On measures to further improve the provision of legal services to state bodies and organizations (RP-5168-son)

29.06.2021

Resolution

of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The country is gradually implementing reforms aimed at providing legal support for the activities of state bodies and organizations, especially of the middle and lower levels, as well as providing them with quality and professional legal services.

In particular, in Namangan city, Karshi and Markhamat districts, as an experiment, the activity of centers providing legal services to territorial subdivisions of 23 state bodies and organizations has been established in the system of the Ministry of Justice, which has shown its positive result.

At the same time, shortcomings in attracting experienced personnel to the sphere have a negative impact on the quality of economic, financial and legal expertise of draft documents. As a result, adopted decisions and other acts, in most cases, are criticized by individuals and legal entities at the local level.

In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. UP-6155 dated February 3, 2021 "On the State program for the implementation of the Strategy of action in the five priority areas of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017 - 2021" in the "Year of Supporting Youth and Improving Public Health” in order to introduce a centralized system of legal services to state bodies and organizations:

1. Approve the proposal of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance to establish Legal Services Centers under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the departments of justice of regions and Tashkent city (hereinafter - the Centers) in all regions (cities) of the republic starting from October 1, 2021.

2. Determine the main areas of activity of the Centers as follows:

legal support of activities of state bodies and organizations to which legal services are provided (hereinafter - state organizations);

providing quality and qualified legal assistance to state organizations;

improvement of legal literacy and legal culture of employees of state organizations;

ensuring timely, comprehensive and effective protection of property and other rights and legitimate interests of state organizations;

ensuring the legitimacy, comprehensive thoroughness and quality of the acts adopted by state organizations.

3. Reduce from October 1, 2021 a total of 1,182 staff units of legal departments in the district (city) subdivisions of certain state organizations financed from the State budget, according to Annex No. 1, and allocate 1,056 staff units for the organization of the Centers using the released staff units according to Annex No. 2.

Approve the list of district (city) subdivisions of state bodies and organizations to which Legal Services Centers provide legal services, according to Annex No. 3.

4. Ministry of Justice in cooperation with the Ministry for Development of Information Technology and Communications from October 1, 2021 shall gradually introduce an electronic system "E-huquqshunos", allowing the collection, processing, and analysis of all data related to the provision of legal services to state organizations, and carry out these processes entirely in elecronic form.

At the same time, provide the basic features of the "E-huquqshunos" electronic system:

input into the electronic system of samples of internal orders, contracts and other acts of a legal nature, as well as free use of samples of existing draft documents;

access to a personal account by organizations using the electronic system, preparation, processing and sending any draft documents and analytical materials to the Centers for their opinions;

preparation of relevant opinions by responsible employees of the Centers, attachment of documents to the electronic system with their confirmation using an electronic digital signature, as well as exchange of documents;

assignment and electronic receipt of a unique special number by organizations using the electronic system after receiving a positive opinion from the Centers, as well as automatic sequential numbering of the documents;

attachment to the system of suggestions to improve the activities of a state organization, their editing, confirmation of the suggestions with an electronic digital signature and sending them;

exchange of materials related to outreach activities using the electronic system;

preparation, editing and input of draft claims, statements or legal claims by confirmation of them with an electronic digital signature for presenting these documents into state organizations and courts, respectively;

remote participation in audits conducted with respect to organizations that provide legal services, and providing legal advice to them;

participation of the Centers in the study of appeals received from legal entities and individuals, and providing them with substantiated responses.

5. Establish that:

provision of legal services to state organizations by the Centers is carried out using the "E-huquqshunos" electronic system;

The Centers shall be established as structural subdivision under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, departments of justice of the regions and Tashkent city without the status of a legal entity, and are subordinate to them;

employees of the Centers shall be granted the right to participate in court proceedings as representatives of organizations to which legal services are provided;

in respect of their status and conditions of remuneration employees of the Centers shall be equal to employees of district (city) departments of justice, and they shall also be subject to the procedure for assigning class ranks and payment of bonuses for length of service established for employees of justice bodies;

a person who has at least three years of work experience as an employee of the Centers shall be entitled to participate in the qualification exam as a candidate for the license of a lawyer without passing the traineeship at the advocatory organization, and to take the qualification exam after passing the traineeship, lasting six months, at a notary's office;

It shall be expressly forbidden to interfere in any way with the legitimate activities of the Centers and to exert direct or indirect influence;

The Centers shall perform the tasks and functions assigned by the legislative acts to the legal departments in the relevant organization;

It shall be forbidden to assign to the Centers functions not stipulated by this Resolution or other legislative acts;

monthly salaries of employees of the Centers, as well as the current expenses of the Centers are covered from local budgets; the expenses for financial encouragement and social protection of employees of the Centers are covered from the extra-budgetary Development Fund of Justice Bodies and Institutions. Herewith, 16 percent of the state fee collected by the state notary offices and notaries engaged in private practice for notarization shall be directed to the extra-budgetary Development Fund of Justice Bodies and Institutions by reducing from 80 percent to 74 percent of its part collected in the budgets of districts and cities;

Financing of the costs of support of the Centers shall be carried out at the expense of the relevant funds from local budgets, as well as from other sources not prohibited by legislative acts.

6. Establish the procedure according to which:

Legal documents of a legal nature shall not be adopted by organizations for which legal services are provided by the Centers without coordination with the Centers, except for documents adopted in accordance with legislation on administrative liability and administrative court proceedings, tax inspections, civil procedure, criminal procedure, enforcement of criminal penalties, and economic procedure. Such documents shall have no legal force and shall not give rise to any legal consequences from the moment of their adoption.

Centers shall be given the right to provide legal services on a fee paid basis to other legal entities, without affecting their main activities and avoiding conflicts of interest. The procedure for providing legal services to legal entities on a fee paid basis shall be determined by the Ministry of Justice, as well as the funds received from paid services shall be directed to the extra-budgetary Development Fund of Justice Bodies and Institutions;

measures to prevent and eliminate conflicts of interest between district (city) state organizations and the Centers in the provision of legal services shall be carried out by the Ministry of Justice in accordance with legislative acts.

7. Approve the Regulations on the Centers for legal services according to Annex No. 4, providing for:

status, main tasks and functions of the Centers;

rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Centers;

procedure for organizing the Centers' activities.

8. The Ministry of Finance shall revise, starting in 2021, the marginal amounts of budgetary allocations for the administrators of budgetary first level funds under paragraph 3 of this Resolution.

Allocate to the Legal Services Coordination Department of the Ministry of Justice two additional full-time managerial staff units using the reduced staff units.

9. The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and Tashkent city, the Ministry of Justice, and the Agency for Management of State Assets by December 1, 2021 shall:

ensure the Centers location primarily in the buildings of public service centers or other buildings;

in accordance with specific calculations, take measures to provide the Centers with the necessary computer and copying equipment, communications equipment, software, furniture and other equipment. Herewith, if necessary, provide for allocation of funds from additional sources of local budgets, as well as other sources not prohibited by legislative acts for the repair of the relevant premises.

10. The Ministry of Justice shall perform the following:

by October 1, 2021, take measures to ensure timely staffing of the Centers with qualified personnel, primarily with the employees who were engaged in labor activity as the staffing units to be reduced;

by December 1, 2021, jointly with the Ministry of Finance, concerned ministries and departments make appropriate changes and additions to their cost estimates and staffing schedules in accordance with this Resolution.

11. Approve the Roadmap on the establishment of Legal Services Centers and support of their activities according to Annex No. 5.

12. The Ministry of Justice shall submit within two months jointly with other involved ministries and agencies proposals for amendments and additions to the legislative acts, arising from this Resolution.

13. Personal responsibility for the effective organization of the implementation of this Resolution shall be assigned to the Minister of Justice R.K.Davletov, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the khokims of regions and Tashkent city.

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be informed on the effectiveness of implemented measures by November 1, 2021 and April 1, 2022.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan SH. MIRZIYOYEV

Tashkent,

June 29, 2021,

No. RP-5168

ANNEX No. 1 to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. RP-5168 dated June 29, 2021

STAFF UNITS

of the legal departments to be reduced from October 1, 2021 in district (city) subdivisions of state bodies and organizations funded from the State budget

* These centers were established as an experiment in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On measures to organize the Legal Services Centersʼ activity within state bodies and organizations as an experiment" No. 561 dated September 17, 2020.

