On the sanitary-epidemiological well-being of the population (LRU-393-son)

26.08.2015

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Adopted by the Legislative Chamber on July 15, 2015 Approved by the Senate on August 6, 2015

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Purpose of this Law

The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.

Article 2. Legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

The legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population consists of this Law and other legislative acts.

If an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes rules different from those provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, the rules of the international treaty shall apply.

Article 3. Basic concepts

The following basic concepts are used in this Law:

sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population — the state of public health in which no harmful impact of environmental factors on a person exists and favorable conditions are ensured for his life activity;

state sanitary supervision — activities aimed at preventing, detecting and eliminating violations of the legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population;

human living environment — a set of objects, phenomena and environmental factors that determine the conditions of human life activity;

sanitary-hygienic measures and anti-epidemic measures — organizational, administrative, engineering-technical, medical-sanitary and other measures aimed at preventing and eliminating the emergence and spread of infectious and parasitic diseases;

sanitary and epidemiological situation — the state, in a specific territory at a specified time, of the environment in which the population lives and of public health;

sanitary and epidemiology service — a unified system comprising the Sanitary-epidemiological well-being and public health service of the Republic of Uzbekistan, its territorial directorates, district (city) divisions and organizations that carry out activities in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population;

restrictive measures (quarantine) — administrative, medical-sanitary and other measures aimed at preventing the spread of infectious and parasitic diseases, providing for a special regime of certain economic and other activities, and restrictions on the movement of the population, vehicles, cargo and/or goods;

infectious and parasitic diseases — human diseases that arise and spread due to the influence of biological factors of the environment in which a person lives and because a disease may be transmitted from a sick person or animal to a healthy person.

Chapter 2. State regulation of the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

Article 4. Main directions of state policy in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

The main directions of state policy in this sphere are:

developing and implementing sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures;

introducing sanitary and epidemiology norms by the state;

raising the level of sanitary culture of the population;

carrying out state sanitary supervision;

implementing international cooperation.

Article 5. Sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards

Sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards are documents that establish requirements in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population and are mandatory for state bodies and other bodies, as well as for legal entities and individuals.

Sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards shall be approved by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards shall undergo mandatory legal expertise at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan and, after a positive opinion is issued, shall be recorded.

Sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards shall enter into force from the date of their official publication, unless a later term is specified in the documents themselves.

Article 6. Powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:

ensure the implementation of a unified state policy in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population;

approve and implement state programs in this sphere;

coordinate the activities of state and economic administration bodies in this sphere.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan may also exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.

Article 7. Powers of local state authorities in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

Local state authorities shall:

within their powers, participate in the implementation of state programs in this sphere;

approve and implement territorial programs in this sphere;

coordinate the activities of the relevant territorial subdivisions of state and economic administration bodies in this sphere;

implement measures to improve the sanitary and epidemiological situation and maintain cleanliness in the territories, and to raise the level of sanitary culture of the population.

Local state authorities may also exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.

Article 8. Bodies exercising state sanitary supervision

State sanitary supervision shall be carried out by:

the Sanitary-epidemiological well-being and public health service of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the sanitary-epidemiological well-being and public health directorates of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent, and the district (city) divisions of sanitary-epidemiological well-being and public health;

the relevant structural subdivisions of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Security Service, the National Guard, and the joint-stock company “Uzbekistan Railways.”

State sanitary supervision may also be carried out by the relevant structural subdivisions of other ministries and agencies determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Sanitary-epidemiological well-being and public health service of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the sanitary-epidemiological well-being and public health directorates of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent shall provide methodological guidance to, and coordinate the activities of, the structural subdivisions indicated in the third indent of part one of this article and in part two of this article.

Article 9. Officials exercising state sanitary supervision

Organization and implementation of state sanitary supervision shall be entrusted to:

the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan; the chief state sanitary doctors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions, the city of Tashkent, districts and cities, and their deputies;

the heads of the relevant structural subdivisions of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Security Service, the National Guard, and the joint-stock company “Uzbekistan Railways”;

other officials in accordance with legislation.

Article 10. Powers of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:

lead the sanitary and epidemiology service, determine the main tasks of state sanitary supervision and its priority directions;

approve sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards;

approve normative-technical documents for determining the impact of environmental factors on the human organism;

approve the national schedule of preventive vaccinations and the procedure for conducting preventive vaccinations on epidemiological grounds;

designate territories dangerous to human life and health where residence of the population and conduct of economic activities are prohibited;

coordinate measures for sanitary protection of territories against the introduction and spread of infectious and parasitic diseases;

adopt decisions on conducting relevant sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures where there is a risk of occurrence and spread of infectious and parasitic diseases dangerous to others;

issue permits, based on toxicological-hygienic assessment, for the import into and production in the Republic of Uzbekistan of new food additives, specially added biologically active substances, chemical substances, biological agents and materials, polymer and plastic materials, perfumery and cosmetic products;

exercise control over the targeted use of material and technical resources allocated from republican and local epidemic funds and for sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures;

consider complaints against decisions of sanitary and epidemiology service institutions and against actions (inaction) of their officials;

appoint the chief state sanitary doctors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent.

The Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan may also exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.

The Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 11. Powers of the chief state sanitary doctors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent, districts and cities

The chief state sanitary doctors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent, and of districts and cities shall:

lead the institutions of the sanitary-epidemiology service subordinate to them;

issue opinions on projects for construction and reconstruction of facilities;

designate territories dangerous to human life and health where residence of the population and conduct of economic activities are prohibited;

carry out measures for sanitary protection of the respective territory against the introduction and spread of infectious and parasitic diseases;

during elimination of emergencies and outbreaks of infectious and parasitic diseases, implement sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures, including jointly with interested ministries and agencies;

issue instructions, mandatory for execution by state bodies and other bodies, legal entities and individuals, to eliminate violations of legislation.

The chief state sanitary doctors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent shall, in agreement with the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan, appoint the chief state sanitary doctors of districts and cities.

They may also exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.

Article 12. Rights of officials exercising state sanitary supervision

Officials exercising state sanitary supervision shall, within their powers, be entitled to:

a) require state bodies and other bodies, legal entities and individuals to eliminate violations of sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards, issuing instructions to eliminate such violations;

b) exercise supervision over compliance with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards in projects for construction and reconstruction of facilities;

c) in the prescribed manner, submit to state bodies and other bodies, legal entities and individuals:

opinions on master plans for settlements and construction, and on siting of facilities, as well as on projects for construction and reconstruction of enterprises, buildings and structures;

conclusions on allocation of land plots for construction; determining places for household and domestic water use and conditions for discharge of treated wastewater; disposal and burial of toxic, chemical, radioactive and other substances;

conclusions on compliance of structures, residential premises, medical-preventive, educational, cultural and sports institutions and other institutions, production buildings and sanitary-domestic buildings, as well as equipment and vehicles, with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards;

opinions on proposals submitted regarding the model schedule of educational load and classes for students at educational institutions;

d) in order to monitor compliance with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards, enter, in the manner prescribed by legislation, the facilities of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs;

e) require from employers:

removal from work, taking into account the specific features of production and the nature of the work performed, of persons who systematically fail to comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards and the anti-epidemic regime and who pose a risk of spread of infectious and parasitic diseases;

the conduct of sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures;

f) take food products, items and materials for sanitary-hygienic examination and laboratory testing, and conduct on-site inspections using necessary laboratory equipment and instruments;

g) involve, in the prescribed manner, specialists of ministries and agencies and representatives of the public in the implementation of state sanitary supervision.

If the legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population is violated, the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the chief state sanitary doctors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions, the city of Tashkent, districts and cities, their deputies, and the heads of the structural subdivisions indicated in sub-paragraph three of part one of Article 8 of this Law and in part two of that article shall, within their powers, be entitled to:

refuse pre-design and design documentation for allocation of land plots and for construction, reconstruction and expansion of residential, public, production and other facilities that do not meet the requirements of sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards;

prohibit, until violations of sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards are eliminated, the use of operating structures, residential premises, production facilities and cultural-domestic buildings; suspend the activities of public catering and trade enterprises, educational, medical-preventive and sanatorium-resort institutions and other institutions; prohibit the use of equipment, instruments and vehicles;

suspend construction and reconstruction of settlements, buildings and structures, and performance of certain types of work at such facilities, when sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards are violated;

prohibit the production, use and sale of new types of raw materials, chemical agents, technological equipment, processes and instruments, food raw materials and food products, industrial goods, construction materials, sources of ionizing radiation, biological agents, containers used for food raw materials, food products and medicines, plastic and polymer materials and other materials, and products made from them, as well as other consumer goods, that are not registered with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan or have been found dangerous to human life and health;

prohibit, where harmful effects on human health are identified, the use in household and drinking water supply practice, and in the production and processing of food products, of chemicals, means and methods used to accelerate and regulate the growth of agricultural plants and livestock, pesticides, perfumery and cosmetic products, until the manufacturer submits scientifically substantiated data on their safety;

prohibit the use of water deemed unsuitable for household and drinking water supply;

submit proposals to employers on temporary removal from work of persons who are sources of infectious and parasitic diseases and of persons who have not undergone timely medical examinations;

for the purpose of preventing emergencies, epidemics and other real threats to the life and health of the population, restrict, suspend or prohibit the activities of business entities for a period not exceeding ten working days.

