Largest Deregulation Move in Years
Business
Uzbekistan has taken one of its most significant deregulation steps by abolishing more than 1,600 mandatory requirements, easing conditions for businesses and individual entrepreneurs.
The government of Uzbekistan has abolished over 1,600 mandatory legal requirements regulating entrepreneurial activity. The decision is set out in a Cabinet of Ministers resolution dated December 15, according to the Ministry of Justice.
The ministry noted that such a large-scale removal of restrictions is being carried out for the first time. The bulk of the cancelled requirements — 1,568 items — concerned mandatory conformity certificates for goods under veterinary supervision.
The reform also affects tourism and individual entrepreneurs. Excessive requirements in the provision of tourism services have been scrapped, while sole proprietors are now allowed to rent out housing to tourists for more than 30 days. In addition, the $5,000 cap on the value of imported goods for individual entrepreneurs has been lifted.
Further simplifications apply to manufacturing, including the abolition of certain requirements related to furniture production from wood. Authorities expect the changes to reduce bureaucratic barriers in business-government interactions and lower entrepreneurs’ costs by saving time and resources.
More than 36,000 mandatory requirements remain listed in the Unified Electronic Register. The Ministry of Justice said efforts to review regulations and further cut excessive restrictions will continue.
The ministry noted that such a large-scale removal of restrictions is being carried out for the first time. The bulk of the cancelled requirements — 1,568 items — concerned mandatory conformity certificates for goods under veterinary supervision.
The reform also affects tourism and individual entrepreneurs. Excessive requirements in the provision of tourism services have been scrapped, while sole proprietors are now allowed to rent out housing to tourists for more than 30 days. In addition, the $5,000 cap on the value of imported goods for individual entrepreneurs has been lifted.
Further simplifications apply to manufacturing, including the abolition of certain requirements related to furniture production from wood. Authorities expect the changes to reduce bureaucratic barriers in business-government interactions and lower entrepreneurs’ costs by saving time and resources.
More than 36,000 mandatory requirements remain listed in the Unified Electronic Register. The Ministry of Justice said efforts to review regulations and further cut excessive restrictions will continue.
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