Russian government submits protocol on accession of Uzbekistan to CIS free trade zone to Gosduma
28/01/2014 14:11
Russian government submits protocol on accession of Uzbekistan to CIS free trade zone to Gosduma
28/01/2014 14:11
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Government of Russia submitted a draft law “On ratification of protocol on use of the agreement on free trade zone from 18 October 2011 between its member states and Uzbekistan” to the State Duma (lower house of Russian parliament).
The Russian government issued a corresponding resolution, which was published on official website of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The information to the document said that the Russian side developed the protocol in line with the decision of the Council of the CIS Prime Ministers from 28 September 2012 to attract Uzbekistan to cooperation within the CIS and unification of trade regime of the Customs Union member states with Uzbekistan.
The protocol envisages to set import duties in mutual trade between members of the Customs Union and Uzbekistan. The document also sets other conditions of cooperation between the member states and Uzbekistan.
Till 31 December 2020 or accession of Uzbekistan to the World Trade Organization, based on which date comes first, Uzbekistan and the members of the agreements exempted from liabilities on providing national regime in mutual trade. The sides will solve disputes within bilateral talks.
The Russian Government said it considered the draft law at its session on 16 January 2014 and submitted it to the parliament.
Uzbekistan ratified the protocol in December 2013. President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a law “On ratification of protocol on use of the agreement on free trade zone from 18 October 2011 between its member states and Uzbekistan (Minsk, 31 May 2013)” on 27 December 2013.
Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan passed the law on 29 November 2013 and Senate approved it on 13 December 2013.
The protocol was signed on 31 May 2013 in Minsk, Belarus. The document was signed at the session of the heads of the government of the CIS.
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