November 23, 2020

The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 06.01.2020 № ZRU-600 “On State Duty”

This legal act is adopted in Uzbek or Russian languages. The English lingual version is an unofficial translation. In case of any ambiguity (discrepancy), please refer to the text of the legal act in the state language.

Adopted by the Legislative chamber on December 9, 2019

Approved by the Senate on December 14, 2019

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Purpose of this Law

The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations in the field of establishment, collection, refund of state duty and exemption from its payment.

Article 2. Legislation on state duty

Legislation on state duty consists of this Law and other acts of legislation.

If an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes rules other than those provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the rules of the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall apply.

Article 3. Types of state duty

A state duty is a mandatory payment charged for performing legally relevant actions and (or) issuing documents by authorized institutions and (or) officials.

The types of state duty also include:

the consular fee paid for performing consular actions by the consular institutions of  Republic of Uzbekistan;

patent fee paid for performing legally relevant actions connected with granting legal protection to inventions, utility models, industrial designs, selection achievements, trademarks, service marks, names of places of origin of goods, topologies of integrated circuits.

Article 4. Payers of state duty

Payers of the state duty are individuals and legal entities that apply to authorized institutions and (or) officials, and in respect of which a legally relevant action is performed and (or) documents are issued.

Article 5. Objects of collection

The state duty is charged to:

1) claims, applications (complaints) against decisions, actions (inaction) of state bodies, other bodies authorized for implementation of administrative-legal activities of local authorities and their officials filed in the civil courts, to claims for specific proceedings, appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure for court decisions in civil cases, the decision on termination of proceedings, abandonment of the claim without consideration, about the imposition of court fines, applications challenging the decisions of the arbitral tribunal, statements for issue of a writ of execution for compulsory execution of decisions of arbitration court of the appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure for determining a civil court in cases of challenging decisions of arbitration court on a writ of execution for compulsory execution of decisions of the arbitration court with statements on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and foreign arbitration court (arbitration), to appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure against decisions of the civil court in cases of recognition and enforcement of decisions of a foreign court and a foreign arbitration court (arbitration), as well as for the issuance of duplicates and copies of documents by civil courts;

2) claims, to statements for bankruptcy of the organisations and citizens submitted to economic courts, to applications to join the proceedings as a third person with independent claims on the subject of the dispute, to applications for establishment of facts important for occurrence, change or termination of rights of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs in the economic sphere, to appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure of the decision of the economic court, in a decision on termination of proceedings, abandonment of the claim without consideration, on the imposition of court fines, to applications challenging the decisions of the arbitration court, on issuing a writ of execution for compulsory execution of decisions of the arbitration court, appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure on determination of economic court in cases of challenging decisions of arbitration court on a writ of execution for compulsory execution of decisions of the arbitration court with statements on the recognition and enforcement of a foreign judgment (arbitration), to appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure of court rulings in cases of recognition and enforcement of a foreign court (arbitration) decision, as well as for the issuance of duplicates and copies of documents by economic courts;

3) applications submitted to administrative courts to challenge departmental normative legal acts, applications (complaints) to challenge decisions, actions (inaction) of state administration bodies, other bodies authorized to carry out administrative and legal activities, self-government bodies of citizens and their officials, to challenge actions (decisions) of election commissions, to challenge the refusal to perform a notarial action, registration of civil status records or actions (inaction) of a notary or an official of the civil status registration authority, on appeal against refusal of state registration or evasion from state registration within the established period, appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure against decisions of administrative courts, on decisions on termination of proceedings, on leaving the claim without consideration, on the imposition of court fines, as well as for the issuance of duplicates and copies of documents by administrative courts;

4) notarial acts performed by notaries and consuls of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

5) registration of acts of civil status, as well as to re-issued certificate of registration of acts of civil status for citizens and to a certificate in connection with the change, addition, correction and restoration of the civil status record;

6) biometric passports issuance to the citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, including the passport for travel abroad, as well as biometric travel document of a stateless person, to the issuance of documents for right of entry from abroad into the Republic of Uzbekistan, the invitation to the Republic of Uzbekistan, to the issuance or renewal of a residence permit, as well as for consideration of petitions for reception, restoration and renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan and statements of recognition of the citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a residence permit and extract registration at the place of stay of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as for registration and discharge of foreign citizens and stateless persons;

7) state registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs;

8) a hunting permit issuance;

9) provision of legal protection to inventions, utility models, industrial designs, selection achievements, trademarks, service marks, names of places of origin of goods, topologies of integrated circuits, programs for electronic computers and databases;

10) registration of exhibition cargo from foreign legal entities, sale of cargo customs declaration forms to foreign legal entities;

11) registration of international public associations, accreditation of employees of non-governmental organizations, including religious organizations, representations and branches of international and foreign non-governmental organizations who are foreign citizens and members of their families, their dependents, certificate of contracts of alienation of property subject to special registration, identification of other contracts, be evaluated, the registration of marriages of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan of foreign nationals, as well as marriages of foreign citizens among themselves, registration of divorce of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan with foreign citizens, with persons recognized in accordance with the established procedure as missing or incapacitated, due to mental illness or dementia, or with persons convicted of crimes to imprisonment for a term of at least three years;

12) issuance and extention of the validity of an exit or exit-entry visa for foreign citizens and stateless persons, to issuance of a multiple-entry exit-entry visa for foreign citizens and stateless persons for a period of time, temporary registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons for the duration of the entry visa and to extention of the temporary residence permit for the period of visa extension, temporary registration of citizens of the CIS member States, as well as persons arriving from other countries – participants of the CIS with ex-USSR passports with no stamps on citizenship, review and execution of documents of a foreign citizen, including a citizen of the state – participant of the CIS or the person without citizenship, for permanent residence in the Republic of Uzbekistan, the issuance of certificates to a foreign citizen or person without citizenship about loss of passport or a document substituting it;

13) accreditation of representative offices of foreign commercial organizations;

14) issuance of licenses and permits for certain activities.

Article 6. Amounts of state duty rates

The amounts of state duty rates are established in accordance with the Annex to this Law.

CHAPTER 2. EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF STATE DUTY

Article 7. Exemption from payment of state duty

This Law provides for an exhaustive list of individuals and legal entities that are exempt from paying the state duty.

Exemption from payment of state duty provided for by other legislative acts adopted before January 1, 2020, and not provided for by this Law, remains in force until the expiration of their validity.