Officials exercising state sanitary supervision may also have other rights in accordance with legislation.

Article 13. Duties of officials exercising state sanitary supervision

Officials exercising state sanitary supervision shall:

carry out supervision, in the prescribed manner, over ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population by state bodies and other bodies, legal entities and individuals;

prevent, detect and eliminate violations of legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population;

timely inform the population about identified risks;

identify the causes and conditions for the emergence and spread of infectious diseases and noncommunicable mass diseases;

consider applications of individuals and legal entities on issues of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population and take appropriate measures;

inform legal entities and individuals about the sanitary and epidemiological situation and measures being taken to ensure sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.

Officials exercising state sanitary supervision may also bear other duties in accordance with legislation.

Article 14. Participation of citizensʼ self-government bodies and non-governmental non-profit organizations in ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

Citizensʼ self-government bodies shall:

participate in the implementation of state, territorial and other programs in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population;

assist in carrying out sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures;

exercise public control over the implementation, in the respective territory, of measures in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, over construction in yard and surrounding areas, and over compliance with rules for maintaining yard and surrounding areas;

organize voluntary participation of residents in landscaping and greening works in the respective territory.

Citizensʼ self-government bodies may also participate in other measures in accordance with legislation.

Non-governmental non-profit organizations may assist and provide necessary support to state bodies and other bodies participating in ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.

Chapter 3. Rights and duties of legal entities and individuals in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

Article 15. Rights of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

Legal entities and individual entrepreneurs shall have the right to:

obtain, from state administration bodies, local state authorities and bodies exercising state sanitary supervision, information on the sanitary and epidemiological situation and the state of the human living environment;

participate, through state and economic administration bodies and local state authorities, in developing sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures;

submit proposals for improving sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population;

receive full compensation, in the manner prescribed by legislation, for damage caused to their property as a result of violations of legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population by citizens, legal entities or individual entrepreneurs, as well as during the implementation of sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures;

appeal, in the prescribed manner, against decisions of bodies exercising state sanitary supervision and against actions (inaction) of their officials to a higher body or official in the chain of subordination or to a court.

Legal entities and individual entrepreneurs may also have other rights in accordance with legislation.

Article 16. Duties of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

Legal entities and individual entrepreneurs shall:

comply with the requirements of legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, as well as with decisions and instructions of officials exercising state sanitary supervision;

develop and implement sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures to eliminate infectious and parasitic diseases when they arise;

ensure the safety of products, as well as of work performed and services provided, during production, transportation, storage and sale to the population;

comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards when producing, transporting, storing and selling products to the population and when performing works and providing services;

provide reliable information to local state authorities and bodies exercising state sanitary supervision about emergency situations and violations of technological processes that pose a threat to sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.

Other duties may also be imposed on legal entities and individual entrepreneurs in accordance with legislation.

Article 17. Rights and duties of citizens in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

Citizens shall have the right to:

a favorable living environment;

obtain, from state administration bodies, local state authorities and bodies exercising state sanitary supervision, information on the sanitary and epidemiological situation and the state of the human living environment;

obtain, from legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, information on the safety and quality of products, as well as of work performed and services provided;

submit proposals for improving sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population;

receive compensation for harm caused to their health as a result of violations of legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.

Citizens must comply with the requirements of legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population and refrain from actions that may lead to violations of other citizensʼ rights to health protection and to a favorable living environment.

Citizens may have other rights, and other duties may be imposed on them, in accordance with legislation.

Chapter 4. Requirements for ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

Article 18. Requirements for developing normative-technical documents

Legal entities and individuals developing normative-technical documents shall comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards aimed at ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.

Before introducing new chemical substances and biological agents, sources of ionizing radiation and instruments and materials containing such sources, technological processes and equipment, perfumery and cosmetic products and other consumer goods, the persons referred to in part one of this article must develop substantiated proposals on norms for ensuring sanitary and epidemiological safety of the population, methods for monitoring compliance with such norms, and methods for neutralizing and disposing of harmful products and wastes, and submit them to the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan for approval.

Article 19. Requirements for planning, designing and constructing facilities, for technical and technological re-equipment of enterprises, and for commissioning

Legal entities and individuals shall comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards when planning, designing and constructing facilities, when technically and technologically re-equipping enterprises, and when commissioning them.

