12.04.2023
On April 12, 2023, Legal 500, a global legal directory, released its rankings of leading law firms and lawyers in Europe, Middle East and Africa - Legal 500 EMEA 2023. The rankings reveal that GRATA International has maintained its success from the previous year, with strong rankings in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Additional measures to regulate the use of drones have been approved in Uzbekistan
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted the Resolution “On additional measures to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Republic of Uzbekistan” No. 658 dated November 15, 2022 (the “Resolution No. 658”).
On the issues of regulation of relations arising from the circulation of virtual assets
Based on the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic of September 16, 22, No. 514, in order to regulate the relations arising from the circulation of virtual assets, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted the following regulatory legal acts:
Uzbekistan adopts the Law “On Electronic Commerce” in a new edition
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed the Law “On Electronic Commerce” No. ЗРУ-792 dated September 29, 2022 (the “Law on Electronic Commerce”).
There has been approved the list of materials and equipment exempt from customs duty in Uzbekistan
The Cabinet of Ministers adopted the Resolution “On approval of the list of technological and laboratory equipment, its components and spare parts, as well as raw materials, medical products and packaging materials exempt from customs duties” No. 519 dated September 21, 2022 (the “Resolution No. 519”).
Uzbekistan defines the procedure for issuing recommendations to foreign investors and specialists in the IT sphere
The Minister for |Development of Information Technologies and Communications approved the “Regulation on the procedure for issuing recommendations to foreign investors in the sphere of information technologies and specialists, as well as to the founders (participants) of residents of the Technological Park of software products and information technologies”
On the adoption of the decision of the pilot project on awarding the status of "Digital Nomad" to foreign citizens
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic dated August 18, 2022 No. 464 in order to create favorable conditions for the modern creative category of persons "Digital nomads" ("Digital nomad")
A unified database of electronic control copies of copyright objects will be created in Uzbekistan
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted the Resolution “On approval of the regulation on the procedure for storing electronic control copies of copyright objects in a single database” No. 469 dated August 22, 2022 (the “Resolution No. 469”), which will enter into force 1 April 2023.
There have been approved Rules for trading crypto-assets on a crypto-exchange in Uzbekistan
By the Order of the director of the National Agency for Advanced Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On approval of the rules for trading crypto assets on a crypto exchange” No. 3379 dated August 15, 2022, The rules for trading crypto assets on a crypto exchange (the “Rules") were approved.
There has been approved the Regulation on the procedure for licensing service providers in the field of crypto-assets in Uzbekistan
By Order of the Director of the National Agency for Advanced Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On approval of the regulation on the procedure for licensing the activities of service providers in the field of circulation of crypto-assets” No. 3380 dated August 15, 2022, the Regulation on the procedure for licensing the activities of service providers in the field of circulation of crypto-assets was approved (the “Regulation”).
11.04.2022
On April 11, 2022, Legal 500, a global legal directory, released its rankings of leading law firms and lawyers in Europe, Middle East and Africa - Legal 500 EMEA 2022.
Uzbekistan has developed a special program for IT companies and specialists in the field of information technology
The company's activities must comply with the parameters of the list given in the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On measures to organize the activities of the technological park of software products and information technologies” No.589 dated July 15, 2019 (the “Resolution No.589”).