Law No. ZRU-393 “On sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population”. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition Keyword Public health Hygiene/sanitary procedures 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 Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract The scope of this Law shall be regulation of the relations in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population. Sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population shall be considered the state of public health ensuring absence of negative environmental impact and favorable conditions for vital activity of the population. Main directions of state policy shall be as follows: (a) elaboration and implementation of sanitary, hygienic and epidemics control arrangements; (b) sanitary and epidemiological regulation; (c) improvement of sanitary awareness of the population; (d) state sanitary supervision; and (e) international cooperation. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz