Article 7. Exercise of Criminal Jurisdiction within the Territory of the Center

If acts (omissions) committed by subjects of the Center within the territory of the Center, which are connected with a violation of the legislation on currency values, customs affairs, taxation or competition, as well as of the rules of trade or the provision of services, and for which criminal liability is established under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, by their nature constitute a commercial, economic or civil-law dispute, constitute a violation of the requirements of the Administration of the Center, arise from such requirements or are deemed to be connected with them, and may be resolved within the framework of this Constitutional Law or the resolutions of the Center, the Administration of the Center shall, as a matter of priority, apply the economic or civil-law measures, or regulatory or administrative measures of influence, available within the jurisdiction of the Center.

The list of acts (omissions) referred to in part one of this Article and the measures of influence applicable thereto shall be determined by resolutions of the Governing Council.

The Administration of the Center shall not refer materials in the cases provided for by part one of this Article to the authorised bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan for resolving the issue of instituting criminal proceedings, conducting an investigation or carrying out criminal prosecution.

This Article shall not be construed as limiting the jurisdiction of the authorised law-enforcement bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan in respect of acts that are recognised as crimes under the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and cannot be adequately resolved within the Center through the application of civil-law measures, or regulatory or administrative measures of influence. In such cases, the relevant body of the Center shall cooperate fully with the authorised law-enforcement bodies and provide the necessary assistance for the conduct of an investigation and criminal prosecution in respect of the relevant matter.

The Administration of the Center shall be entitled to conclude cooperation agreements with the authorised law-enforcement bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the purpose of ensuring the priority application of civil-law measures, regulatory measures and administrative measures of influence in accordance with this Article, as well as establishing agreed procedures for the consideration of matters that may fall within the jurisdiction of the Center and national criminal jurisdiction.