Presidential Decree on deepening of economic reforms in the horticulture, fruit growing and viticulture sectors. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Cultivated plants Keyword Farming Lease Transfer Contract/agreement Agricultural development Cooperative/producer organization Vegetables/legumes Fruits/edible nuts Viticulture/oenological practices 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 This Presidential Decree, in order to improve the efficiency and quality of vegetable, fruit and grape processing and to increase their export, mandates that the procedure for creating reorganized farms on cultivated areas of horticulture, fruit growing or viticulture cooperatives shall be run by a special commissions through open tender. Preferential rights shall be granted to cooperative members who have worked on the land in question under household contracts. The Decree also requires that land under orchards and vineyards be transferred to the winner of the tender on a long-term lease without the right to give, sale, mortgage, exchange or sublease the property. Full text Russian Website jahon.mfa.uz