Article 8. Exemption from payment of state duty in civil courts

The following are exempt from payment of state duty in civil courts:

1) plaintiffs – on claims for the recovery of wages (salary) and other claims arising from labor relations;

2) plaintiffs – on claims for alimony recovery;

3) plaintiffs – on claims for compensation for damage caused by labor injury or other damage to health, as well as the death of the breadwinner;

4) plaintiffs – in disputes related to compensation for damage caused to an individual by an illegal conviction, criminal prosecution, or imposition of an administrative penalty;

5) plaintiffs – on claims for compensation for material damage caused by a crime;

5-1) plaintiffs – on claims for compensation for material damage and compensation for moral harm to women who suffered from harassment and violence;

6) legal entities and individuals – for issuing documents to them in connection with civil cases for collecting alimony;

7) legal entities and individuals that, in cases provided for by law, have applied to the court to protect the rights and interests of other persons protected by law;

8) legal entities and individuals – on complaints about the actions (inaction) of the state executor;

9) subjects of entrepreneurship when applying to the court for both state and other bodies, actions (inaction) of their officials about violations of their rights and legitimate interests related to business activities;

10) consumers – on claims related to violation of their rights and legitimate interests;

11) state bodies exercising control over safety and quality of goods (works, services), and public Association of consumers – on claims in the interests of consumers (an uncertain circle of consumers);

12) plaintiffs – in cases of recovery of damage caused to the forest Fund by unauthorized logging and other violations of the order and conditions of forest use, protection and protection of forests;

13) state bodies – on claims for the demolition of unauthorized buildings, as well as on cases of seizure of property belonging to them that has historical, scientific, artistic or other cultural value from individuals, in cases of mismanagement of individuals with this property;

14) the chamber of Commerce and industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial administrations – on claims in the interests of members of the chamber, as well as on complaints about decisions of state and economic management bodies, local government bodies, actions (inaction) of their officials;

15) non-governmental non-profit organizations – when appealing to the court illegal decisions of state bodies, actions (inaction) of their officials that violate their rights and legitimate interests;

16) the Republican Council on coordination of activity of bodies of self-government and territorial councils on coordination of activity of bodies of self-government of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and Tashkent city – for claims in the interests of local authorities, as well as in appealing in court the decisions, actions (inaction) of state bodies, other bodies authorized for implementation of administrative-legal activities, their officials violating the rights and legitimate interests of local authorities;

17) public associations of persons with disabilities, and their institutions, training and production enterprises and associations – for all claims;

18) the territorial units of extra-budgetary Pension Fund under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan – on suits related to recovery too (illegally) paid amounts of pensions and allowances from pensioners (benefit recipients);

19) the Ministry of employment and labour relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its bodies – for claims made against the immigrants, not emigrants to the place of resettlement or left illegally from the specified location, the reimbursement of costs associated with the relocation;

20) the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on ecology and protection of environment and its authorities – on claims for damages caused to natural objects and complexes by pollution of environment, voluntary nature use and other violations of the terms and conditions of use and protection of natural resources;

21) the Ministry of water resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its bodies – on claims about collecting in the income of the state funds in compensation for damage caused to the state by violation of water legislation;

22) on regulation and supervision of insurance activity on cases related to operations of mandatory insurance;

23) the bodies of state tax service, financial and customs authorities – all cases and documents and for filing in court of statements for special proceedings;

24) the internal Affairs bodies in cases of recovery of expenses on search of the persons evading from payment of the alimony and other payments;

25) prosecutors – on the claims and statements filed with the interests of the state, legal entities and individuals;

26) judicial bodies – on claims and appeals filed in the interests of the state, legal entities and individuals;

27) the claimant or the state executive in cases of reimbursement by the debtor of the costs of investigation or search of his property in the case provided for by law;

28) Council of farmers, dehkan farms and owners of homesteads of Uzbekistan, councils of farmers, dehkan farms and owners of homesteads of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and districts – on claims in the interests of farmers, dehkan farms and owners of household land, as well as on complaints in the interests of farmers, dehkan farms and owners of household land on decisions, actions (inaction) of state administration bodies, other bodies authorized to carry out administrative and legal activities, self-government bodies of citizens, their officials that violate their rights and legitimate interests;

29) the Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial bodies – on claims submitted to the courts in accordance with their authority;

30) the Agency for state asset management of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial bodies – on claims submitted to the courts in accordance with their authority;

31) the Agency for capital market development of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial bodies – on claims submitted to the courts in accordance with their authority;

32) owners – in cases of appeal to the court of decisions of state and other bodies, self-government bodies of citizens, actions (inaction) of their officials on violation of their rights and legitimate interests related to the exercise of the right of private property;

33) a legal entity that, in accordance with the law, is assigned the functions of a customer for the construction of individual housing under an agreement with an individual developer in rural areas for standard projects – for claims for dispute resolution with individual developers on the construction of individual housing for standard projects in rural areas;

34) commercial banks, which are in accordance with the law charged with the issuance of preferential credits for the construction of individual housing in rural areas on standard projects, – on claims for the recovery of accounts payable of the borrowers of preferential mortgage loans for the construction of individual housing on standard projects in rural areas;

35) joint-stock company with foreign investment – on claims for violation of their rights and legitimate interests;

36) business entities-when submitting an application for a writ of execution for enforcement of decisions of the arbitration court;

37) the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on land resources, geodesy, cartography and state cadastre, its local bodies – on claims related to violation of land legislation;

38) the Department of cultural heritage under the Ministry of culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its regional departments-on claims and applications in the interests of protection and reasonable use of objects of material cultural heritage;

39) The Inspectorate for control over the agro-industrial complex under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its local bodies – on claims and applications filed in the interests of the state, legal entities and individuals for violations of legislation in the field of agriculture and water management;

40) Commissioner under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of business entities – on claims, applications and complaints filed in the interests of business entities.

In case of complete or partial refusal to satisfy the claims of the persons specified in paragraphs 8-10, 14, 32-36 of the first part of this article, the state duty is collected from these persons in proportion to the size of the claims that were refused.

