Article 9. Powers of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan; the Ministry of Construction of the Republic of Uzbekistan; and the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Ecology and Environmental Protection in the field of technical regulation

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall organize and ensure the implementation of works in the field of technical regulation concerning mandatory requirements for the safety of products, works, and services in terms of presence of the substances in them harmful to human life and health, pathogens, prevention of penetration or spread of disease vectors, production and use of medical devices, medical equipment, and medicines.

The Ministry of Construction of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall organize and ensure the implementation of works in the field of technical regulation relating to mandatory requirements for the safety of products, works, and services in urban development activities.

The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Ecology and Environmental Protection shall organize and ensure the implementation of works in the field of technical regulation concerning mandatory requirements for safety of products, works, and services when using natural resources and protecting the environment from pollution and other harmful effects.

Authorized state bodies in the field of technical regulation, specified in parts 1-3 of this Article shall perform as follows within the limits of their powers:

Submit proposals to the Standardization, Metrology, and Certification Agency of Uzbekistan on draft programs for the development of Technical Regulations and on the approval of General Technical Regulations;

Develop General and Special Technical Regulations and conduct their expert examination;

Set up expert commissions in the field of technical regulation;

Conduct an examination of General and Special Technical Regulations, developed by the state administration and economic management bodies;

Prepare proposals on introduction of amendments and additions to General Technical Regulations, as well as on cancellation of these Regulations;

Approve Special Technical Regulations, introduce amendments and additions to them, as well as cancel these Regulations;

Exercise state control over compliance with General and Special Technical Regulations;

Generate the state fund of normative documents in the field of technical regulation;