Demonopolization in the Sphere of Trade" of 19 December 1997.

No. UP-1205 "On Further Liberalization of Foreign Economic Activity in the Republic ofUzbekistan" of 19 July 1995

No. UP-1193 "On Measures for Further Expanding of Internal Convertibility of the National Currencyof the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 27 June 1995

No. UP-837 "On Measures for Ensuring of Currency Control for Export/Import Transactions(amended) of 20 April 1994

UP-1601 "On Measures to Streamline Circulation of Foreign Currencies in Cash in the Republic"(amended) of 24 October 1996

"On Elimination of Breakings in Export/Import Transactions Carried Out of Barter Base" (amended)of 9 July 1993.

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No. 280 "On Measures to Reduce of Export/Import Transactions on the Base of Barter" of13 August 1996

No 95 "On measures to improve the control over the use of hard currency in foreign trade operations"of 13 March 1996.

No. 85 "On Measures to Streamline Import of Edible Ethyl Alcohol in the Customs Territory of theRepublic of Uzbekistan" of 27 February 1998

No. 110 "On the State Program for Expanding of Export Potential of the Republic of Uzbekistan forthe Period Up to the Year 2000" of 12 March 1998

No. 137 " On Additional Measures for Liberalization of Foreign Economic Activity in the Republic ofUzbekistan" of 31 March 1998

No. 213 "On Prohibition of Import and Transit of Ethyl Alcohol in the Customs Territory of theRepublic of Uzbekistan" of 15 May 1998

No. 331 " On Additional Measures for Strengthening of the State Control for Import, Manufactureand Sale of Alcohol and Tobacco Goods" of 4 August 1998

No. 11 "On the Order of Entrance, Stay, Transit and Exit of Foreign Motor Carriers in and from theterritory of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (amended) of 11 January 1995

No. 221 "On Additional Measures for Strengthening of the State Monopoly for Manufacture andTurnover of Alcohol Goods, and Increase of Returns in the Budget from the Sale of Alcohol andTobacco Goods in the Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (amended) of 21 May 1998

No. 509 " On Measures for Strengthening of Control of Excise Goods Transferred Through theCustoms Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 12November 1997

No. 534 " On Measures for Carrying Out of Independent Expertise of Contracts in Pre-ShipmentInspection of the Goods to Be Imported" of 3 December 1997

No. 405 "On Increase of Efficiency in Use of Centralized Currency Resources for Import ofConsumer Goods" of 19 November 1996

No. 454 "On Arrangement of Supplies of Food Goods for the State Needs on Competitive Base" of26 September 1997

No. 397 "On Improvement of the Purchase System of the Main Kind of Food Goods for the StateNeeds" of 14 August 1997

No. 343 "On Additional Measures to Streamline Export/Import Transactions" (amended) of28 August 1995

No. 409 " On Approval of the List of Goods Subjected to Mandatory Certification, CertificationProcedure, Import in and Export From the Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan of Goods, forWhich Confirmation of Their Safety Is Required" of 12 August 1994

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No. 520 "On Streamline of Carrying Out of Export/Import Transactions on the Base of Barter"(amended) of 25 October 1993

No.937-XII "On Preservation Strengthening of Valued and Disappearing Kinds of Plants andAnimals, and Streamline of Their Use" of 3 September 1993

No. 375 "On Measures to Ensure Development of Exchange and Fair Trade, Contractual Relations onFuture Base" of 26 September 1995


Resolution of the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 25 January 1997(Protocol No.5 ) "Regulation on Registration and Licensing Order of Banks"

Instruction No. 55-B of Central Bank, Ministry of Finance No. 3 and the State Tax CommitteeNo. 98-13 "On Procedure of Removal of Money from Banking Accounts of Entities" (registered bythe Ministry of Justice on 12 February 1998)

Regulation No. 369 of Central Bank "On Transactions With Cash Foreign Currencies" of25 December 1997

Regulation of MFEC, State Customs Committee, Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "OnDefinition of Own Products for Export Purposes" (registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 420 of8 April 1998)

Regulation of MFEC, State Customs Committee, Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "OnRegistration Procedure for Export Contracts Signed by the Entities of the Republic of Uzbekistan inthe MFEC" (registered by the Ministry of Finance No. 421 of 8 April 1998)

Regulation of MFEC, State Customs Committee, Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "OnProcedure for Export and Import Licensing of Certain Goods in the Territory of the Republic ofUzbekistan" (registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 422 of 8 April 1998)

Regulation of MFEC, State Customs Committee, Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "OnDefinition of Products to Be Imported by Enterprises with Foreign Investments for Their OwnNeeds" (registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 423 of 8 April 1998)

Regulation of MFEC, State Customs Committee, Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "OnRegistration Procedure of Import Contracts in the MFEC" (registered by the Ministry of JusticeNo. 424 of 8 April 1998)

Regulation of MFEC, State Customs Committee, Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "OnDefinition of Country of Origin of Goods" (registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 425 of8 April 1998)

List of countries, with which Uzbekistan has signed Agreements on Trade and Economic Cooperationgranting the Treatment of Free Trade Zone (determined by MFEC, State Tax Committee, Ministry ofFinance and Central Bank, and registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 426 of 8 April 1998)

List of countries, signatories of Agreements on Establishment of Free Trade Zones, with whichAgreements are signed granting the Treatment of Free Zone Trade (determined by MFEC, State TaxCommittee, Ministry of Finance and Central Bank, and registered by the Ministry of Justice No. 429of 8 April 1998)

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Resolution of the State Committee for Standards of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 12-81 of 22August 1996 "On Addition to Standards"


Cabinet of Ministers.

Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations.

Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics.

Ministry of Finance.

Ministry of Health.

Ministry for the Affairs of Culture.

State Customs Committee.

State Committee on Nature Protection.

State Patent Agency under the State Committee for Science and Technology.

Copyright Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers.

Main State Veterinary Board under the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources.

III. LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT;RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES

Laws

Customs Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 26 December 1997

Tax Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 24 April 1997 (amended)

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Customs Tariff" of 29 August 1997

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan " On Foreign Investments" of 30 April 1998*

Law o the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Efficient Use of Power" of 25 April 1997

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Seed Growing" of 29 August 1996 (amended)

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Free Economic Zones" of 25 April 1996*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Employment" of 13 January 1992 (amended)



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No. UP-1930 "On Additional Measures to Streamline Import Transactions" of 18 February 1998

No. UP-1407 "On Establishment of the Chamber of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Uzbekistan"of 12 March 1996

No. UP-1205 "On Further Liberalization of Foreign Economic Activity in the Republic ofUzbekistan" of 19 July 1995

No. UP-1919 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Implementation of InvestmentProjects" of 19 January 1998

No. UP-1979 "On Measures to Streamline Import and Export of Cash Foreign Currencies by NaturalPersons" of 20 March 1998

No. UP-1871 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Export of Goods (Works, Services) "(amended) of 10 October 1997


No.186 "On Change in Excise Rates for Alcohol Products, Carpets and Coverings" of 26 May 1995

No. 343 "On Introduction of Excise Tax for Certain Kinds of Exported Goods" of 1 October 1996

No. 279 "On Introduction of Fee for Import of Goods in the Territory of the Republic of UzbekistanBy Natural Persons" (amended) of 13 August 1996

No. 268 "On Measures to Increase Production and Improve the Quality of Mixed Fodder for Stock-Raising, Poultry Farming and Fish-Breeding for the Period of 198 – 2000" 0f 26 June 1998

No. 137 "On Additional Measures for Liberalization of Foreign Economic Activity in the Republic ofUzbekistan " of 31 March 1998

No. 80 "On Measures for Regulation of Import" of 24 February 1998

No. 188 "On Rates of Excise Tax for Imported Cars Manufactured in the Russian Federation" of14 April 1997

No. 376 "On Implementation of Measures to Streamline Circulation of Cash Foreign Currencies in theRepublic" of 31 October 1996

No. 285 "On Procedure of Introduction of Excise Stamps for Tobacco Articles and Alcohol Beveragesin the Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 14 August 1996

No. 256 " On Organizational Measures for Preparation of Introduction of Excise Stamps in theTerritory of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 18 July 1996

No. 343 "On Introduction of Excise Tax for Certain Kind of Exported Goods" (amended) of 1October 1996

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Provisional Instruction No. 47 of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan, No. 05/8-382of the State Customs Committee, No. 97-117 of the State Tax Committee of 26 December 1997 "Onthe Order of Calculation and Payment of Value Added Tax As Regards To the Goods, Works andServices Imported in the Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan" , registered by the Ministry ofJustice of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 393 of 13 January 1998

Instruction of the Ministry of Justice No. 275, Ministry of Finance No. 52 and the State TaxCommittee No.96-63 of 21 August 1996 "On the Order of Use of Excise Stamps for Tobacco Articlesand Alcohol Beverages in the Republic of Uzbekistan"

Letter of the Ministry of Finance No. 04-01-06/514 and the State Tax Committee No. 96-105 of30 December 1996 "On Certain Changes in Tax Assessment Order for Enterprises and Organizationsin 1997"

Regulation of the MFEC, the State Customs Committee, Ministry of Finance and Central Bank "Onthe Order of Customs Clearance of Goods of Industrial Use, Imported in the Territory of the Republicof Uzbekistan for Industrial Needs" (registered by the Ministry of Justice No.427 of 8 April 1998)

List of documents required for submission to the customs authorities when applying for customclearance of exported and imported goods (defined by MFEC, the State Customs Committee,Ministry of Finance and Central Bank, and registered by the Ministry of Justice No.428 of8 April 1998)


Cabinet of Ministers


Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics

Ministry of Finance

State Customs Committee

State Tax Committee

IV. LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS DEALING WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENTS;RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES

Laws

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Grants" of 30 August 1995

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Foreign Investments" of 30 April 1998

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Guarantees and Measures for Protection of Foreign Investors’Rights" of 30 April 1995*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Free Economic Zones" of 25 April 1996

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Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Procedure of Signing and Denouncement of InternationalLoan and Warranty Contracts and Agreements Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and InternationalFinance Institutes" " of 7 May 1993

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Customs Tariff" of 29 August 1997

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Property in the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 31 October 1990(amended)

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Securities and Stock Exchange" of 2 September 1993(amended)

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Stock Exchanges and Exchange Business" of 02 July 1992(amended)

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Insurance" of 6 May 1993 (amended)*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Foreign Economic Activities " of August 14 June 1991(amended)




No. UP-1234 "On Establishment of Agency for Foreign Investments" of 21 August 1995

No. UP-1467 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Establishment and Activity ofEnterprises With Foreign Investments" of 31 May 1996

No. UP-1659 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Development and Investment Activityof Enterprises With Foreign Investments" of 13 December 1996

No. UP-1710 "On Establishment of the National Company for Export/Import Insurance"Uzbekinvest" of 18 February 1997

"On Measures for Improvement of Mechanism of Implementation of Projects With ForeignInvestments" of 9 February 1998

No. UP-1919 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Implementation of InvestmentProjects" of 19 January 1998

"On Measures for Deepening of Economic Reforms in Agriculture for the Period of the Years 1998-2000" of 12 March 1998

No. UP-1979 "On Measures to Streamline Import and Export of Cash Foreign Currencies by NaturalPersons" of 20 March 1998

No. UP-1981 "On Partial Amendment to the Presidential Decree of 30 November 1996 "OnAdditional Incentives and Privileges Provided to Enterprises With Foreign Investments" of27 March 1998

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Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan

No. 565 "On Establishment of Joint Insurance Companies "Uzbekinvest International", "UZ-AIG"and "AIG-Uzbekinvest" Agency" of 23 November 1994

No. 340 "On Arrangement of Activity of the Agency for Foreign Investments" of 24 August 1995

No. 561 "On Measures for Deepening of Demonopolization in the Sphere of Trade" of24 December 1997

No. 256 "On Establishment of the Republican Engineering Company "Uzinvestproyect" of11 July 1995

No. 572 "On Establishment of Department for Investment Programs under the Cabinet of Ministers ofthe Republic of Uzbekistan" of 27 December 1997

No. 36 "On Approval of Regulation on Department for Coordination of Foreign Economic Activityunder the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 21 January 1998

No. 80 "On Measures for Tariff Regulation of Import" of 24 February 1998

No. 85 "On Streamline of Import of Edible Ethyl Alcohol in the Customs Territory of the Republic ofUzbekistan" of 27 February 1998

No. 134 "On Introduction of Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of theRepublic of Uzbekistan No. 336 of 2 July 1997 "On Procedure of Establishment, State Registrationand Liquidation of Enterprises With Foreign Investments in the Republic of Uzbekistan" of27 March 1998

No. 137 "On Additional Measures for Liberalization of Foreign Trade Activity in the Republic ofUzbekistan" of 31 March 1998

No. 336 "On Procedure of Establishment, State Registration and Liquidation of Enterprises WithForeign Investments in the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 2 July 1997

No. 346 "On Lease of Plots of Land to Foreign Legal and Natural Persons in the city of Tashkent" of6 July 1994


Cabinet of Ministers

Interdepartmental Council for Economic Reforms, Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments underthe President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations

Agency for Foreign Investments

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V. LIST OF OTHER LAWS AND LEGAL ACTS DEALING WITH ECONOMIC iSSUESTHAT AFFECT TRADE; RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES.

B. TRADE IN GOODS

Laws

Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (amended)

Land Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 30 April 1998

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of13 June 1991.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Free Economic Zones" of 25 April 1996.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Protection of Consumers’ Rights" of 26 April 1996.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Competition and Restriction of Monopolistic Activity in theMarkets of Goods" of 27 December 1996*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Enterprises in the Republic of Uzbekistan" (amended andadded) of 15 February 1991*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Pledge" (new reading) of 1 May 1998*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Securities and Stock Exchange" of 2 September 1993

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Functioning Mechanism of the Securities Market" of25 April 1996

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Encouragement of Development of Small and PrivateEntrepreneurship" of 21 December 1995

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Stock Exchange and Exchange Business" (amended) of2 July 1992


Resolution of Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 1934-XII "OnIntroduction of Amendments and Additions in the List of Activities Permitted for Carrying Out byEnterprises (Organizations) of All Property Forms, Including Foreign and Joint Exclusively Pursuantto Special License" of 18 April 1994


No.Up-745 "On Measures for Further Deepening of Economic Reforms, EntrepreneurshipDevelopment and Private Property Protection" of 21 January 1994.

No.UP-872 "On Measures to Motivate Enterprises to Expand Their Export Potential" of 17 June 1994.

No.UP-1464 "On Establishment of the Committee for Demonopolization and Development ofCompetition under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 15 May 1996.

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No. UP-1938 "On Strengthening of Responsibility of Officials for Economic Insolvency of Entitiesand Fulfilment of Contractual Obligations" of 4 March 1998

No. UP-1987 "On Measures for Further Encouragement for Development of PrivateEntrepreneurship, Small and Medium Business" of 9 April 1998

No. UP-1897 "On Deepening of Demonopolization in the Trade Sphere" of 19 December 1997

No. UP-926 "On Establishment of the Uzbek Republican Trade and Purchase Association"Uzzagottorg" of 4 August 1994

No. UP-1831 "On Additional Measures for Encouragement of Export of Goods Manufactured byEnterprises with Foreign Investments" (amended) of 26 August 1997

"On Introduction of State Monopoly for Manufacture of Alcohol Products" of 19 June 1997

No.UP-1384 "On Additional Measures to Improve Arrangement in Markets Operation and Quality ofService to Inhabitants" of 5 May 1996

No. UP-1407 "On Establishment of the Chamber of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan"of 12 May 1996


No.558 "On the Improvement of Foreign Economic Activity in the Republic of Uzbekistan andRestructuring of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations" of 17 November 1994.

No.337 "On Measures to Implement Top Priority Measures for Production of Export-Oriented Goods"of 23 August 1995.

No. 95 "On Measures to Improve Controls Over Hard Currency Use in Foreign Trade Transactions"of 13 March 1996.

No.540 "On Augmentation of Resource for Internal Conversion of National Currency" of8 November 1994.

No.113 "On Issues for Organizing the Activity of the National Company of Export-Import Insurance"Uzbekinvest" of 28 February 1997.

No. 215 "On the Improvement of Licensing Procedures for Activities of Certain Types" of19 April 1994.

