Article 15. Current International Operations

Current international operations shall include:

all payments payable in connection with the conduct of foreign trade, other current activities, which include services (works);

payments payable in the form of interest and other income, including on bank deposits, loans, leasing, as well as in the form of net income from other investments;

loan repayment, given that the amount of each loan repayment installment does not exceed the sum that equals to two times the amount of part of debt received, which is calculated as the ratio of the debt to the number of periods of its repayment as per the loan agreement;

non-trade transfers.

The following operations shall be deemed non-trade transfers:

transfers between physical persons in the amount of up to the equivalent of one hundred million soums;

payment for goods (services, works) for personal needs;

payment of salaries, scholarships, pensions, alimony;

payment of expenses related to the sending of employees to business trips outside the Republic of Uzbekistan;

payment for education, medical treatment and tourism;

payment for the maintenance of diplomatic and other representative offices of the Republic of Uzbekistan in foreign countries, as well as permanent representative offices of the Republic of Uzbekistan under the interstate or intergovernmental organizations;

payments related to notary and investigative actions, as well as payment of state fees in connection with the examination of cases in the courts;

payments of monetary funds on the basis of decisions of court, arbitration, as well as investigative and other law enforcement agencies;

payments for participation in international congresses, symposia, conferences, sports and cultural events, as well as other international meetings, exhibitions and fairs, excluding investment and material expenditures;

payments related to the burial of the deceased;

payment of royalties, payment of patent fees and payment of obligations under license agreements in the area of intellectual property;

contributions to international non-commercial organizations.

Current international operations and associated purchase or sale of foreign currency by residents and non-residents shall be carried out without restrictions.