Article 9. Exemption from payment of state duty in economic courts

The following are exempt from payment of state duty in economic courts:

1) plaintiffs – in cases of recovery of damage caused to the forest fund by unauthorized logging and other violations of the order and conditions of forest use, protection and protection of forests, recovery of amounts of forest income (including losses and penalties for violation of the rules of forest uprooting, as well as fines for unauthorized logging, haymaking and grazing of livestock);

2) the Chamber of commerce and industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial administrations – on claims in the interests of members of the chamber;

3) the Republican Council on coordination of activity of bodies of self-government and territorial councils on coordination of activity of bodies of self-government of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and Tashkent city – for claims in the interests of the local authorities;

4) public associations of persons with disabilities, as well as their institutions, educational and production enterprises and associations-for all claims;

5) territorial divisions of the extra-budgetary Pension fund under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan – on claims, including recourse claims, for collecting funds from organizations for the payment of pensions in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “on state pension provision for citizens”;

6) the body for regulation and supervision of insurance activities – in all cases related to compulsory insurance operations;

7) the Ministry of water management of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its local bodies – on claims for recovery of funds to the state revenue in compensation for damage caused to the state by violation of water legislation;

8) the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on ecology and protection of environment and its authorities – on claims for damages caused to natural objects and complexes by pollution of environment, voluntary nature use and other violations of the terms and conditions of use and protection of natural resources;

9) the Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial bodies – for claims made before the courts in accordance with their authority;

10) the Agency for management of state assets of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial bodies – for claims made before the courts in accordance with their authority;

11) Agency for the development of the capital market of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial bodies – for claims made before the courts in accordance with their authority;

12) the bodies of state tax service, financial and customs authorities – all cases and documents and for filing in court of claims on the specific proceedings;

13) the Prosecutor’s office’s claims and the statements submitted in the interests of the state, legal entities and individuals;

14) judicial bodies – on suits and appeals filed with the interests of the state, legal entities and individuals;

15) the claimant or state executive claims of the debtor’s expenses for his search or search its property in the case provided for by law;

16) public authorities and organizations acting as major borrowers on loans from international and foreign governmental financial organizations, provided by the intergovernmental agreements – on claims for collection of outstanding debt to supsension;

17) public authorities and organizations acting as buyers under contracts of supply of goods (works, services) for state needs – for claims relating to failure to meet contractual obligations to suppliers (contractors);

18) Council of farmer and dekhkan farms and owners of homestead lands of Uzbekistan, councils of farmer, dehkan farms and owners of homestead lands of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and districts – on claims in the interests of the farmer, dehkan farms and owners of homestead lands;

19) the Claimant and Respondent in cases involving the application of legal leverage;

20) joint-stock company with foreign investment – on claims for violation of their rights and legitimate interests;

21) business entities-when submitting an application for issuing a writ of execution for enforcement of decisions of the arbitration court;

22) the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on land resources, geodesy, cartography and state cadastre, its local bodies – on claims related to violation of land legislation;

23) Department of cultural heritage under the Ministry of culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its regional departments – on claims and applications in the interests of protection and reasonable use of objects of material cultural heritage;

24) The Inspectorate for control over the agro-industrial complex under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its local bodies – on claims and applications filed in the interests of the state, legal entities and individuals for violations of legislation in the field of agriculture and water management;

25) Commissioner under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of business entities – on claims, applications and complaints filed in the interests of business entities;

26) the accounts chamber of the Republic of Uzbekistan – on claims and applications filed in order to protect the economic interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

In case of complete or partial refusal to satisfy the claims of the persons specified in paragraphs 2, 20 and 21 of part one of this article, the state duty is collected from these persons in proportion to the size of the claims that were refused.

Article 10. Exemption from payment of state duty in the administrative courts

From payment of the state duty in the administrative courts shall be exempt:

1) subjects of entrepreneurship when applying to the court against decisions, actions (inaction) of state bodies, other bodies authorized for implementation of administrative-legal activities, self-government bodies and their officials that violate their rights and legitimate interests related to business activities;

2) Chamber of commerce of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial control – claims in the interests of the members of the chamber against decisions, actions (inaction) of state bodies, other bodies authorized for implementation of administrative-legal activities of local authorities and their officials;

3) non-governmental non-profit organizations – when appealing to the court illegal decisions of state bodies, actions (inaction) of their officials that violate their rights and legitimate interests;

4) the Republican Council on coordination of activity of bodies of self-government and territorial councils on coordination of activity of bodies of self-government of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and Tashkent city – at the appeal in court the decisions, actions (inaction) of state bodies, other bodies authorized for implementation of administrative-legal activities of local authorities and their officials violating the rights and legitimate interests of local authorities;

5) public associations of persons with disabilities, as well as their institutions, educational and production enterprises and associations-when appealing to the court illegal decisions, actions (inaction) of state administration bodies, other bodies authorized to carry out administrative and legal activities, self-government bodies of citizens, their officials that violate their rights and legitimate interests;

6) state tax authorities, financial and customs authorities – for all cases and documents;

7) Prosecutor’s offices – on applications filed in the interests of the state, legal entities and individuals;

8) judicial authorities – on applications filed in the interests of the state, legal entities and individuals;

9) legal entities and individuals – on applications (complaints) against the actions (inaction) of the state executor;

10) Council of farmer and dekhkan farms and owners of homestead lands of Uzbekistan, councils of farmer, dehkan farms and owners of homestead lands of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and districts – claims (complaints) in the interests of the farmer, dehkan farms and owners of homestead lands on decisions, actions (inaction) of state bodies, other bodies authorized for implementation of administrative-legal activities, self-government bodies and their officials that infringe their rights and legitimate interests;

10-1) the Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial bodies-on applications submitted for consideration by the courts in accordance with their powers;

10-2) The Agency for state asset management of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial bodies-on applications submitted for consideration by the courts in accordance with their powers;

10-3) the Agency for the development of the capital market of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial bodies-on applications submitted for consideration by the courts in accordance with their powers;

11) the owners – in cases of appealing against decisions of state and other bodies, local authorities, actions (inaction) of their officials about violations of their rights and legitimate interests related to the exercise of the right of private property;

12) joint-stock company with foreign investment – on applications (complaints) about violations of their rights and legitimate interests;

13) parties – in cases of persons without a certain residence in a rehabilitation centre;

14) Department of cultural heritage under the Ministry of culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its regional departments – for the protection and reasonable use of objects of material cultural heritage;

15) Commissioner under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of business entities – on applications (complaints) in the interests of business entities.

In case of complete or partial refusal to satisfy the claims of the persons specified in paragraphs 1, 2, 9, 11 and 12 of part one of this article, the state duty is collected from these persons in proportion to the amount of the claims that were refused.

