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Presidential Decree No. PP-23 “On additional measures to further support the activities of cotton raw material producers”.

Country/Territory
Uzbekistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants, Water
Keyword
Textile plants/fibres Planting material/seeds Plant variety Crops/grasses Pesticides Fertilizers/nutrients Credit Subsidy/incentive Contract/agreement Registration Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Plant production Freshwater resources management
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 Presidential Decree enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

The President, in order to establish mutually beneficial relations between cotton-textile clusters and farms, to further improve the efficiency of enterprises growing and processing raw cotton, determine that: (a) local authorities are strictly prohibited from illegally interfering in the activities of cotton-textile clusters, involving their founders, in meetings and other events, and influencing their relations with farmers; (b) responsible persons who have introduced restrictions not provided for by law to cotton-textile clusters and producers for the placement of crops, the use of land and water resources, are subject to liability measures in the prescribed manner; and (c) it is forbidden to impose additional obligations on cotton-textile clusters, with the exception of obligations assumed under quadripartite agreements. The Prosecutor General's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs should strengthen control over these facts and take prompt measures in a timely manner. Starting from the 2023 harvest: (a) annually, until October 1, cotton-textile clusters shall conclude futures contracts with farms for the cultivation of raw cotton for the next year's crop (for the 2023 crop - until February 1, 2023). At the same time, futures contracts for the cultivation and supply of raw cotton shall be registered in the information system of the tax authorities and integrated with the Agroplatform information system of the Ministry of Agriculture; (b) the Department of Agriculture publishes on its official website an analysis of the average monthly quotations for New York Stock Exchange cotton fiber futures. The placement of cotton by varieties and the selection of seed farms, in agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, shall be carried out by cotton-textile clusters independently within the land plots and cotton areas of farms allocated to them. Loans in the amount of 60 percent of the cost of raw cotton are allocated to finance the costs of growing raw cotton. Material resources, including seeds, mineral fertilizers, fuels and lubricants and plant protection products are delivered without extra charges (except for transportation costs for delivery). Seeds, mineral fertilizers, fuels and lubricants and plant protection products sold by cotton-textile clusters to product manufacturers are subject to daily registration through electronic invoices. In order to improve the activities of cotton-textile clusters, introduce a system in accordance with which: (a) the creation of new and expansion of the activities of existing cotton-textile clusters are carried out exclusively on the developed new areas and areas of cotton-textile clusters, the land area of which has been reduced and/or whose activities have been terminated in court, on the basis of selection; (b) cotton-textile clusters implement projects in areas other than the cotton and textile industries on a voluntary basis. The Ministry of Agriculture is authorized to grant permits to increase the contours, subject to a 10-fold increase in the number of plantings of mulberry and other trees, based on the conclusions of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Water Resources. Write off, as an exception, accrued and unpaid interest on all taxes of farms growing cotton and grain, as of the date this decree comes into force.

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