Article 5. Circumstances for Imposing State of Emergency

A state of emergency shall be imposed in exceptional cases in the presence of circumstances that pose a direct threat to the life, health and safety of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the constitutional order and (or) the territorial integrity of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the elimination of which is impossible without the application of emergency measures. These circumstances shall include:

real external threat, attempts to forcibly change the foundations of the constitutional order and (or) the territorial integrity of the Republic of Uzbekistan, riots, terrorist acts, as well as blocking or seizing especially important and categorized objects or certain areas, preparation (creation) and activities of illegal armed groups, interethnic , interfaith and border conflicts, accompanied by violent actions, creating a direct threat to the life, health and safety of citizens, the daily activities of state bodies and other organizations;

major catastrophes, natural disasters, epidemics and other natural and man-made emergencies, environmental emergencies requiring large-scale rescue and other urgent work.