No. 144 "On Measures for Further Perfection of Management of the Silk Industry of the Republic" of3 April 1998

No. 4 "On Measures for Price Liberalization" of 9 January 1992

No. 175 "On Approval of Regulations for Licensing of Business in the Sphere of Transport andCommunication" of 12 May 1996

No. 373 "On Additional Measures to Streamline Sale of Certain Food Goods" of 29 July 1997

No. 165 "On Measures to Implement the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Competition andRestriction of Monopolistic Activity in Goods Markets" of 31 May 1997

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No. 153 "On Tax Assessment Procedure for Enterprises of Trade and Public Catering" of10 April 1998

No. 215 "On Measures to Perfect Relations of Property, Structure of Management andDemonopolization of Rural Trade" (amended) of 24 May 1998

No. 561 "On Measures for deepening of Demonopolization in the Sphere of Trade" of24 December 1997

No.548 "On Measures for Fundamental Improvement of Collection of Receipts from Trade and Useof Cash Equipment in the Republic" of 11 December 1997

No. 443 "On Measures to Arrange Denationalization and Privatization of Enterprises and Entities ofLocal Industry, Public Services to Population, State Trade and Public Catering" (amended) of23 September 1992



C. PRIVATIZATION

Laws

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Property in the Republic of Uzbekistan" (amended) of31 October 1990*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Denationalization and Privatization" (amended) of19 November 1991*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Uzbekistan" (amended)of 15 February 1991.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Enterprises " (amended) of 15 February 1991.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Business Associations and Partnerships" (amended) of9 December 1992*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Privatization of State Housing " of 7 May 1993*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Joint Stock Companies and Protection of Shareholders’Rights" (amended) of 26 April 1996.*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Fundamentals of the State Housing Policy" of27 December 1996

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Encouragement for Development of Small and PrivateEntrepreneurship" of 21 December 1995


No.UP-758 "On Establishment of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Managementof the State Property and Support of Entrepreneurship" of 7 February 1994

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No.UP-789"On Priority Trends in Denationalization and Privatization in the Republic of Uzbekistan"of 15 March 1994.

No.UP-1030"On Initiation and Encouragement of Private Entrepreneurship" of 5 January 1995.

No.Up-1164"On Measures to Accelerate the Incorporation of State Enterprises and the Developmentof Securities Market" 12 June 1995.

"On Measures to Develop the Securities Market and Participation of Foreign Investors in the ShareMarket of the Republic" of 31 March 1997

No. UP-1939 "On Measures for Further Development of Share Market and Support of Joint StockCompanies Established on the Base of the State Property" of 4 March 1998

"On Measures for Further Encouragement for Development of Private Entrepreneurship, Small andMedium Business" of 9 April 1998


No. 628 "On Measures for Deepening of Privatization Processes in the Republic of Uzbekistan in1995" of 29 December 1994.

No. 325 "On Approval of Normative Acts Related to Privatization of State Housing Assets" of28 June 1994.

No. 341 "On Sale Procedures for Stores and Service-Providing Enterprises Together with the LandParcels on Which They are Located" of 4 July 1994.

No. 346 "On Leasing of Land Parcels to Foreign Legal and Natural Persons in the City of Tashkent"of 6 July 1994.

No. 354 "On Regional Denationalization and Privatization Programs for 1994" of 11 July 1994.

No. 170 "On Preparation Measures for Implementation of Loan of International Bank forReconstruction and Development Aimed for Institutional Development of Enterprises" of22 April 1998

No. 72 "On Arrangement of Activities of the State Committee for Property" of 14 February 1994

No. 404 "On Measures to Perfect Floating of Block of Shares and Increase of Importance ofShareholders in Management of Joint Stock Companies Established on the Base of the State property"of 18 August 1997

"On Perfection of the Structure of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan forManagement of the State Property and Support of Entrepreneurship" of 27 March 1998

"On Perfection of Activities of the Chamber of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs of the Republic ofUzbekistan" of 21 April 1998

No. 272 "On the State Share in the Authorized Fund of Joint Stock Companies Established WithinDenationalization and Privatization Processes" of 30 June 1998

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No. 270 "On Tax Assessment Mechanism on Shares of Enterprises under Privatization Received byNatural Persons on Free of Charge Base" of 29 June 1998

No. 481 "On Measures to Streamline the Use of Funds Received from Denationalization andPrivatization of the State Property " (amended) of 20 October 1997

No. 443 "On Measures to Arrange Denationalization and Privatization of Enterprises and Entities ofLocal Industry, Public Services, State Trade and Public Catering" (amended) of 23 September 1992

No. 402 "On Additional Measures to Secure Efficient Arrangement of Denationalization andPrivatization Processes" (amended) of 11 August 1993

No. 460 "On Further Development of Processes of Privatization and Support of Entrepreneurship" of27 December 1996

No. 107 "i of Fuel Pumps of the Republic Dealing with Sale of Gas to Population in Cash" of 20March 1996


State Committee on State Property Management and Support of Entrepreneurship.

D. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Laws

Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Articles 11, 23, 36, 42, 44, and 53) of 8 December 1992.

Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Parts I and II) of 29 August 1996.

Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 22 September 1994.

Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 21 December 1995.

Code on Administrative Liability of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 22 September 1994.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Trademarks and Service Marks" of 7 May 1993*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Information Technologies" of 7 May 1993.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Legal Protection of Computer Software and Data Bases" of5 May 1994*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Inventions, Useful Models and Industrial Designs" of 5May 1994.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Selection Achievements" of 30 August 1996*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Copyright and Neighbouring Rights" of 30 August 1996*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Competition and Restriction of Monopolistic Activities in theCommodity Markets" of 27 December 1996.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Consumer Rights Protection" of 26 April 1996.

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Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Property in the Republic of Uzbekistan" (amended) of31 October 1990.*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Enterprises " (amended) of 15 February 1991*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Auditing" of 9 December 1992

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On State Duty" (amended) of 9 December 1992*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Procuracy" of 9 December 1992

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Insurance" (amended) of 6 May 1993

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Protection of State Secrets" of 7 May 1993*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Courts " of 2 September 1993 .

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan ""On Certification of Goods and Services" of 28 December 1993*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Plant Quarantine" of 31 August 1995*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan ""On Pedigree Cattle Breeding" of 21 December 1995.*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On International Agreements of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of22 December 1995*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Seed Breeding" of 30 August 1996.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Bar" of 27 December 1996.


No.UP-345"On Establishment of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Science andTechnologies (SCST of the Republic of Uzbekistan)" of 18 February 1992.


No. 360 "On Further Development of the Structure and Operations of the State Committee of theRepublic of Uzbekistan for Science and Technologies" of 3 August 1992.

No. 596 "On Development of Innovation and Efficiency Promotion Activities in the Republic ofUzbekistan" of 28 December 1992.

No. 294 "On Approval of Regulations on Legal Examination and State Registration of NormativeActs of Ministries, State Committees and Departments of Mandatory Nature" of 17 June 1993.

No. 91 "On Adjusting Decisions of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Accordancewith the Law "On Inventions, Useful Models and Industrial Designs" of 20 March 1995*

No.331 "On Registration Fees for Official Registration of Computer Programs and Data Bases" of21 August 1995.

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Provisional Rules for Filing, Submission and Examination of Applications for Official Registration ofComputer Programs and Data Bases.

Provisional Rules for Registration of Agreements for Computer Programs and Data Bases

Regulation on Registration Fees for Official Registration of Computer Programs, Data Bases andAgreements on Transfer of Property Rights.

Rules for Filing and Submission of Application on Inventions and Useful Models.

Rules for Filing and Submission of Application on Industrial Designs.

Rules for Filing and Submission of Application for Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks.

Duties for Patenting of Inventions, Useful Models and Industrial Designs for Registration ofTrademarks and Service Marks.

Provisional Regulation on Patent Agents of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Provisional Regulation on the Council of Appeal under the State Patent Agency of the Republic ofUzbekistan.

Rules of Submission and Examination of Applications by Patent-Holders on Provision of Rights toOpen Licenses and Publication of Information on Such Applications.

Patent Extension Rules of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Respect of Useful Model.

Patent Extension Rules of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Respect of Industrial Designs

Rules for Extension of Validity Terms of Registration Certificates of Trademarks and Service Marksand Making Changes in Registration Certificates of Trademarks and Service Marks;

Examination Rules and Registration of Agreements on Transfer of Rights to Inventions, UsefulModels, Industrial Designs and Licensing Agreements on Provision of Rights to Use Inventions,Useful Models and Industrial Designs;

Rules for Making Changes and Additions in a Registered Licensing Agreement;

Provisional Procedure of Premature Suspension of Validity and Annulment of Protection Documents

Provisional Procedure to Be Followed by Applicants While Claiming Rights to Objects of IndustrialProperty


Copyright Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan

State Patent Agency under the State Committee for Science and Technologies

State Anti-Monopoly Authority

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State Inspection for Pedigree Cattle Breeding under the Ministry for Agriculture and WaterManagement

Main State Inspection for Quarantine of Plants under the Ministry for Agriculture and WaterManagement

State Center for Seed Breeding under the Ministry for Agriculture and Water Management

Intellectual Property Legislation which is being drafted

"On Layouts of Integrated Circuits."

"On Firm Names."

"On Legal Protection of Indications of Places of Origin of Goods."

"On Unfair Competition."

"On Secret Objects of Intellectual Property."

"On Service Secrets of Objects of Industrial Property."

E. OTHER LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS

Laws

Commercial Procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 29 August 1997.

Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 23 September 1994.

Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Administrative Liability of 22 September 1994.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of6 May 93

"On the Chamber of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs" of 25 April 1997.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Guarantees for Free Access to Information" of25 April 1997.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Bankruptcy" (amended) of 5 May 1994*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Restriction of Monopolistic Activities" of 2 July 1992.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Procuracy" of 9 December 1992.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Lease" (amended) of 19 November 1991.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Veterinary" of 3 September 1993*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Nature Protection" of 9 December 1992.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Specially Protected Areas" of 7 May 1993*

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Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Water and Water Use" of 6 May 1993.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Subsurface Resources" of 23 September 1994*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Monetary System of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of6 May 1994.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On International Agreements of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of22 December 1995.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Quarantine of Plants" of 31 August 1995.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Efficient Use of Electric Energy" of 25 April 1997.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Medications and Pharmaceutical Activities" of 25 April1997*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Geodesy and Cartography" of 25 April 1997.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Public Transport" of 25 April 1997.

Land Code of 30 April 1998

Law "On Agricultural Co-Operatives" of 30 April 1998

Law "On Farms" of 30 April 1998

Law of Dekhan (Peasant) Farms " of 30 April 1998


No.937-XII "On the Enforcement of Measures to Protect Endangered Plants and Animals and theStreamlining of their Use" of 3 September 1993.


No.UP-1027 "On Enforcement of Regulation on Passport System in the Republic of Uzbekistan" of23 December 1994.

No.UP-1407 "On Establishment of the Chamber of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs in the Republicof Uzbekistan" of 12 March 1996.

No. UP-1933 "On Strengthening of Responsibility for Violation of Sanitary Laws" of 2 March 1998

No. UP-1734 "On Fundamental Measures to Perfect System of Settlements in Agriculture" of11 March 1997


No. 95 "On Approval of the Regulation on Hunting and Supervision of Hunting and Fishing Servicesin the Territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 10 April 1991.

No. 600 "On Measures to Enforce Protection of Wild Animals and Plants and to Streamline their Use"of 15 December 1993.

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"On Measures to Rehabilitate Farms" of 7 February 1998

No. 215 "On Approval of Normative Legal Documents Aimed to Ensure Investment Activities" of15 May 1998

VI. MATERIAL OF RELEVANCE TO GATS.

F. EXISTING LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES WHICH SIGNIFICANTLYAFFECT TRADE IN SERVICES.

Laws

Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Air Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 7 May 1993.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Banks and Banking Activities" (amended) of 25 April 1996*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Currency Regulation" (amended) of 7 May 1993*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Membership of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the IMF, theWorld Bank, the International Development Association, the International Financial Corporation, andthe Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency" of 2 July 1992*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Certification of Goods and Services" of 28 December 1993.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Standardization" of 28 December 1993*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Bar " of 27 December 1996.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Public Health Care" of 29 August 1996.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Competition and Restriction of Monopolistic Activity in theMarkets of Goods" of 27 December 1996*

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Natural Monopolies" of 25 April 1997.

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On External Borrowings" of 29 August 1996

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Insurance" (amended) of 6 May 1993

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Auditing" of 9 December 1992

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Notary" of 26 December 1996

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Publishing Activity" of 30 August 1996

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Public Health Care" of 29 August 1996

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan" of21 December 1995

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No. UP-837 "On Measures for Currency Control Over Export/Import Transactions" of 20 April 1994.

No.UP-870 "On Introduction of National Currency in the Republic of Uzbekistan" of 16 June 1994.

No.UP-1193 "On Measures for Further Expansion of Internal Convertibility of National Currency inthe Republic of Uzbekistan" of 27 June 1995.

No.UP-982 "On establishing the State Joint Stock Rail Road Company "Uzbekistan Temir Yullary" of7 November 1994.


No.234 "On Measures for the Improvement of the Management Structure and Practical Activities ofthe Uzbek Banking System of the Republic" of 3 May 1994.

No.307 "On Organizational Measures for Introduction of National Currency in the Republic ofUzbekistan" of 20 June 1994.

No.268 "On Measures to Facilitate and Accelerate Introduction and Use of Credit Cards (VISA)" of26 May 1994.

No.285 "On Measures for Effective Operations of the National Stock Exchange "Toshkent" andSecurities Market Infrastructure Development" (clause 7 is invalid since 1 January 1998) of8 June 1994.

No.307 "On the National Program of Reconstruction and Development of TelecommunicationNetwork of the Republic of Uzbekistan till the year 2010" (clauses 3 – 4 are invalid pursuant to theCabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 482 of 28 October 1997) of 1 August 1995.

No.331 "On Measures to Control the Proceeds from Enterprises, Organizations and Institutions of theRepublic" of 29 June 1994.

No.356 "On Measures to Reduce the Amount of Cash in Circulation" of 11 July 1994.

No.362 "On Measures to Provide Financial Support to the Banking System of the Republic ofUzbekistan" of 13 July 1994.

No.551 "On issues of Organization of Activity of the State Joint Stock Rail Road Company"Uzbekiston Temir Yullary" of 14 November 1994.

No. 167 "On Measures to Guarantee Insurance Protection of Domestic Exporters" of 21 April 1998

No. 117 "On Establishment of Departments for Coordination and Support of Entrepreneurship,Private Business and Commerce in the Sphere of Manufacture of Consumer Goods, Trade andRendering of Service, Being the Latter Parts of the Council of Ministers of the Republic ofKarakalpakstan, Khokimiyats of Regions and the city of Tashkent" of 4 April 1995

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No. 170 "On Preparation Measures for Implementation of the Loan of the International Bank forReconstruction and Development Aimed for Institutional Development of Enterprises" of22 April 1998

No. 120 "On Measures to Implement the Program for Deepening of Economic Reforms in Agriculturefor the Period of 1998 – 2000" of 19 March 1998

No. 399 "On Measures to Level-Off Activities of Enterprises for Public Services" (amended) of12 October 1995

No. 516-XII "On the List of Activities Allowed for Carrying Out by Enterprises (Organizations) OnlyPursuant to Special Level-Off Activities of Enterprises for Public Services" (amended) of14 January 1992

Department Normative Acts

Order of the Ministry of Health No. 343 of 16 July 1992 "On Establishment of Committee forLicensing under the Ministry of Health"

Regulation "On Issuance Procedure of Special Permits (Licenses) Entitling for Carrying Out ofCertain Activities , Issuing in Favor of Enterprises (Organizations) " (Approved by Resolution of theCabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 215 of 19 April 1994) (amended)

G. PUBLICATIONS OR SOURCES OF INFORMATION, CONCERNING MEASURES OF GENERAL

Application, of Relevance to the GATS

There are no such publications or sources.

H. INQUIRY POINTS, IF ANY, AS FORESEEN IN ARTICLE III OF THE GATS

No such inquiry points have yet been established.

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ANNEX 3

INFORMATION ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES

I. OUTLINE OF SYSTEM.

Most goods enter the Republic of Uzbekistan without an import license. No quantitativelimitations are imposed on imported goods. However, certain goods which may affect the health ofcitizens or raise environmental or national security concerns require a license to be imported into thecountry.

Annex No. 1 to Presidential Decree No. UP-1871 of 10 October 1997 sets forth a list ofspecific goods, the importation of which must be licensed by the MFER.

Table AX3-1: List of Goods the Export-Import of Which Requires aLicense from the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations Approved by an Order

of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan

No. Description of Good TN FEA Code1. Arms and military equipment, special

components for the production thereof.8526 (only for military purposes), 8710, 8802(except for 8802 11 100, 8802 12 100, 8802 20100, 8802 30 100, 8802 40 100), 8803 100 (except8803 10 100, 8803 20 100, 8803 30 100, 8803 90910), 8805 (except 8805 20 100), 8906 00 100,9013 10, 9013 20, 9013 80, 9014, 9301, 9302,9305 (only for combat arms), 9306 (except 930610, 9306 29 100, 9306 29 200, 9306 29 400, 930630 910, 9306 30 930).

