Presidential Decree No. UP-5503 “On measures for further ensuring national food security”. Pays/Territoire Ouzbékistan Type du document Législation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Sécurité alimentaire Commerce/industrie/sociétés Partenariats public-privé (PPP) Sucre Transformation/manutention Transport/dépôt Emballage/étiquetage Commerce international Infractions/sanctions Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Subvention/incitation Aire géographique Mer d’Aral, Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Asie Centrale, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Asie du Nord Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force on the date of signature. Résumé The President, in order to further ensure the country's food security, saturate internal market with quality, safe and affordable foodstuffs, strengthen the purchasing power of the population, liberalize foreign economic activity and develop a healthy competitive environment, and eliminate existing systemic problems in this sphere, decrees to abolish beginning from 1 February 2018 preferential customs, tax dues and other preferential terms granted to some economic entities importing foodstuffs to the Republic of Uzbekistan. The President prohibits to the Cabinet of Ministers decision-making granting to some economic entities preferential customs, tax dues and other preferential terms. In case of violation of the aforesaid provisions by public officials they shall be liable to prosecution including criminal sanctions. The Government must create in all the regions on condition of private-public partnership storage facilities, including refrigerating chambers, for processing and packaging of foodstuffs. Producers of sugar shall be exonerated until 1 January 2019 from payment of value added tax in relation to the volumes produced from imported raw materials. Texte intégral Russe Site web lex.uz