Article 11. Exemption from state duty when performing notarial acts

The following persons are exempt from paying the state duty when performing notarial acts:

1) persons – for attesting to the accuracy of copies of documents required for receiving state pensions and benefits, as well as in cases of guardianship and adoption;

2) persons – for certifying their wills and contracts of donation of property in favor of the state, as well as in favor of legal entities;

3) state tax authorities and financial authorities – for issuing them certificates (duplicate certificates) of the state’s right to inheritance, as well as for all documents necessary to obtain these certificates (duplicate certificates);

4) public associations of persons with disabilities, their institutions, educational and production enterprises and associations-for all notarial actions;

5) persons – for issuing them a certificate of inheritance:

on the property of individuals who died in the defense of the Motherland, in connection with the performance of other state or public duties, or in connection with the performance of a civil duty to save human life, protect state property and law and order;

for a residential house (apartment) or a share in a housing and construction cooperative, if they lived together, were registered on the day of the testator’s death and continue to live in this house (apartment) after the testator’s death;

on deposits in banks, on insurance amounts under personal and property insurance contracts, government loan bonds, salary amounts;

on the property rights of the author of a work of science, literature and art, invention, selection achievement, utility model, industrial design, topology of integrated circuits, as well as on the property rights of the performer to perform;

for the amount of remuneration for the creation and use of works of science, literature and art, inventions, selection achievements, utility models, industrial designs, integrated circuit topology, as well as for the creation and use of designs;

6) persons – for certifying a power of attorney to receive pensions and benefits;

7) mothers-for testifying to the accuracy of copies of documents in cases of awarding them orders and medals for having many children;

8) boarding schools – for making executive orders to collect debts from parents for the maintenance of their children in a boarding school;

9) financial authorities – for making executive inscriptions to recover from parents of arrears for the maintenance of their children in specialized schools of the Ministry of national education of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

10) the heirs of individuals who were insured at the expense of enterprises and organizations in case of death and death from an accident at work – for the issuance of certificate confirming the right of inheritance of the insurance compensation;

11) persons with chronic mental illness, under guardianship in accordance with legislation, – for receiving certificates on their inheritance of property;

12) the Ministry of employment and labour relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its bodies – for the certification of employment contracts concluded in the organized recruitment procedure of employees;

13) disabled veterans of war of 1941-1945, persons wounded in the war of 1941-1945, and the members of the families of those killed or missing in the war of 1941-1945, participants of war of 1941-1945 and the individuals wounded during the defense of the homeland and the line of duty in the Soviet Army, individuals carrying out international duty in the Republic of Afghanistan, and individuals who participated in liquidation of consequences of Chernobyl accident within the exclusion zone in 1986-1987, and individuals evacuated (including voluntary leave) in 1986 from the exclusion zone in connection with the accident at the Chernobyl NPP, and in case of their death their family members for the witnessing of fidelity of copies of documents necessary for granting privileges;

14) entity – for the issuance of the certificate of inheritance of insurance premiums on compulsory insurance of passengers and insurance indemnity on compulsory insurance of property owned by citizens;

15) heirs continuing their activity in the farm, – for the issuance of a certificate of right to inheritance of property of a farm;

16) heirs continuing their activity in dehkan farms, created with education and without education of the legal entity – for the issuance of a certificate of right to inheritance of property of a dekhkan farm;

17) partnerships of private owners of housing, communal-exploitation organizations – for making executive inscriptions on collection of arrears of mandatory contributions and payment of utilities.

Article 12. Exemption from payment of state duty upon registration of acts of civil status

From payment of state duty when registering acts of civil status the followings are exempt:

1) public education bodies, interdepartmental commissions on minors’ affairs – for re-issued birth certificates for sending orphans and children left without parental care to children’s institutions and educational institutions;

2) individuals – for registration of birth, death, for issuing certificates to them when changing, adding and correcting records of birth certificates in cases of adoption ,establishing paternity, changing gender, as well as in connection with errors made during the registration of civil status acts;

3) individuals – for issuing to them on the basis of the judgment of the certificates of dissolution of marriage of persons recognized in the established procedure as missing or incompetent due to mental disorder (mental disease or dementia), or with a person convicted of the offence to imprisonment for a term not less than three years;

4) individuals – for re-issuance or replacement of previously issued certificates on death of rehabilitated relatives;

5) individuals affected by natural disasters – for re-issued certificates.

Article 13. Exemption from state duty when proccessing and issuing a biometric passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, including for travel abroad

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan are exempt from paying state duty:

1) for issuing a diplomatic passport;

2) for issuing a biometric passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan for traveling abroad, in the event of:

the death of close relatives or visiting their burial places;

summoning them to foreign courts in accordance with agreements on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal cases as parties, witnesses and experts in civil and criminal cases;

3) for issuing a biometric passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan who has not reached the age of sixteen;

4) for issuing a biometric passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan to persons who are fully supported by the state.

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan are also exempt from paying the state duty if any changes are made to the documents specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of part one of this article.

Article 14. Exemption from payment of the consular fee

The following persons are exempt from paying the consular fee:

1) foreign citizens are exempt from paying the consular fee if there is an international agreement of the Republic of Uzbekistan on refusal to collect consular fees;

2) citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and stateless persons when processing documents on repatriation cases;

3) foreign citizens when issuing foreign diplomatic passports on the basis of reciprocity;

4) citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, foreign citizens and stateless persons when requesting and legalizing documents on work experience, social security and alimony recovery;

5) employees (members of their families) of permanent missions of foreign States, representative offices of international intergovernmental organizations and governmental organizations of foreign States, representative offices and branches of international and foreign non-governmental non-profit organizations accredited or registered in accordance with the established procedure;

6) representatives of the press (members of their families) accredited in accordance with the established procedure;

7) foreign citizens accompanying humanitarian aid;

8) children under the age of sixteen;

9) foreign citizens traveling to the Republic of Uzbekistan at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, chambers of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as budgetary organizations, if the terms of the contract, the costs associated with obtaining visas imposed on the receiving party;

10) in the cases prescribed in articles 11, 12 and 13 of this Law.

Article 15. Exemption from payment of the state duty for certain categories of individuals

From payment of the state duty for registration and discharge or registration at the place of stay are exempt:

elderly and disabled people living in residential homes for the elderly and disabled;

students of boarding schools, academic lyceums and professional colleges who are fully supported by the state and live in dormitories.

The state duty for state registration of dehkan farms, joint-stock companies established on the basis of state-owned enterprises, separate divisions of non-governmental non-profit organizations (representative offices and branches) registered in the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as partnerships of private homeowners is not charged.

From payment of state duty (patent fees), provided by subparagraphs “a” – “d” of paragraphs 10 and 11, subparagraphs “a” and “b” of paragraphs 12, 13 and 15 of the Annex to the present Law, are exempt the participants of the 1941-1945 war or individuals equated to them, as well as individuals with disability group I, the sole authors of inventions, useful models, industrial samples, selection achievements, topographies of integrated circuits, programs for electronic computers and databases and seeking a title in his name.

The following persons are exempt from paying the state duty for issuing a license to perform concert and entertainment activities:

1) individuals with disabilities of groups I and II;

2) performers assigned to the IV rating group, studying in educational institutions and receiving the right to perform concert and entertainment activities for the first time, do not pay the state duty during the period of training in this educational institution, but not more than one year from the date of obtaining the right to perform concert and entertainment activities (if there is a corresponding supporting document).

Pensioners who pay the state duty for issuing a license to perform concert and entertainment activities pay the state duty for the right to perform concert and entertainment activities in the amount of 50 percent of the established amount.

A notary of the state notary office who has expressed a desire to engage in private practice is exempt from paying the state duty for issuing a license to engage in private notarial activity.

