Outlined priority tasks of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov held a briefing in May 2021. The briefing was held in the format of an open dialogue to discuss the further development of the national system of technical regulation, standardization, certification and metrology, radical improvement of the business environment, improve healthcare and consumer protection. The briefing was attended by leaders of Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade and the Uzstandart Agency.

The participants had the opportunity to comprehensively discuss a wide range of relevant topics in the context of the results achieved and priority tasks for 2021.

Consequently, the fruitfulness of the activities of the Uzstandard Agency and the organizations included in its system was studied, proposals were also considered to bring national legislation in accordance with the current international norms that determine the profitability of domestic products in the international market.

In addition, certain practical measures were developed based on an analysis of the current state of implementation of international standards by local enterprises, as well as taking into account market mechanisms for bringing the current regulatory requirements in line with the established norms, specific practical measures were developed.

To approve in the new edition a number of legislative acts in the field of standardization, certification of products and services, conformity assessment, as well as technical regulation are prioritized .

Special attention was paid to the revitalization of the Agency's work regarding targeted support of domestic exporting entrepreneurs by providing practical assistance in obtaining international certificates.

As a result of the briefing, the participants agreed on the need to improve the international rating in the field of foreign trade. Also, specific instructions were put forward to reduce the time spent on certification and to simplify the processes of assessing the compliance of domestic products with the requirements of technical standards.