ANNEX No. 2 to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. RP-5168 dated June 29, 2021

STAFF UNITS

of Legal Services Centers to be established under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the departments of justice of regions and Tashkent city

Note: the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, if necessary, may make changes to the structure of Legal Services Centers within the established total number of staff.

ANNEX No.3 to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. RP-5168 dated June 29, 2021

LIST

of district (city) subdivisions of state bodies and organizations to which Legal Services Centers provide legal services

ANNEX No. 4 to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. RP-5168 dated June 29, 2021

REGULATION

on Legal Services Centers

Chapter 1. General provisions

1. This Regulation shall define the status, main tasks and functions, rights, duties and responsibilities, as well as the procedure for organizing the activities of the Legal Services Centers under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, departments of justice of regions and Tashkent city (hereinafter - the Centers).

2. The Centers shall be established in order to provide legal services to state bodies and organizations, to which provision of legal services the Centers on a free of charge basis is defined by the legislative acts, as well as under contract to other legal entities on a fee paid basis (hereinafter - organizations to which legal services are provided), in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation.

3. The Centers shall be carry out activities as structural subdivisions under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, departments of justice of the regions and Tashkent city without the status of a legal entity, and are subordinate to them.

4. In their activities, the Сenters shall be guided by The Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Resolutions of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis, decrees, resolutions, and executive orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions, and executive orders of the Cabinet of Ministers, orders of the Minister of Justice, heads of territorial justice bodies, acts of relevant state bodies and organizations, as well as this resolution.

5. The Centers shall have full-time positions for the head of the Center, who shall head them, and the chief legal counsel.

A person who has a higher legal education or who has completed retraining courses in a legal specialty at the Center for Professional Training of Legal Personnel by International Standards at the Tashkent State University of Law and has received a diploma of established form may work in the Centers.

A person with at least two years of experience in the legal specialty shall be appointed to the position of the Head of the Center.

6. Persons declared incapable or partially incapable in line with the procedure established by the law shall not be eligible for the position of the Head of the Center or Chief Legal Counsel.

7. Organization of interaction between the Centers and organizations to which the Centers provide legal services shall be carried out in accordance with this Regulation through the "E-huquqshunos” electronic system.

Where appropriate, an employee of the Center may also carry out his or her activities in the building where the relevant organization is located. In this case, the head of the organization must create the necessary conditions for the employee of the Center.

8. The management and control over the activities of the Centers, as well as the strengthening of their material and technical base, shall be carried out by the territorial bodies of justice.

9. Heads of the Centers shall be appointed and dismissed by order of the chief heads of the territorial bodies of justice in coordination with the Ministry of Justice.

Chief Legal Counsels shall be appointed and dismissed by order of the heads of the territorial bodies of justice in coordination with the Ministry of Justice.

10. In respect of their status and conditions of remuneration employees of the Centers shall be equal to employees of district (city) departments of justice, and they shall also be subject to the procedure for assigning class ranks and payment of bonuses for length of service established for employees of justice bodies, and other additional payments in accordance with the procedure established by law.

11. Financing of the costs of support of the Centers shall be carried out at the expense of the relevant funds from local budgets, extra-budgetary funds of bodies and institutions of justice as well as from other sources not prohibited by legislative acts.

12. Orders, executive orders, contracts and other acts of a legal nature adopted by organizations to which legal services are provided, without the approval of the Centers, may serve as grounds for declaring them invalid.

Chapter 2. Main tasks and functions of the Centers

13. The main tasks of the center shall be as follows:

legal support for the activities of organizations to which legal services are provided;

providing quality and qualified legal assistance to organizations to which legal services are provided;

improvement of legal literacy and legal culture of employees of organizations to which legal services are provided;

ensuring timely, comprehensive and effective protection of property and other rights, as well as the legitimate interests of organizations to which legal services are provided;

ensuring the legitimacy, comprehensive thoroughness and quality of the acts adopted by state bodies and organizations.