2. Precious metals, alloys, articles thereof, ores,concentrates, scrap and waste of preciousmetals,precious natural stones and articles thereof,wastes thereof, powders and recuperators ofprecious natural stones, pearl and articlesthereof, amber and articles thereof.

2843, 3006 40 (only from precious metals), 7106-7115, 7118 (only from precious metals), 9003 19100, 9021 29 100, 9101, 9111 10 000, 9113 10000, 9608 10 300, 9608 39 100, 9705 (only coinsfrom precious stones), 7116 (only from pearl andnatural precious stones), 9602 (only processedamber and articles thereof).

3. Uranium and other radioactive substances,articles thereof, waste of radioactivesubstances.

2612 (only uranium concentrates), 2844, 2845.

4. Devices and equipment using radioactivesubstances.

8401.

Annex 2 of Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 137 of March 31, 1998 sets forth a list of specificgoods (works and services) which can be exported and imported with a permit issued by theauthorized body of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

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No. Description State body authorized to issue permit1. professional activities carried out by foreign

citizens in the Republic of UzbekistanMinistry of Labor

2. import of movies, video and audio products Ministry of Culture3. Export of results of research activity, now-

how, inventionsState Committee for Science and Technologies

4. Export of arts Ministry of Culture5. Investments in foreign countries Central Bank6. Export of animals and plants, registered by

the Red Book of the Republic of UzbekistanState Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan forEnvironment Control

II. PURPOSES AND COVERAGE OF LICENSING.

The Republic of Uzbekistan has a unified licensing system. As mentioned above, it applies toarms and military equipment, precious metal alloys and precious stones, radioactive substances, audioand video products , and professional activities carried out by foreign citizens in the Republic ofUzbekistan.

The import licensing system is not intended to restrict the quantity of imported goods. It is toprotect public health and matters of environmental and national security concern.

Import licensing is authorized under Presidential Decree No. UP-1871 of 10 October 1997and Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 137 of 31 March 1998.

III. PROCEDURES

Goods imported under import licensing procedures are not subject to restrictions based on thequantity or volume of those imports.

An applicant for a license may submit an application at any time. Licenses normally areissued within ten days from the date of application.

A license is issued for the period necessary to complete the transaction as indicated in thecontractual provisions, but for no more than one year. There is no minimum time-frame between thedate of the issuance of the license and the date by which the importation must occur.

The issuance of a license requires the presentation of an executed import contract.Applications are considered by the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations after receipt of allnecessary documents.

A decision to refuse to issue a license must have a reasonable basis. The reasons for a refusalmust be provided in writing to the applicant. An applicant may contest a baseless refusal to issue alicense through the judicial system.

IV. ELIGIBILITY OF IMPORTERS TO APPLY FOR LICENSE

Any economic participants, regardless of the type of ownership, have the right to apply for animport license.

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V. DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FORLICENSE.

For license issuance it is required submission of application of prescribed form (see below) :

IMPORT LICENSE APPLICATION

1. Applicant-organization, address 8. LICENSE No

2. Registration No

7. APPLICATION FORM No

3. Producer Purchaser address address

Buyer Seller address address

10. Country of a buyer/seller4. Country of destination 11. Effective

term

5. Country of origin6. Customs 12. Type of transaction

13. Currency of payment

14. Name and characteristics 15. TN FEA Code 16. Unit ofmeasurement

17. Quantity 18. Cost in‘000 US$s

19. Basis for license 21. Approved by

NamePositionSignatureSeal Date

20. Name of a supervisor of organization-applicant

PositionSignatureSeal Date

22.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN ECONOMICRELATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OFUZBEKISTANPositionSignatureSeal Date

23. Special terms of license

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VI. CONDITIONS OF LICENSING

Regardless of type of ownership, all economic participants have the right to apply for animport license.

Licenses are issued for the period of time necessary to complete a transaction, but no longerthan for one year. However, based on a well-grounded request by the applicant, a license extensionmay be granted. A license extension must be affirmed in writing by an appropriate note on theoriginal license, signed by an authorized official, and sealed by the stamp of the Ministry of ForeignEconomic Relations.

No penalties are imposed for non-use or partial use of a license.

In cases stipulated by current legislation, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations maysuspend or withdraw a previously issued license.

Goods subject to import licensing are not subject to quantitative limits.

VII. OTHER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS

An import license is not required as a condition to obtaining foreign exchange.

There are no other administrative procedures required prior to importation.

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ANNEX 4

INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATIONOF THE CUSTOMS VALUATION AGREEMENT

When performing state regulation of foreign economic activities in the Republic ofUzbekistan, the GATT customs valuation system previously had not been used. In accordance withCabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 219 of 18 July 1996 "On Additional Measures to Liberalize theRegulation of the Export of Goods" and Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 342 of 1 October 1996"On Measures to Rationalize the Import of Goods into the Republic of Uzbekistan," all customspayments were levied based upon the contract value of goods.

However, the law "On Customs Tariff" of 29 August 1997 and the Customs Code enforcedfrom January 1, 1998 set forth an expanded treatment of customs value in line with the WTO/GATTvaluation principles and procedures.

Article 17 of the law "On Customs Tariff," sets forth the various bases that may now be usedto determine customs value as follows:

- transaction value of imported goods;

- transaction value of identical goods;

- transaction value of similar goods;

- deductive value;

- computed value; and

- reserve method.

Transaction value of imported goods is the primary basis used to determine customs value.When transaction value of imported goods cannot be used, an appropriate alternate method is chosenfrom the above list in descending order, with the exception of deductive value and computed value,the use of which may be reversed.

1. Questions concerning Article 1 of the Customs Valuation Agreement (CVA) of the WTO:

(a) Sales between related persons:

(i) Are sales between related persons subject to special provisions?

Article 18 of the law "On Customs Tariff" contains a provision for determining sales betweenrelated persons, corresponding the Articles 1 and 15.4 of the Customs Valuation Agreement (CVA) ofthe WTO, which requires the declarant to prove that the relationship did not influence the transactionvalue.

(ii) Is the fact of intercompany prices prima facie considered as grounds for regarding the respective prices as being influenced?

Neither in the previous nor in the new Law is intercompany price considered as prima faciegrounds for regarding the respective prices as being influenced.

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(iii) What is the provision for giving the communication of the afore-mentioned grounds in writing if the importer so requests? (Article 1.2(a)).

Under neither the old nor the new legislation is there a specific provision requiring that animporter be informed that the customs authorities consider intercompany prices to be influenced bythe relationship. However, Article 14 of the law "On Customs Tariff" provides that the customsauthorities, at the declarant’s request, must provide a written explanation of their reasons for notaccepting the declared value as the basis for the assessment of customs duties.

(iv) How has Article 1.2(b) been implemented?

Article 1.2(b) of the CVA is not fully implemented in the law "On Customs Tariff." Article 18of that law contains a provision requiring an applicant involved in a related party transaction to provethat the relationship did not affect the price of the transaction. It is supposed that provisions andprocedures, which will be recommended for use pursuant to the Law "On Customs Tariff" willexplain and assure implementation of provisions of the Article 1.2(b).

(b) Price of lost or damaged goods: are there any special provisions or practical arrangements concerning the valuation of lost or damaged goods?

The current practice is that the purchase price or the value of damaged goods is reduced to theextent of the damage, as determined by an ad hoc committee consisting of representatives of thecustoms authorities and the declarant as well as an independent expert. No reduction in duties isgiven for goods that have been declared and included in the invoice but are not found upon customsexamination, unless the importer can satisfy the committee that the goods were lost before importationinto the Republic of Uzbekistan through no fault of the importer.

2. How has the provision of Article 4 to allow the importer an option to reverse the order of application of Articles 5 and 6 been implemented?

Articles 21 and 22 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Customs Tariff" provide theuse of the methods of custom evaluation of WTO, specified in the Articles 5 and 6 of CVA.

Article 17 of the law "On Customs Tariff" provides the use of the methods of customsevaluation specified in the Articles 5 and 6 of the CVA, which may be used in any sequence.

3. How has Article 5.2 been implemented?

Language following Article 5.2 has been incorporated in the law "On Customs Tariff" of theRepublic of Uzbekistan in the last paragraph of Article 21.

4. How has Article 6.2 been implemented?

Article 6.2 of the CVA, prohibiting compulsory production of, or access to, records(documentation) of any person not resident in the Republic of Uzbekistan for the purposes ofdetermining computed value, is not implemented in current or future customs legislation.

However, in practice, customs authorities never require a non-resident of Uzbekistan toproduce these types of records.

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5. Questions concerning Article 7:

(a) What provisions have been made for making value determinations pursuant to Article 7?

Article 23 of the law "On Customs Tariff" closely follows the language of Article 7 of theCVA; however, item (d) of paragraph 2 of CVA Article 7 has not been included.

(b) What is the provision for informing the importer of the customs value determined underArticle 7?

Article 14 of the law "On Customs Tariff" provides the customs authorities to give a writtenexplanation for the written inquiry of declarant

(c) Are the prohibitions found in Article 7.2 delineated?

All of the prohibitions in Article 7.2, except for item (d), are delineated in Article 23 of thelaw "On Customs Tariff."

6. How have the options found in Article 8.2 been handled? In the case of f.o.b. application, are ex-factory prices also accepted?

The Republic of Uzbekistan assesses customs duties on the basis of C.I.F. prices, at theborder.

Article 18 of the law "On Customs Tariff" provides for the addition of the costs specified inArticle 8.2 incurred on goods up to the time they cross the customs border of the Republic ofUzbekistan in determining customs value, if such costs are not already included in the transactionprice.

7. Where is the rate of exchange published, as required by Article 9.1?

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan establishes the foreign exchange rates once a week. The ratesof exchange are published once a week in mass media. All major newspapers publish the rates ofexchange. In addition, all customs houses post the rates of exchange by posting the rates on bulletinboards.

8. What steps have been taken to ensure confidentiality, as required by Article 10?

Confidentiality is guaranteed and may not be disclosed to the third persons, including to thestate authorities without special permit of the applicant.


(a) What rights of appeal are open to the importer or any other person?

Article 13 of the Law "On Customs Tariff" provides that in case the declarant is not agreedwith decision of the customs authorities with regard to customs valuation, he has the right to appealsuch decision according to the procedures established in legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.Normally an appeal is filed first within the administrative body, and upon completion of theadministrative procedures, further appeal can be made to a judicial body.

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(b) How is he or any other person to be informed of his right to further appeal?

The current laws do not provide obligations of the customs authorities to inform the importerwith regard to his right to further appeal.

In actual practice, if the importer so requests, the customs authorities verbally or in writingmust inform the declarant of his right to further appeal.

10. Provide information on the publication, as required by Article 12, of:

(a) (i) the relevant national laws;

Under the law governing the procedure for drafting laws and other normative acts, all lawsand normative acts of general application must be made available to the general public through massmedia and come into force upon 10 days after their publication, if other term for coming into force isnot fixed during passing of corresponding normative act.

(ii) the regulations concerning the application of the Agreement;

Same as above.

(iii) the judicial decisions and administrative rulings of general application relating to the Agreement;

Same as above.

(iv) general or specific laws being referred to in the rules of implementation or application.

Same as above.

(b) Is the publication of further rules anticipated? Which topics would they cover?

It is anticipated that normative acts (regulations), which will be passed pursuant to theCustoms Code, the law "On the Customs Tariff" will be also published.


(a) How is the obligation of Article 13 (last sentence) being dealt with in the respective legislation?

Article 13 of the law "On Customs Tariff" permits importers to receive and use importedgoods under a pledge or guarantee, pending final determination of value.

(b) Have additional explanations been laid down?

No, additional explanations have not been laid down in implementing instructions forArticle 13. Actually, normative documents dealing with such matters are under development by theState Customs Committee.

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(a) Does the respective Article of national legislation contain a provision requiring customs authorities to give an explanation in writing as to how the customs value was determined?

The law "On Customs Tariff," in Article 14, requires a customs body to provide upon requesta written explanation as to why the declared value cannot be accepted as the basis for the assessmentof customs duties and taxes.

(b) Are there any further regulations concerning an above-mentioned request?

At this point in time, there are no further regulations concerning an above-mentioned request.

13. How have the Interpretative Notes of the Agreement been included?

The Interpretative Notes are not included in the current legislation. The issue is known to theState Customs Committee. However, Regulation No. 390 contains provisions for customs evaluationand includes interpretative notes.

The issue of whether or not to include the Interpretative Notes will be taken into considerationin future deliberations on this question.

14. How have the provision of the Decision of 26 April 1984 on the Treatment of Interest Charges in the Customs Value of Imported Goods (Val/6/Rev.1) been implemented?

The issue of whether or not to include interest payments in customs value has not yet beenconsidered by the Republic of Uzbekistan. The State Customs Committee is familiar with theDecision of 26 April 1984, and will take it into consideration in future deliberations on the matter.

For those countries applying paragraph 2 of the Decision of 24 September 1984 on theValuation of Carrier Media Bearing Software Equipment (Val/8), how have the provisions of thisparagraph been implemented?

The issue of whether or not to include the value of software in the valuation of carrier mediafor data processing equipment has not yet been considered by the Republic of Uzbekistan. However,the State Customs Committee is familiar with the Decision of 24 September 1984, and will take it intoconsideration in future deliberations on the matter.

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ANNEX 5

INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE

1. Description of relevant laws, regulations, administrative orders, etc. relating toimplementation and administration of technical barriers to trade .

The policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of certification, standardization andmetrology is intended to ensure the safety of goods, works and services and to protect the life, healthand property of citizens and the environment, and is not intended to establish technical barriers totrade.

The most significant legal acts include:

1. Law "On Standardization" of 28 December 1993.

2. Law "On Certification of Goods and Services" of 28 December 1993.

3. Law "On State Sanitary Control" of 3 July 1992.

4. Law "On Plants Quarantine" of 31 August 1995 (with changes and amendments of 30August 1996 and 25 April 1997).

5. Law "On Veterinary" of 3 September 1993.

6. Law "On Metrology" of 28 December 1993.

7. Law "On Quality and Safety of Food Stuffs" of 29 August 1997

8. Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 449 of 5 December 1995 "On Transformation of theState Inspection on Plants Quarantine of the Republic of Uzbekistan into the Main StateInspection of Plants Quarantine under the Ministry of Agriculture."

9. Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 409 of 12 August 1994 "On Approving the List ofProducts Subject to Mandatory Certification and Approving the Procedure ofCertification and the Procedure of Safety Certification Applicable to Imported andExported Goods" .

10. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 410 of 12 August 1994 "On Changing andAmending Some Decisions of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan," which setforth "Regulations On State Supervision of Standards and Means of Measurement in theRepublic of Uzbekistan" .

11. Main Customs Board Order No. 198 of 22 December 1994 "Temporary Instructions OnImporting and Exporting Goods Subject to Mandatory Certification" (implementingCabinet’s Resolution No. 409).

12. Normative documents of the National System of Certification issued by Uzgosstandart(5 RST Uz, 19 RD Uz);

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13. Normative documents of the State System of Standardization issued by Uzgosstandart(10 RST Uz, 14 RD Uz);

14. Normative documents of the State System of Measurements (19 RST Uz, RD Uz).

Law On Standardization of 28 December 1993

According to Article 1 of this law, the main objectives of standardization are:

- to ensure the safety of goods, processes, works, and services for the purpose of protectingthe life, health and property of citizens, and the environment, and for the purpose ofconserving resources;

- to ensure the compatibility and inter-changeability of products;

- to ensure improvement in the quality and competitiveness of goods (works and services), inaccordance with the current level of scientific and technological development, as well aswith the needs of the population and the economy of the Republic;

- to promote the conservation of all types of resources, improvement of technical andeconomic indices of production;

- to carry out social, economic, scientific and technical programs and projects;

- to ensure the safety of buildings and commercial facilities in the event of natural andtechnogenic calamities and other emergencies;

- to ensure that consumers are provided with full and true information on the nomenclatureand quality of products;

- to ensure uniformity in the system of measurement.

The State Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification under the Cabinet ofMinisters of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzgosstandart) oversees the process of standardization.

Uzgosstandart is responsible for: (i) the creation and implementation of state policy in thefield of standardization; (ii) the establishment of general rules governing the conduct of activities onstandardization, as well as the forms and methods by which business entities interact with each otherand with state management bodies; and (iii) the provision of supervision over the observance of rules,norms, and recommendations on standardization, as well as international (regional) standards and thenational standards of other countries.

Currently, Uzbekistan uses its own standards, regional and international standards, and thestandards of other countries.