CHAPTER 3. ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENTS AND RECEIPTS AND THE RETURN OF STATE DUTY

Article 16. Accounting of payment and receipts of state duty

Payment orders for non-cash transfer of state duty, receipts for accepting money for payment of state duty are attached to the relevant materials remaining in the files of state bodies and organizations that collect state duty.

In the register for registration of notarial actions, the amount of the state duty paid, the date and number of the document on payment of the state duty are indicated.

In cases of exemption of payers from paying the state duty, a note is made in the relevant documents (registers, books, etc.) with copies of supporting documents attached, except for cases of certification of powers of attorney for receiving pensions and benefits.

Accounting of receipts of state duties is carried out by state bodies and organizations that collect state duties in accordance with the procedure established by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The report on receipts of the state duty is submitted by state bodies and organizations that collect the state duty to the state tax service bodies at their location on a quarterly basis no later than the 10th day of the month following the reporting quarter.

Article 17. Procedure of paying and crediting the state duty

The state duty is paid before the legally relevant actions for which it is charged, and (or) before the issuance of documents by authorized institutions (officials), unless otherwise established by this Law, in cash or non-cash form.

The fact of payment of the state duty by the payer in non-cash form is confirmed by a payment document in paper or electronic form.

The payment of the state duty payer in the form of cash or evidenced by a receipt in the prescribed form issued to the payer by the bank or receipt issued to the payer by the official or cash desk of the state authority and organizations for which the payment was made in the form prescribed by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan and State tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The specifics of paying the state duty, depending on the type of legally relevant actions performed, the category of payers, or other circumstances, are established in accordance with articles 19-24 of this Law.

The state duty, with the exception of the part left at the disposal of the state body for whose services the state duty is charged, is credited to the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of payment documents.

If a part of the state duty is left at the disposal of the state body, the state duty is paid to a single account with subsequent distribution of funds between the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the state body in accordance with the legislation.

The amount of the state duty left at the disposal of the state body is determined by law.

When filing a claim in a property dispute, as well as when notarizing a contract of sale, gift, exchange of property, registration of inheritance rights, if the price of the claim, the amount of the contract or the inheritance mass is determined in a foreign currency, the amount of the state duty is set and charged in the national currency at the rate set by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the date of the actions for which it is charged.

Article 18. Procedure of refund of the state duty

The state duty is subject to refund in full or in part in the following cases:

1) payment of the state duty in a larger amount than required by law;

2) return or refusal to accept the statement of claim (application, complaint) by the court, as well as the refusal of the notary to perform notarial acts;

3) return or refusal to accept the appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure;

4) failure to submit to the court a statement of claim (application, complaint) or an appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure for which the state duty was paid;

5) termination of proceedings on the case, if it is not under the jurisdiction of the court;

6) leaving the application without consideration if it is submitted by an incapacitated person;

7) leaving the application without consideration if there is a case in the proceedings of a court or an arbitration court on a dispute between the same parties, on the same subject and on the same grounds;

8) leaving the application without consideration, if the parties have concluded an arbitration agreement on the transfer of the dispute to the arbitration court;

9) the abandonment of the application without consideration, if the parties have concluded a mediation agreement;

10) death of the person involved in the case, if the disputed legal relationship does not allow legal succession;

11) non-compliance by the plaintiff pre-trial (claim) dispute settlement procedure when it is provided by law for the given category of disputes or by an agreement of the parties and the possibility of such a settlement is lost;

12) inclusion of state duty for registration of divorce is produced by the mutual consent of the spouses having no minor children, if the divorce was not made in connection with the reconciliation of spouses or the absence of one of them;

13) if a legal entity involved in the case is liquidated;

14) refusal to accept the application for injunctive order;

15) refusal of the document on the right of departure abroad of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The refund of the state duty amounts is made upon the written application of the payer or on the basis of judicial acts. To refund the amount of the state duty, the applicant must contact the relevant state body or organization that collected the state duty. If the head of the state body or organization that collected the state duty confirms the legality of the refund, the state body or organization and other recipients thereof shall, within five days from the date of receipt of the payer’s written application or on the basis of judicial acts, return, respectively, parts of the amount of the state duty previously credited to their accounts. In turn, the state body or organization sends a notification in writing to the relevant body of the state tax service about the return of part of the amount of the state duty to be refunded, previously credited to the state budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The decision to refund the state duty credited to the state budget revenues of the Republic of Uzbekistan is made by the state tax service body within ten days from the date of receipt of the relevant notification of the state body or organization. When making a decision on the refund of the state duty, the state tax service body sends a corresponding order on the refund of the state duty to the Treasury of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the refund to the payer.

CHAPTER 4. FEATURES OF STATE DUTY COLLECTION

Article 19. Features of state duty collection in courts

The state duty is charged in the following order for claims submitted to the courts, applications for special proceedings, complaints in cases arising from administrative and legal relations submitted to the courts, appeals, cassation appeals and complaints under the supervisory procedure against court decisions, as well as for the issuance of copies of documents by the courts:

claims for invalidation of contracts, for termination of contracts, or for changes and additions to their terms and conditions are paid at the rates set for applications for pre-contractual disputes, regardless of whether the contract as a whole or only in part is disputed;

the state duty is charged on a general basis for counterclaims, as well as for applications to enter into the case of third parties with independent claims.

If the court replaces the original plaintiff with his consent by another person, this person must pay the state duty on a general basis.

In cases where the original plaintiff withdraws from the case and is replaced by a legal successor, the state duty is collected from the legal successor in proportion to the amount of the satisfied claims, if it was not paid by the original plaintiff.

If the judge allocates one or more of the combined claims to a separate proceeding, the state duty paid at the time of filing the claim is not recalculated and is not refunded. For a separate production, the state duty is not paid again.

For repeated applications that were previously left without consideration, the state duty is paid again on a general basis. If the state duty was subject to refund due to leaving the application without consideration, but was not returned, the original document on payment of the state duty may be attached to the re-submitted application, if the statute of limitations has not expired in accordance with civil law from the date of its transfer to the budget.

The price of the claim for which the state duty is calculated is determined by the plaintiff, and in established cases-by the court in accordance with civil procedure and economic procedure legislation.

If at the time of preparing the case for trial, the plaintiff filed an application to terminate the case for the recovery of alimony, in these cases, the state duty is not charged to the defendant.

If the plaintiff reduces the claims, the state duty paid is not recalculated.

If the amount of the claim is increased, the missing amount of the state duty is paid in accordance with the increased amount of the claim.

If the plaintiff is exempted from paying the state duty in case of satisfaction of the claim, the state duty is charged to the state revenue of the defendant (if he is not exempt from paying the state duty) in accordance with the amount of the claim awarded.