Article 20. Requirements for maintenance of territories, structures and buildings, and for the use of equipment and vehicles

Legal entities and individuals shall ensure, in accordance with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards, the maintenance of territories, structures and buildings of medical-preventive, educational, cultural, sports and other institutions, as well as the use of equipment and vehicles.

Article 21. Requirements during transportation, storage, use, neutralization, disposal and burial of chemical substances, biological agents and materials

Legal entities and individuals shall comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards, for the purpose of ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, during transportation, storage, use, neutralization, disposal and burial of chemical substances, biological agents and materials.

Import into, and production in, the Republic of Uzbekistan of new chemical substances, biological agents and materials, polymer and plastic masses, and perfumery and cosmetic products shall be permitted only on the basis of a toxicological-hygienic assessment and with the authorization of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 22. Requirements when working with radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation

Legal entities and individuals shall comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards when extracting, producing, generating, processing, using, storing, servicing, transporting, neutralizing, disposing of and burying radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation.

Article 23. Requirements for moving into and using residential premises

Residential premises provided by state organizations and other owners must comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards.

Residence of citizens in residential premises that do not meet sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards shall not be permitted.

Residents must comply with rules approved by local state authorities on maintenance of yard and surrounding areas and on the use of residential premises.

Article 24. Requirements for food raw materials and food products, and for their production, transportation, storage and sale

Legal entities and individual entrepreneurs engaged in the production, transportation, storage and sale of food raw materials and food products must comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards.

Import into, and production in, the Republic of Uzbekistan of new food additives and specially added biologically active substances shall be permitted only on the basis of a toxicological-hygienic assessment and with the authorization of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 25. Requirements during supply and sale of imported products

Legal entities and individuals must comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards during the supply, sale and use of technologies, materials, raw materials and products imported from abroad.

Article 26. Requirements for household and drinking water supply

Legal entities operating in the sphere of household and drinking water supply must ensure that the quality of supplied water complies with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards, as well as with national standards.

Special sanitary protection zones with a specific regime shall be established for water pipelines supplying household and drinking water centrally and for their sources, and shall be approved by local state authorities.

Legal entities and individuals must ensure that water in water bodies used for household and domestic purposes and for non-centralized water supply complies with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards.

Article 27. Requirements for compliance with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards regulating educational conditions

Compliance with the relevant sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards shall be ensured at educational institutions.

Article 28. Requirements for working conditions

Employers must comply with sanitary rules, norms and hygiene standards relating to production and sanitary-domestic buildings, production processes, technological equipment, organization of workplaces, the regime of work and rest of employees, and household services for employees.

Article 29. Conducting special examinations

Sanitary-hygienic and other types of special examinations of the health and morbidity of the population and of individual persons, as well as examinations of design documents, technical documents and other documents; of equipment, instruments and apparatus; of chemical substances and various compounds; of materials and environments; of food raw materials and food products; of industrial products; of radioactive materials and radiation equipment, shall be conducted by bodies exercising state sanitary supervision, institutions of the sanitary and epidemiology service, research institutions, higher educational institutions and other organizations, at the expense of the customer.

The procedure for conducting special examinations and the rights and duties of customers, expert institutions and experts shall be determined by legislation.

Chapter 5. Organization and implementation of sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures

Article 30. Sanitary-hygienic measures and anti-epidemic measures

Sanitary-hygienic measures and anti-epidemic measures shall include:

sanitary protection of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

measures carried out at foci of infectious and parasitic diseases;

preventive vaccinations;

disinfection measures;

mandatory medical examinations;

hygienic education and training of citizens.

Sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures may also include other measures in accordance with legislation.

Article 31. Sanitary protection of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Sanitary protection of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan is a set of measures aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of infectious and parasitic diseases dangerous to the population and at preventing the import into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan of goods, chemical, biological and radioactive substances and cargoes that are dangerous to humans.

Sanitary protection of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be ensured by exercising sanitary-quarantine control and introducing restrictive measures (quarantine).

Sanitary-quarantine control shall be carried out, in the prescribed manner, at checkpoints across the State border of the Republic of Uzbekistan by the relevant bodies exercising state sanitary supervision.

If a risk of the occurrence or spread of infectious and parasitic diseases arises, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and local state authorities may, on the submission of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan and of the chief state sanitary doctors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions, the city of Tashkent, districts and cities and their deputies, introduce, in the prescribed manner, restrictive measures (quarantine) in the relevant territories or facilities.

The procedure and time limits for conducting restrictive measures (quarantine) shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and local state authorities.

Sanitary protection of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan may also be ensured by other measures in accordance with legislation.