14. The Centers, in accordance with the tasks assigned to them, shall perform the following functions:

1) in the sphere of organization of legal support for the activities of organizations to which legal services are provided:

submit proposals to eliminate law violations in the organizations to which legal services are provided, the causes and conditions conducive to them, participate in the implementation of such measures;

carry out legal expertise of draft orders, executive orders, contracts and other documents of legal nature submitted to the management of organizations to which legal services are provided, for their compliance with the legislation and, in the absence of comments and suggestions, endorse them. Herewith, employees of the Centers shall endorse draft documents after reviewing and signing these documents by other deputy heads of the relevant organization and heads (employees) of structural subdivisions;

provide legal opinions on decisions of organizations to which legal services are provided that affect the exercising of rights and freedoms of individuals and legal entities;

independently or jointly with the relevant subdivisions of the organizations to which legal services are provided, prepare proposals on the development of draft legal documents, amendments and additions to them, as well as their repeal;

study, analyze and summarize legislative and regulatory compliance practices in organizations to which legal services are provided, prepare and submit proposals on their improvement to the management of the relevant organization;

jointly with the relevant subdivisions of the organizations to which legal services are provided, participate in the consideration of applications and complaints indicating violations of the rule of law in the activities of organizations to which legal services are provided and their officials;

participate in the development of proposals on improving the management system in organizations to which legal services are provided, defining the rights and responsibilities of officials of organizations;

participate in ensuring compliance with labor legislation in organizations to which legal services are provided, including the development of draft documents regulating labor legal relations, check drafts of these documents for compliance with the legislation and provide legal opinions on them;

submit to the management of organizations to which legal services are provided a report on the status of ensuring the rule of law and legitimacy;

provide legal assistance, as necessary, to trade unions and other representative bodies of employees in organizations to which legal services are provided, in the exercise of their powers;

2) in the sphere of providing quality and qualified legal assistance to organizations to which legal services are provided:

develop or participate in the development of draft departmental acts on issues within the competence of organizations to which legal services are provided;

participate in administering the implementation of departmental acts of organizations to which legal services are provided;

independently or jointly with the relevant subdivisions of the organizations to which legal services are provided, conduct legal reviews of draft departmental and other legal acts submitted for legal review or approval, and in case of disagreement on the results of legal review - prepare legal opinions on their compliance with legislation, rules of legislative technique, validity and appropriateness of the use of referring rules, as well as on the presence or absence of corruption factors in them;

in the absence of comments and suggestions on draft departmental and other acts of a legal nature, endorse them. Herewith, employees of the Centers endorse drafts after they have been reviewed and signed by deputy heads of organizations to which legal services are provided, and heads (employees) of other structural subdivisions;

systematically analyze existing regulatory-legal and other departmental and other acts of a legal nature related to the activities of organizations to which legal services are provided, in order to identify corruptogenic factors in them;

participate in the development of proposals to improve public administration in the sphere of activity of organizations to which legal services are provided;

make recommendations on replenishing the collection of regulatory-legal acts of organizations to which legal services are provided, including taking measures to replenish the collection with legal publications, submit proposals to the management of the organization on subscriptions to legal publications and the use of legal websites on the Internet;

provide methodological assistance in the legal work of subdivision within the system of organizations to which legal services are provided, develop recommendations and instructions on areas of activity;

provide legal advice to employees of organizations to which legal services are provided, on the application of legislative acts by areas of their activity, including current issues of the organization;

3) in the sphere of improvement of legal literacy and legal culture of employees of organizations to which legal services are provided:

participate in improving the legal culture of employees of organizations to which legal services are provided, in cooperation with law enforcement and judicial bodies, informing them of the content and meaning of regulatory-legal acts being adopted;

assist in preparing analytical materials on legislative issues for the management of organizations to which legal services are provided;

submit proposals for the organization of events to improve the legal knowledge of employees of organizations to which legal services are provided, participate in the conduct of these events;

carry out legal outreach for the activities of organizations to which legal services are provided;

provide organizations to which legal services are provided with information about the adopted regulatory-legal acts, their content and meaning in order to place them on the website of the organization;

provide assistance at the request of employees of organizations to which legal services are provided, to find relevant legal acts related to the activities of the organization, if necessary, provide explanations on their rules;

inform organizations to which legal services are provided about changes in legislation, judicial practice, and instructions of the Ministry of Justice concerning legal work;