When a claim is filed jointly by several plaintiffs against one or more defendants, the state duty is calculated based on the total amount of the claim and is paid by the plaintiffs in proportion to the share of their claims.

Based on the total amount of the claim, the state duty is also charged in the following cases:

filing a claim by one plaintiff against several defendants;

combining several similar claims into one proceeding by the judge accepting the claims.

In case of full or partial satisfaction of a claim brought against several defendants by one or more plaintiffs who are exempt from paying the state duty, the state duty is collected by a court decision separately from each defendant based on the amount of debt awarded. If such a claim is brought by several plaintiffs against one defendant, the state duty is charged from the defendant to the budget based on the total amount of debt awarded.

If the court engages another person as a second defendant and awards part of the claim amount from one and the rest from the second defendant, and if the plaintiff is exempt from paying the state duty, it is calculated from the total satisfied amount of the claim and charged to the budget from each defendant in proportion to the amount of the claim amount awarded from him.

In cases where the plaintiff, who is exempt from paying the state duty, does not support his claims due to the voluntary full or partial satisfaction of the defendant after the claim is filed, the amount of the state duty is subject to collection from the defendant to the budget by the court.

In cases where the plaintiff does not specify the amount of the claim in the application, the judge, accepting the claim, previously sets the amount of the state duty to be paid based on the estimated price of the claim. If the total amount of the claim increases when the court makes a decision, the state duty is calculated based on the increased amount of the claim. In this case, the resulting difference is subject to collection in the budget revenue from the plaintiff or, if the claim is fully satisfied, from the defendant. In the same order, the state duty is calculated when the court, in the cases established by law, depending on the circumstances of the case, goes beyond the requirements stated by the plaintiff. In these cases, if the claim is partially satisfied, the state duty is collected from the defendant in proportion to the satisfied part, and the rest of the state duty is subject to collection from the plaintiff.

When a court makes a decision on the right to inherit property, the state duty is calculated by the court based on the total value of the property and is collected from each heir in proportion to his share.

Claims for ownership of property, for reclamation of property, for recognition of the right to a share in property, for allocation of a share from the common property, and for reclamation by heirs of a share of property belonging to them are subject to state duty based on the value of this property or its share.

Claims that are both of a property and non-property nature are paid separately for each claim by the state duty at the rates established for claims of a property nature and at the rates established for claims of a non-property nature.

Claims of a non-property nature include claims that are not subject to valuation (for the release of unauthorized occupied premises, for the provision of space in kind, disputes related to the compulsion to accept the transfer balance, and others).

From claims for divorce with simultaneous division of property, the state duty is charged for the dissolution of marriage and for the division of property.

To claims filed (claims, complaints), re-imposed after the elimination of the conditions that gave rise to the return of the statement of claim (application, complaint), to avoid re-payment of state duty can be attached to the original document about payment of state duty.

In cases where the applicant is exempt from paying the state duty, when the claim is satisfied, the state duty is collected from the defendant in proportion to the amount of the satisfied claims, if he is not exempt from paying it.

In the event of refusal to satisfy or partial satisfaction of claims submitted by state bodies and other persons exempt from payment of the state duty in the interests of legal entities and individuals, the state duty is collected from the persons in whose interests the claim is filed, in proportion to the part of the declared claims that is refused.

In cases where the state duty is transferred for several cases to be considered in this court under one payment order, the order is attached to one of the cases. In other cases, a note is made on the amount of the state duty paid in this case, and the case in which the payment order is located is indicated.

If the court order is canceled, the state duty paid by the recoverer is not refunded. If the recoverer files a claim against the debtor in the course of claim proceedings, it is counted against the state duty to be paid.

Legal entities and individuals engaged in business activities may be granted a deferral on payment of the state duty in the absence of funds confirmed by the servicing bank, as determined by the court. The bank’s confirmation must be dated no earlier than three days before the date of the appeal to the court.

When shareholders apply to the economic court with a claim for violation of their rights and legitimate interests in disputes arising from the activities of the joint-stock company, the shareholders are granted a delay in payment of the state duty with its subsequent recovery from the guilty party.

Article 20. Features of collecting the state fee for the performance of notarial actions

the State duty for performing notarial actions is charged by notaries when they are performed, and for issuing duplicates of documents contained in the notary’s files, copies of documents, extracts from the register of registration of notarial actions – when they are issued.

The state duty for transactions in which one party is exempt from paying the state duty is paid in full by the other party.

In cases where the sums of money to be deposited by the notary are received by post or from a Bank, the amounts of state duty due are deducted from the money received, and their balance is accepted for Deposit. The withheld amounts of the state duty are credited to the budget when the notary submits Deposit amounts to the Bank against the Bank’s receipt, which is kept in the notary’s office’s files.

For notarial acts performed outside the premises of a notary office, the state duty is charged twice, with the exception of notarial acts performed in the premises of self-government bodies of citizens during field receptions of notaries, as well as notarization of powers of attorney of persons in places of deprivation of liberty or in custody.

In cases where there are several heirs (including heirs by law, by will and entitled to a mandatory share in the inheritance), the state duty is calculated from the share of the inheritance due to each heir.

If there are minor heirs (including those who are not children of heirs), the state duty is charged only to adult heirs in proportion to their share in the inheritance.

If, at the request of the heirs, a certificate of inheritance rights is issued for a part of the inherited property, the state duty is calculated at the rate established for the part of the property that is indicated in the issued certificate. Upon subsequent presentation of the certificate for the remainder of the property, the state duty is charged in proportion to the deduction of the part paid for the issuance of the previous certificate (s).

In cases where part of the inherited property passes to the heirs under the will if there are other heirs under the law at the same time, the state duty for part of the property under the will is calculated separately, and for part of the rest of the property – in the General order.

In cases where a mandatory share of the inheritance is allocated from the property inherited by law and by will, the state duty is calculated from the part of the entire property transferred by the right of inheritance under the law, including the mandatory share.

For repeated certificates of inheritance rights issued on the basis of court decisions on the invalidity of previous certificates, the state duty is charged on a General basis. In this case, the amount of the state duty paid for the primary certificate is subject to refund or, at the request of the taxpayer, offset against the amount due for the issuance of a new certificate, if the Statute of limitations provided for by civil law has not expired from the date of crediting the amounts to the budget. In the same way, the issue is resolved when re-certifying any contract that is declared invalid by the court.

When recording repeated certificates and contracts in the notary’s register, the corresponding column indicates when and in what amount the state duty was collected and where there is a record of its collection. At the same time, the main documents remaining in the cases of the notary office must be accompanied by court decisions on invalidation of the relevant certificates and contracts.

For the issuance of certificates of inheritance of certificates and letters of credit issued by credit organizations, the state duty is charged on a General basis.

