Article 230. Review of a request and making decision on issuance or refusal to issue a certificate

To make a decision to issue or refuse to issue a certificate, a customs authority:

when issuing a certificate on an individual basis — shall verify that the subject vehicle meets the requirements and conditions to issue a certificate specified in Article 228 of this Code;

when issuing a certificate on design type — shall check one or more vehicles of declared design type to verify that they meet the requirements and conditions to issue a certificate specified in Article 228 of this Code.

Period of review of a formal application and making decision on issuance or refusal by the customs authority shall not exceed:

ten working days — for a certificate on an individual basis;

twenty working days — for a certificate of design type, from the date of receipt of a formal application.

Customs fees shall not be charged for review of a formal application to issue a certificate and for issuance of a certificate.

The customs authority shall, no later than one working day from the date the relevant decision is made, issue (send) the certificate to the applicant or notify them in electronic form of the refusal to issue the certificate through the Single Portal of Interactive State Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan or the "License" information system.

After receiving the notification on the issuance of the certificate through the Single Portal of Interactive State Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan or the "License" information system, the applicant shall submit the certificate, completed in the form established by the Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to any customs authority of the republic. The customs authority shall verify the certificate data through the Single Portal of Interactive State Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan or the "License" information system and validate it with a stamp.

Grounds for refusal to issue a certificate are as follows:

submission of incomplete package of documents required for issuance of a certificate to an applicant;

non-compliance of a vehicle with requirements and conditions established by Article 227 of this Code;

inaccurate or distorted information in the documents submitted by an applicant.

If case of a refusal decision on issuance of a certificate, refusal notification must indicate refusal reasons and references to regulations.