Civil law

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed the Order “On Measures to Improve the Civil Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, which implies the introduction of innovative forms and procedures for regulating civil law relations demanded in modern conditions.
The priority areas for improvement of the Civil Code are:
• systematization and unification of civil legislation, their harmonization with the best foreign practices, as well as the implementation of advanced international standards in this area;
• establishment of effective civil law mechanisms to guarantee the security of private property, protection of the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities, especially entrepreneurs;
• a clear distinction between the norms of public and civil law, the elimination of outdated provisions that have lost their significance, based on the command-and-control principles of economic management;
• legal regulation of modern civil law institutions and forms of economic relations, such as public-private partnership, cluster production, e-commerce, cryptocurrency turnover, land privatization and equity construction.
To improve civil legislation and implement the presidential order, an interdepartmental commission was formed, headed by Justice Minister Ruslanbek Davletov. The draft of the new version of the Civil Code should be developed and submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers by April 1, 2020.