Article 15. Rights and obligations of other producers of official statistics

Other producers of official statistics shall have the right to:

choose primary data sources, obtain and collect data required to produce official statistics directly from respondents;

provide incentives to respondent individuals for participation in statistical observations;

establish methods for respondents to collect primary data.

Other producers of official statistics may also have other rights in accordance with the legislation.

Other producers of official statistics shall be obliged to:

ensure compliance with the key principles of official statistics and the unity of statistical methodologies corresponding to international recommendations;

ensure the implementation of statistical programs;

collect primary data, taking into account the quality of statistics, the cost of providing data, and the burden on respondents;

process, disseminate, and store the collected data in accordance with the provisions of this Law and the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Personal Data";

inform respondents about the purpose and legal basis of the statistical observations, as well as their rights, obligations, and confidentiality of the individual data obtained.

Other producers of official statistics may also have other obligations in accordance with the legislation.