Uzbekistan has signed the Agreement On Conducting a Coordinated Policy in the Area ofStandardization, Metrology and Certification of 13 March 1992 (the "Standardization Agreement").Uzbekistan is also a member of the Interstate Council of the CIS on Standardization, Metrology andCertification. Development, adoption and registration of the interstate standards of the CIS (eachcalled a "GOST") is carried out in accordance with the Standardization Agreement. Article 1 of theStandardization Agreement provides for the harmonization of requirements of new GOSTs withinternational, regional and leading national standards.

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Since 1 January 1994, Uzgosstandart has been a member of the International StandardsOrganization (ISO).

At this time, there are more than 60,000 normative standard-setting documents of differentcategories in effect in the Republic of Uzbekistan, including:

- Interstate "GOST" standards (28,133);

- Standards of the Republic of Uzbekistan, "RST Uz" (450);

- ISO standards (9468);

- IEC standards (455);

- Sectoral standards (406);

- Technical Requirements of the Republic of Uzbekistan, "TU Uz" (2362);

- Standards of the Russian Federation (1537);

- Standards of Ukraine (1718);

- Standards of the Kyrgyz Republic (130);

- Standards of Participating Countries of the CIS - the Republics of Belarus, Turkmenistanand Armenia - (24);

- Standards of non-CIS countries - China, the Republic of Korea, the Turkish Republic -(218); and

- Technical Requirements confirmed by ministries and departments of the former USSR(7775) and others.

In the Republic of Uzbekistan the following organizations carry out the organization andcoordination of standard-setting activities and the promulgation of standards:

- Standards of general applicability in all sectors of the national economy – the Uzbek StateCenter for Standardization, Metrology and Certification under the Cabinet of Ministers -Uzgosstandart;

- Standards of specific applicability to the construction and building industry, includingstandards applicable to design and engineering activities - Goskomarkhitektstroy (the StateCommittee on Architecture and Construction ("SCAC"));

- Standards directed at the regulation of the use of natural resources and the protection of theenvironment - Goskompriroda (the State Committee on Environmental Protection("SCEP"));

- Standards of specific applicability to the field of medical products, medical equipment, andpharmaceuticals, and with respect to identifying substances harmful to human healthcontained in domestically produced and imported products - the Ministry of Health(Minzdrav).

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Uzgosstandart, the SCAC, the SCEP, the Ministry of Health and other authorized state bodiesdevelop, approve and issue standards and technical specifications on matters within their competence.

State registration of all such normative documents is carried out by the departments ofUzgosstandart.

Generally, the actual development, consideration, coordination and preparation of suchnormative documents is carried out by sectoral Technical Committees ("TC’s") on standardization andBasic Sectoral Organizations ("BSO’s") on standardization.

Currently, nine TC’s and eight BSO’s have been registered and function in Uzbekistan.Their membership is comprised of scientists and specialists from research institutes, industrial andtechnological design organizations, and engineering and architectural design organizations dealingwith specific types of products. Members are also drawn from manufacturers, consumers, andspecialists and managers of state bodies, including Uzgosstandart.

Uzgosstandart and other state bodies are entitled to represent the Republic of Uzbekistan ininternational and interstate (regional) organizations conducting standardization activities.

Law On the Certification of Goods and Services of 28 December 1993

In accordance with Article 2 of this law, certification is conducted for the following purposes:

- to control sales of products that pose a danger to the life and health of citizens, the propertyof juridical and natural persons, and the environment;

- to increase the competitiveness of products on the world market;

- to create conditions for the participation of entrepreneurs and local and foreign-owned legalentities in international economic and scientific-technical cooperation and internationaltrade;

- to protect consumers from the products and services of careless manufacturers, sellers orsuppliers; and

- to confirm statements of quality declared by a manufacturer, seller or supplier.

Certification may be of either a mandatory or voluntary character.

In accordance with this law, Uzgosstandart (or other organs having the required accreditationand designated by Uzgosstandart) are authorized to organize and implement activities on mandatorycertification.

The list of products subjected to mandatory certification is firstly established byUzgosstandart on the basis of proposals from other state management bodies and then approved by aresolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The current list was approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 409 of 12 August 1994("Resolution No. 409," described below). Pursuant to Resolution No. 409, the Main Customs Boardissued its Order No. 198 of 22 December 1994 entitled "Temporary Instructions On Importing andExporting Goods Subject to Mandatory Certification" ("Order No. 198"). In accordance withResolution No. 409 and Order No. 198, the import and export of goods specified in Annex 1 toResolution No. 409 requires a certificate of conformity from an accredited certification body, a list of

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which is maintained in the State Register of Uzgosstandart (including accredited foreign certificationbodies).

The law "On Certification of Goods and Services" states that voluntary certification is to becarried out on the initiative of legal and natural persons according to the terms agreed to between theapplicant and the certification body.

Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 409 of 12 August 1994, and Main Customs Body Order No. 198of 22 December 1994

Resolution No. 409 and Order No. 198 provide that the release by the customs authorities ofthe goods listed in Table AX5-1 for import or export is to be conditioned upon the presentation to thecustoms authorities of a certificate, issued by an accredited certification body, evidencing theconformity of the goods with the applicable standards/technical requirements.

List of goods subject to mandatory certification

Description TN FEA CodeMeat and edible offal, fish and shellfish, molluscsand other aquatic invertebrates, milk and milkproducts, birds’ eggs, natural honey, food products ofanimals, not mentioned in other places.

0201-0210, 0301-0307,99 900,0401-0410 00 000.

Vegetables and some edible roots and tubers, ediblefruits and nuts; skin and peal of citrus and melons;coffee, tea, spices, grain, flour-grinding industryproduction, malt, starch, insulin, wheat gluten.

0701-0714, 0801-0814, 0901-0910 99 990(except for 0903), 1001-1008 90 900, 110100 000-1109 00 000.

Animal and plant fat and oil, products of theirsplintering: prepared food fats; animal or vegetablewaxes.

1501 00-1522 00 990.

Production of meat, fish or shellfish molluscs orother aquatic invertebrates, sugar and confectioneryof sugar, production of cereals, flour, starch andmilk; confectionery of flour, products of vegetablesfruits, nuts and other parts of plants, other foodproducts, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks andvinegar, except for ice and snow, tobacco andindustrial substitutes of tobacco.

1601 00-1605 90 900, 1701-1704 90 990,1801 00 000-1806 90 900, 1901-1905 90900,2001-2009 90 900, 2101-2106 90 900,2201-2209 00 900, 2401-2403 99 900.

Salt, brimstone, soils and stones, stucco materials,lime and cement.

2501 00-2530 90 000.

Mineral fuel, oil and products of their distillation,bitumen substances, natural wax.

2701-2716 00 000.

Fertilizers, essential oils, perfumes, cosmetic andtoilet preparations, soap, organic surface-activeagents, washing preparations, lubricatingpreparations, artificial and prepared waxes, polishingor scoring preparations, candles and similar articles,modelling pastes, "dental waxes," dental preparationswith a basis of plaster, explosives, pyrotechnicproducts, matches, photographic or cinematographicgoods.

3101 00 000-3105 90 990, 3301-3307 90000, 3401-3407 00 000, 3601 00-3601 00000, 3605 00 000, 3701-3707 906 900.

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Description TN FEA CodeInsecticides, rodenticides, herbicides, anti-sproutingproducts and plant-growth regulators, disinfectantsand similar products, put up in forms or packages forretail sale or as preparations or articles (for example,sulphur - treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers).

3808-3808 90 000.

Plastics and articles thereof. 3912-3926 90 900.Rubber and articles thereof. 4011 10 000, 4015 90 000.Particle board and similar board of wood or otherligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated withresins or other organic binding substances.

4410-4411.

Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminatedwood.

4412-4412 99 900.

Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stockand similar paper of a kind used for household orsanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs ofcellulose fibers, paperboard.

4803 00 4818-4823-4823 60.

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (forchildren).

6101-6117 90 000.

Footwear, headgear (for children). 6401-6405.Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica orsimilar materials.

6804, 6808, 6810-6811.

Ceramic products. 6904, 6906 00 000, 6908-6911.Glass and glassware. 7008 00, 7010, 7013.Articles of iron or steel. 7311, 7321, 7323.Copper and articles thereof. 7418.Aluminum and articles thereof. 7615.Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanicalappliances; parts thereof.

8413-8471.

Electrical machinery and equipment and partsthereof; sound recorders and reproducers, televisionimage and sound recorders and reproducers, and partsand accessories thereof.

8501-8548 00 000.

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock,and parts and accessories thereof.

8701-8704, 8708, 8711, 8712,8715, 8716.

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring,checking, precision, medical or surgical instrumentsand apparatus; clocks and watches; musicalinstruments; parts and accessories thereof.

9018-9030.

Musical instruments the sound of which is producedor must be amplified electrically (for example,organs, guitars, accordions).

9201-9209 90 900.

Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof. 9303-9306.Furniture. 9401-9403.

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Description TN FEA CodeWheeled toys designed to be ridden by children (forexample, tricycles, scooters, pedal cars); dolls’carriages; dolls representing only human beings;other toys; reduced-size ("scale") models and similarrecreational models, video games of a kind used witha television receiver, other games, coin- or disc-operated, other than bowling alley equipment.

9501 00-9504 30(except 9504 30 900).

The following bodies are to control and oversee the import and export of goods subject tomandatory certification: (i) the State Customs Committee; (ii) Uzgosstandart; and (iii) the Ministry ofHealth.

All goods subject to mandatory certification imported into or exported from the Republic ofUzbekistan must be accompanied by a certificate of conformity regardless of the importer's/exporter’snationality or departmental affiliation, including goods imported as humanitarian aid.

The certificate of conformity is to be issued by an accredited certification body. InUzbekistan, the following are the bodies in Uzbekistan that are accredited to issue certificates ofconformity on matters within their competence:

- Ministry of Health, State Sanitary-Epidemiological Inspectorate: Hygiene Certificates;

- Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources: Phyto-Sanitary Certificates;

- Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, State Veterinary Inspectorate: VeterinaryCertificate; and

- State Committee on Environmental Protection: Ecological Certificate.

If imported goods are accompanied by documents issued by the national certification body ofthe country of origin confirming the conformity of the imported goods with the applicable safetyrequirements, then such documents must be examined and accepted by Uzgosstandart. Suchacceptance is conditioned in the first instance on the existence of agreements and arrangements withrespect to the mutual acceptance of results of certification testing. If the examination is positive,Uzgosstandart will accept the certificate of conformity.

In the absence of documents confirming the safety of the goods, an importer or exporter maysubmit an application to the customs authorities and temporarily clear his/her goods, provided thathe/she assumes liability for their safety. However, the importer must also make appropriateapplication for a certificate of conformity.

If a product being imported or exported is found to represent a serious danger to the healthand well-being of the population or the environment, an ad hoc commission is to be set up withrepresentatives from the Ministry of Health, Uzgosstandart, SCEP and the State Customs Committee.The commission is authorized to:

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- return the goods to the supplier;

- destroy the goods not meeting the requirements of safety; or

- recommend the re-processing of the goods.

Law On Metrology

This law sets forth the legal bases for a unified measurement system in the Republic ofUzbekistan. The requirements of this law are mandatory for all state and local governmental andadministrative bodies, as well as for all legal and physical persons. This law is intended to protect theinterests of consumers and the state from the consequences of inaccurate measurement.Uzgosstandart is responsible for ensuring adherence to the requirements of the unified system ofmeasurement.

Uzgosstandart represents the Republic of Uzbekistan in international organizations dealingwith issues involving unified measurement. If an international agreement provides for rules, otherthan the ones set forth by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, on unified measurements, thenthe rules spelled out in the international agreement apply.

Other Laws

The law "On State Sanitary Control" authorizes the Ministry of Health to enforce sanitaryrequirements. Sanitary norms and rules are approved by the Chief State Physician of the Republic ofUzbekistan and are subject to mandatory publication. The State Sanitary and Epidemiological Serviceunder the Ministry of Health is authorized to develop and examine draft standards.

2. Information regarding:

(a) The Names of Publications, if any, on Work Relating to Draft Technical Regulations or Standards and Procedures.

Such publications can be found in the monthly periodical of Uzgosstandart.

(b) The Names and Addresses of the Enquiry Points Foreseen in Articles 10.1 and Article 10.3 of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (the "Agreement") with an indication as to Whether They are Fully Operational.

Official information on (i) state standards under preparation, (ii) existing state standards, (iii)the national standards of other countries, and (iv) international standards is published byUzgosstandart and is readily available to the public. The addresses and telephone/fax numbers of thestate agencies having information on standards are as follows:

(i) Uzbek State Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification ("Uzgosstandart")

333-a Farobi StreetTashkent 700049Republic of Uzbekistan,Phone: (007) (3712) 461710Fax: (007) (3712) 461711, 493527

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(ii) State Committee on Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Uzbekistan

6 Abai StreetTashkentRepublic of UzbekistanPhone: (007) (371 ) 1440700Fax: (007) (3712 ) 413920

(iii) Ministry of Health

12 Navoi StreetTashkentRepublic of UzbekistanPhone: (007) (3712) 411624, 362743Fax: (007) (371) 1362743 (007) (3712) 411033

(iv) State Committee on Environmental Protection

5a Kodyri StreetTashkentRepublic of UzbekistanPhone: (007) (3712 ) 410442 (007) (3712 ) 414923

(c) The Name and Address of the Agency Dealing with Consultations as Stated in Article 14of the Agreement.

At present, Uzgosstandart, the State Committee on Architecture and Construction, the StateCommittee on Environmental Protection, and the Ministry of Health handle such consultations.Contact information is supplied in subsection b. above.

(d) The Names and Addresses of the Agencies Dealing with Specific Functions Foreseen by the Agreement.

Uzgosstandart, the State Committee on Architecture and Construction, the State Committeeon Environmental Protection, and the Ministry of Health handle such consultations. Contactinformation is supplied in subsection (b) above.

(e) The Scope of Responsibility of the Central Government Authorities in the Area of Notification Requirements Foreseen in Article 10.11 of the Agreement and of Individual Governmental Authorities, if the Responsibility is Divided Among Two or More Such Authorities.

Uzgosstandart, the State Committee on Architecture and Construction, the State Committeeon Environmental Protection, and the Ministry of Health are responsible for ensuring such notificationrequirements are complied with in respect of matters within their respective competence. Contactinformation is supplied in subsection b. above.

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(f) Measures and Arrangements to Ensure that National and Sub-National AuthoritiesPreparing New Technical Regulations or Substantial Amendments to Existing OnesProvide Early Information on Their Proposals.

Technical Committees (see the description of the law "On Standardization" in Section 1 ofthis Annex 5 above) arrange and conduct the development, co-ordination and preparation of draftnormative documents on standardization for consideration, approval and adoption by Uzgosstandart.Also, Technical Committees deal with international (regional) standardization. Information isprovided to and published by Uzgosstandart.

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ANNEX 6

INFORMATION ON STATE-TRADING

I. ENUMERATION OF STATE-TRADING ENTERPRISES.

1. Does Your Country Maintain Enterprises Covered by the Provisions of Article XVII?

Article XVII of GATT 1994 and the official interpretations thereof define "state tradingenterprises" as follows:

Governmental and non-governmental enterprises, including marketing boards, which havebeen granted exclusive or special rights or privileges, including statutory or constitutionalpowers, in the exercise of which they influence through their purchases or sales the level ordirection of imports or exports.

The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan maintains certain enterprises, which carry outexport of certain raw materials in order to prevent their sale in the world market at dumping prices.

If so, List the Products for Which a State Trading Enterprise is Maintained or for Which anEnterprise has Exclusive or Special Privileges.

The following is a list of products for which a state trading enterprise is maintained or forwhich an enterprise has exclusive or special privileges:

- cotton

- natural gas

- non-ferrous metals

II. REASONS AND PURPOSE FOR INTRODUCING AND MAINTAINING STATE-TRADING ENTERPRISES

1. State for each product the reason and purpose for introducing and maintaining theenterprise (it should be indicated, for example, whether the purpose or the effect of theenterprise is to prevent prices to consumers from exceeding certain maximum limits, orto protect domestic producers by the control of imports and/or the purchase of domesticproducts at above world price levels, or to facilitate export sales, or to make it possibleto establish or administer a stabilization arrangement). A description of the legalprovisions should be included in so far as this has not been submitted in earliernotifications.

A certain share of foreign trade in Uzbekistan continues to be carried out throughGovernment channels, through the state order system persisting in a number of sectors and the systemof centralized exports.

However, the state’s share of foreign trade is declining sharply given the changing structureof trade, as enterprises now have the right to sell their output on the world market.

