Article 29. Occupation of Public Civil Service Position

Occupation of a civil service position shall be carried out on the basis of a competition, with the exception of cases where the previous or equivalent position is provided in accordance with the guarantees established by legislation, as well as the circumstances provided for in Articles 39 and 41 of this Law.

Equality of rights to be guaranteed to candidates for occupying a position in the state civil service, irrespective of their sex, race, nationality, language, religion, belief, social origin, or social status.

The occupation of a vacant position in the civil service shall be carried out on the basis of internal and external competitions held through the information system of a specially authorized state body.

Only public civil servants shall have the right to participate in internal competitions, and all citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who meet the relevant qualification requirements shall have the right to participate in external competitions.

The positions of the public civil service for which the competition shall be held, and the procedure for holding the competition shall be determined by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.