4) in the sphere of ensuring timely, comprehensive and effective protection of property and other rights, as well as the legitimate interests of organizations to which legal services are provided:

participate in accordance with the procedure established by legislation as a representative in the conduct of contractual and legal work and claim administration, judicial proceedings, provide reliable protection of property and other interests of the organization;

in case of disputes with state bodies and other organizations, as well as with citizens, jointly with the responsible persons of organizations to which legal services are provided, or independently take measures for their mediation settlement;

participate in the preparation and conclusion of draft contracts by organizations to which legal services are provided, check their compliance with the legislation and if there are no comments and suggestions endorse draft contracts. Herewith, the Centers approve drafts after the deputy heads of the state body and the heads (employees) of structural subdivisions;

monitor compliance with the established procedure for the conclusion, execution, modification and termination of contracts;

submit proposals for the proper execution of contracts concluded by organizations to which legal services are provided, participate in the development of proposals to improve contractual relations;

participate in the preparation of claims to protect the interests of organizations to which legal services are provided, and consideration of claims against the state body and organization, monitor compliance with the procedure for their submission and consideration in organizations;

jointly with the relevant structures check the state of receivables and payables of organizations to which legal services are provided, participate in the adoption of measures to reduce their amount;

assist in the conduct of claim works in disputes arising from contractual relations, prepare the materials and documents necessary for participation in court proceedings on the basis of a power of attorney issued in accordance with the legislative acts;

participate in the preparation of documents necessary for the legal protection of property and other interests of organizations to which legal services are provided, as well as in compliance with the established procedure - in court proceedings;

review draft legal documents on property preservation for compliance with the legislation and participate in their preparation;

jointly with other structural subdivisions analyze the causes and conditions of theft of property, occurrence of shortages and non-productive expenses in organizations to which legal services are provided, and participate in the adoption of measures to eliminate them, prepare materials for referral to law enforcement bodies on the facts of theft of property and shortages;

provide legal opinions on draft documents on the write-off of material assets and cash, as well as on the inventory reports and inspections, which revealed offenses and abuses;

5) in the sphere of ensuring the legitimacy, comprehensive thoroughness and quality of the acts adopted by state bodies and organizations.

develop or participate in the development of draft intradepartmental acts aimed at implementing anti-corruption measures in organizations to which legal services are provided;

develop proposals to eliminate corrupt norms identified in regulatory-legal acts and intradepartmental acts regulating the activities of organizations to which legal services are provided;

evaluate and provide opinions in terms of compliance, acceptability and relevance of the developed draft measures to combat corruption to the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

conduct an assessment of corruption risks in the activities of organizations to which legal services are provided and, based on the results, participate in the development of action plans to minimize the identified risks;

analyze incoming applications about corruption risks and offenses committed by employees of organizations to which legal services are provided;

if necessary, participate in internal inspections conducted in relation to employees of organizations to which legal services are provided, analyze information on the results of internal investigations on the facts of corruption;

provide explanations and recommendations to employees of organizations to which legal services are provided on anti-corruption issues;

in order to identify corruption cases and risks in the activities of organizations to which legal services are provided, conduct surveys among the population and employees;

monitor the appropriateness and sufficiency of penalties against persons brought to disciplinary responsibility for violations of anti-corruption requirements and norms;

take measures to stop the practice of state bodies holding meetings on weekends and public holidays, prohibit the involvement of employees directly working with the population in meetings, assigning them to unrelated tasks or engaging them in external work (except for the provision of services);

The Centers shall also perform other tasks in accordance with the legislation and the orders of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

15. It shall be prohibited to assign to the Centers any functions not provided for in this Regulation or other legislative acts.

