Article 18. International treaties subject to ratification

In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, ratification of an international treaty is carried out by the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan by adopting a law on ratification of an international treaty.

International treaties are subject to ratification:

on the basics of interstate relations and on mutual legal assistance;

on issues affecting the defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan, peace treaties and collective security treaties;

on the territorial delimitation of the Republic of Uzbekistan with other states;

on the participation of the Republic of Uzbekistan in interstate unions, international organizations and other associations;

the execution of which requires a change in existing laws or the adoption of new laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as establishing other rules than those stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Whichever international treaty the parties to the negotiations have agreed to ratify in the future, those international treaties shall be ratified in the same manner.

The chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan are also entitled to ratify other international treaties.

International agreements on state foreign borrowing, as well as international guarantee agreements are not subject to ratification and enter into force for the Republic of Uzbekistan in the manner determined by the contracting parties.