For issuing a certificate of inheritance of property acquired during the joint life of the spouses and remaining after the death of one of the spouses, the state duty is charged on the part of the property that is actually inherited.

When performing notarial acts for which the state duty is charged proportionally, its calculation is made from the amount shown by the parties, in compliance with the rules established by this article.

For certification of contracts of alienation of residential buildings, apartments, cottages, garages, other buildings, premises and structures belonging to individuals and legal entities, the amount of the state duty is calculated based on their total area.

When certifying contracts that specify the minimum and maximum amounts, the state duty is calculated and charged based on the maximum amount.

Under barter agreements, the state duty is calculated from the property whose value is higher.

When certifying the contract of tenancy, under which the amount of payments takes into account the cost of the tenant erected buildings and other structures, equipment and the cost produced by the employer, overhaul, etc., the amount of which is calculated and state duty is determined based on the produced cost cost.

For the Commission of Executive inscriptions, the amount of the state duty in the case of release of the recoverer from its payment is collected from the debtor when collecting the debt on the inscription.

When certifying one power of attorney on behalf of two or more persons or in the name of two or more persons, the state duty is charged for one action.

When verifying the authenticity of signatures of two or more persons in one application (obligation), the state duty is charged for one action.

Article 21. Features of collecting the consular fee

The consular fee is paid before performing consular actions. Consular fees are credited to the state budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The amount of consular fees paid is non-refundable.

The order of calculation, collection and transfer to the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan amounts of consular fees and special Bank accounts of diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Uzbekistan fees paid abroad, is established by the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in coordination with the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The amount of consular fees is determined by the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 22. Features of state duty collection by other state bodies and organizations

For the registration of civil status acts the state duty is paid at registration, and for issuing repeat certificates – when they are results.

The state duty for issuing a biometric passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, including for traveling abroad, as well as a travel document of a stateless person, for making changes to these documents, as well as for issuing or extending a residence permit to foreign citizens and stateless persons, certificates is paid before receiving the relevant documents, and from applications for citizenship – before submitting such applications.

For issuing documents for the right to enter from abroad and travel abroad, for issuing or extending a residence permit, a certificate of a stateless person, for considering applications for admission, restoration and renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan and applications for recognition as a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as documents for the right to travel abroad to citizens sent by enterprises, institutions and organizations abroad on official business trips, the state duty is paid by these enterprises, institutions and organizations in accordance with the established procedure.

When wives and children travel abroad together with seconded employees for the entire period of their business trip, the state duty is charged in the same order and amount as for the seconded employees themselves. In the case of an ordinary trip of family members to visit a business trip abroad, the state duty is charged on a General basis.

For issuing exit visas to foreign citizens from the Republic of Uzbekistan, a state duty is charged for each person who has reached the age of sixteen, regardless of whether a separate visa is issued for each person or a General visa for several persons.

For registration and registration at the place of residence of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, for issuing a hunting permit, the state duty is paid when issuing the document.

Article 22-1. Features of state duty collection when applying for public services through the Unified portal of interactive public services of the Republic of Uzbekistan

When applying independently through the Unified portal of interactive public services of the Republic of Uzbekistan for any public service, including obtaining a license, permit, state registration and other services, the state duty, fees and other payments are charged in the amount of 90 percent of the amount paid when applying through public service Centers or directly to the bodies providing services.

Article 23. Features of state duty collection for the legal protection of intellectual property objects

The state duty (patent fee) is paid by the payer of the state duty before granting legal protection to inventions, utility models, industrial designs, selection achievements, registration of trademarks, service marks, names of places of origin of goods, topologies of integrated circuits, programs for electronic computers or databases, and agreements on the transfer of property rights to use programs for electronic computers and databases.

The fact of payment of the state duty (patent fee) by the payer of the state duty is confirmed by a payment document in paper or electronic form.

The payment document confirming payment of the state duty (patent fee) must contain the registration number of the application or patent, the certificate and the name of the action for which the patent fee and fee were paid, as well as the taxpayer identification number.

If state tax (patent tax) for the state examination is paid less than the established amount for filing the application and examination for a group of inventions, utility models, variants of industrial design, state expertise is conducted with respect to those inventions, utility models, industrial design options, which are chosen by the payer of the state duty, or in the absence of such a choice is listed first in the formula of an invention, utility model or industrial design description.

If state dutys (patent fees) for filing and conducting of state examination of trademarks and service marks paid in the amount less than the established amount for filing and conducting of state examination of trademarks and service marks, the examination is conducted in respect of those classes of the International classification of goods and services that are selected by the payer of the state duty.

The payer of the state duty has the right to pay the required amount within three months from the date of receipt of the notification of the authorized body about the additional payment of the missing part of the state duty (patent fee).

If non-payment of the missing part of state dutys (patent fees) within three months from the date of receipt of the notification of the authorized body about the Supplement of the missing part of state dutys (patent fees) providing legal protection to inventions, useful models, industrial samples, selection achievements, registration of trademarks, service marks, appellations of origin, topographies of integrated circuits, programs for electronic computers or databases and agreements on the transfer of property rights to use programs for electronic computers and databases are not performed. In this case, the incomplete amount of the state duty (patent fee) paid earlier is not refundable.

Article 24. Features of collecting the state duty for issuing a license for certain types of activities

Individuals who receive a license to perform concert and entertainment activities pay a state duty in differentiated amounts depending on the rating group assigned to them.

Legal entities that receive a license to perform concert and entertainment activities pay a state duty for each performer in differentiated amounts depending on the rating group assigned to them.

CHAPTER 5. FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 25. Control over the correct collection of state duty

Control over the correctness of calculation, completeness of collection and timely transfer of state duty to the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan is carried out by the state tax service bodies in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the state tax service”.

Article 26. Dispute resolution

Disputes related to the regulation of relations in the field of establishment, collection, exemption and refund of state dutys are resolved in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Article 27. Liability for violation of state duty legislation

Persons who are guilty of violating the legislation on the establishment, collection, release and refund of state duties are liable in accordance with the established procedure.

Article 28. Amendments to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan

1. The first part of article 15 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of November 19, 1991, No. 425-XII “On denationalization and privatization” (Records of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1992, N 1, p. 43; 1993, N 5, p. 236; 1994, N 11-12, article 285; Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, N 9, p 193; 1998, N 3, art. 38; 1999, N 1, p. 20; 2003, N 1, article 8; Records of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, 2006, N 4, 153; 2010, N 9, p 337; 2011, N 4, article 97; 2012, N. 12, p. 336; 2014, N1, article 2; 2016, N. 12, p. 383; 2017, N. 6, p. 300; 2018, No. 1, article 1, N 4, p 224; 2019, N 2, p. 47, N 8, p. 470) to read as follows:

“The Manager of objects of public property when transferring property to a new owner shall issue a warrant, the form of which is established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan certifying the right of ownership. The amount of the state duty and the procedure for its payment shall be established by law.”

2. Part eight of article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of May 6, 1994, N1060-XII “On the legal protection of programs for electronic computers and databases” (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1994, N 5, p. 136; Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2002, N 4-5, art. 74, N 9, p 165; Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2011, N 12/2, article 364) to read as follows:

“A state duty is charged for performing legally significant actions related to the registration of computer programs or databases and the registration of agreements on the transfer of property rights to use computer programs and databases. The state dutys for registration and terms of payment, grounds for exemption, reduction of state dutys or rebates, and use of the amount of the state duty for registration shall be established by law”.

3. To amend article 34 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of May 6, 1994, N 1062-XII “On inventions, utility models and industrial samples” (in edition of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 29, 2002 No. 397-II) (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2002, N 9, p 158; Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2008, N 7, p. 355; 2011, N 12/2, article 364; 2017, N. 6, p. 300, N 9, p 510) the following changes:

1) delete the second sentence of part one;

2) in part two, replace the words “by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “with the word”by law”.

4. the fifth Part of article 20 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of April 25, 1996 N 216-I “On banks and banking activities” (as amended by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of November 5, 2019 N ZRU-580) should read as follows:

“for the issuance of a license, a state duty is charged in the amount established by law.”

5. To amend article 29 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 30, 1996 N 270-I “On selection achievements” (in edition of the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan from August 29, 2002 # 395-II) (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2002, N 9, p 156; Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2011, N 12/2, article 364; 2017, N 9, p 510; 2018, N 7, p. 431; 2019, No. 1, article 1, # 11, article 791) the following changes:

1) delete the second sentence of part one;

2) in part two, replace the words “by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “with the word”by law”.

6. In the paragraph the sixth the second part of article 8 of the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 26 December 1996, No. 337-I “On political parties” (Bulletin of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1997, N 2, p. 36; 1999, N 9, p 229; 2004, N 1-2, V. 18, N 5, p. 90; 2005, N 1, p. 18; Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, N 4, p 163; 2008, N 12, articles 637, 640; 2014, N1, article 2; 2018, N 4, p 224; 2019, N 2, p. 47, N 10, p 674), the word “legislation” be replaced by “law”.
7. The second part of article 202 of the Family code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 30 April 1998, No. 607-I (Records of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, 1998, N 5-6; 2003, N 1, p. 8; 2004, N 1-2, art. 18; Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, N 4, p 157; 2008, N 4, p 189; 2009, N 9, p 328; 2010, N 9, art 334, 335; 2011, N 9, p 252, N 12/2, article 363, 2013, N 4, p 98; 2014, N1, article 2; 2016,, N 9, p 276; 2017, N 9, p 510, N 10, p 605; 2018, N 1, articles 1, 4, N 4, p 224, N 8, article 469), state in the following wording :

” when issuing a stamp certificate by civil registration authorities, the state duty is collected in the manner and amount established by law, and the stamp duty in the manner and amount established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.

8. In the second part of article 26 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of May 25, 2000 # 71-II “On licensing certain types of activities” (Bulletin of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2000, N 5-6, art. 142; 2003, N 1, p. 8; Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, N 4, p 154, N 10,p 536; 2011, N 9, p 245; 2013, N 4, p 98; 2014, N 12, p. 343; 2015, N 8, p. 312, N. 12, p. 452; 2016, N. 12, p. 385; 2017, N 4, art 137; 2018, N 10, p 670, N 11, article 791), the words “by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan” was replaced by “the law.”
9. To amend article 17 of the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan from may 12, 2001 N 218-II “On legal protection of integrated circuit topologies” (Bulletin of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2001, N 5, p. 87; 2002, N 9, p 165; Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2011, N 12/2, article 364) the following changes:

1) delete the second sentence of part one;

2) in part two, replace the words “by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “with the word”by law”.

10. To amend article 33 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan from August 30, 2001 N 267-II “On trademarks, service marks and names of places of origin” (Bulletin of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan 2001, N 9-10, art. 178; 2002, N 9, p 165; Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, N 9, p 418; 2011, N 12/2, article 364; 2012, N. 12, p. 336; 2017, No. 4, article 138, No. 9, article 510), the following changes:

1) delete the second sentence of part one;

2) in part two, replace the words “by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “with the word”by law”.

11. From the sixth paragraph of article 21 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 3 December 2004 N 712-II “On the Chamber of commerce of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (in edition of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan from July 9, 2018 N ZRU-483) (Records of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2018, N 7, article 428; 2019, N 11, article 791) the words “and also in their own interests” should be deleted.
12. In part five of article 8 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of October 4, 2011 N ZRU-301 “On exchange of credit information” (Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, 2011, N 10, p 271; 2013, N 4, p 98; 2015, N 8, p. 312; 2019, N 3, article 166), the words “by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan” was replaced by “the law.”
13. In the third part of article 40 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of January 8, 2018 N ZRU-457 “On administrative procedures” (Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, 2018, N 1, article 2) the word “law” to replace the word “law”.
14. Article 128 of the Civil procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of January 22, 2018 N ZRU-460 (Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, 2018, Annex 1 to N 1, N 10, p 672; 2019, N 3, article 166, N 5, p. 261, N 9, p 592, N 10, p 671, N 11, article 791), the word “legislation” be replaced by “law”.
15. Article 113 of the Economic procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of January 24, 2018 N ZRU-461 (Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, 2018, Annex 2 to N 1, N 7, p. 433, N 10, p 672; 2019, N 3, article 166, N 5, art 261, 266, N 9, p 592, N 10, p 671, N 11, article 791), the word “legislation” be replaced by “law”.
16. Article 111 of the Code of Uzbekistan on administrative proceedings, approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of January 25, 2018 N ZRU-462 (Bulletin of chambers of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, 2018, Annex 3 to N 1, N 10, p 672; 2019, N 5, p. 261, N 9, p 592, N 11, article 791), the word “legislation” be replaced by “law”.

Article 29. Enforcement, communication, explanation of the essence and meaning of this Law

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other interested organizations should ensure that the essence and meaning of this Law is implemented, communicated to performers and explained to the public.

Article 30. Bringing legislation into compliance with this Law

to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

based on the results of studying the issue of distribution of state duty to non-budgetary funds of budgetary organizations, submit proposals to the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan on further improvement of the distribution of state duty by June 1, 2020;

bring government decisions in line with this Law;

ensure that the state administration bodies review and cancel their normative legal acts that contradict this Law.

Article 31. Entry into force of this Law

This Law comes into force from the date of its official publication.

President

Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan  Sh. Mirziyoyev