Chapter 3. Rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Centers

16. The Centers shall be entitled to:

receive on a priority basis regulatory-legal acts for review and official use received by organizations to which legal services are provided, as well as keep their systematic records;

receive from organizations to which legal services are provided, as well as their officials, documents and information necessary to perform the tasks and functions assigned to the Centers, as well as other necessary materials;

participate in relevant meetings, councils and sessions concerning legal matters convened by organizations to which legal services are provided;

involve, at the request of organizations to which legal services are provided, or with the consent of the head of the relevant structural subdivisions of their employees for the preparation of draft departmental and other acts, to other activities related to the implementation of legal work;

return to the executors for thorough revision of draft departmental and other acts contradicting legislation, and not meeting the requirements of the legislative technique; provide legal opinions on elimination of revealed deficiencies with the justification of their objections, participate, at the request of the management of a state body or organization or on their own initiative jointly with the structural subdivisions of a state body or organization in the revision of the drafts;

study the state of compliance of the structural subdivisions of organizations to which legal services are provided with the legislation on issues falling within the competence of an organization;

submit proposals to the management of the organization to bring to responsibility managers and employees of organizations to which legal services are provided, as well as their structural subdivisions who do not ensure compliance with legislative acts or violate them;

participate in inspections, audits and inventories carried out in organizations to which legal services are provided, in their structural subdivisions, or in accordance with the procedure established by legislation on the part of organizations, as well as in the review of documents on their results and provide legal opinions on revealed offenses;

The Centers may have other rights in accordance with the legislation.

17. The employees of the Centers shall:

perform the functions assigned to them by this Regulation and other legislative acts in an appropriate and effective manner;

not allow conflicts of interest between the organizations to which legal services are provided, in the process of providing legal services;

immediately, directly report to a superior body and other law enforcement bodies about revealed violations of the law in the organizations to which legal services are provided, as well as in their structural subdivisions.

Employees of the Centers may have other duties in accordance with legislative acts.

18. Employees of the Centers shall be responsible for the compliance with the legislation of the documents they endorse and the legal opinions they provide.

For failure to perform or improper performance of their duties and functions, employees of the Centers shall be brought to responsibility in accordance with legislative acts.

Chapter 4. Interaction of the Centers with organizations to which legal services are provided

19. Provision of legal services to organizations to which legal services are provided by the Centers shall be carried out using the "E-huquqshunos” electronic system.

20. An employee of the Center shall not be allowed to participate in the conclusion of an agreement (contract) or in court proceedings or in other contentious cases as a representative of a state body and organization, in which the bodies of justice as a party participate in the conduct of contractual and legal works, and claim administration, and as a representative in court proceedings.

In such cases, it shall be permissible for a state body or organization to involve the legal department of a superior organization or a lawyer.

21. If a conflict arises as a result of contractual or other legal relations between organizations to which legal services are provided, the Centers shall take measures to resolve disputes out-of-court. In this case, the Centers shall study the arguments of the organizations in conflict and suggest that they resolve the conflict.

An organization that is not satisfied with the Center's proposal may turn to its superior body or a lawyer to resolve the conflict.

22. Documents of a legal nature received from a state body and organization shall be subject to review within no more than three business days.

Chapter 5. Final provisions

23. Control over the implementation of this Resolution shall be assigned on the bodies of justice.

The bodies of justice, within the scope of their powers, shall take measures aimed at eliminating the revealed facts of violations by employees of the Centers and officials of other organizations of the requirements of this Regulation and other legislative acts regulating the activity of the Centers, as well as at bringing the guilty persons to responsibility established by the legislation.

24. Those guilty of violating the requirements of this Regulation shall be held liable in accordance with the established procedure.

ANNEX No. 5 to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. RP-5168 dated June 29, 2021