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Presidential Decree No. UP-1212 of 14 August 1995 "On the Re-Organization of Self-Financing Departments of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations into Open State Joint-StockCompanies," reorganized the following self-financing foreign trade state-enterprises into open joint-stock companies of the same name: "Uzmarkaz-Impex," "Uzprommash-Impex," "Innovatsia,""Uzvneshtrans," the republican self-supporting foreign trade firm "Markazsanoat-Export," as well asthe republican self-supporting foreign economic and transport-forwarding company "Urta OsiyoTrans," all of which are under the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations.

The share distribution of the above-mentioned joint stock companies is as follows:

- 51 per cent of the shares at par value of these companies was retained by the Ministry ofForeign Economic Relations, which has the right to administer them on behalf of the state;

- 25 per cent was sold to employees of the enterprises, according to their nominal price;and

- 24 per cent was sold to public in the share market, according to their market price.

The above-mentioned companies perform the following functions:

- conducting the sale of exports, including centralized exports, on the basis of contractsconcluded with manufacturers of export production in the Republic of Uzbekistan;

- procuring imported goods for state needs upon the orders of customers in the Republic ofUzbekistan; and

- providing services involving the forwarding and transport of export-import cargoes for thepurpose of executing foreign trade transactions.

Cotton.

The purpose for maintaining a state trading enterprise for the export of cotton fibre is togenerate export earnings for the state budget and to protect the farmers from being taken advantage ofby purchasers offering below market prices.

As described in Section 2.b of Part II of the Memorandum, 30 per cent of cotton grown inUzbekistan in 1997 was subject to the state order system. The balance of the crop was available forsale by the producers through the Commodity and Raw Material Exchange and/or state-owned tradingcompanies. The state joint-stock association on the processing and sale of cotton production"Uzdavpakhtasanoatsotish" handles the procurement of cotton subject to state order, for which it paysthe producers the prevailing market price in sums, according to the official exchange rate of theCentral Bank.

The sale of cotton for export is handled by state-owned joint stock companies under theMFER ("Innovatsia" and "Uzmarkaz-Impex") and the state-owned joint stock association"Uzdavpakhtasanoatsotish."

A private trader may purchase cotton not subject to state order and export it through one ofthe above-mentioned state joint-stock companies under the MFER if such trader has registered hisexport contract with the MFER.

Prior to 1 November 1997, a trader also had to have an export license issued by the MFER.

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Beginning on 1 November 1997, all export licensing requirements for goods (works andservices), except for the goods specifically listed in Table IV-4 of Part IV of this Memorandum, wereabolished.

Grain

Historically, Uzbekistan has been substantially reliant on imported grain to satisfy domesticdemand. Therefore, Uzbekistan is actively pursuing a policy of increasing domestic grain production.

25 per cent of the domestic grain harvest was subject to the system of state order in 1997. Thebalance of the crop may be disposed of at the discretion of the farmers, who may sell to households orthe State Procurement Agency on a freely negotiated basis.

The export of grain is currently prohibited. Imports of grain are not restricted. Private tradersmay import grain subject to the general import licensing system.

The procurement of the state order share is handled by the state joint-stock corporation forwheat products, "Uzdonmakhsulot." This corporation conducts nearly all flour milling operations inUzbekistan. The grain subject to state order is purchased to ensure the supply of flour on the market."Uzdonmakhsulot" pays the farmers the prevailing market price.

Oil and Natural Gas

Uzbekistan is self-sufficient in natural gas and oil products.

"Uzbekneftegas" (the National Corporation for the Oil and Gas Industry) is engaged in theexploration for and extraction and sale of domestic oil and gas resources.

The purpose for maintaining the state corporation "Uzbekneftegas" is to ensure that the profitsgenerated from the exploitation of the country’s natural energy resources accrue to the central budgetof the country, to make the country self-sufficient in oil, and to save the foreign exchange resourcesof the country from being used to finance the purchase of imported oil.

Uzbekneftegas has the right to import and export oil and gas. Private companies may alsoengage in the purchase and export of oil products and refined oil on the basis of appropriate contractsregistered with the MFER. Beginning on 1 November 1997, export licensing for engaging in theseactivities is not required.

Ferrous Metals

The export of ferrous metals is generally handled by state-owned trading joint stockcompanies (e.g., "Uzmarkaz-Impex") under the MFER.

The purpose for this control is to prevent the plundering of ferrous metal articles and waste.Private companies may also engage in such export activities on the basis of contracts registered withthe MFER. Beginning on 1 November 1997, licensing for engaging in these activities is not required.

Non-Ferrous Metals

The export of non-ferrous metals is generally handled by state-owned trading joint stockcompanies (e.g., "Uzmarkaz-Impex") under the MFER.

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The purpose for this control is to prevent the plundering of non-ferrous metal ores, andarticles and waste thereof, and to ensure that the profits generated from the exploitation of thecountry’s precious and other nonferrous metal resources accrue to the central budget of the country.

Private companies may engage in the export of non-ferrous metals, and the rollings, scrap andwaste thereof in accordance with executed contracts registered with the MFER. Beginning on1 November 1997, licensing for engaging in such activities is not required.

III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF STATE-TRADING ENTERPRISES.

1. Describe, Item by Item, the Functioning of Such Enterprises and State in Particular:

Whether the Enterprise Deals with Exports or with Imports, or Both?

Whether Private Traders are Allowed to Import or Export and, If So, on WhatConditions? Whether There is Free Competition Between Private Traders and theState-Trading Enterprise?

The Criteria Used for Determining the Quantities to be Exported and Imported.

How Export Prices are Determined; How the Mark-Up on Imported Products isDetermined; How Export Prices and the Re-Sale Prices of Imports Compare withDomestic Prices.

Whether Long-Term Contracts are Negotiated by the State-Trading Enterprise;Whether State-Trading Methods are Used to Fulfill Contractual Obligations EnteredInto by the Government.

The best information on these questions and issues is provided above in Section 2 of thisAnnex 6.

IV. STATISTICAL INFORMATION.

Such statistical information is not separately maintained.

V. REASONS WHY NO FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE (IF THIS IS THE CASE ) IN THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED.

No Information Available.

VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

No information Available.

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SERVICES

Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing RequirementsI. BUSINESS SERVICES.1. Professional Services.(a) Legal Services. Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 215 of 19 April

1994 provides for practising lawyers and law firms to belicensed by the Ministry of Justice. In addition, advocatsare subject to the law of 27 December 1996 "On thePractice of Law by Advocats", which provides that inorder to become a licensed advocat, an individual mustapply for a license to the khokimiyat of his/her oblast orTashkent city (in Karakalpakstan, the local Ministry ofJustice). Licenses are issued on the recommendation of acommission on qualifications under the correspondingkhokimiyat.The Law "On Notary Public Practice" passed by the OliyMajlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 26 December1996 and being effective from March 1997, regulatesactivity of Notary Public and Notary Public Offices onthe territory of the Republic. The Law provides activityof private notaries and notary offices on the base of thelicense issued by the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan.

Only citizens of Uzbekistan may acquire a license to practice law.Under the regulations of the Ministry of Justice issued pursuant toCabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 215, any citizen holding a lawdegree and having three years of practical experience may apply forand receive a license to offer non-criminal legal services to thepublic. A legal entity (including a foreign owned entity) employinga licensed lawyer may also apply for a such a license. Only anindividual citizen may obtain an advocat license. In order tobecome an advocat, a citizen must have graduated from arecognized legal education institution, have passed the requiredqualification examination, and have met the requirements of thecommission established by his/her local khokimiyat.Any citizen of the Republic may receive a license for rendering ofnotary services subject to existence of higher juridical educationand two years of practical experience in the Notary Public Office.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements(b) Accounting, Auditing and BookkeepingServices.

Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 215 of 19 April1994 makes the Ministry of Finance responsible for thegeneral licensing of auditors. However, the licensing ofpersons providing auditing and accounting services tobanks is handled by the CBU, as specified in Article 41of the law "On Banks and Banking Activities" of 25April 1995, and Article 5 of the law "On Book-Keeping"of 30 August 1996.

Only citizens and local legal entities (including foreign-owned legalentities) may obtain a license to conduct auditing services. A legalentity desiring to obtain such a license must employ at least onephysical person holding such a license. Regulation No. 42 of theMinistry of Finance of 10 June 1993 sets forth the requirementsthat must be met in order for a person to obtain a license to performgeneral auditing services; the applicant must (i) hold a degree ofhigher education, (ii) have experience of not less than five years inthe area of finance or accounting, (iii) have passed a specialtraining course conducted by the Tashkent Finance Institute andAssociation of Book Keepers, and (iv) have passed an examinationby a special commission. The license is given for a renewableperiod of five years.

iii. Tax Services. None specified. None specified.(c) Engineering Services.

(d) Architectural Services. Services Relatedto garden and Park Architecture.

(e) Integrated EngineeringServices.

(f) Town Planning and LandscapeArchitectural Services.

The State Committee on Architecture and Constructionis authorized to license and regulate providers ofarchitectural and engineering services, including relatedcertification services. In addition, the State Committee isauthorized to issue permits for construction projects andarchitectural and engineering designs. The Cabinet ofMinisters Resolution No. 215 of 19 April 1994 providesthat the Cabinet of Ministers retains licensing authorityover construction activities in the following areas: (i)construction works of high risk, (ii) construction of trunkand international telecommunication lines, (iii)construction works on tall buildings, and (iv)construction of nuclear energy installations, pipelines,tunnels, bridges and defense installations.

No specific procedures or qualifications are provided in connectionwith the licensing of providers of architectural and engineeringservices. A foreign owned legal entity may apply for a licenseunder the same procedure as a locally owned company.Applications for individual licenses as well as construction projectlicenses are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the StateCommittee of Architecture and Construction. The State Committeemust issue or deny license applications within ten days after allrequired documents have been supplied. The opinion of the expertscommittee and the past performance of the applicant is consideredin issuing licenses. Denials must be in writing and contain anexplanation of the reason for the denial. Generally, a license isissued for a renewable period of five years.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements(h) Health Care Services. Under Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 215 of 19

April 1994, providers of for-pay health care services tothe public, including health clinics and providers ofpharmacological services, are to be licensed by theMinistry of Health.

Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 378 of 21 July 1994 providesfor the issuance of private practice licenses to health care providers.An applicant must (i) have received a diploma evidencing medicaleducation, and (ii) have at least five years of practical medicalexperience in the chosen specialty field. A decision on anapplication must be made within 20 days from the date of receipt ofall appropriately prepared documents. Licenses are issued for arenewable period of five years. A foreign citizen having a diplomaevidencing medical education and otherwise meeting the specifiedrequirements can acquire a private practice license. Such a foreigncitizen must pass through a certification procedure at the Ministryof Health for the purpose of assuring the applicant’s professionalconformity with the requirements for the practice of medicine.

(i) Veterinary Services. Under the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "OnVeterinary" of 3 September 1993, a provider ofveterinary services must be licensed by the StateDepartment on Veterinary of his/her regional khokimiat.

The applicant must have a diploma evidencing the appropriatetraining, pass a veterinary test, and be certified by the concernedregional local State Department on Veterinary. There are norestrictions on foreign persons obtaining veterinary licenses. Alegal entity, including a foreign owned legal entity, employing theholder of a license may also obtain such a license.

(j) Services provided by midwives, nurses,physio-therapists and para-medicalpersonnel.

See item viii above. See item viii above.

2. Computer and Related Services.(a) Consultancy Services Related to theInstallation of Computer Hardware.

None specified. None specified.

(b) Software Implementation Services. None specified. None specified.(c) Data Processing Services. None specified. None specified.(d) Database Services. None specified. None specified.3. Research and Development Services(a) R&D Services on Natural Sciencesand Engineering.


(b) R&D Services on Social Sciencesand Humanities.


(c) Interdisciplinary R&D Services. None specified. None specified.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements4. Real Estate Services.(a) Involving Own or Leased Property. None specified. None specified.(b) On a Fee or Contract Basis. None specified. None specified.5. Rental/Leasing Services Without Operators(a) Relating to Ships. None specified. None specified.(b) Relating to Aircraft. None specified. None specified.(c) Relating to Other TransportEquipment.


(d) Relating to Other Machinery andEquipment.

None specified. None Specified.

6. Other Business Services(a) Advertising Services. None specified. None specified.(b) Market Research and Public PollingServices.


(c) Management Consulting Services. None specified. None specified.(d) Services Related to ManagementConsulting.

None specified. None Specified.

(e) Technical Testing and AnalysisServices.

The certification granting accreditation is done byUzgosstandart.Licenses for technical services relating toconstruction activities are the responsibility of theState Committee of Architecture and Construction.

None specified.

See item 1.a.iv. of this Annex 7.

(f) Services Incidental to Agriculture,Hunting and Forestry.

The State Committee on Environmental Protectionlicenses and regulates all activities in this area withthe exception of agriculture-related services, whichare regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture andWater Management.

None specified.

(g) Services Incidental to Fishing. The State Committee on Environmental Protectionlicenses and regulates all activities in this area.

None specified.

(h) Services Incidental to Mining. The State Committee on Geology and MineralResources regulates all mining activities.

None specified.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements(i) Services Incidental to ProcessingIndustry.


(j) Services Incidental to EnergyDistribution.


(k) Placement and Supply Services ofPersonnel.

Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 408 of 19October 1995 "On Professional Activity of theCitizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abroad andForeigners in the Republic" authorizes the regionaland Tashkent city departments of labour,employment and social security of the khokimiats(the Ministry of Labor in Karakalpakstan) to issuelicenses permitting an employer to hire foreignlabour.

None specified.

(l) Investigation/SecurityServices.


(m) Related Scientific and TechnicalConsulting Services.


(n) Maintenance/Repair of Equipment(Not Including Maritime Vessels,Aircraft or Other Transport Equipment).

Providers of services involving the repair ofmeasuring equipment must be licensed by"Uzgosstandart."

Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 215 of 19April 1994, requires providers of services involvingthe repair of hunting and sports arms to be licensedby the Ministry of Internal Affairs; providers ofservices involving the repair of items, equipment,systems and devices of atomic energy, as well asmain pipelines, bridges, and tunnels must belicensed by the Cabinet of Ministers.

None specified.

None specified.

(o) Building-Cleaning Services. None specified. None specified.(p) Photographic Services. None specified. None specified.(q) Packaging Services. None specified. None specified.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements(r) Printing, Publishing. Printing, publishing and related services must be

licensed by Goskompechat, the "State Committeeon Printing." The printing of pornographic anderotic products is prohibited

Local entities must provide (i) detailed information on thelocation, name, specification, and other requirements andcertificates if any, and (ii) a receipt evidencing the paymentof applicable governmental fees.

(s) Convention Services. None specified. None specified.(t). Other. None specified. None specified.II. COMMUNICATION SERVICES.1. Postal services Providers of postal services are regulated by the

Uzbek Postal and Telecommunications Agency.None specified.

2. Courier Services. None specified. None specified.3 Telecommunication services The Commission On Transportation and

Telecommunications established pursuant toCabinet of Ministers Resolution No.175 of 12 May1996 "On the Approval of Licensing Provisions forTransportation and Telecommunications" isresponsible for licensing activities related todesigning, constructing and operation of thefollowing types of telecommunications services: (i)domestic long distance telephone communications,(ii) international telephone communications, (iii)cellular communications for general use, (iv)personal paging for general use, (v) data processingand transmission networks, and (vi) distribution ofTV programs. The Uzbek Postal andTelecommunications Agency is authorized forissuance of licenses to carry out business in thesphere of communications.

Foreign participation in local legal entities engaging intelecommunications services is encouraged; especiallyforeign investment in projects to improve the system ofcommunications services.

Resolution No. 175 of 12 May 1996 does not specify theprocedure and qualification of licensing intelecommunication services.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements4. Audiovisual Services(a) Motion Picture and Video TapeProduction and Distribution Services.

Under the Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 247of 12 July 1996 "On Issues on the Establishmentand Activity of the State-Owned Joint-stockCompany Uzbekkino," Uzbekkino is responsiblefor licensing the services related to the production,reproduction, dubbing and sale of movies andprograms.

None specified.

(b) Motion Picture Projection Services. See item i above. None specified.(c) Radio and Television Services. Annex 4 to Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No.

190 of 24 May 1996 establishes "Uztelradio" toregulate and coordinate all activities involving orrelated to television and radio broadcasting.

Uztelradio can enter into agreements and sign protocols andother documents regarding cooperation with foreigntelevision companies. No specific procedures orqualifications for licensing are provided.

(d) Radio and Television TransmissionServices.


(e) Sound Recording. None specified. None specified.(f) Other. None specified. None specified.III. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES.1. General Construction Work forBuildings.

See item 1.a.iv of this Annex 7. See item 1.a.iv of this Annex 7.

