Presidential Decree No. UP-1933 of 1998 on strengthening of responsibility for violation of sanitary legislation. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Toxicity/poisoning Inspection Institution 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 Entry into force from the date of issue. Abstract With the purpose of increasing of role and effectiveness of activity of the state sanitary inspection, prophylaxis and prevention of infectious diseases growth, strengthening of legal responsibility of khokims of towns and regions, heads of enterprises, establishments, autonomous bodies and citizenry for sanitary and epidemiological status of localities of the republic: 1. To establish that khokims and the heads of municipal and sanitary services incur personal liability for sanitary and epidemiological well-being of localities of regions and towns. 2. To prohibit any pressure upon sanitary inspection bodies with the purpose to prevent from their activity on sanitary protection of the territory and prophylaxis of diseases, executed in accordance with the Law "On the State sanitary inspection" of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 3. To strengthen an administrative responsibility of khokims of towns and regions, the heads of enterprises, establishments, organizations and citizenry for sanitary legislation violation. To establish that: violation of sanitary legislation, sanitary norms, rules and hygienic standards carries amercement on officials mentioned above in the amount of 5 - 10 minimal wages; as for citizenry - the fine is 1 - 3 minimal wages; violation of obligatory rules established with the purpose of prevention of arising or spread of quarantine or other infections dangerous for people, carries amercement on officials - in the amount of 10 - 15 minimal wages, on citizenry - in the amount of 3 - 5 minimal wages. Full text English