ROADMAP

on the establishment of Legal Services Centers and support of their activities

No. Name of measures Implementation arrangements Implementation period Responsible entities 1. Timely staffing of Legal Services Centers with qualified personnel capable of performing the tasks assigned by legislation at a high professional level. 1. Taking measures to ensure timely staffing of the Centers with qualified personnel, primarily with the employees who were engaged in labor activity as the staffing units to be reduced. August-September 2021 Ministry of Justice (R. Davletov) and Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations (N. Khusanov) 2. Conducting a hiring competition for the Legal Services Centers. August-September 2021 3. Concluding an employment contract with the personnel who won the competition. September-October 2021 2. Reduction of staff units of legal departments of state bodies and organizations in districts (cities) financed from the state budget. 1. Notification of the employees in accordance with labor legislation, whose the staff units are to be reduced. 2. Making payments in accordance with the legislation to employees with whom the employment contract is terminated. September 2021 Relevant ministries and agencies, Ministry of Finance (T. Ishmetov), Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations (N. Khusanov) 3. Taking measures to expedite the circulation of documents between state bodies and organizations and the Legal Services Center. In order to organize the work with Legal Services Centers of state bodies and organizations to which legal services are provided, connecting them to a unified "E-huquqshunos” electronic system. August-October 2021 Ministry of Justice (R. Davletov), relevant ministries and agencies 4. Implementation of the procedure for providing legal services on a fee paid basis by Legal Services Centers. 1. Development and approval of a draft regulatory-legal act defining the procedure for providing legal services to legal entities on a fee paid basis. October 2021 Ministry of Justice (R. Davletov), Ministry of Finance (T. Ishmetov), relevant ministries and agencies 2. Ensuring that the necessary conditions are created for the Centers to provide legal services on a fee paid basis. November 2021 5. Conducting large-scale outreach activities to inform the public about the activities of Legal Services Centers. 1. Development and approval of a schedule of outreach events. August 2021 Ministry of Justice (R. Davletov), NTRC (A. Khadjaev) 2. Preparation and broadcasting of TV programs about the Centers' activities on television, wide dissemination of the Centers' activities in the media and social networks. August-December 2021 6. In order to accommodate Legal Services Centers, implementation of measures to provide them with buildings and other material and technical means. 1. Inventory and identification of empty buildings in all districts (cities) of the republic. 2. Accommodation of employees of Legal Services Centers in vacant buildings. September 2021 Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and Tashkent city, Agency for Management of State Assets (A. Ortikov), Ministry of Justice (R. Davletov) 7. In order to ensure the effective organization of the Legal Services Centersʼ activities, establishment of their material and technical base, allocation of funds for the purchase and maintenance of the necessary equipment and technical means. 1. Placement of orders for the purchase of necessary material and equipment means. 2. Conclusion of contracts in accordance with procurement procedures established by the legislation on procurement of material and technical means. 3. Ensuring delivery of purchased material and technical means to Legal Services Centers. September 2021 Ministry of Justice (R. Davletov), Ministry of Finance (T. Ishmetov), Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and Tashkent city 8. Increase in the number of organizations served by Legal Services Centers. 1. Determining the scope of work by monitoring the activities of organizations served by the Legal Services Centers. September-December 2021 Ministry of Justice (R. Davletov), relevant ministries and agencies 2. Submission of proposals on increasing the number of organizations served by the Legal Services Centers, taking into account the volume of their work. December 2021 9. Revision of regulatory-legal acts regulating the provision of legal services to state bodies and organizations. 1. Inventory of regulatory-legal acts regulating the provision of legal services to state bodies and organizations. 2. Based on the results of the inventory, development of proposals for amendments and additions to the legislation in effect. 3. Coordination of proposals with interested ministries and agencies, as well as conducting of public discussion. 4. Submission of proposals to the Cabinet of Ministersin accordance with the established procedure. November 2021 Ministry of Justice (R. Davletov), relevant ministries and agencies 10. Amending the cost estimates and staffing schedules of relevant ministries and agencies in connection with the reduction of staff units of legal departments in state bodies and organizations of districts (cities), financed from the State budget. 1. Preparation of draft cost estimates and staffing schedules with amendments. November 2021 Ministry of Finance (T. Ishmetov), relevant ministries and agencies 2. Registration and approval in accordance with the established procedure of the draft cost estimate and staffing schedule. December 2021 11. Making amendments and additions to the cost estimate and staffing schedule of the Ministry of Justice. 1. Preparation of draft cost estimate and staffing schedule of the ministry with amendments and additions. November 2021 Ministry of Justice (R. Davletov), Ministry of Finance (T. Ishmetov) 2. Coordination and approval in accordance with the established procedure of the draft cost estimate and staffing schedule in the Ministry of Finance. December 2021