2. General Construction Work for CivilEngineering.


3. Installation and Assembly Work. See item 1.a.iv of this Annex 7. See item 1.a.iv of this Annex 7.4. Building Completion and FinishingWork.


5. Other. None specified. None specified.IV. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES1. Commission Agents’ Services. None specified. None specified.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements2. Wholesale Trade Services. All physical and legal entities engaging in

wholesale trade involving the importation andresale of goods must be licensed by Ministry ofForeign Economic Relations in case the entity willrequire foreign currency conversion.

None specified. The requirements are decided by theMinistry of Foreign Economic Relations on a discretionarybasis considering the priority needs of the country. However,all wholesale enterprises are required to have the amountreceived from the sale of goods deposited into their bankaccount.

3. Retailing Services. All physical and legal entities engaging in retailtrade involving the importation and resale of goodsmust be licensed by Ministry of Foreign EconomicRelations in case the entity will require foreigncurrency conversion.

In addition, all retailers - whether or not requiringforeign currency conversion - must be licensed bythe appropriate local state administrationauthorities.

None specified. The requirements are decided by theMinistry of Foreign Economic Relations on a discretionarybasis considering the priority needs of the country. However,all retail trade enterprises are required to deposit the amountreceived from the sale of goods in to their bank accounts.All enterprises engaged in retail trading are required to havea cash control system and cash control devices.

4. Franchising. None specified. None specified.5. Other. None specified. None specified.V. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES1. Primary Education Services. All providers of educational services must be

licensed by the Ministry of Public Education.

See Section 5.d of Part VI of this Memorandum.

The Ministry of Public Education reviews the applications ofpersons and legal entities seeking the right to establish aprivate school on a case-by-case basis.There are no provisions specifically governing the licensingof private schools.

2. Secondary Education Services. Same as item i. Above. Same as item i. above.

3. Higher Education Services. Services in the sphere of higher education must belicensed by the Ministry of Higher and SpecialEducation.See Section 5.d of Part VI of this Memorandum.

Ministry of Higher and Special Education considers theapplications of natural and juridical persons for obtaining theright to establish a private university on a case-by-case basis.

4. Adult Education Services. Same as item i. above. Same as item i. above.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements5. Other Education Services. Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 215 of 19

April 1994 provides for educational services ofreligious institutions to be licensed by the Cabinetof Ministers.

None specified.

6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES1. Sewage Services. None specified. None specified.2. Refuse Disposal Services. None specified. None specified.3. Sanitation and Similar Services. None specified. None specified.4. Other Services. None specified. None specified.VII. FINANCIAL SERVICES1. All Insurance and Insurance-Related ServicesGeneral Insurance. Under the Law of 6 May 1993 "On Insurance" all

providers of insurance services must be licensed bythe State Insurance Inspectorate"Uzgosstrachnadzor."

The law "On Insurance" does not specify the procedures orqualifications needed for licensing. Decisions on licenseapplications are to be issued within 30 days after thesubmission of the following required documents: (i)certificates from a bank certifying the availability of thestatutory fund; (ii) rules and conditions that will govern theparticular type of insurance to be offered; and (iii) theinsurance tariff and the basis for its calculation. Foreign insurance organizations can offer insurance servicesthrough creating joint ventures with insurance organizationsof the Republic, enterprises and other entities.

(a) Life, Accident and HealthInsurance Services.

See item i. above. None specified. Article 3 of the law "On Insurance"generally authorizes the offering of such insurance on avoluntary basis.

(b) Non-Life Insurance Services. See item i. above. None specified.(c) Reinsurance and Retrocession. See item i. above. None specified. Article 11of the law "On Insurance"

generally authorizes the offering of re-insurance services ona contractual basis.

(d) Services Auxiliary to Insurance(Including Broking and AgencyServices).

See item i. above. None specified. Article 7 of the law "On Insurance" generallyauthorizes the offering of such insurance services throughinsurance agents and brokers.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements2. Banking and Other Financial Services(a) Acceptance of Deposits and OtherRepayable Funds From the Public;

See Section 1.e of Part VI of this Memorandum.

The CBU is responsible for licensing providers ofcommercial and financial services.

After a preliminary review and approval of the basicapplication, the CBU issues a general consent that isconditioned upon the submission within six months of thefollowing documents: (i) complete information on bankfinances, (ii) a draft of the bank’s charter, (iii) completeinformation on the senior executive officer of the bank, and(iv) the report of a licensed auditor on the financial status ofthe founders. The CBU must make a decision within onemonth. Bank licenses are issued for a three year period, andmay be routinely renewed.

(b) Lending of All Types, Including,inter alia, Consumer Credit, MortgageCredit, Factoring and Financing ofCommercial Transactions;(c) Financial Leasing;(d) All Payment and MoneyTransmission Services;(e) Guarantees and Commitments;

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements(f) Trading for Own Account orfor Account of Customers,Whether on an Exchange, in anOver-The-Counter Market orOtherwise, the Following :- Money Market Instruments (Cheques,Bills, Certificates of Deposit, etc.);- Foreign Exchange;- Derivative Products, Including, ButNot Limited to, Futures and Options;- Exchange Rate and Interest RateInstruments, Including Products Such asSwaps, Forward Rate Agreements, etc.;- Transferable Instruments andFinancial Assets, Including Bullion.

In addition, a bank with foreign participation requires aminimum charter fund of US$ five million.

See also Section 1. e of Part VI of this Memorandum.

(g) Participation in Issues of All Kindsof Securities, Including Under-writingand Placement as Agent and Provisionof Services Related to Such Issues.

The Center On Coordination and Control over theSecurities Market under the State PropertyCommittee "Goscomimushestvo" coordinates theactivity of services providers related to securities.

None specified.

(h) Money Broking. None specified. None specified.(i) Asset Management, Such as Cash andPortfolio Management, All Forms ofCollective Investment Management,Pension Fund Management, CustodialDepository and Trust Services.

See item vii above None specified.

(j) Settlement and Clearing Services forFinancial Assets, Including Securities,Derivative Products and Instruments.

See item vii above None specified.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements(k) Advisory and Other AuxiliaryFinancial Services on all the ActivitiesListed in 1 B of MTN.TNC/W/50,Including Credit Reference andAnalysis, Investment and PortfolioResearch and Advice, Advice onAcquisition and on CorporateRestructuring and Strategy.


(l) Provision and Transfer ofFinancial Information, andFinancial Data Processing andRelated Software by Providers ofOther Financial Services.


VIII. HEALTH RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICESi. Hospital Services. See Section 5.c of Part VI of this Memorandum and

item 1.a.viii of this Annex 7.See Section 5.c of Part VI of this Memorandum and item1.a.viii of this Annex 7.

ii. Other Human Health Services. See Section 5.c of Part VI of this Memorandum anditem 1.a.viii of this Annex 7.

See Section 5.c of Part VI of this Memorandum and item1.a.viii of this Annex 7.

iii. Social Services. None specified. None specified.iv. Other. None specified. None specified.IV. TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES1. Hotels and Restaurants(Including Catering).

Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 215 of 19April 1994 provides for the licensing of tourismservices by the Cabinet of Ministers.

None specified.

2. Travel Agencies and TourOperators Services.

See item i above. See item i above.

3. Tourist Guide Services. See item i above. See item i above.4. Other. See item i above. See item i above.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing RequirementsX. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES1. Entertainment Services(Including Theatre, Live Bandsand Circus Services).

Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 215 of 19April 1994 provides for the licensing of lotteriesand casino services by the Ministry of Finance. Noregulations specifically regulating providers ofother entertainment services exist.

None specified.

2. News Agency Services. None specified. None specified.3. Libraries, Archives, Museum andother Cultural Services.


4. Sporting and OtherRecreational Services.


5. Other. None specified. None specified.XI. TRANSPORT SERVICES1. Maritime Transport Services. Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 215 of 19

April 1994, provides for the licensing of maritimeservices by the Cabinet of Ministers.

None specified.

2. Internal Waterways Transport. See item i above None specified.3. Air Transport Services. Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 175 of 12 May

1996, provides for the licensing of all providers ofair, motor-way and rail transportation servicesinvolving the movement of freight and/orpassengers, including providers of certain supportservices, to be licensed by the Commission onTransportation and Telecommunications under theCabinet of Ministers. For a discussion of thesetransportation licensing issues, see Section 5.f ofPart V of this Memorandum.

See Section 5.f of Part VI of this Memorandum.

4. Space Transport. None specified. None specified.5. Rail Transport Services. See item iii above. See item iii above.6. Road Transport Services. See item iii above. See item iii above.(a) Passenger Transportation. See item iii above. See item iii above.(b) Freight Transportation. See item iii above. See item iii above.

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Type of Service Regulatory Authorities Licensing Requirements(c) Rental of Commercial Vehicles withOperator.

See item iii above. See item iii above.

(d) Maintenance and Repair of RoadTransport Vehicles.


(e) Supporting Services for RoadTransport Vehicles.


7. Pipeline Transport Services. The providers of such services are considerednatural monopolies under the law "On NaturalMonopolies." See Section 2.e of Part II of thisMemorandum for a discussion of this law.

None specified.

8. Services Auxiliary to All Modes ofTransport.


9. Other Transport Services. See item iii above. See item iii above.

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LIST OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS RELATING TO FOREIGN TRADE

A. List of Bilateral Agreements Relating to Foreign Trade in Goods and Trade in Services

List of Bilateral Agreements Relating to Foreign Trade in Goods and Trade in Services with CountriesThat Are Not Part of the Former USSR, containing provision on granting of MFN treatment in tradeand economic relations

1. Agreement Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Austria On BilateralForeign Economic Cooperation Trade (Vienna, 7 April 1995).

2. Economic Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment of the Peoples Republic of China (Tashkent, 2 January1992).

3. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Czech Republic on Trade and Economic Relations and Scientific and Technical Cooperation(Tashkent, 10 September1993).

4. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Hungary on Trade and EconomicRelations and Scientific and Technical Cooperation (Budapest, 2 March 1992).

5. Agreement Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the HashemiteKingdom of Jordan On Trade and Economic Cooperation (Amman, 23 November 1996).

6. Trade Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment of the Republic of Korea (Seoul, 17 June 1992).

7. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Trade and Economic Cooperation (Tashkent, 27 June 1992).

8. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Poland on Economic Cooperation and Trade (Warsaw, 10 September 1992).

9. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofRomania on Trade and Economic Cooperation (Tashkent, 11 February 1994).

10. Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Trade, Economics, Investment, Science andTechnology, Culture, Sports and Youth-Related Issues Between the Government of the Republic ofUzbekistan and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, 18 November 1995).

11. Agreement Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Swiss Confederation on Trade andEconomic Cooperation (Tashkent, 16 April 1993).

12. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Slovak Republic on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation (Tashkent,16 May 1995).

13. Agreement between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United States of America on TradeRelations (Tashkent, 5 November 1993).

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14. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Trade and Economic Cooperation (Tashkent,3 February 1994).

15. Trade Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment of Malaysia (Kuala-Lumpur, 6 October 1997)

16. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Bulgaria on the Trade and Economic Cooperation (Sofia, 24 June 1998).

17. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Turkish Republic on the Trade and Economic Cooperation (Tashkent, 13 April 1998).

18. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe People’s Republic of Bangladesh on the Trade and Economic Cooperation (Dacca,14 February 1998).

19. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofGreat Britain and Northern Ireland on Economic Cooperation (London, 24 November 1993).

20. Agreement between Republic of Uzbekistan and India on the principles of development ofeconomic relations and all-round cooperation (New Delhi, 5 January 1994).

21. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Finland on Cooperation in Trade, Economics and Technologies (Tashkent,1 October 1992).

In mutual relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan with Japan and Federal Republic of Germanyagreements signed with the former USSR are applied .

List of Bilateral Agreements Relating to Foreign Trade in Goods and Trade in Services with CountriesThat Were Part of the Former USSR

1. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Azerbaijan on Free Trade (Baku, 27 May 1996).

2. Protocol on Withdrawals from Free Trade Treatment Attached to the Agreement Between theGovernment of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan onFree Trade (Baku, 27 May 1996).

3. Agreement on Trade Relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic ofBelarus (Minsk, 21 January 1993)

4. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Georgia on Free Trade (Tashkent, 4 September 1995).

5. Protocol on Withdrawals from Free Trade Treatment Attached to the Agreement Between theGovernment of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Georgia on FreeTrade (Tashkent, 4 September, 1995). (Tashkent, 4 September 1996).

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6. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic Uzbekistan and the Government of theRepublic of Kazakstan on Free Trade (Almaty, 2 June 1997).

7. Protocol on Withdrawals from Free Trade Treatment Attached to the Agreement Between theGovernment of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakstan on Free Trade of June2, 1997 (Almaty, 2 June1997).

8. Agreement Between the Government of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic ofKazakstan on putting in order of the matters of trade and economic cooperation (Almaty, 24 August,1994).

9. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on Free Trade (Tashkent, 24 December 1996).

10. Protocol on Withdrawals from Free Trade Treatment Attached to the Agreement Between theGovernment of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyz Republicon Free Trade of 24 December 1996 (24 December 1996).

11. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic Uzbekistan and the Government of theRepublic of Moldova on Free Trade (Kishinev, 30 March 1995).

12. Protocol on Withdrawals from Free Trade Treatment Attached to the Agreement Between theGovernment of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on FreeTrade of 30 March 1995 (Kishinev, 30 March 1995).

13. Agreement on trade relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and Russian Federation(Moscow, 13 November 1992)

14. Protocol on Withdrawals from Free Trade Treatment Attached to the Agreement Between theGovernment of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Russian Federation on FreeTrade (Moscow, 5 November 1993).

15. Agreement Between the Government of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic ofTadjikistan on Free Trade (Tashkent, 10 January 1996).

16. Protocol on Withdrawals from Free Trade Treatment Attached to the Agreement Between theGovernment of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Tadjikistan on Free Trade(Tashkent, 10 January1996).

17. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofTurkmenistan on the Main Trends of Long-Term Economic Cooperation (Chardjzow,16 January 1996).

18. Agreement Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and Ukraine on Free Trade (Tashkent,29 December 1994).

19. Protocol on Withdrawals from Free Trade Treatment Attached to the Agreement Between theGovernment of Uzbekistan and the Government of Ukraine on Free Trade of 29 December 1994(Kiev, February 18, 1995).

20. Agreement Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and Ukraine on the Deepening of EconomicIntegration (Tashkent, 20 June 1995).

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21. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Estonia on Trade and Economic Cooperation (Tashkent, 17 September 1992).

22. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Lithuania on Trade and Economic Cooperation (Vilnius, 7 June 1995).

23. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Latvia on Trade and Economic Cooperation (Tashkent, 18 August 1992)

B. List of Plurilateral Agreements Relating to Foreign Trade in Goods and Trade in Services.

The Republic of Uzbekistan has executed none of the four agreements referred to in theMarrakesh Agreement as Plurilateral Agreements.

C. List of Multilateral Agreements Relating to Foreign Trade in Goods and Trade in Services.

1. Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Regulation of Transit Shipments between theRepublics of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan (Serax) of 13 May 1996.

2. Agreement on the Coordination of Railway Transport between the Republics of Uzbekistan,Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan of (Serax)13 May 1996.

3. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Government of thePeople’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on InternationalMotor Transport Communication (Tashkent, 19 February 1998).

See Sections D and F of this Annex 8 for lists of additional multilateral trade-related agreements moreproperly classifiable as "economic integration" or "free trade" agreements.

D. List of Economic Integration Agreements

1. CIS Agreement on the Creation of an Economic Union (Moscow, 24 September 1993).

2. CIS Agreement Establishing an Inter-State Eurasia Union of Coal and Metal (Moscow,24 September 1993).

3. Agreement on Cooperation in the Sphere of Copyright and related rights (within CIS,Moscow, 24 September, 1993).

4. Agreement Within the CIS on Cooperation in the Sphere of Investment Activities (Ashgabat,24 December 1993).

5. CIS Agreement on Coordinated Antimonopoly Policy (Ashgabat, 23 December 1993).

6. Agreement Among the Governments of State-Participants in the CIS on CoordinatedPrinciples of Tax Policy (Moscow, 13 March 1992).

7. CIS Agreement on Assistance in Creation and Development of Production, Commercial,Credit-Financial, Insurance and Mixed Transnational Establishments (Moscow, 15 April 1994).

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8. CIS Agreement on Goods Turnover and Production Cooperation in the Sphere of Machineryon an Inter-Related Basis (Moscow, 9 December 1994).

9. Agreement on the Creation of a Common Economic Area among the Republic of Uzbekistan,the Republic of Kazakstan and the Kyrgyz Republic (Cholpon-Ata, 30 April 1994).

10. Agreement between the Republic of Kazakstan, Republic of Kyrgyz Republic and Republic ofUzbekistan on Establishment of Central Asian Bank for Cooperation and Development (Almaty,8 July 1994).

11. Protocol decision of the Session of the Council of Prime Ministers of the Republic ofKazakstan, Republic of Kyrgyz Republic and Republic of Uzbekistan (on approval of the Program ofeconomic integration, approval of the list of investment projects, approval of schedule fordevelopment and examination of documents for implementation of the Agreement on Creation of aCommon Economic Area, etc. ) (Bishkek, 24 April 1995).

12. Decision on practical measurements for further deepening of economic integration of thestates-participants to the Agreement on Creation of a Common Economic Area (within the limits ofCEA) (Cholpon-Ata, 24 July 1997)

13. Concept on principles of interaction of the Republic of Kazakstan, Republic of KyrgyzRepublic and Republic of Uzbekistan for establishment of international syndicates (Akmola,12 December 1997).

14. Agreement on common agrarian market of the states-participants to the Community ofIndependent States (Moscow, 6 March, 1998, with reserves in Preamble, Articles 1, 3, 6 and 10).

15. Agreement on Cooperation in interruption of infringements of the law in the sphere ofintellectual property (Moscow, 6 March 1998).

16. Decision on the Program of immediate actions of the Republic of Kazakstan, Republic ofKyrgyz Republic and Republic of Uzbekistan for creation of the Common Economic Area for 1998(Bishkek, 17 March 1998).

17. Protocol on joining of the Republic of Tadjikistan to the Agreement on creation of CommonEconomic Area between the Republic of Kazakstan, Republic of Kyrgyz Republic and Republic ofUzbekistan of 30 April 1994 (Tashkent, 26 March 1998).

18. Decision on International Water and Power Syndicate (Tashkent, 26 March 1998).

19. Agreement between the Republic of Kazakstan, Republic of Kyrgyz Republic and Republicof Uzbekistan on Common principles for creation of the Securities Market (Tashkent,26 March 1998).

20. Tashkent Declaration on Special UN Program for economies of Central Asia (SPECA)(Tashkent, 26 March 1998).

E. List of Customs Union Agreements.

The Republic of Uzbekistan has executed no customs union agreements.

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F. Free Trade Area Agreements

The Republic of Uzbekistan has signed a number of bilateral free trade agreements with otherCIS countries, i.e. Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, RussianFederation, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine. These agreements are listed in Section A of thisAnnex 8 at item numbers 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 18, and their most significant provisions aresummarized at the corresponding item numbers in Table VII-1 located in Part VII of thisMemorandum.

In addition, both the CIS Agreement on the Creation of an Economic Union and theAgreement on the Creation of a Common Economic Area between the Republic of Uzbekistan, theRepublic of Kazakstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, which are listed in Section D of this Annex 8 atitems 1 and 9 respectively, contain general provisions committing the parties to establish a free tradearea. In partial fulfilment of the CIS Agreement on the Creation of an Economic Union, the Republicof Uzbekistan has executed the CIS Agreement on the Creation of a Free Trade Area (Moscow,15 April 1994). The re-export of articles that originate in the territory of one party and are importedinto the territory of another party under the free trade regime created by this agreement is subject tothe Agreement on the Re-Export of Goods and the CIS Procedure for Granting Authorization forRe-Export (Moscow, 15 April 1994).

G. List of Trade Agreements or Parts of Them Which Contain Preferential TradeProvisions, Indicating by HS (2 Digit), the Tariff Lines Involved, the Margin ofPreference Granted, Reciprocity Provisions and Details of any Preferential Treatment.

Other than the general free trade agreements mentioned in Section F of this Annex 8, theRepublic of Uzbekistan has no agreements containing preferential trade provisions.

H. Other Bilateral Agreements Indirectly Relating to Foreign Trade in Goods and Trade inServices.

Foreign countries

1. Protocol Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of theIslamic Republic of Afghanistan on Trade and Economic Cooperation (Tashkent, 13 October 1992).

2. Agreement on Economic, Technical and Scientific Cooperation Between the Government ofthe Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Cairo, 16 December1992).

3. Agreement on Economic and Technological Cooperation Between the Government of theRepublic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Greek Republic (1 April, 1997).

4. Joint Declaration on Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and theItalian Republic (Tashkent, 3 May 1997).

5. Joint Protocol between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Kingdom of Netherlands onEconomic Cooperation (The Hague, 9 June 1993).

6. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Indonesia on Economic and Technical Cooperation (Jakarta, 23 June 1992).

7. Agreement on Trade Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan andthe Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Teheran, 25 November 1992).

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8. Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Government of theRepublic of Uzbekistan and the Government of Malaysia (Kuala-Lumpur, 20 June 1992).

9. Agreement on Copyright and Related Rights between the Government of the Republic ofUzbekistan and the Government of the Turkish Republic (Tashkent, 13 April 1998).

10. Agreement on International Motor Transport of Passengers and Cargo between theGovernment of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Government of the Republic of Bulgaria (Sofia, 24June 1998).

11. Memorandum between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Bulgaria on Cooperation in the Sphere of Transport (Sofia, 24 June 1998).

12. Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation establishing partnership between the Republic ofUzbekistan, on the one part, and European Communities and their member states, on the other part(Florence, 21 June 1996).

13. Intermediate Agreement on Trade and Trade Relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan,on the one part, and European Community, European Union of Coal and Steel and European Unionfor Atomic Energy, on the other part (Brussels, 14 November 1996).

14. Agreement between the Republic of Uzbekistan and CEC on Cooperation in the Sphere ofTrade of Textile Goods (initialized on 8 July 1993, 23 February 1995 and 4 December 1995).

15. Agreement on European Energy Charter (Brussels, 5 April 1995).

CIS countries

16. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofAzerbaijan Republic on Industrial Cooperation (Baku, 27 May 1996)

17. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofAzerbaijan Republic on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Affairs (Baku, 27 May 1996).

18. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofAzerbaijan Republic on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in the Sphere of Currency, Export andImport Control (Baku, 26 February 1998).

19. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofAzerbaijan Republic on Principles of Indirect Tax Collection during export and import of goods(works, services) (Baku, 27 May 1996).

20. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofAzerbaijan Republic on Cooperation in the Sphere of Struggle against Economic and FinancialInfringements (Baku, 27 May 1996).

21. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofAzerbaijan Republic on Cooperation in the Sphere of Protection of Industrial Property (Tashkent,18 June 1997).

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22. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofAzerbaijan Republic on Cooperation in the Sphere of Copyright and Related Rights (Tashkent,18 June 1997).

23. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofAzerbaijan Republic on Non-Trade Payments (Baku, 27 May 1996).

24. Agreement Between the Government, Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment, National Bank of Azerbaijan Republic on Settlement of Liabilities for 1992-1994(Tashkent, 18 June 1997).

25. Agreement Between the Government, Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment, National Bank of Azerbaijan Republic on Arrangement of Settlements (Tashkent,18 June 1997).

26. Agreement Between the Government, Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment, National Bank of the Republic of Belarus on Settlement of Liabilities and Demands for1992-1993 (5 March 5, 1994).

27. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Belarus on Non-Trade Payments (Tashkent, 22 December 1994).

28. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofGeorgia on Fundamentals of Relations in the Sphere of Customs (Tashkent, 4 September, 1995).

29. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofGeorgia on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Affairs (Tbilisi, 28 May 1996).

30. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofGeorgia on Cooperation in the Sphere of Protection of Industrial Property (Tbilisi, 28 May 1996).

31. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofGeorgia on Fundamentals of the Main Principles for Establishment of Financial and Industrial Groups(Tbilisi, 28 May 1996).

32. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofGeorgia on Non-Trade Payments (Tbilisi, 28 May 1996).

33. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofGeorgia on Industrial Cooperation (Tashkent, 4 September, 1995).

34. Agreement Between the Government and Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment and National Bank of the Republic of Georgia on Arrangement of Settlements(Tashkent, 4 September, 1995).

35. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kazakstan on Non-Trade Payments (Almaty, 29 July 1993).

36. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kazakstan on Measurements for Deepening of Economic Integration for 1994-2000(Almaty, 28 July 1993).

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37. Agreement Between the Government and Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan andthe Government and National Bank of the Republic of Kazakstan on Mutual Commitments andMutual Support Due to Introduction of National Currencies by the Republic of Uzbekistan and theRepublic of Kazakstan (Almaty, 10 November 1993).

38. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kazakstan on Regulation of Mutual Settlements for Results of Trade and EconomicCooperation for 1992-1993 (Tashkent, 10 January 1994).

39. Agreement Between the Government and Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment and National Bank of the Republic of Kazakstan on Arrangement of Settlements Due toIntroduction of National Currency by the Republic of Uzbekistan - Sum (Almaty, 24 August 1994).

40. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kazakstan on Cooperation in the Sphere of Protection of Industrial Property (Almaty,2 June 1997).

41. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kazakstan on Transit Transportation of Passengers, Cargo and Luggage, Guarantee ofUndamaged State and Safety During Movement by Roads and Railways of the Republic ofUzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakstan (Tashkent, 25 July 1997).

42. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kazakstan on the Use of Certain Sectors of Roads (Tashkent, 27 March 1998).

43. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kazakstan on Transit Transportation of Passengers, Cargo and Luggage, Guarantee ofUndamaged State and Safety During Movement by Roads and Railways of the Republic ofUzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakstan (Tashkent, 27 March 1998).

44. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kazakstan on Regulation of Liabilities and Demands for 1992 (Tashkent,27 March 1998).

45. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kazakstan on Supply of Kazakstan Grain to the Republic of Uzbekistan (Tashkent,27 March 1998).

46. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on Re-Registration of Indebtedness of the Republic of KyrgyzRepublic for Technical Credits as per Results of 1992 and January – May, 1993 (Tashkent,14 June 1993).

47. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on Non-Trade Payments (Tashkent, 15 June 1993).

48. Declaration on Development and Deepening of Integration of Economics of the Republic ofUzbekistan and the Republic of Kyrgyz Republic for the Years 1994-2000 (Osh, 14 August 1993).

49. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on Industrial Cooperation (Bishkek, 4 September 1996).

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50. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on Regulation of Liabilities and Demands for 1992 (Bishkek,28 September 1996).

51. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on Exchange of Information in the Sphere of Currency and ExportRegulation (Tashkent, 24 December 1996).

52. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on Protection of Industrial Property (Tashkent, 24 December 1996).

53. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Moldova on Non-Trade Payments (Kishinev, 30 March 1995).to the Republic ofUzbekistan by Supplies of Agricultural Products (Bishkek, 8 September 1997).

54. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on Principles of Collection of Indirect Taxes During Export andImport of Goods (Works, Services) (Bishkek, 20 September 1997).

55. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Kyrgyz Republic on Supplies of Natural Gas and Economic Cooperation in 1998(Tashkent, 5 January 1998).

56. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Moldova on Non-Trade Payments (Kishinev, 30 March 1995).

57. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Moldova on the Main Principles of Establishment of Financial and Industrial Groups(Tashkent, 24 May 1997).

58. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Central Bank of theRepublic of Uzbekistan, and the Government of Moldova and National Bank of Moldova onRegulation of Liabilities and Demands for 1992 before Opening of Correspondent Accounts(Tashkent, 24 May 1997).

59. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Moldova on Principles of Trade and Economic Cooperation for the Years 1998-2000(Kishinev, 10 February 1998).

60. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Moldova on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in the Matters of Observation of TaxCode (Kishinev, 10 February 1998).

61. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Moldova on Industrial Cooperation (Kishinev, 10 February 1998).

62. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Russian Federation on Mutual Establishment of Trade Representations (Moscow,13 November 1992).

63. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Russian Federation on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in the Sphere of Currency and ExportControl ( 22 October 1996).

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64. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Central Bank of theRepublic of Uzbekistan, and the Government of the Russian Federation, Central Bank of the RussianFederation on Measurements for Guarantee of Mutual Convertibility and Stabilization of Rates of theUzbek Sum and Russian Rouble (Tashkent, 27 July 1995).

65. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Russian Federation on Establishment of Trans-National Financial and Industrial Group "Ilyushin"(Tashkent, 27 July 1995).

66. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Sphere of Protection of Industrial Property (Tashkent,27 July 1995).

67. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Russian Federation on the Main Principles and Trends of Economic Cooperation for the Period of1998-2000 (Moscow, 12 March 1997).

68. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Russian Federation on the Main Principles for Establishment of Financial and Industrial Groups(Tashkent, 17 March 1995).

69. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Sphere of Protection of Industrial Property (Tashkent,27 July 1995).

70. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Russian Federation on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Affairs (Moscow,2 March 1994).

71. Agreement on Deepening of Economic Integration Between the Government of the Republicof Uzbekistan and the Government of the Russian Federation (Moscow, 2 March 1994).

72. Agreement Between the Government and Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment and National Bank of the Republic of Tadjikistan on Regulation of Liabilities for 1992-1993, and on Re-Registration of Indebtedness as the State Credit Granted to the Government of theRepublic of Tadjikistan (Tashkent, 21 April 1994).

73. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Tadjikistan on Mutual Settlements and Supplies of Gas in 1998, and the State Debt ofthe Republic of Tadjikistan (Tashkent, 4 January 1997).

74. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Turkmenistan on the Main Principles for establishment of Financial and IndustrialGroups (Chardjzow, 16 January 1996).

75. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Turkmenistan on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Affairs(Chardjzow, 16 January 1996).

76. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Turkmenistan on the Cooperation in the Matters of Water Management (Chardjzow,16 January 1996).

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77. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Turkmenistan on Mutual Settlements for Transit of Goods by Railway Transport in1997 (Tashkent, 10 June 1997).

78. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofthe Republic of Turkmenistan on Trade and Economic Relations and Mutual Settlements in 1997(Tashkent, 30 March 1998).

79. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofUkraine on Industrial Cooperation (Tashkent, 6 September 1994).

80. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofUkraine on Cooperation in the Customs Affairs (Tashkent, 5 December 1996).

81. Agreement Between the Government and Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment and National Bank of Ukraine on Regulation of Mutual Settlements for the years 1992-1993 (Kiev, 18 April 1997).

82. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government ofUkraine on Non-Trade Payments (Tashkent, 20 February 1993).

83. Agreement Between the Government and Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and theGovernment and National Bank of Ukraine on Arrangement of Settlements (Kiev, 18 April 1997).

84. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet ofMinisters of Ukraine on Cooperation in the Sphere of Protection of Intellectual Property (Kiev,19 February 1998).

85. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet ofMinisters of Ukraine on Transit to Ukraine of Turkmenistan Natural Gas from the Republic ofUzbekistan to Ukraine (Kiev, 19 February 1998).

86. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet ofMinisters of Ukraine on Supplies of Natural gas from the Republic of Uzbekistan to Ukraine (Kiev,19 February 1998).

I. Countries with which Bilateral Agreements on the Elimination of Double Taxation HaveBeen Signed.

1. Greece 1 April 1997 14. Pakistan 22 May 19952. Azerbaijan 27 May 1996 15. Poland 11 January 19953. Belarus 22 December 1994 16. Russia 2 March 19944. Belgium 14 November 1996 17. Rumania 6 June 19965. United Kingdom 15 October 1993 18. Turkmenistan 16 January 19966. Vietnam 28 March 1996 19 Turkey 8 May 19967. Georgia 28 May 1996 20. Ukraine 10. November 19948. India 29 July 1993 21. France 22 April 19969. Indonesia 27 August 1996 22. Luxemburg 2 July 199710. Kazakstan 12 June 1996 23. Malaysia 6 October 199711. Kyrgyz Republic 24 December 1996 24. Korea, Republic of 11 February 199812. China 3 July 1996 25. Finland 9 April 199813. Moldova 30 March 1995

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In bilateral relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and Japan and Federative Republic ofGermany agreements signed with the former USSR are applied:

1. Agreement on Elimination of Double Taxation of Incomes and Property Between the USSRand FRG of November 24, 1981.

2. Convention Between the Government of Japan and the Government of the USSR onElimination of Double Taxation as Regards to Income Taxes of January 18, 1986.

