Ministerial Decree No. 318 validating the Regulation on simplifying commodity certification procedures. País/Territorio Uzbekistán Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2004 (2007) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Certificación Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Área geográphica Mar Aral, Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Asia Central, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Asia del Norte Resumen This Ministerial Decree regulates the mandatory and voluntary certification of domestic and imported commodities. Such certification shall be carried out in two stages: (a) the issuance of a hygienic certificate by the state sanitary supervision body, and if necessary the contemporaneous issuance of a veterinary or phytosanitary certificate by the State Veterinary Supervision Service or the State Plant Quarantine Service; and (b) the issuance of a compliance certificate by the certification authority. Hygienic certificates for domestic commodities shall be valid for three years, while for imported commodities it shall be valid for a period corresponding to the product’s lifetime. The official certification institution shall be Uzstandart, which shall be authorized to recognize foreign certificates in accordance with international agreements concluded by Uzbekistan. The Decree contains the certification scheme. Texto completo Ruso Página web www.standart.uz