Decree No. 452 of the Cabinet of Ministers regarding wholesale markets of agricultural commodities. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 1998 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural commodities Processing/handling Transport/storage Packaging/labelling Hygiene/sanitary procedures Internal trade Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Decree provides for the creation of wholesale markets of agricultural commodities as open joint-stock companies formed for the purpose of meeting producer and consumer demand for such products. The main purpose of such markets shall be to deliver, process and trade agricultural commodities, with the specific functions of: (a) purchasing agricultural commodities from producers and farmers on a wholesale basis; (b) delivering services such as hygienic, sanitary and/or veterinary certification of produce and providing for its transport, storage, packaging and labelling; and (c) contracts for supply and delivery of agricultural commodities. Full text Russian Website pravo.uz