Article 32. Measures carried out at foci of infectious and parasitic diseases

At foci of infectious and parasitic diseases, medical-preventive institutions and institutions of the sanitary-epidemiology service shall, in the prescribed manner, conduct measures aimed at:

detecting, isolating and hospitalizing persons suspected of having infectious and parasitic diseases, as well as conducting laboratory examinations and medical observation of persons who have been in contact with them;

identifying routes and factors of transmission of infectious and parasitic diseases and preventing their impact on humans.

Article 33. Preventive vaccinations

Preventive vaccinations shall be carried out for the purpose of preventing the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.

Preventive vaccinations shall be conducted in accordance with the national schedule of preventive vaccinations, as well as on epidemiological grounds.

The national schedule of preventive vaccinations shall determine the groups of persons to be vaccinated, and the procedure and time limits for such vaccinations.

The national schedule of preventive vaccinations and the procedure for conducting preventive vaccinations on epidemiological grounds shall be approved by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 34. Disinfection measures

For the purpose of preventing the occurrence and spread of infectious and parasitic diseases, reducing their scope and eliminating them:

disinfection measures on epidemiological grounds shall be conducted by bodies exercising state sanitary supervision;

preventive disinfection measures shall be conducted by disinfection stations on the basis of contracts concluded with legal entities and individuals.

Article 35. Mandatory medical examinations

In order to prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious and parasitic diseases, as well as to prevent occupational diseases, employees of a number of professions and production sectors shall undergo initial mandatory medical examinations upon hiring and subsequently periodic medical examinations.

The list of professions and productions whose employees must undergo mandatory medical examinations, and the procedure and time limits for such examinations, shall be approved by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan after prior notification of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan.

Article 36. Hygienic education and training of citizens

Hygienic education and training of citizens shall be aimed at their acquiring knowledge, skills and competencies in hygiene, a healthy lifestyle and health protection, and shall be conducted for the purpose of preventing diseases.

Hygienic education and training of citizens shall be conducted, in the prescribed manner:

at educational institutions;

prior to granting permission to work to personnel engaged in activities related to the production, storage, transportation and sale of food raw materials, food products and drinking water, education and upbringing of children, and provision of communal and domestic services to the population, and during retraining and advanced training of such personnel.

Chapter 6. Concluding provisions

Article 37. Inadmissibility of interference with activities to exercise state sanitary supervision

Interference with the activities of bodies exercising state sanitary supervision, and exerting any influence on officials exercising state sanitary supervision for the purpose of obstructing their lawful activities, shall be prohibited.

Article 38. Settlement of disputes

Disputes in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population shall be settled in the manner prescribed by legislation.

Article 39. Liability for violation of legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population

Persons guilty of violating legislation on sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population shall be held liable in the prescribed manner.

Article 40. Recognition of certain legal acts as no longer in force

The following shall be recognized as no longer in force:

1. The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 657-XII of July 3, 1992 “On state sanitary supervision” (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1992, No. 9, Article 355);

2. Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 658-XII of July 3, 1992 “On the procedure for introducing into effect the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan ʻOn state sanitary supervisionʼ” (Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1992, No. 9, Article 356);

3. Section X of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 70-I of May 6, 1995 “On amendments and additions to certain laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1995, No. 6, Article 118);

4. Section V of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 772-I of April 15, 1999 “On amendments and additions to certain legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1999, No. 5, Article 124);

5. Section I of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 125-II of August 31, 2000 “On amendments and additions to certain legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Bulletin of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2000, Nos. 7-8, Article 217);

6. Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-59 of October 10, 2006 “On introducing amendments and additions to certain legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the improvement of the system of legal protection of business entities and the liberalization of their financial liability” (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2006, No. 10, Article 536);

7. Article 1 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-253 of September 3, 2010 “On introducing amendments to Article 25 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan ʻOn state sanitary supervisionʼ and to Article 5 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan ʻOn state statisticsʼ” (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2010, No. 9, Article 333);

8. Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-352 of April 30, 2013 “On introducing amendments and additions to certain legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2013, No. 4, Article 98);

9. Article 1 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-373 of September 4, 2014 “On introducing amendments and additions to certain legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2014, No. 9, Article 244);

10. Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. LRU-381 of December 11, 2014 “On introducing amendments and additions to certain legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (Bulletin of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2014, No. 12, Article 343).

Article 41. Bringing legislation into conformity with this Law

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:

bring governmental decisions into conformity with this Law;

ensure that state administration bodies review and repeal their normative legal acts that contradict this Law.

Article 42. Entry into force of this Law

This Law shall enter into force on the date of its official publication.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan I. KARIMOV

Tashkent,

August 26, 2015,

No. LRU-393