Article 248. Recognition and enforcement of judgments of foreign courts and foreign arbitral awards

Judgments of foreign courts and foreign arbitral awards adopted on disputes and other cases arising in economic sphere are recognized and enforced by the economic courts of the Republic of Uzbekistan if the recognition and enforcement of such judgments (awards) are provided by the relevant international treaties and the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The issues of recognition and enforcement of a judgment of the foreign court or of a foreign arbitral award shall be resolved by the economic court upon a statement of the party of the dispute in whose favor the judgment or award has been made.

For the purposes of this Code, a foreign court means a competent foreign state body resolving disputes between the parties, and a foreign arbitration means a foreign non-state organization acting on a permanent or temporary basis to resolve disputes between the parties.

A judgment of a foreign court and a foreign arbitral award may be presented for recognition and enforcement within three years from the date of entry into legal force of the judgment or award, unless otherwise provided by an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Issues of recognition and enforcement of an arbitration award, if the place of arbitration is located in the Republic of Uzbekistan, are resolved in the manner prescribed by this chapter, taking into account the specifics provided for by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On International Commercial Arbitration”.