Article 255. Grounds for refusal to recognize and enforce a judgment of a foreign court

The economic court of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall refuse to recognize and enforce the judgment of a foreign court in whole or in part if:

1) the judgment, according to law of the state in the territory of which it has been adopted, has not entered into legal force, with the exception of cases when the judgment is subject to enforcement before its entry into legal force;

2) the party against which the judgment has been adopted has not been in due time properly informed on the time and place of consideration of the case or for other reasons could not present his explanations to the court;

3) consideration of the case, in accordance with an international treaty or the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, refers to the exclusive competence of the court in the Republic of Uzbekistan;

4) there is a judgment of the court in the Republic of Uzbekistan which has entered into legal force, adopted on the dispute between the same persons, on the same subject matter, and on the same grounds;

5) a case is under consideration of the court in the Republic of Uzbekistan on the dispute between the same persons, on the same subject matter, and on the same grounds, proceedings on which has been initiated before the initiation of the proceedings on the case in a foreign court;

6) the limitation period has expired on enforcement of the judgment of a foreign court, and this period was not restored by the court;

7) a party presented evidence that the dispute has been resolved by an incompetent foreign court;

7) a party presented evidence that the dispute has been resolved by an incompetent foreign court;

9) the decision has been made by a court of a foreign state that is not a party to international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan related to the recognition and enforcement of judgments of foreign courts;

10) enforcement of the judgment of a foreign court will be harmful to the sovereignty or security of the Republic of Uzbekistan or contradict the basic principles of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The recognition and enforcement of the judgment of a foreign court may be refused also on other grounds provided by an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan.