In order to systematize normative documents in the field of technical regulation in accordance with market economy principles, international norms and standards, to further deepen economic reforms in the country and to form modern legal basis for the development of a market economy, the Cabinet of Ministers orders:

1. Approve suggestions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Construction, the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection, as well as government bodies and business associations operating within the competence in the field of technical regulation, on conducting a comprehensive inventarization and systematization of normative documents in the field of technical regulation.

2. To define the following priority directions of systematization of normative documents in the field of technical regulation:

elimination of redundant bureaucratic procedures, first of all, reduction of the regulatory burden on business, optimization of regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation;

revision of outdated and outdated normative documents in the field of technical regulation and bringing them in line with the ongoing reforms;

analysis of issues of technical regulation of individuals and legal entities, improvement of regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation by eliminating identified deficiencies;

bringing normative documents in the field of technical regulation in line with international norms and standards;

study of normative documents in the field of technical regulation from the point of view of influence on the position of the country in priority international ratings and indices for the Republic of Uzbekistan.

3. Form an interdepartmental commission for normative-legal systematization in the field of technical regulation (hereinafter referred to as the Interdepartmental Commission) according to the Appendix.

4. Determine the main tasks of the Interdepartmental Commission as follows:

ensuring interaction between government bodies and other organizations included in the interdepartmental commission;

creation of a project office, coordination of its activities and methodological assistance;

creation of favorable conditions for systematization, analysis, revision and, if necessary, updating of normative documents in the field of technical regulation;

assistance to the activities of authorized state bodies in the field of technical regulation in connection with the establishment, application and implementation of mandatory requirements for the safety of products, works and services;

comprehensive analysis of problems in the field of technical regulation, as well as submission of proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers, authorized state bodies and organizations;

conducting master classes, trainings and refresher courses, as well as scientific and practical conferences and seminars in the field of technical regulation with the participation of local, foreign and international experts and specialists.

5. Approve the proposal of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Antimonopoly Committee to establish a Project Office (hereinafter referred to as the Project Office) under the Interdepartmental Commission, which does not have the status of a legal entity.

6. Determine that:

The Project Office acts as an operating body of the Interdepartmental Commission;

sources of funding for the Project Office are technical assistance and grants from international financial institutions and other foreign donors, as well as funds from extra-budgetary funds of the Ministry of Justice and the Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other sources not prohibited by law;

the head of the Project Office and management personnel are appointed and dismissed by the Chairman of the Interdepartmental Commission;

selection of the Project Office personnel is carried out on a competitive basis in accordance with the conditions established by the Interdepartmental Commission;

remuneration for the employees of the project office is carried out in accordance with the agreement concluded with the Chairman of the Interdepartmental Commission.

until obtaining financial stability of the project office, but no more than three years, its maintenance will be carried out at the expense of extra-budgetary funds of the Ministry of Justice and the Antimonopoly Committee.

7. Interdepartmental Commission:

within a month, approve program of measures that provides for systematization of regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation, conducting webinars with foreign experts and specialists, representatives of authorized bodies and organizations, as well as work plan for the Project Office;

by January 1, 2022, develop and submit to the Cabinet of Ministers proposals for systematization of normative acts in the field of technical regulation, including optimization, harmonization with international norms and standards, bringing them into line on the basis of modern requirements.

8. Establish that:

Uzbek Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Construction, the State Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection, as well as government bodies and business associations operating within their competence in the field of technical regulation, provide free use of state register of regulatory documents and other information resources;

the project office coordinates activities of previously created working groups on reforming normative documents on technical regulation and provides methodological support for activities of collegial bodies in this area;

ministries, agencies and other organizations provide information on technical regulations in upon requests of the Project Office, with the personal responsibility of the heads of these organizations for the accuracy, reliability and timeliness of the information given;

the project office submits for the consideration of the Interdepartmental Commission justified proposals on cancellation, introduction of appropriate changes or implementation of international norms and standards in the field of technical regulation, which directly affect entrepreneurial activity;

the project office performs tasks and functions assigned to it, without interfering with the activities of authorized state bodies in the field of technical regulation.

9. The khokimiyat of the city of Tashkent, the Agency for State Assets Management of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Ministry of Justice, shall ensure placement of the Project Office free of charge within two weeks.

10. The Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in accordance with the established procedure, provide the Project Office with necessary communication means, including broadband Internet.

11. The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade and the Antimonopoly Committee, within two months, ensure attraction of technical assistance funds and grants from international financial institutions and other foreign donors to organize and finance the Project Office.

12. Control over the implementation of this resolution shall be entrusted to the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan R.K. Davletov.