Article 7. Powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of railway transport

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

coordinates the activities of republican executive authorities and hokimiyats in the field of railway transport;

determines the strategy for sustainable development in the field of railway transport;

approves the program of investment projects carried out at the expense of funds from foreign government financial organizations and international financial institutions implemented under a state guarantee, as well as funds from the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

approves the procedure for forming tariffs for public railway transport services regulated by the state;

approves the procedure for compensating losses from the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan incurred from providing passenger transportation services at tariffs regulated by the state;

determines the procedure for licensing and passing permissive procedures in the field of railway transport;

approves the Railway Transport Charter, providing for the rights, obligations, and liability of participants in the transportation process, as well as individuals or legal entities using railway transport services;

approves the rules for the carriage of passengers, baggage, and freight-baggage by railway transport;

approves the procedure for checking the hand luggage and baggage of passengers and visitors at railway stations (terminals), and the procedure for their stay at railway stations;

approves the rules for access to and use of public railway transport infrastructure services;

takes measures to develop international cooperation in the field of railway transport.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan may also exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.