J. Countries with which Bilateral Agreements on the Mutual Protection of Investments Have Been Signed.

1. Azerbaijan 27 May 1996 19. Turkmenistan 16 January 19962. United Kingdom 24 November 1994 20. Ukraine 20 February 19933. Vietnam 28 March 1996 21. Finland 1 October 19924. Germany 28 April 1993 22. France 27 October 19935. Georgia 4 September 1995 23. Switzerland 16 April 19936. Egypt 16 December 1992 24. Greece 1 April 19977. Israel 4 July 1992 25. Kyrgyz Republic 24 December 19968. Indonesia 27 August 1996 26. Italy 17 September 19979. China 13 March 1992 27. Kazakstan 2 June 199710. Netherlands 14 March 1996 28. Malaysia 6 October 9711. Korea, Republic of 17 June 1992 29. Moldova 21 October 199512. Latvia 23 May 1996 30. Russia 22 December 199713. Pakistan 13 August 1992 31. Saudi Arabia 18 November 199514. Poland 11 January 1995 32. Czech Republic 15 January 199715. Romania 6 June 1996 33. Belgium-Luxemburg 17 April 199816. Slovak Republic 16 May 1995 34. Economic Union 24 June 199817. United States 16 December 1994 35. Bulgaria18. Turkey 28 April 1992

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ANNEX 9

EXCISE TAX RATES

Rates of excise tax on goods subject to excise taxation imported into the territory of theRepublic of Uzbekistan by legal and individual persons2

Description of goods TN FEA Code In per cent of custom price of goodsor in ECU per unit of measurement

Coffee, roasted or unroasted, with or without caffeine 0901 20Tea black and green, packed up to 3 kg 090210000

09023000020

Vegetable oil and butter 15 10Sturgeon caviar 160430100 20Substitutes of caviar 160430900 30Sugar 1701 10Confectionery products 1704 20Chocolate bars and briquettes more than 2 kg 180620 30Products from grain, starch and flour, flour confectionery products 19 (exept 190110000) 10Products of processing of vegetables, nuts or other plants 200110-200190200, 2002, 2006-2009 20Mixed food products 21 (exept 210500, 210690100) 20Beer 2203 35, but no less than 0,3 ECU per litreSoft beverages, juices (exception citrus) 2202, 220950, 220980 25, but not less than 0,15 ECU per literAll kinds of alcohol production (except beer) 2204-2206, 2208**) 90*)Ethyl alcohol 2207 40All kinds of tobacco products 240210000, 240220000, 240290000 50*)Petrol 271000250 10Perfumery 33 (exept 330610, 330720) 25Perfumery, cosmetics 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307 20

2 In accordance with Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 80 of February 24, 1998, and also Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. UP-1789 of June 12,1997.

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Description of goods TN FEA Code In per cent of custom price of goods

or in ECU per unit of measurementAutocar cosmetics 34 25Washing and cleaning products 3402 20Products from natural and artificial leather (except school briefcases and satchel)

420212, 420310000 20

Clothes and clothe fittings from natural leather 4203 25Top clothes and head-dresses from natural fur 43 25Carpets, carpet goods 5701-5705 35Knitted products of machine and hand knitting 61 10Bed linen 6302 20Ceramic products 6904, 6905, 6907, 6908, 6910, 6911, 6913,

691420

Crystal things 701321 20Jeweller products from precious metals and stones 71 50Bijouterie 7117 20Kitchen fittings, knifes, spoons, forks and other from non-preciousmetals, including covered by precious metals

8211, 8215 20

Video- and audio-equipment 8528, 8521, 8520 25Cars (including used cars) with volume of engine: ***- up to 1000 cm3. New 8703 2.2 ECU for every 1 cc of engine size- from 1000 cm3 up to 1500 cm3 2,3 ECU for every 1 cc of engine size- from 1500 cm3 up to 1800 cm3 2,4 ECU for every 1 cc of engine size- from 1800 cm3 up to 3000 cm3 2,6 ECU for every 1 cc of engine size- more than 3000 cm3 2,8 ECU for every 1 cc of engine sizeNew cars, made and delivered from Russian Federation 5Watches of all kinds 91 5Furniture (except medical) 94 (exept 9402) 10Lusters and lighting equipment 940510 10

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Notes:Norms of import of goods by individuals, which are not covered by excise tax, are established by the Ministry of Finance together with the State Customs Committee.*) Rates are calculated on customs cost of goods, including excise tax.**) Including ethil alcohol, with contents of spirit in volume no less than 80 per cent, packed into consumer containers.***) Specified rates are also applied to automobiles with diesel engines.

Rates of excise tax on goods subject to excise taxation exported from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan3

Description TN FEA Code Excise rates (as percent of contract or purchase price)Sophisticated home appliances: 50refrigerators 8418televisions 8528VCRs 8521tape recorders 852031microwaves 851650000radio receivers 8527vacuum cleaners 850910mixers 850940000electric shavers 851010000electric irons 851640Autocars produced by JSC "UzDaewooAuto" 8703 3 ECU for every 1 cc of engine size

Note: Excise tax does not apply to autocars exported by individuals and legal persons, having an official status of dealers of the Joint-Stock Company "UzDaewooAuto". Thistax is not applied to automobiles bought by non-residents of the Republic of Uzbekistan with payment in hard currency.

3 In accordance with Presidential Decree No. UP-1870 of October 10, 1997.

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Rates of excise tax on goods subject to excise taxation exported from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan by legal entities or natural persons4

Description TN FEA Code Excise rates(as percent of contract or

purchase price)Alcoholic and soft beverages 2203-2208 50Water, including mineral water 2201, 2202 50Cigarettes 2402 20 50Construction materials:ChalkMarble, travertine and other limestone for constructionGranite and other stone for constructionPebble, gravel, ballast, flint or crushed stonePlaster, anhydrideQuicklimeCement clinkers, portland cement and other cementTimber, wood and saw-timberWood made goodsPaper and multi-layer cardboardPaper goodsGoods made of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, micaConstruction brick, other similar ceramic productsGlassFibreglass

2509251525162517252025222523

4403, 4406-44134414, 4418

48074811, 4814, 4815

6802, 6803, 6806-69116901, 6902, 6904-6908

70037019

50

Fruit juices (including must) and vegetable juices, non-brewed and withoutadding spirits, with and without sugar and other sweetening additives

2009 50

Notes:1. This excise tax does not apply to export by enterprises with foreign investment of their own production for hard currency.2. Norms of excise-free export of such goods (except for construction materials) by individuals are to be established by the State Customs Committee, together with theMinistry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

4 In accordance with Presidential Decree No. UP-1870 of 10 October 1997.

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Rates excise tax on goods subject to excise taxation, made in the Republic of Uzbekistan

Name of goods Rate of excise tax in percentage to cost of goods inenterprise’s prices, including excise tax

Vodka 65Wine:- dry- with spirit

5040

Champagne 45Cognac 65Balm 40Vine materials 20Food spirit 40Beer 20Cigarettes with filter 40Cigarettes without filter 25Carpets and carpet product of machine manufacture (except products of national embroidered carpets, cottonproducts, and taffeta carpets)

5

Jeweller products:- Sold in home market- Made for realization on export

3610

Cover sets from silver 10Petroleum:- Petrol automobile À-72, À-76 28- Petrol À-92 16,8- Diesel fuel 10,9Gas natural 53,3Oil and gas condensate:For GPU Mubarekgaz, SJSC UzneftegazodobuchaFor GPU Shurtangas, NPU Karshineft

6263,263

Oil vegetative (cotton) 60

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ANNEX 10

IMPORT DUTY RATES (MFN)5

Groupnumber

Group name TN FEA Code Duty rates (in percent ofcontract value)

For all imports of goods (works andservices), except:

3 %

06 Flowers and buds suitable for makingbouquets or for other decorative purposes,fresh and dried, coloured, whitened,soaked and processed in other ways, aswell as leaves, branches and other parts offlowers without buds or petals

0603-0604 30 %

07 Vegetables and some other roots:tomatoes fresh or refrigeratedOnionsGarlicCucumbersVegetables preserved for short-termstorage and dried

07020007031000007032000007070711-0712

30 %30 %30 %30 %30 %

08 Edible fruits and nuts;citrus peels and rinds, and of melons andgourds

080211,0806, 0807,0814 00 000

30 %

09 Green tea (non-fermented) packaged by nomore than 3 kg;Black tea, fermented or semi-fermented,packaged by no more than 3 kg

0902 10 000

0902 30 000

10 %

10 %

16 Products from meat, fish or cancroids:Sausages and similar meat products,meat by-products or blood; food products,prepared on their basis.Other ready or preserved products frommeat, meat products or blood

160100

1602

10 %

10 %

17 Confectionery products from sugar(including white chocolate) not containingcocoa

1704 30 %

19 Products from grain, flour, starch andmilk; flour confectionery products

1901 90 20 %

20 Processed products made from vegetables,nuts, fruits or other parts of plants:Cucumbers and gherkinsOnionsTomatoes, processed or preserved, vinegarfreeOther vegetables and nuts

2001 10 0002001 20 0002002

2004-2008

30 %30 %30 %

30 %Fruit juices 200950-200980 30 %Fruit juices (citrus and other) 200911-200940 20 %

5 The non-MFN rate is equal to twice the MFN rate.

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21 Other various food products:Ketchup and other tomato sauces 210320000 30 %

22 Alcohol and alcohol-free beverages(except vinegar):Waters

Malt beer

Wines

Strong alcohol beverages

2201, 2202

2203

2204-2206

2208

30 %, but not less thanECU 0.15 per 1 liter



30 %, but not less thanECU 1 per 1 liter

23 Cat and dog food, packaged for retail 230910 30 %24 Cigars (including cigars with cut ends),

thin cigars, cigarettes containing tobaccoor its substitutes

2402 30 %

25 Salt, edible 250100910 30 %27 Diesel fuel, petroleum, gasoline 271000250-

271000390,271000510,271000590,271000690

30 %

33 Perfumery 3303-3307 30 %34 Automobile cosmetics 340530

340540340590

30 %

37 Photographic and cinematographic goods 3705 30 %39 Clothing plastic accessories 392620 30 %42 Articles of leather and of composition

leatherArticles of apparel and clothingaccessories, of leather or of compositionleather

4202

4203

30 %

30 %

43 Articles of apparel of fur-skin andartificial fur

43 15 %

46 Manufactures of straw and other plaitingmaterials

46 30 %

49 Advertisement materials, goods cataloguesand analogous items

491110000 30 %

52 Yarn and cotton fabrics 52 30 %53 Other vegetable textile fibers 53 30 %54 Fabrics of synthetic fibers except those for

furniture5407, 5408 20 %

55 Fabrics of synthetic staple fibers 5513, 5514,5515, 5516

20 %

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56 Wadding, thick felt and other non-wovenmaterials

56 30 %

57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5701-5705 30 %59 Linoleum 5904 30 %60 Knitted fabrics, man-made and

manufactured60 30 %

61 Clothing and knitted clothing articles(except kids’ clothing)6

61 30 %

62 Clothing and clothing articles (excepttextile clothing)2

62 30 %

63 Other ready textile itemsTable, bath and kitchen linenUsed garments and items, other

630240-6302990006309

30 %

30 %64 Shoes 6401,

6402, 6403,6404, 6405

30 %

65 Head-dresses and hats 650165026503650465056506

10 %

66 Umbrellas, canes 66016602

30 %

67 Artificial flowers, leaves, fruits and theirparts; articles thereof

6702 30 %

68 Articles made of rocks, plaster, cement,asbestos, mica and suchlike materials

68 30 %

69 Ceramic products: tableware andkitchenware of porcelain or china

6911 30 %

70 Glass and glassware:Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets orprofilesGlassware of lead crystal

7003, 7004,7005701321

30 %

30 %71 Natural or cultivated pearls 7101 30 %

Articles of jewelry, of precious metals,pearls, stones

7113, 7114,7116

30 %

Articles of jewelry, of base metal cladwith precious metals

711320000,711420000

30 %

Jewelry 7117 30 %74 Copper and articles thereof 74 20 %75 Nickel and articles thereof 75 5 %76 Articles of aluminum, except for foil

aluminum used in pharmacy7604-7616 5 %

78 Lead and articles thereof 78 5 %

6 Pursuant to the Agreement with the EU on Trade in Textile and Clothing, import customs duties stipulated forin the Agreement are used in respect of the items indicated.

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79 Zinc and articles thereof 79 20 %81 Other non-precious metals 8101, 8102,

811000, 8113005 %

82 Tools, knives, spoons, forks made of non-precious metals

8201, 8202, 8203 30 %

83 Other articles/items made of non-preciousmetals, unless otherwise indicated

8301, 8302, 8306,8310 00 000

30 %

84 ComputersCopy Machines

8471847210

30 %30 %

85 Telephones, fax machines (including faxpaper)

851710,851781900

30 %

Electric speakers 8518 30 %Stereos 8519 30 %Tape-recorders (recording equipment) 8520 30 %Video-recording equipment andreproduction equipment

8521 30 %

Radio sets 8527 30 %TV sets 8528 30 %Electric filament lamps 8539 30 %Wire-Cable Production 8544 30 %

87 Wheeled Tractors, other. 870120100870190210-870190350

30 %

Vehicles aimed for transportation of noless than 10 passengers

8702 30 %

Automobiles 3 with engine volume of: 8703up to 1000 cc’s 870321100 40 %, but no less than

ECU 1.1 per 1 ccs

from 1000 cc’s to 1500 cc’s 870322 45 %, but no less thanECU 1.4 per

1 ccsfrom 1500 cc’s to 1800 cc’s 870323 50 %, but no less than

ECU 1.6 per 1 ccsfrom 1800 cc’s to 3000 cc’s 870323 60 %, but no less than

ECU 2.2 per 1 ccsmore than 3000 cc’s 870324 60 %, but no less than

ECU 3.0 per 1 ccssecond hand7 vehicles 8702-8704 100 %Trucks 8704 30 %Chassis fitted with engines for vehicles ofheading No. 8703

870600910 30 %

Bodies for vehicles of heading No. 8703 870710 30 %Motorcycles 8711 30 %

3 Indicated rates are also established for automobiles with diesel engines.4 A car is considered to be “second hand” if three years or more have passed since the date of manufacture.

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88 Aircraft and spare parts:civil aircraft (only cargo aircraft) out of 880240100 10 %

90 Binoculars 9005 30 %Photographic cameras 9006 30 %Cinematographic cameras and projectors 9007 30 %Image projectors 9008 30 %PhotocopiersEquipment for photographic andcinematographic laboratoriesWeighing devices (scales)

90099010

9016

30 %30 %

30 %Electricity meters for alternating current,mono-phase

902830110 30 %

91 Clocks, watches and spare parts 91 30 %92 Musical instruments, spare parts and

accessories92 30 %

94 Furniture 940130-940180000, 9403

30 %

Lights (chandeliers) 940510 30 %95 Items for pleasure-games 9504 30 %96 Thermoses 961700 30 %

Miscellaneous articles 9601-9603,9606, 9618

30 %

97 Articles of art, collectibles and antiques 97 30 %All types of services 30 %

1 – According to the Agreement on Textile and Clothes Trade with the EC countries as regard to thesaid items, rates of import customs duties fixed in the Agreement are in force.

2 – The said rates are fixed also for vehicles with Diesel engines.

3 – Second hand vehicles – those having more than 3 years of life since the date of their manufacture.

Notes: The said rates of import duties are applied to the goods imported as a part of the authorizedfund in case of their sale or alienation. As regards to the goods originated from the countries, withwhich Republic of Uzbekistan has no agreements for granting of MFN treatment in trade andeconomic relations import customs duties increased in twice are applied.

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ANNEX 11

LIST OF PRODUCTS PROHIBITED FOR EXPORTATION

Table AX11-1: List of goods and products prohibited for exportation

No. Description TN FEA Code1. Grain: wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, maize, corn,

buckwheat10

2. Baked products (except for confectionery madeof flour, pastry, cookies of individualproduction)

1905

3. Flour, cereals 1101-11064. Cattle, poultry 0101-0106 (except for 0106 00 990)5. Meat, and meat by-products 0201-02106. Powder milk 0402 10-0402 217. Tea, tea leaves 09028. Sugar 1701-17029. Ethyl alcohol (spirits) 2207

10. Antiques (paintings, sculptures and suchlike) ofsignificant historical, scientific and other kind ofvalue (as determined by the Ministry of Culture)

included in group 97

11. Vegetable oils 1507, 1512, 1516 (except technical oils1512 11 100, 1512 21 100)

12. Leather, skins and raw skins (except non-standard)

4101-4103

Table AX11-2: List of exported raw goods not covered by privileges and preferences

No. Description TN FEA Code1. Non-ferrous metals,

rolling of non-ferrous metals,scrap and wastes of non-ferrous metals

2805, 7401-7411, 7413, 7501-7506, 7601,7615, 7801-7804, 7901-7905, 8001-8005,8103-8112 (except 76120900)

2. Rolling of ferrous metals,scrap and wastes of ferrous metals

7201-7229, 7301-7306,(except 721420000, 721621000,721450990)

3. Precious metals 7106, 7108, 7110,71124. Raw oil, natural gas 2709, 27115. Cotton fibre, cotton lint 5201, 5203, 140420000

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